The Raymer enterprise., 1918-01-17

req. 22-2y-AnnuAl winter Sports S1I-
niyal at Steamboat Springs
Jan 22-2t-Annual meeting Colorado
Metal Mining Association at state
Capitol building In Denver.
Beginning Sunday, new train sched'
ules were put in effect on the Denver
& Rio Grande and the Burlington rail-
roads.
The program for the annual conven-
ton OF the Retail Grocers OF Colorado.
to be held In Colorado Springs Jan. q
to 20. has been arranged.
Tossing farewell kisses ct the pro-
prietor's wife as they backed away,
two youthful bandits robbed Marcus
l.. Robbins. Denver druggist. of $3.50.
The members OF the Colorado Metal
Mining Congress will hold their fifth
annual meeting In the assembly cham
Der OF the state capitol, Jan. 20 to "a.
Ray Baker, director OF the mint. an.
nounced at Washington that be will
ask Congress for deficiency appro-
priation OF 100000 for the Denver
mint.
Denver women leaders in the fight
Tor equal suffrage were jubilant over
the passage by the House OF Repre-
sentatives of the Susan B. Anthony
suffrage amendment.
The vanadium plant Of the Chemical
Products Company in Denver was de-
stroyed by an early morning fire
which resulted in property loss esti'
mated at between $4,000 and s75.-
900.
The United States government.
through Commissioner Roper OF the
Department OF the interior. has put
the seal OF approval on the Denver
Stock Show by officially declaring
that no war tax shall rest on admis-
sion tickets.
A resolution urging the amendment
Of section II OF Senate bill No. 2Sl2.
known as the Walsh.Pittman oil leas-
ing bill, was adopted at meeting OF
the oil section OF the Colorado Chap
ter OF the American Mining Congress
held In Denver.
The Rev. Francis Anthony. rector
OF Trinity parish and secretary to
Bishop Irving P. Johnson OF the Epis
copal church at Denver. has resigned.
enlisted as a private. and will go to
Camp Funston Jan. 2s, He is "a years
old. unmarried, and a graduate OF
Fairbault. MINI.
The course for prospectors. which
has been given at the Colorado School
OF Mines at Golden for three success.
sive years. is to be repeated this year
and President V. c. Anderson is rush.
Ing the work necessary for the recep-
| tion OF those who take IT, II will
start Feb. 1. and continue for four
weeks. ending March 2.
The Pyramid Shale Products Com.
pany has recently been organized with
capital of s250,OO0 under the laws
Of Colorado. The company owns g..
$40 acres. three square miles. on
Battlement Mesa along the face of the
cliffs fronting the valley OF Grand
river and the town OF Grand valley In
Garfield and Mesa counties.
Six states are entered In contests
for prizes and awards Of the poultry
and pet stock exhibits at the stock
show in Denver, opening Jan. 10.
Prize birds from shows In Kansas, Ne
braska. Wyoming, Oregon, New Mex.
leo and Colorado will strive for the
ribbons and money. There have been
l,loO entries in the poultry show and
400 entries OF pet stock,
The mystery which has surrounded
three recent holdups in Denver has
been cleared by the confession OF
Ernest r. Woll, at Los Angeles, that
he was guilty OF the crimes. Woll.
who is dying in Los Angeles hospi.
tai, says he held up University Park
street car Oct. "a, 1917; a Rocky
Mountain Lake street car on Oct. &c,
and the Cooper pawnshop at 935 Sew.
enteenth street, Nov. G.
Clarence Anderson, alias Walter
Adams, alias c. ]. Buckley and alias
other names too numerous to mention,
the cleyerest bad check artist who
has operated in Denver for several
months, was arrested by detective
as he was about TO conclude the pur.
cnase OF a 5000 gold watch. During
the course OF an afternoon Anderson
passed five checks among business
places Of Denver aggregating 5000.
La Junta lost 10 men by the draft,
but had already sent $50 volunteers
who couldn't wait to get started to
push the war. Almost hundred
thousand dollars was La Junta's sub
scription TO the first Liberty Loan
and to the second Liberty Loan her
citizens again subscribed for a total
OF 100000. To the war camp recrea
tion fund $3.50; to the Red Cross, Sc.
600, and s2,S0O to the Y. NJ. C. A. war
fund.
Frank II. Mulligan. Denver police
detective, was discharged from the
police department by Dewey c. Bailey,
manager of safety, on the direct
charge of drunkenness and conduct
unbecoming an officer thereby adding
another page to the Model roadhouse
scandal