The Raymer enterprise., 1919-03-13
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


1919 crop of beets. There Is every In
iication that even this vast sum will
% raised several millions Of dollars
before the final sum is reached. Ap-
,roximately 10000 acres Of beets had
been signed up for by the Great West
srn Sugar Company In northern Colo
rado and II is possible that the final
figures will r!ach 100000. Basing the
beet crop, however, only on 10000
acres and with an average Of twelve
tons to the acre, on the $40 fiat rate
ton 10 be paid by the Great Western
Sugar Company, there will be 1850. 900
tons of beets or SIe,s00.00O paid to the
farmers.
The dream OF the American dough-
boy that some day he might sleep In
the kniser's bed has almost been real
iezd by Lieut.. Gilbert II. Osincup, son
of DIR. and Mrs. C. II. osincup, Colo
RADIO Springs, who Is In the medical
corps In the army OF occupation. Lieu
tenant OsIncup is occupying the room
OF the crown prince In his country
estate near Cologne He has bathed in
the princes Turkish bathroom and he
has pounded his ear on the pillows
that the crown prince used.
The greatest building boom In the
history OF Pueblo is In sight NUM-
cipal improvements are contemplated
when spring comes. Two new paving
district petitions have been filed with
the city commissioners and two petit
tiOns asking for the creation Of two
other paving districts are being cir
culated among the property owners
and the response Is such that there y
no doubt but that they will be included
In the work this spring.
An employment bureau for the re-
turned soldiers and sailors has been
opened At Denver In the Knights Of
Columbus building, by the National
Catholic War Council, under whose
auspices all X. of c. work is carried
on. 1t Is open to soldiers and sailors
OF any creed and every effort will be
made to secure employment for them.
No fees will-be charged. Lieut.. james
B. kenney, recently returned from the
service. is in charge of the bureau.
State superintendent OF schools has
offered bronze tablet TO the school
showing the largest holding per capita
OF War Savings stamps 1t Is said that
Pittsburg, Pa, and Breckenridge, Colo,
pupils are running meek and neck"
with s75 to the pupil. Mrs. Melissa
Hayden. superintendent OF schools of
Summit county. Colorado, is confident
that the Breckenridge schools will
prove to be the winner Of the bronze
tablet.
A proposal for a bond issue for
$4,000 Is likely to he submitted to the
taxpayers Of Logan county shortly In
the interest Of q dormltory for the
Logan County Industrial Arts High
school. The need of a dormitory has
been apparent for a long time, and It
10 declared that many Of the rural
children are prevented from attending
the high school because Of the lack Of
accommodations for lodging In the
city OF Sterling.
Among those adopted on third read
ing in the House was the Davis-Lacy
bill giving teachers In the public
schools Of Denver, Colorado Springs
and Pueblo. a tenure Of office after
three years service. and providing
that they shall not be removed with
out a public hearing and an opportun-
ity to defend themselves.
The Western Sugar Company
through Its representatives has ex-
pressed desire to city officials and
others OF Littleton to construct one OF
the biggest sugar factories In the state
In Littleton. II the factory Is decided
upon construction probably will be un.
dertaken within few months
At the joint meeting OF the board Of
county commissioners and the town
council of Lake City, held at the court
house In Lake City. the "flu" quaran.
tine ban for Hinsdale county and Lake
City was entirely lifted, except 40 to
public dances.
AIurl Edminston Of Montrose, con-
fessed slayer of Vincent Corado Of
Telluride. was taken from jail at Tel.
luride. and at a night session Of court
In Grand Junction was sentenced BY
Judge Black TO twenty to twenty-five
years In prison. Edminston. after kill.
ing the Telluride man and hiding the
body, stole his automobile and several
hundred dollars In cash that he car.
ried.
President Wilson Tuesday signed
the public health service hospital bil
which. 1t Is expected, will give to Colo.
RADIO a S1.500.000 hospital for soldiers.
Word to this effect was received by
the Colorado Development Federation
from Carl Hinton, executive secretary,
who Ia In Washington and who repre-
sented the federation In the campaign
to obtain the adoption Of the bill.
Mrs. II. X. Rose Is being held In he
county Jail at Sterling on a charge Of
stealing an automobile. The car,
which helon0ed To 4 L. Harria Of WI.