The Raymer enterprise., 1918-07-11
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts OF
Colorado
Western Newspaper Union News ssrsie'

July Is-Republican State Convention
at Colorado Springs.
July 22-Democratic State Assembly In
Denver.
Aug. 22-2a-colorado State Firemen's
Convention ut Georgetown.
Sept. 23-2s-colorado State Fair ~
Pueblo.
Sept 2s-2s-Lincoln County Fair u
Hugo.
A fire at Georgetown did $4,000
damage.
Forty cases Of smallpox In Pueblo
since January !.
Burglars broke open two safes In
Greeley, securing sos.
Housewife can obtain plenty Of su-
gar for canning purposes.
The colored settlement at Deerfield
held big celebration July Fourth.
The Democratic County Assembly
will be held In Denver on July Is.
A state highway that will pass
through Waunita Springs Is being
urged.
Ten counties ia Colorado have de-
pleted their lists OF class one men for
the draft.
Over on the west slope every man
able to fork hay Ia now worth his
weight in bacon.
Rifle and the vicinity surrounding
II are rapidly taking the lead in sheep
and wool growing.
First crop OF alfalfa Of this year has
practically all been cut, throughout
the Arkansas valley.
Incorporation papers Of the Colorado
Coal Operators Association we're filed
with the secretary Of state.
The canning factory at Greeley be-
gan operations in taking care Of the
pea crop with 250 employees at work.
Henry J. Rexfield. "a years old, died
in Greeley hospital He had been a
resident of Greeley for thirty years.
School board at Lamar has decided
In favor OF an All-arolnd increase In
salaries OF teachers for the coming
year.
Denver's observance OF the l42d an
niversary of the natal day OF fhe
United States was Of the safe and sane
variety.
A new oil company, made up OF
Boulder people, and embracing only
Boulder county property. has been
formed.
According to Washington reports,
Colorado has 1872 millionaires, and A.
$50 persons pay income tax-one on
1880. 900.
Creede camp is at present shipping
close to $50 tons Of ore each day,
which carries from 200 to rs ounces In
silver to the ton.
II 10 stated that II has about
reached the point in Rocky Ford
where the only way 10 get domestic
help is to marry IT,
Weld county's War Savings pledges
approximate sl0O0,00O. Greeley's
workers went over the top OF the
city's quota OF $30s,000.
Two draft calls to be made In July
will leave but l,562 men in class one
in Colorado. Eleven hundred men will
be called on July %.
A conference OF county agents OF
the state-thirty In number-will be
held at the State Agricultural College
at Fort Collins July s to l3.
1t is estimated that more than 10000
Denver school children are engaged
during the summer vacation In the
work OF maintaining "war gardens"
First load OF goSseberries arriving
at the new cannery at Penrose weigh
ed 740 pounds. The factory is putting
up large quantities OF cherries and
spinach.
No more slot machines In Pueblo
says commissioner.
Proposition to sell the grounds Of
the Del Norte Fair Association and
wind up its business was voted down
II was decided TO 90 ahead and hold
fair In the fall
In round figures the monthly pay
roll at the Pueblo steel works has
reached 100000 the largest In the
history OF the plant, with approx
mately $500 men employed.
Announcement has been made from
Washington OF the denomination BY
President Wilson Of Harry B. Tedrow.
United States attorney for the district
of Colorado, for period Of four years.
According to telegram from sena.
tor John shafroth, in Washington. the
government has made a final adjust.
ment OF the Fort Logan improvement
bill and sl3O.ooO has been appropri-
ated to make repairs at the fort.
Skilled white men in thirty-three vo-
cations who were among the regis
trants June s. are given their first op-
portunity to enter the service through
voluntary induction. according to a call
issued by Provost Marshal John Ev-
ans.
Junking Of the Cripple Creek & Colo
RADIO Springs railroad. commonly cali