The Raymer enterprise., 1919-09-18

sasuache County Fair. Saguache. Sept.
cG!sT,dG,Nsw T. Z; ,,Iss Mexico Fair. Durango
coiofsdo State Fair. Pueblo. Sept. az
Grand County Fair. Kremmling. Sept.
Crowley County Fair. Sugar City. Aug
Inter Mountain Live Stock and Fair.
Grand Junction. Sept 80 To Oct. 3.
Douglas County Fair. Castle Rock.
Oct. 10.
-Four miners were shot and killed In
the Tomb0y gold mine at Telluride by
unknown assassins. and fifth was
shot In the leg and badly wounded.
The Greeley school board has award
ed contracts totaling 1900 for new
buildings. A new six-room building Is
10 be erected on the west side of the
city and a four-room building on the
east side
Loveland will have one Of the largest
and most up-to-date theater buildings
In the northern part of the state when
w. c. vorreiter completes the SlJ0.-
600 building that he has under con
struction at this time.
The assessed valuation OF Colorado
property for 1918 amounted to ST.
3Si.@ per capita. The highest per cap
lta assessed valuation. 81, ,10s67, was In
Jackson county, and the lowest, STSS.33
In Huerfano county.
Struck by a steel mine car weighing
more than 1,Oo0 pounds when Ii fell
forty feet from "A landing. Albert, the
4year-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Sieg of Golden, was killed at a copper
mine In Cauanca, Mexico.
Gov. O. II. Shoup has issued proc
lamatlon designating Wednesday, Sep.
II, as Constitution day and urging the
people of Colorado TO give all possible
assistance for properly observing the
anniversary Of the adoption Of the na-
tlonal constitution.
Warren Poston, II, accidentally shot
and killed himself while hunting ducks
on lake one and a half miles east Of
Stoneham. The youth had separated
from .two companions a few minutes
before and was crawling across ledge
when his gun exploded.
Wesley Cruise, father OF County Com
missioner Joseph Cruise, and one of the
best known ranchers Of jefferson
county, Is dead at Lis home In Morri-
son, after a long Illness. He was 10
years old and had lived in jefferson
county for thirty-four years.
Russell Gregg, member Of the team
of "'rhe Peerless Greggs." auto loop
the-loop" exhibitors appearing at the
county fair at Brighton, was seriously
injured when his automobile failed 10
make the second loop, and he fell 10
The ground, distance Of about fifty
feet.
One hundred thousand tourists, equal
TO three times the normal population Of
Colorado Springs, visited the Pixies
Peak region this summer. This Is the
estimate based upon the sales of Pull.
man tickets, the registration Of auto
mobiles and the number Of inquiries
at the Chamber Of Commerce informa-
ton booth, which shows that there
were fully 25.OO0 more visitors to this
rart of Colorado In June, July and
August than ever before In the history
OF the region.
Fire and an explosion destroyed
property valued at $4,000 in Rye, a
summer resort forty-fiye miles south
west af Colorado Springs. The fire.
which was of unknown origin, started
in the town hall, and In forty-fiye min
utes had consumed the hall, general
store. confectionery establishment,
postofflce and part of the sehoolhouse.
A Kerosene tank back of the store ex-
ploded, spreading burning kerosene
over a 100 yard radius.
Plans for the new Montrose county
court house which is TO be memorial
TO the soldiers and sailors of Monirose
county, have been accepted by the
board OF county commissioners The
plans were prepared by Denver arehi-
teet. The new building will be erected
In the center of block. but the loca-
tion has not yet been determined. 1t
will cost $4,000.
Lars Haugen, one Of the most fam
Gus of the professional ski jumpers
who comes to Steamboa. Springs each
winter TO take part In the carnival Of
midwinter sports and who on Feb. 2S
made a new worlds record by jump
of 2l2 feet on the Steamboat course,
has arrived from st. Paul for a visit
with Carl Howelson, the old Colorado
champion ski jumper.
Approximately s3,5O0,00O will be ex-
pended In Colorado this year on new
school buildings, II Is estimated by
Mrs. Mary C. c. Bradford, state super
!ntendent of public instruction, on the
basis Of report now received from two
thirds Of the sixty-three counties In
the state. Buildings costing $1,000. .000
are actually In course Of construction,
and others will be building soon.
Ralph X. Peake, "a years old, an en-
gineer, was killed when engine No. 2l7
on the Rio Grande Southern railroad
went through bridge No. 162B near
Durango. A message giving details of