The Raymer enterprise., 1918-04-18
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado

Is now on the shipping list.
Denver lodges Of Elks and X. P.s
voted 10 buy Liberty bonds.
Colorado infantrymen are to be
rushed to the battle front in France.
Women OF Colorado are taking
prominent part In securing subscrip
tions to the third Liberty loan.
A new chairman OF the Republican
state central committee will be chosen
at a meeting 10 be held April 80 at
Denver.
Quietly. and minus the uproar OF
peace years. Colorado Is preparing for
ths greatest summer tourist season In
her history.
At Rocky Ford plans are being per
iscted for the greatest fall fair and
wild west. carnival In the history oil
the Arkansas valley.
Farmers in the Black Hollow dis
trict near Windsor are putting over
5000 feet OF tilling In the lateral ditch
supplying their lands.
1t Is stated that active preparations
Tor mining are being made at the old
camp OF Bonanza. The Copper Queen
mine is TO be worked.
The naval reserve Is In need OF men
The Denver navy recruiting station
has received telegraphic orders to en-
list every man possible.
The fire at Mosca was more serious
han heretofore stated, destroying the
postoffice, Irwin Blacksmith shop and
Social hall. Loss $4,000.
The 300-acre Ammons ranch, once
owned by former Gov. Z. NJ. Ammons,
has been sold to Fred S. Meeker. q
dairy farmer Of Loyeland.
An investigation OF the broom corn
market 10 aid farmers OF southeastern
counties in getting proper prices for
their stocks OF broom corn Is being
made.
The United States government and
the state OF Colorado will conduct
Joint employment bureaus 10 handle
the labor situation in this state this
summer and fall.
The 225 Denver youths summoned
under the April draft call probably
will leave for Camp Funston, Kan. the
night Of April 20. according to officials
OF the draft service.
Two children are dead and a third
critically I'll as the result Of arsenic
and strychnine poisoning, caused by
eating prairie-dog poison on the home
stead Of James D. Cameron at Briggs
dale.
Pedro Jimenz, a Mexican OF Erie,
t5 years old. shot and killed his com.
mon.law wife, Frances Alya, after the
woman had refused 10 make up after
quarrel and had threatened to leave
the man.
Colorado residents will be expected
TO eat and buy 100000 poupds Of
potatoes during the week OF April %
to q. and Buy En-. Eat En- will
be the slogan that week Of the State
Food Administration.
Lightning struck and instantly
killed John Myers, G3, at ranch five
miles east OF Rye. A horse Myers was
leading swas uninjured. His coat was
torn from his shoulders and the flesh
was burned 10 crisp.
Duncan Cameron of Denver was
killed In Cleveland, Ohio, when a stag
Ing on which he was at work as a sign
painter collapsed Another man, EN-.
ployed as helper for Cameron. also
was killed.
The Denyer-Littleton concrete road
OF four miles, costing $4,000. is now
under construction. The Pueblo Wal.
senburg, Trinidad highway. costing
100000, probably will be completed
this year.
Members OF the carpenters union OF
Fort Collins are now receiving 10
cents an hour for their labor-an In
crease OF 25 per cent over the wages
heretofore paid them.
Holding the flag under which his
grandfather fought for the Union In
1861, James Chester Hawkins. q
years old, Of Denver, member OF
Base Hospital 90. died Of pneumonia
at Camp Cody, N. NJ.
Charles Davis. telegraph operator
and station agent for the Union Pacif
ic railroad at Deertrail, died at Mercy
Hospital. Denver, as a result OF burns
he received while attempting TO light
signal lamps in his station.
The Tri-city Realty Association was
formed at Colorado Springs at meet
ing OF seventy-fiye of the representa-.
tive real estate men from Denver, Col
orado Springs and Pueblo, and a con.
stitution and bylaws was adopted.
Citizens Of Fleming want a home
guard for Logan county. They have
written Secretary of State. James R.
holland inquiring how they may show
their patriotism in this regard, and
whether the estate will provide equip.
ment. They also desire drill master.
That Denver Is one OF the most
hsalthful cities In the United States
Is the information contained In fed