The Raymer enterprise., 1918-05-23
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
Western Newspaper Union News Services.

Western Newspaper Union News ssrsics.
COMING EVENTS.
June Race meeting at Denver.
July S-13-Nesting National Assocla-
tion Of colored Women In Denver.
July is-Republican state conyen-
tion at Colorado Springs.
Sept ?3-2s-colorado State Fair at
Strawberries grow cheaper much
faster than eggs.
The Elks Lodge at Sterling will
build . 10000 home.
An alfalfa mill and mixing plant will
be erected at Platteyille.
Delta has decided to have a celebra.
,ion on the Fourth OF July.
One COW brought over $1,000 at a
Red Cross sale at Del Norte recently.
Building permits to the amount OF
35s.407 were granted In Pueblo during
April.
Joseph Hurtgen, Jr., has been ap'
pointed forest ranger In the Sbeephorn
district.
An epson salts mine has been open
ed on the ranch OF ID. Sanderson. north
Of Meeker.
The northwest quarter OF section 9,
unlmproyed land near Otis. Was sold
recently for S65 per acre.
A flag staff is to be erected In front
Of the town hall In Rockville at a
height Of ninety three feet.
The new Tramway loop now under
construction at the Union station In
Denver will be ready for use after
May 26.
Denver will supply 43S men OF the
1900 quota asked the state In the lat
est draft cali issued by Provost Mar
shal General Crowder.
The vindicator flotation mill, located
In Cripple Creek, In April treated 90,
ia tons Of low grade ore with head
value Of s204 per ton.
DR.. Charles A. Lory, president Of the
State Agricultural College. declined tc
become candidate for the Republican
nomination for governor.
San Luis valley last year planted
over $4,000 acres in potatoes. ~Ex
perts are advising that the same acre
age be planted this year.
Company A. signal corps OF the Colo
RADIO National Guard was mustered in
10 state service In the auditorium o.
the public library In Denver.
From Placeryille come reports tha
twenty trucks are hauling carnotit'
ore from the Paradox valley mine ant
that trip 10 made every day.
From Littleton to Castle Rock th'
counties and state have surfaced tn
Colorado Springs highway and nov
have a maintainence crew at work.
The State Council OF Defense ha
taken up the question of compelling
all Idle men to 60 to work and do thei
share towards winning the war.
Mrs. Grace Livermore Wells wa
granted decree of divorce from
Bulkeley Wells. wealthy mining man
In the District Court OF Telluride.
The funeral OF Mayor Robert w
Speer was held Friday. with two sery
Ices. the first at the Auditorium ant
the second at the family residence, 30,
Humboldt street. Denver and wa
largely attended.
Manitou Springs on May II present
ed Its claim to being the most patriot
ie community In the United State,
when II was announced that the cit,
had trebled its quota in the secon,
Red Cross drive.
Claiming that out of gratitude 70
her services as nurse in the Arapa
hoe County hospital Alfred Ernes
Blake promised to leave her his prol
erty Louise c, Murphy. now Of Lo
Angeles, has commenced suit for hi
$4,000 estate, according to dispatches
A second story is being added to tn,
Lincoln school building at Delta.
E A. Deter, is years old, employe,
at the coke ovens being constructe,
near the steel plant at Pueblo, wa
killed when a heavy beam stee
slipped, striking the young man on tn,
head and crushing his skull.
A red cedar, said 10 be the only on,
OF Its kind in this part OF the world
has been planted in front OF the eour
house at Pueblo. The tree was i'm
ported direct from the Himalayai
mountains by c. l.. Dittmar.
Food Administrator r. ]. Grant pre-
dicted drop in the price of bread, fol
lowing an announcement OF reduc
tion In prices OF flour and substitute.
under pressure Of the NUnited States
food administration.
The first arrests in Colorado fo
boarding food in violation of the fed
eral laws governing the food admins
tration were made in Denver by Sc
cret Service Agent Rowland X. God
dard, when Morris Rosenbaunl hi
son. Jacob Rosenbaum, and Jacol
Fenkel were taken into custody oil
complaint OF Thomas B, Stearns, fed
eral food administrator for colorado