The Raymer enterprise., 1919-01-16
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts Of
Colorado
COMING EVENTS.
we.tern New.p.per unIon Nexs seryle..

COMING EVENTS.
Jan. 20-2l--Mid- winter meeting ot
Colorado Editorial Association AZ
Ian. 2l-Meeting Colorado County Com
missioners at Denver.
Jan. 22-Coiorado Stock Growers A.
ISOLATION meeting at Denver.
Jan. 22-Meeting Farmers Educational
Cooperative Union at Denver
Jan. Mountain States Lumber
Dealers Association meeting IN Den
yer.
Jan. 23-24-Hardware and Implement
Dealers meeting at Denver.
Jan. 23-24-Western Shorthorn Breed
ers' Association at Denver.
Jan. 23-24-Meeting Oidtime Cowboys
Association at Denver.
Jan. 2t-25-Meeting Colorado Horse
Breeders Association at Denver.
Jan. 25-Meeting Colorado Auctioneers
Association at Denver.
Jan. 2i-26-Western stock Show Al
Denver
Jan. 2i-2S-Meeting American National
Live Stock Association at Denver
A big memorial service for Theo-
dore Roosevelt was held at the Con-
gregational Church in Grand juno
ton.
Certificates OF honorable service
will be given men leaving the naval
service before the expiration OF their
terms OF enlistment
o. NJ. James, D. B. Wright and F.
NJ. Stout have shipped carload Of
alfalfa seed worth nearly $4,000 from
Whitewater.
About 400 Colorado wool growers
and stockmen attended the three days
session of the Wyoming Wool Grow
ers' Association held at Lander.
The Moffat engine which has been
buried under the debris of cavern In
tunnel east OF Crescent was uncoy-
cred and hauled out this week.
General" Charles w. Gordon, 81,
the oldest resident in Colorado
Springs, is dead. Gordon was a vet
eran Of four wars-Punjab, Sepoy,
Crimean and Civil.
Telluride is battling a new wave OF
influenza and a number Of new cases
have been reported lately. The city
authorities have requested discontin-
uance Of public funerals.
Neglect is charged to the Portland
Gold Mining Company in a coroner's
verdict returned on the death OF Emil
Palmquist at the Victor crusher mill
Of the company November 10.
The new issue Of War Savings
Stamps, costing S4.l2 this month, are
on sale at the postoffices and other
agencies. The stamps are redeemable
January l, 1924. Colorado's quota Il
$20,0O0.000.
The following officers have been
elected by the Greeley Commercial
club for the ensuing year: C. A. Ahl.
strand, president, and j. NJ. b. Pet
rikln, Il. Z. Hanna. d. 4. Gray, Charles
Bliss. w. G. Hayden. Fred Clark, Yer
non McKelyey and Harry Hibbs, men,
bers OF the board OF directors.
Citation for bravery has been award
ed to the 3lGth infantry, many Of
whose members are Colorado men. by
General Kuhn, commanding the Sew
enty.ninth division. The citation was
given to the men and officers for ex-
cellent work in the final drive north
OF Verdun.
Charles Yetter, bigamist, will not
take unto himself any more wives for
more than year. Judge John H.
Denison in the West Side Court
Wednesday sentenced Yetter to from
eighteen months to two years in the
penitentiary, after Yetter had pleaded
guilty. Although only 81 years old,
Yetter has been married at least FIVE
times.
The State Highway Commission In
making up its 1919 budget has laid as
extensive foundation as IT'S funds
will permit for Il system OF permanent
roads. In forming nucleus for this
system it has selected dozen traffic
concentration points for the construc-
ton OF concrete roadway, with the
idea Of branching out from these cen.
ters along the main thoroughfares as
rapidly as money can be obtained for
the purpose.
Colorado will be able to use $50
unskilled soldiers and sailors on road
construction and repair work during
1919, according to reports received by
the department of agriculture from
the highway department.
To aid farmers in increasing the pro-
duction and improving the quality OF
butter fat, the Colorado Creamery
Manufacturers Association has estab-
lished a permanent office in conjrnc-
tion with the agricultural and live
stock bureau Of the Denver Civic and
Commercial Association.
Denver.-Western stockmen have
contributed 5000 head of calves to
be auctioned during the Denver live
stock show, worth on an average of
$50 apiece. The stock now is being
assembled to be shipped in carload
lots to Denver Union Stock Yards,
where it is to be housed in the great
sheep barn and pens, having a ca
pacity of $4,000 head. The auction
sale is to be held on Wednesday the
goth in the arena Of the stock show.
Because of recent storms some of the
calves contributed will never reach the
show grounds, but will be auctioned
locally in the region where raised and
the money sent in by the local chap
ters Of the American Red Cross. 1t
now is believed that $l500OO will be
secured by the sale.
The war price Of $40 ton fat for
s,,Uor haafa will ho noid 70 Colo.nJ.~