The Raymer enterprise., 1919-01-09

"c lSNoiutu III tue casually lists uiduc
public by the War Department and
the marine corps Dec. 30. Two killed
in action are Paul ID. Grunig, Hotch.
kiss. and Edgar ii. English. Greeley.
Among the dead OF wounds received
in action Is Roy w. Little, Calhan,
while among the dead OF disease is
Arthur 4. Ebersol, Paonia. In the
list OF dead from accident or other
causes is Wilbur NJ. Kerr, Lamar.
Hanna W. Martin. Denver, and Cleo
X. Culver. Hotchkiss, are in the list
of wounded severely In action Corp.
William H. Richards, Rockvale. is
wounded, degree undetermined.
Following the announcement at
Windsor that the Great Western
Sugar Company would insist on the
old rate OF $40 for beets next sea-
son. comes the news that the seed
bean men who have been contract
ing acreage in this vicinity desire to
increase that acreage by several
thousand acres, but at the same
price as last season, 10 cents per
pound. The bean crop last season
netted as high as 5000 per acre.
The Colorado Metal Mining Asso-
citation. meeting in joint session with
the Colorado chapter of the Ameri-
can Mining Congress in Denver
elected officers for the ensuing year
as follows: President, George NJ.
Taylor; first vice president. George
o. Argall; second vice president, r.
M. Henderson; third vice president,
Charles 0. Chase; treasurer, George
Z. Collins; secretary. NJ. B. Tomblin.
c. 4. johnson, conductor, and Doc
Crews. brakeman, were dangerously
injured when the gasoline driven rail.
road car which runs between Brighton
and Boulder crashed into switch en-.
gine standing on spur track about
two miles out OF Brighton. c. L. Nc.
Andrews. motorman, was taken from
the wreckage uninjured. The crew OF
the wreckage escaped by Jumping.
There were no passengers on the car.
Several hours after Edward Rich.
ter OF Arvada received official notice
from the War Department that his
brother, Ben Richter. had been killed
in action in France, his wife died OF
pneumonia following an attack of in.
fluenza. An infant son OF the Rich.
ters' died Dec. 3, and Mrs Richter was
taken III the following day.
The United States Civil Service
Commission is endeavoring and assist.
ing other organizations in securing
employment for returned soldiers and
sailors. and has started an active
campaign to bring to the attention OF
these men the many openings that the
government has ready for them.
Colorado's civil service amend.
ment to the state constitution was
proclaimed by Governor Gunter. The
proclamation automatically inducts
into service 1900 state employees
who can not be removed without
proper showing OF inefficiency in
their duties.
Wyoming" is back in his pala.
tial stall at the w. n. w. Blaney
ranch near Denver. crowned king OF
beef animals in all the world. Al
the American National Live Stock
Show at Chicago in December he,
for the second year handrunning,
captured the grand prize Of the
show, as he had done at Kansas City
and Denver for the two previous
shows. Mr.. Blaney will show "Wyo-
ming" again this year at the Denver
show OF the National Western Asso-
citation.
A postoffice station at General
Hospital No. 81 at Aurora has been
opened by an order from the Post
Office Department at Washington un-
der the name of Camp Speer. and
hencef0rth all mail transactions with
the camp will be done through that
Office instead Of through the Denver
Office as heretofore.
Leaving an estate valued at ap-
proximately 100000. the will of
Eben l.. Smith. killed in action in
France Nov. Q, 1918. was filed for
probate in the County Court in Den
yer. The will leaves the whole es-
tate to Mrs. Margaretta Smith,
widow OF the slain soldier.
Every farm development industry in
the state of Colorado is to receive
consideration from committee or
ganized at the suggestion of Governor
Gunter. and the State Council of De-
Tense, with view of aiding projects
that might tend to develop the re-
sources OF the state.
Replacement OF the narrow-gauge
line on the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad from Salida to Montrose is
necessary for the proper develop
ment of the resources OF that district,
according to Senator John J. Tobin
of MontrOse.