The Raymer enterprise., 1918-04-11
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

was boiling when the half clad farmer
was dragged into the open. Az the |
four men who had taken him from |
bed began TO strip him. Meier got |
down on his knees and begged for
mercy. He offered TO kiss the flag
and curse the kaiser His terrified
wife and five children watched the
preparations from distance. II was
consideration for his youngsters that
saved Meier from the full punishment
intended. He was released and given
ten days in which to leave the coun-
try.
Colorado Springs. Boulder. Fort Col.
lins, Greeley. Loyeland. New windsor.
Berthoud. Wellington. Lafayette. Lou
isville, Canon City and Aguilar are
among the cities and towns affected
by cases now before the Public Utili-
ties Commission. involving proposed
increases in either electric or gas
rates. or both. Increased cost Of fuel |
oil, labor, materials and other factors
entering into the furnishing OF this
service are cited by the utilities as
reasons why they should be allowed
TO advance certain OF their rates.
The Denver navy recruiting station
has been authorized to enroll engin.
eering students from the School OF
Mines. the University of Colorado, the
Colorado Agricultural college and the
University OF Wyoming in the naval
reserve corps and give the volunteers
an opportunity to enter an officers
training school to study for commits
sion.
Senator John +. Shafroth and the
governor OF Colorado had q meeting
in Washington with Adj. Gen. Mccain
and General Carter, chief OF the Mill
tia Bureau, on the question OF the re-
endorsement Of Colorado by the fed
eral government for the expenses In
Cured In the mobilization OF the ma
tional guard for federal service.
Otto Huseby, who had been working
as a trammer at the Urad mine, the
molybdenum camp in the Daily dis
trict at Idaho Springs for about ten
days. was smothered while at work by
q cave-in. He and his partner were
both caught, Huseby being killed and
his partner SO badly injured that he
was taken to Denver hospital.
Thrift figures compiled at the office
OF John Evans. state director OF stamp
sales. show Colorado to have pur.
chased s2.o7l.6l Of which Denver has
bought ss27.467 worth. The Boy
Scouts have distributed their first al
lotment of red promise to buy cards
and will Immediately be issued $4,000
900 worth Of additional cards.
Adjt Gen. Frank d. Baldwin has ad.
dressed letter to all officers com.
manding companies and detachments
Of the state guard on duty in various
parts OF Colorado, asking that each
man cultivate 1000 square feet OF
land this year. Seeds for these war
gardens are 10 be furnished by the
state.
Colorado's first state concrete high.
way, the four-mile stretch between the
city limits of Denver and Littleton-
is under way. II is the first project
in which the Federal Aid Roads De-
partment and the Highway Commits.
/ gtnn "A raa rat tfnp he nf
600 TO be borne equally between them.
The Rev. DR.. Eyander McNair, IS
years old. died at his home in Denver.
after lingering Illness. Besides hav.
ing been chaplain in the Civil War
he was close friend OF Stonewall
Jackson, and ministered TO many sol.
diers of General Lee OF the Confeder.
ate army.
Frank Russell, alias a. F. Narver OF
Los Angeles, Cal, who claims to rep
resent number OF livestock COM
panies In Arizona, was arrested in
Denver and held for Salt Lake City,
Utah. authorities, where he is wanted
for forgery.
Three hundred and eighty cars OF
pinto beans have been shipped from
Colorado TO Eastern markets since the
United States Food Administration be-
gan its national campaign to advertise
the value of this Western food prod.
uct, according to statement made
public by the pinto bean division OF
the Food Administration, which has
offices in Denver. Up TO date con.
tracts have been received from Colo
RADIO growers totaling $4,000. 900
pounds of these beans, and more are
coming in daily.
Coroner Pearce. OF Idaho Springs,
was called TO Silver Plume to take
charge of the body OF Chris Christen.
son, who committed suicide by blow
ing the top OF his head off with shot
gun.
When John Gruber enlisted from
Las Animas for the navy he left q
country whose annual rain fall is IA
inches. Now he is at the Samoan Isl.
ands where the rainfall is 300 inches.
Thirty-six persons were injured near
Colorado Springs when Denver 4 Rio
Grande passenger No. 4. northbound,
crashed into pusher engine on an ex.
ira freight train at Hustled station.