The Raymer enterprise., 1918-10-31
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


Sept. 1880, show generous response
In the Rocky Mountain region. The
greater part Of the clothing received
Is already on its way overseas, and
will reach Belgium in time to relieve
the need before the extreme weather
sets in. Returns, not all completed.
show the following results: Colorado,
l74.475 pounds; Utah, 142.974 pounds
Wyoming. 5000 pounds; New Mexico,
23,s9s pounds; not yet tabulated, 6.293
pounds. Making total OF 3S3,7l6
pounds. or 1870 tons.
An assay made of ore taken from
the Williams shaft at Cripple Geek
In ground controlled by the Dead
wood leasing pool shows sylvanite
formation valued at about $214 a ton.
Director Williams. who Is in charge
Of the ore-testing plant at the School
Of Mines at Golden, made the assay.
His assay was taken from the breast
OF the vein, and the assay of tho
high grade ore has not yet been made.
According to a Cripple Creek report.
the ore vein, which Is six to eight feet
In width, Is holding out well with de-
yelopment. and shipment of the first
carload vas made few days ago.
The prices announced by the prios
fixing committee of the United States
food administration for the week end
ing Nov. show but little change over
the previous week. An advance in the
price Of eggs from 62 cents to 65 cents
per dozen. all advance OF 4 cents per
pound in the price Of Wisconsin dairy
twin cheese ard an advance OF 3 cents
per can In the price OF -. 2. cans
cheap grade large peas are the only
changes noted ia prices to consumers.
although there has been slight varia-
tions in the costs to retailers.
Nine Colorado boys are on the cas
ualty lists made public by the war
department Oct. "a. Lieut.. Elmus
Coleman. Mesa. was killed in acticn.
The others are among the wounded.
degree undetermined. They are:
Nick Zaputovich and Maurice Rose,
Denver; William N. Grant. Blame;
John W. Hinton. Delta; Elmer Leroy
Mees. Center; William Sheldon, La
veta; Charles Threewit. Joycoy, and
Joe Zazella, Sopris.
The most rigid quarantine ever i'm.
posed on the Western slope was put
in force at Montrose in an effort to
stamp out Spanish influenza. An
epidemic Is raging and the health au.
thorities have their hands full San
Miguel county reports 45O cases.
Grand Junction 1853, Delta and Olathe
rs each. Montrose 30, Silverton 300,
Ouray 2. There have been over 70
deaths on the Western slope during
the past week.
Trinidad business men are forming
$50,000 corporation for the purpose
OF buying cows that are to be distrib.
uted on shares among farmers to be
approved by special committee. II
Is the plan Of the new organization to
supply about six animals on a four
year contract to each grower In the
homesteading districts of Las Animas
county who wants them.
Influenza claimed the last member
of the Gioia family in Denver when
Mrs. Lucia Gioia died at her home.
Salvatore Gioia. the husband OF Mrs.
Gioia. died Sunday afternoon, and the
day before, John Gioia, IL, succumbed
TO the influenza. A baby boy was
born to Mrs. Gioia on Sunday after.
noon and only lived few hours
Although he was one OF the last
men to leave the cargo ship Buena
Ventura when 1t was torpedoed sew.
eral hundred miles off the coast of
Spain, Marcus West Haynes, son Of
Mrs. Alice Haynes, of Denver. is one
of few Of the crew that endured q
weeks hardships and thrilling expe
riences and finally escaped.
In Ill health and grieving over the
death Of her father and mother who
died four years ago, Miss Tessle May.
er, 43 years old, hung herself In the
basement Of her brothers house In
Denver.
In order to invest the more than $9,.
100000 required to complete Its War
Savings quota Of $20.2S3,56O by the
final date set by the government, Colo.
RADIO will have to buy War Savings
Stamps at the rate of $3.50 every sec
ond-$90 ever minute. S5.400 every
hour or $l29.e00 every day-from now
until Dec. 81, according to Vice Direc.
tor Mead and Executive Secretary
Morgan Of the Colorado War Savings
committee.
To date Colorado has almost filled
the food administrations order for
100000 pounds Of pinto beans at a
price which nets the farmers about
$4.023,000. The price Is below last
year wholesalers receiving ~ cents
and growers 61s cents a pound.
Word Of the death of William Wv.
ian from Spanish influenza and dou.
BILE pneumonia at Silver City. N. NJ,
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