The Raymer enterprise., 1918-03-14
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


Mrs. Irene Nolan Of diamonds valued
at $500 while she WAS ct the Model
road house the morning Of Jan. :. IL
onerated BY the testimony Of the
states principal witness. Mrs. June v.
(Fanchon) Rose. who has been held 10
Jail since her return to Brighton after
fleeing to Chicago. and absolved also
by the testimony Of Jacob Fineberg.
proprietor OF the Model road house.
Frank H. Mulligan took the stand In
his own behalf and gave his version Of
the events In which he figured on the
night Of Jan. ]. and the early morning
OF Jan. .. .--e i
Asserting II would reveal motive
for the alleged killing Of Mrs. Mar.
garet Manning by Deputy Sheriff I'd.
ward Allison. In the creamery offices
Of James J. Gingrich. last November.
on which charge Allison Is now on
trial in the West Side Court 10 Denver,
tho state succeeded In having intro
duced In evidence letter written by
Mrs. Manning to Gingrich on Nov. II.
1917. In which she makes q demand
for 10000 from the latter a. com
promise" Of claim Of $4,000 she de-
clares he owed her.
City boys who are now registering
for farm work will be supplied to the
farmers this year as the farmers make
their wants known through the farm
labor exchanges to be operated by the
State Council OF Defense. Joseph 8.
Jaffa. Colorado director Of the U. s.
Boys Working Reserve. is planning
short training courses for boys In
Denver Pueblo and Colorado Springs
to give them . little knowledge Of
farm labor and life. The courses will
include demonstrations Of farm ma.
chinery.
From Leadville comes report that
development at the Fanny Rawlings
on Breeze hill continues to open up
the two hish-grade silver veins that
were encountered In the property late
last year. Manager McConihay states
that the veins are now more than two
feet thick and have been exposed In
blanket formation on the third level
The ore averages Sa5 per ton. nearly
all the value being In the silver con-
tent. and a steady tonnage is being
extracted.
In furtherance OF the movement to
enlist the youth Of the nation In farm
and ranch work this summer. thereby
contributing assistance Of the utmost
importance In winning the war by
tending and harvesting crops, Cover
nor Gunter issued a proclamation set
ting forth the urgent need OF volun-
teers in this essential campaign.
which Is called the United States
Boys Working Reserve" and the week
Of March 1923 was designated for reg.
tstration.
All mining reviews, including that
Of the United States Geological Sur.
vey Department, covering Colorado's
metal mine production In 1917. cred.
its the San Juan mining region, COM
posed Of portions Of five counties, as
being the one mining section In the
state that didn't fall behind In pro-
duction as compared with that OF 1916
And not only that. but that 1t in.
creased It's production by more than
100000 over that Of the year pre-
vious.
The license Of John D. Key. also
known as N. B. Keys. q wholesale
dealer in poultry. eggs, fruit and but.
ter In Denver. was revoked by Her
bert Hoover. United States food com.
missioner. on the specific charge that
he had paid ss27.2O for two carloads
OF apples to NJ. B. Schafranka Of Ron
conada, N. NJ, when the agreed price
was 31.175. Suspension Of the license
was announced several days ago by
the State Food Administrator Of Colo.
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Roy Nelson Of Boston, formerly OF
Denver. has been appointed city post
office inspector Of Denver, to take the
place Of the late c. NJ. Waters, who
died two months ago.
John r. Lawson resigned the presi.
dency Of the State Federation of La.
Dor to assume the presidency OF the
newly organized Independent Union
Miners OF America.
The Colorado Council OF Defense
urged upon members OF the county
councils the necessity for extraordi.
nary precautions against incendiarism
during 1918.
The funeral Of Judge Thomas A.
Rucker, who died at Aspen following
an operation, took place under the di.
rection Of the Masons and Elks.
The campaign for recruits to the
United States Boys Working Reserve
is slated to start March 16, but already
enlistments are being received.
Mrs. r. r. Wright, wife Of former
Mayor Wright Of Denver, was robbed
OF jewelry valued at $500 In q hotel al
Los Angeles.
More than 1000 permits for irriga
tion water for war gardens have been
issued by the Denver Union Water
Company.