The Raymer enterprise., 1917-05-24

Orders have been issued 10 tele.
pbnne company TO give government
preferred service
In the International Fuel Company's
mine at Hayden. ". A. Bell was killed
by a fall OF rock.
The first carload of brick has ar.
rived at Florence for building the new
Rio Grande depot.
Sixty thousand fish fry from hatch
cry al Cedaredge we're placed in
streams about RidgWay.
c. 5. Ecrest OF Loyeland was listed
az wounded In the casualty list OF the
Canadian overseas force.
A shipment Of high.grade dairy cows
has been delivered to La Plata and
Montezuma county farmers.
Governor Gunter has appointed ex.
Secretary Of State James b. Pearce as
auditor of the military board
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
told about the Liberty loan" in
speech in the Denver Auditorium.
Eighty bakers in three OF the largest
shops in Denver struck Friday. They
demand recognition OF the union.
Telephone office al Montrose has
made arrangements 10 send out pre-
dietions Of temperature to farmers.
Already Colorado has contributed
her quota Of the 5000 stenographers
required by the Council for National
Defense.
The Gold Foil at the foot OF Carson
trail, near Lake CITY, is to be worked
this summer by G. D. Jordan and Rube
Johnson.
With the high cost OF living reign.
ing in practically every household
item. the common everyday broom is
coming In for It's share.
Forty carloads Of sheep which were
shipped from Bent county arrived at
Craig and were driven to the mesa
lands south Of the town.
More than 25.Oe0 miners In the Colo
rado coal fields have been granted in
crease In pay approximately 90 per
cent dating from May lst.
Snow which began falling In the
Leadsllle region al an early hour Sun
day morning had by C o'clock a. IN.
covered the ground to depth OF over
two feet
Colorados National Guard will
easily have its full quota of i,S00 men
by Aug. 5th the date fixed at Wash.
ington for the mobilization of the
states militia.
The men who enlist in the Third
squadron Of cavalry, Colorado Ma.
tional Guard, win have training in
sports and athletics, as well as in
military tactics.
From the Leadrllle Basin Mines
Company the Dold Mining Company
has secured a ten.year lease on the
Northern, and is placing The property
In shape for operation.
until the concentrating mill al West.
cliff is completed the working force
In the Passiflora mine has been re-
dueed TO fifteen men, but the vein has
widened out TO six feet.
Internal revenue agents raided
moonshine brewery at the mining
camp of Mount Harris. Routt county.
and seized the first Illicit 'stIlla dis.
covered since the state went dry.
Forty-six American.born japanese
men and women Of the Arkansas val
ley pledged anew their loyalty to the
United States by enrolling for service
with the American National Red
Cross,
Operators OF metal mines appeared
before the members OF the State In.
dustrial Commission to protest against
the contemplated increase OF indus
trial compensation, suggested to the
commission BY Insurance companies.
Yuma business men have organized
the Yuma Civic Association. whose
activities will be carried out by seven
committees dealing with highways.
taxation, schools, legislation, morals,
fire protection and publicity. Seventy.
tive citizens signed as charter mem.
bers.
A telegram from Washington stated
Colin J. Thomas Of Denver has been
named principal and Mortimer e. Sc.
rat. Jr., first alternate for Ahe naval
academy to fill the vacancy caused
by the drowning Of John Ii. Avery,
Colorado Springs, near Annapolis, re-
Gently
From Silver Plume, Clear Creel
county, comes report that a foreign
corporation. under the title OF the Sill.
yer Plume Consolidated Mining Com.
pany. has started operations in tha.
camp. The company is a $4,000 900
concern.