The Raymer enterprise., 1918-06-27
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

rested at Enslewood BY B. o. Smith
Of the Department Of Justice. He was
wearing the uniform Of . soldier Of the
United States. He enlisted, he claims,
1t Cheyenne under the assumed name
Of John C. Kennedy, and had been sta
toned at Fort Logan. Snedgec's home
Is In Greeley. He admltted-not to
the military authorities. however. but
to a friend, according to the federal
agents-that he enlisted 20 that be
could get back to Germany and while
doing 90 be Of some aid to his father
land.
Twenty boys doing work on farms
are established In the first camp of
Boys Working Reserve In Colorado
The camp is near Crowley. A school
principal Of La Junta il supervisor OF
the camp. The boys buy their own
food and pay their cook. Most OF
them walk or ride bicycles to the
farms, which are near by. A few
farmers take the boys to work In their
autos. A second camp for boys who
will help In canning work is to be e.
tablished near Fort Lupton about
July II.
Thirteen hundred and twenty-one
Denver men we're affected In Ameri-
cas- second drawing OF draft numbers
at Washington, the government lot
terry including all men who have at.
tanned their majority since the first
draft drawing In 1917. These men,
who registered June 5 In Denver's nine
districts. are receiving their question
naires and will be classified soon, TAX
ing their places at the bottom Of the
respective classes In which they are
to be placed by their boards.
The death Of two Logs At Adobe
Park, near Salida. was one of those
strange freaks not uncommon In the
mountains. where fearful lightning
comes down out OF q clear sky. Leon.
ard Spence, aged II, was driving a
cultivator In potato field. and Lyle
Spence. Of Saguache. aged s. was rid
Ing and driving. The boy and horse
we're all stricken. with the sun shin,
Ing and no storm in sight.
The University Of Denver proposes
to establish, facing the Civic uenter in
Denver. Peoples Institute fer
Americanization," where courses Of In
struction will be offered every evening
In American history and American 70
litical ideals and American literature.
In an assembly hall will be given ev.
cry night lectures and entertainments
for the education Of the public mind.
A statewide movement. probably
destined to become national, has been
launched In Denver for the military
training Of boys between the ages ol
16 and Is years. They will be enrolled
In an organization to be known as the
Junior Colorado Reserves, and will
prepare to serve their state and coun-
try under drillmasters appointed by
Adj. Gen. Frank d. Baldwin.
Under an order of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, the clocks In
Sterling were set back one hour after
2 a. m. June 30. This cancels the hour
recently gained under the daylight say
Ing plan. The order was issued when
the town was transferred from the
central time division to the mountain
time division.
Coal production In Colorado during
May increased 1855 tons over April
and is now 104,S50 tons ahead OF the
1917 production for the first five
months Of the year, according to an
official report by State Coal Mine In
spector Dalrymple During May 14,501
men we're employed In and about thu
mines.
Motion for new trial OF the suit
by which Thomas Russum, Chicago
engineer, obtained judgment for $40,
900 against Francis w. Keeler, Den
yer broker, for alienation OF the az
fections Of Jacquemena Davis Rogeri
Russum was denied in Denver by Dis
trict Judge Harry 8. Glass.
The road beyond Placerville to Tell.
uride In San Miguel county is In top
condition.
"The war Is making the production
and conservation Of food second in i'm.
portance only to direct military opera.
tions," says Governor J. c. Gunter in
proclamation calling upon all the
people Of the state to cooperate In the
important work Of harvesting and
threshing our grain.
Free training In farm work 10 to be
given 100 Colorado boys from July s |
to 10 at the State Agricultural Col.
lege ss the result Of an appropriation
granted by Governor Gunter to the U.
8. Boys Working Reserve for Colo
RADIO upon recommendation Of the
State Council Of Defense.
The State Agricultural College will
give a practical course in food con.
seryation for Colorado housewives at
the college in Fort Collins from July
8 to l3. The only cost will be board
and fee Of 81.
Michael Lynch, q nephew of the
Rev. Father David T. ODwyer, pas.
tor OF st. Patrick's Mission church.