The Raymer enterprise., 1918-06-20
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS


Governor Gunter says: The cslebra-
tion Of this Fourth Of July should b.
the most sacred and impressive Of our
history. We should crest it, coming
with the deepest sense OF grave re-
sponsibility to our own citizenship,
the alien within our borders, our u
lies and to all the nations Of earth.
A holy day, one To be given to grave
contemplation, to patriotic. inspiring
memories and purposes. Let It be
known ~ Loyalty Day" for the for
eisn-born citizens to demonstrate
their love and devotion to the country
Of their adoption. America is giving
Of her life blood In most loyal alleg.
lance to our allies that liberty. justice
and peace may abide on earth, No II
sue so momentous to humanity was
ever rendered in battle. A unity OF
purpose must weld together these ma
tive and foreign-born struggling In
this righteous cause"
Although many other appropriations
have been cut by Congress as war
measure. the national parks have
come In for their usual appropriation.
In the sundry civil bill reported to the
House In Washington the Rocky
Mountain National Park was named
for It's usual $4,000. The Mesa Verde
National Park will receive an appro-
priation Of $4,000 in this bill. The
same bill carries an appropriation OF
s20.5O0 to complete the federal build
ing at Glenwood Springs.
Three persons, two men and q won.
an, were cut and bruised in an auto
mobile collision at the intersection Of
West Forty-fourth avenue and Utica
street In Denver. An automobile driv.
en- by w. g. Willoughby was rammed
and badly wrecked by q machine driv.
en- by C. !. Bell, according to the 20.
lice. Miss Thelma Sedgwick, Is years
old, and II. T. Kennedy, who were
riding with Willoughby. were all
thrown out OF the car and suffered
cuts and bruises.
There has been q marked increase
In the acreage Of spring wheat In
Colorado as compared with last year.
being $4,000 acres as compared with
264, 1000 in 1917 as compared with 237,.
900 acres 1912 TO 1916. The condition
Indicated ta On rovn M rod nth Of fnr
1917 and 90 for the five-year period.
These condition figures forecast . pro-
duction OF G.740,000 bushels for 1913
compared with 5,S0s.00o for 1917 and
6,l3l. 900 for the last five-year period.
The condition Of winter wheat on
June was estimated at 81 per cent
Of normal for this season OF the year
as compared with 92 per cent on May
! and 75 per cent for 1917 and SS per
cent for the nine-year average. This
indicates a production OF 100000
bushels as compared with 7,72S,000
bushels in 1917, and 6.392 900 for the
nine-year average.
Glenn McFall. 81, was instantly
killed when his head came In contact
with a low.power distribution wire
carrying 1900 volts, at the Electric
Furnace Plating plant of the Tungsten
Products Company at the mouth Of
Boulder caiion near Boulder.
Mrs. Sarah A. Norton, 65 years old.
was drowned In the Poudre river and
her husband. Edward Norton. 20 years
old, barely escaped with his life when
their auto went into the river. while
returning from a picnic at Point Of
Rocks, west OF La Porte.
Little Mary Leanna Lewis, whose
troubles have been many since she
was burned in prairie fire at her
home near Walden three years ago,
was taken to Steele hospital in Den.
yer suffering from slight case Of
scarlet fever.
Daniel Poallozze. proprietor Of .
soft drink parlor In Denver. stepped
into the rear Of his place Of business.
placed q revolver to his ear and blew
! out his brains. His act followed dis
loyal remark to two policemen.
Statistics furnished the Forest Serv.
Ice by individual mill owners Of Colo
RADIO. and reports OF which have been
filed with that service. show an In
crease OF 100000 board feet In tim
ber milled In 1917. over 1916.
Weld county has entered the ma
tion's roll OF honor in the war, and
Lester March, IS years old. son Of
Cyrus c. March, OF Milliken. Is the
first OF the l.700 boys In the war from
this county to be killed in action.
Lester March was severely wounded
In the battle OF the Marne on June 8,
and died of his wounds In hospital
In the rear OF the battle line.
Richard Baugh, slayer Of Miss Co
lima Haberl, 2525 West Thirty.third
avenue, Denver, whom he shot and
killed. believing her to be Miss Ethel
Land. was held responsible for girls
death by coroner's jury.
Ray Chamberlain died as q result
Of gunshot wounds inflicted by Mrs.
Vera T. Rose with felonous intent"
was the verdict rendered by the cor
oner's jury at the inquest over Cham.
berlain's body in Denver.
The 100000 monument entitled