The Raymer enterprise., 1919-04-03
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts Of
Colorado


Western Nswspapsr Union News Service.
The average wages Of school teach
ers per month In Colorado vary from
S6S.H In one-teacher schools to s10645
In high schools.
Teller county ranchsrs estimate that
$4,000 worth Of cattle have died In
that county during the winter from
starvation and exposure, according to
stock growers.
The total receipts OF the l,600 school
districts In Colorado for the school
year ending July /, 1918. were Sll.-
572,15505. Expenditures for the same
period were s0.s92. .e9ois.
To Perry Majors. q Montezuma
county rancher, belongs the honor for
raising the biggest pig In the San
Juan basin. The porker dressed 496
pounds and was sold for s94.24.
J. c. Cessna. %. local manager Of
the GIlpin County Light. Heat and
Power Company, was electrocuted at
Central City on 4 pole whom his hand
slipped and came In contact with
high-powered wire.
The production OF dry beans In Cole
RADIO has increased from 424.0O0 BUSH
els In 1915 to nearly 1000, 900 bushels
in 1918. The increase has been due
almost wholly to the Introduction Of
the Mexican pinto bean.
Breaking through Z barred window
and making off with five sacks Of
hIgh-grade. an unknown number OF
men attempted to rob the Ibex MIN
ing Company Of 4 quantity Of high
grade ore. valued At $4,000. At Lead
VILE.
Agreements for the $4,OOOO0O col
onixing corporation announced recent
ly ns beinE In the process Of forming
to develop 100000 acres Of land ada
cent to Denver have been signed By
all the Henry l. Doherty interests and
other land owners, and articles Of In
corporation will be filed In few days.
With his left arm and two fingers
off his right hand gone and left on the
battlefield Of France, and one Of his
legs so badly shot up that he walks
with q limp, and three other wounds
In different parts OF his body, Otto
Schmnltzer Of Johnstown has recently
returned home after seeing war In its
worst form.
Fire, which threatened the whole
business district of Windsor, destroyed
the Shand Demont building on Water
street, containing six stores, q restau-
rant, photographers studio and four
apartments. The loss Is estimated at
$4,000 Several firemen were In
| jured The explosion Of a kerosene
lamp started the fire.
Two La Junta Boy Scouts were pub
lIcly presented with awards given BY
the United States Treasury Depart
ment for their work during 1918 sell
Ing War Savings and Thrift Stamps
Morey Goodman. 13 years old. received
q button for his efforts. WIllford Bur
well received n button and ace medal
for selling $500 worth of stamps.
Liquors and tobacco taxes from this
district, consisting Of Colorado and
Wyoming. Will be more than $500, 900,
according to Deputy Internal Revenue
Collector Charles o. Berry. Returns
had to be filed at the office or be in
the mail Wednesday night. Taxes on
liquor stocks in Wyoming were large
ly responsible for the amount of the
collections.
ArA William A. Campbell, wife OF
q prominent Colorado Springs physi-
clan, Is the second victim of the Sleep
Ing sickness in that city. She has
been suffering from the aIlment for
two weeks and has been conscious
only at brief intervals. The other vic
tim, Miss Bessie Nash. who has been
suffering for a month, 10 unchanged.
Attending physicians are not worried
over the condition of their patients.
When registration day for the
spring quarter OF Colorado State
Teachers College at Greeley arrived
eight young men students who are
keeping bachelors hall" appeared In
body at the desk Of Miss Helen
Payne. head Of the domestic science
department. I'VE want to learn to
cook" the spokesman said. "wIll you
teach us?" SO a male class OF eight
In home economics was organized to
meet twice a week.
Mayor F. +. Smith has been renom-
mated on the Citizens ticket which
will be the only one In the field. Last
year was prosperous one for Hud-
son, Colo, with the new Farmers Co
operative grain elevator, general
store, Libby, McNeill 4 Libby pickle
factory and the plant Of the Boulder
Creamery Company. The town coun-
ell has passed an ordinance for
bond issue Of $4,000, 5000 to BE-
used In extending water mains and the
rest on electric lighting. the town hav-
ing a contract with the Fort Lupton
Light and Power Company, nine miles
away. Land is changing hands at
from 500 to $50 an acre. and beet
and wheat nrosnacfs ara exralIart