The Raymer enterprise., 1919-06-19
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


The first codEng moth spray, which
Is the most important, should have
been made as soon as the blossoms
were well off the trees.
The state inheritance tax depart
ment will make thorough investiga-
tlon Of the reported shrinkage Of the
estate Of W. $. Jackson, Colorado
Springs pioneer banker, from $l0.O00,-
900 to little more than $1,000,000.
Nearly 1000 merchants. farmers and
their families gathered at the county
fair grounds, just outside Sterling, for
the annual farmers picnic. Persons
from all parts Of Logan county and
adjoining counties were also In at-
tendance.
Articles Of incorporation have been
filed for the Great Northern Water
Supply and Power Company with a
capitalization Of $1,000,000, which Is
to complete the irrigation of about
$1,000 acres around Pierce and Num-,
In northern Weld county.
The first distinguished service med
al presented In Colorado was given to
Wendell W. Jacobs Of Colorado
Springs by Lieut.. Col. c. NJ. Barney.
commander Of the Denver army re-
crulting station. Private Jacobs was
with Company G. 34lst Machine Gun
Battalion. and was cited for extraor-
dinary heroism.
The Greeley Commercial Club will
protest efforts of the railroads 10
change the minimum loading require
ments for lambs shipped from north
ern Colorado. Local shippers say that
the proposed change will cause an ad-
dtional charge Of $50 upon every car
load of lambs shipped from the Gree
ley and Fort Collins district.
Maintenance of the government guar
anteed price of S2.26 bushel to the
wheat producer is absolutely neces-
sary to assure the production needed
TO care for the world wants, 1t was de-
clared by julius Barnes, United States
wheat director, presiding at confer
ence Of 250 Representatives OF all the
grain Industries Of this country In New
York.
The week Of June 22nd to 28th, in
elusive, has been declared mo acci-
dent week" by Hale Haddon, regional
director Of railroads, and in this week
the $4,000 railroad employees In the
central western region will not only
be watchful against accidents to them.
selves, but to the public. 1t is an ed
ucational week designed to prevent
railroad accidents.
Elmer Gartrell, 8-year-old son OF
Fred Gartrell, mining man, was
killed near his home when he stepped
from behind standing automobile In
front of machine driven by George
Alberts of Alice. One Of the wheels
passed over his body. According to
witnesses, Albert was driving slowly al
the time OF accident and he was exon.
Grated from blame.
The Denver mint, after July LIST, will
pay the regular market price for Sill
yer. Instructions to this effect were
received by Superintendent Thomas
Annear from the director Of the min,
at Washington, d. G. During the wal
the price paid for silver by the mint
was 81 an ounce. This fixed price
was only war measure and Is to be
abandoned on July 1st.
The bids for the making Of 14O,0U
front tags and 10000 rear tags for au
tomoblles have been let by Secretary
Of State James Il. Noland. Another
company Of Denver, has been given
the work Of making 1900 badges
which the law requires must be worn
by chauffeurs. Colorado concerns are
being given preference In the bidding
said Secretary Of State Noland.
Two hundred and seventy-nlne grad
yates of State Teachers college re
celved degrees or life certificates al
the commencement held on the college
campus at Greeley.
A building permit has been ISSUED
for the first hangar to be built by the
Curtiss- Humphreys Aeroplane Com
pany of Denver, which starts Its EsteI
Pafk aerial bus line In Il few weeks
The Hangar, frame structure 70xS(
| feet In dimension, will be built at 690l
East Twenty-sixth avenue, on tht
Oneida street flying field, which wa,
used by the Victory loan circus. Il
will cost $1,000.
Many dry land farmers on the flati
east Of Loveland are plowing up theil
wheat and will plant the land to corn
This means that the lack Of water hal
killed the wheat off TO such an extent
that 1t will not be worth harvesting
The corn being put In will produce O
crop Of fodder that can be used to feet
the stock on the farms. This Is the
first time In many years that the dry
land farmers have had crop failure
and 1t simply means that instead OF
many notes being paid off this fal
they will have to be carried over.
Ernest JannuccI, coal miner, was
shot in the left arm and left hip al
| Il0ulsYille. BY three unknown hnldnns