The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-02
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Arbor Day was generally observed
throughout the state.
CoIorado's quota Of the i9.si3 regis,
trants called May to 10 is G9G.
The National Association OF Col
ored Women will convene in Denver
July 5 to Is.
A daily mail route has been author
ized from Granada 10 Two Buttes 10
begin July /.
Colorado Is said 10 have more than
100000 pounds Of potatoes in stor'
age at this time
The Catholic church at Sterling has
purchased q site for the erection OF a
parochial school.
The Allied OIL Company has been
Incorporated at Pueblo with a capital
ization OF 100000.
Ten new settlers have taken up
land and started homes In Glade
Park, Mesa county.
Denver consumers are paying IN
cents per pound more for meat than
they did month ago
The Buffalo Hunter mill at Silver
Cliff will be placed In active opera.
ton within Two weeks.
The Denver Young Women's Chris.
tian Association Is planning the es.
tablishment OF a summer camp near
Golden.
A company has been incorporated
at Denver for the manufacture Of A
new flying machine. to be called the
helicopter.
The Lackawana Mining Company
Of Silverton has obtained the use OF
the Silver Lake mill for the treat.
ment OF ore.
First car Of pinto beans purchased
at Walsenburg at s cents pound by
the Food Administration have been
shipped out
Lamar Rifle Club has nine service
stars. The remaining members have
resumed regular drills, with uniforms
and weapons.
All county business is now being
conducted at the new Moffat county
court house at Craig. completed at a
cost of 100000
In the past month lessees working
In the Bohn shaft on Carbonate hill,
Leadyllle. produced 500 tons OF high
grade manganese
The workings Of the Slide mine near
Boulder are being cleared and opera.
tions will continue until the 1,l00.
foot level is reached.
A Manzanola farmer advertises for
people to come and get onions at any
price they are willing to pay, before
he throws them away.
The city OF Denver paid into the
state compensation insurance fund
1880 as the 1918 premiums OF city
employees. The amount represents
per cent OF the city's pay roll.
Before $4,000 enthusiastic Ameri
cans. each fired with that patriotism
that is TO make possible the crushing
OF the Hun. Governor Gunter in the
Denver auditorium presented to the
Three Hundred and Forty-first Field
artillery. through its commander, Col.
Robert Davis, the stand OF state col.
ors that may some day wave along
the Toul front or on Passchendaele
ridge.
Ouray Is on the eve Of a period OF
mineral production that will prove the
greatest in its history. approximately
one month from date the Camp Bird
vein will be lntersected by the trans.
portation tunnel, now advancing
through the last 500 feet, and with this
point reached the most important ex.
ploration and drainage enterprise In
the San Juan region will be accom-.
plished.
William Seals, 80. formerly of Grip.
pie Creek, was reported severely
wounded in France April 4. He en-.
listed In the Rainbow division at Cres.
ton, Iowa. Mrs Jennie Pete, his moth.
er, and Mrs. NJ N. Caldwell, sister,
both reside at Cripple Creek.
State Auditor Charles II. Leckenby
issued statement to the effect that
the state has recovered during 1917
amounts from several counties total.
ing $l3,56275, following examination
OF books by Willard d. Peck Of the
public examiners department. The
amounts were due from county Off
cials, and were disclosed through dis.
erepancies as the result Of an audit by
the department.
Lieut.. Col. X. B. Linderfelt, former
commander OF the First Colorado cav.
airy and present commander of the
lbsth infantry, U. s. A.. passed through
Denver returning from Washington to
California, Colorado men who are at
Linda Vista are wonderful athletes" :"
he said Every one is trained to the
minute and are nearly month ahead
OF any other organization in the coun.
try In training"
Governor Gunter issued a proclama-