The Raymer enterprise., 1919-02-13
Pithy News Notes
From An PdstS Of
Colorado
we.lrrn N,r.p.per unIon Sew. servies

Sheriff Sam Thomas of Pueblo has
sworn In fifty-seyen deputies at the
steel mills 10 replace former guards.
John johnson, his wife and four
children, Of NiWot, miraculonsly es'
capped death sunday, when his car
left the road on sharp curve four
miles outside Of Boulder and plunged
into creek.
Reports show that in Denver lnss
year there were 10 cases Of typhoid
fever, III Of scarlet fever. 394 Of diph.
iberia, s4l u whpping cough, 2,6ii
Of measles, sSl of chicken pox and
10J Of muInps.
Friends Of County Judge Ira Roth
gerber are again urging him to be-
come candidate for mayor Of Den
yer in the spring. Judge Rothgerber
has been mentioned frequently as II
likely candidate, but has not made
any announcement Of his intention 10
MAKE Ihr fHfP.
The Colorado Springs Light, Heat
and Power Company will sell its plant
to that city for S3,s31, ,472 In cash and
on no other terms, according TO let
Ter from Rush L. Holland. vice presi-
dent OF The corporation, 10 Mayor G..
l.. Thomas. The mayor had requested
Il valuation on the plant
The 'flu' situation here continues
with little improvement in Leadville.
There Is crying need for nurses, for
ms yet but few women have proffered
their services. More than one-thIrd OF
the school pupils are absent, due 10
flu. Fear Of the dread disease is tenn
porarily erippllng many business
houses.
The mysterious disease Nhich has
been killing many cattle around Crest,
Colo, and which started In the west
ern part Of Morgan county, where II
destroyed entire herds, has been d.
q gnosed us corn stalk disease by vet
erinarians from the State Agricultural
College at Fort Collins, and there is
no cure for II save TO keep the cattle
out OF the corn fields.
All the Weld county sugar mills are
assured long campaigns next season,
because of the immense beet tonnage
contracted for in the country, accord
ing TO HI Tymothy, agricultural super
intendent OF the Greeley factory. He
says that the Greeley factory has con
trac,ed more than 1900 acres. and
that Windsor and Eaton have eon-
tructed about ea@o acres between
them.
Although H. Lee Craft special
agent Of the Department OF Justice,
went TO Fowler TO arrest one man on
II charge of evadlng the draft, he
brought TO Pueblo another on the same
charge, and through peculiar cir
cumstance, the name OF the man
caught is the same as the man sought.
He is James NJ. George. and he is held
In the local jail awaiting action on
the part Of government officials.
Jesse \. Funk Of Calhan, one OF the
three American soldiers who have
been recommended by General Perish
ing TO receive congressional medals
bravery In action, is 70 years old and
is the sou of Mart Funk, n well.known
rancher living four miles northeast OF
Calhan, III Paso county. News Of his
sons citation for bravery In action has
just been received by his father, who
IL more than proud Of the youth.
DR.. George Norlin. acting president
of the University OF Colorado, an.
nouneed at Boulder that the resigna-
tion OF DIR. Livingston farrand. presi-
dent OF the university. was expected by
the board OF regents. This statement
follows closely upon the announcement
from Washington that President vii
son had appointed DR. Farrand as
president Of the American Red Cross.
the appointment 10 take effect
March /.
Tom Foley, wealthy Chinese laun-
drymun and II character for thirty
five years on the Western slope, was
found murdered at Ouray. Robbery
Is believed 10 have been the motive.
Three Colorado boys have been
awardcd. on recommendation Of Gen
eral Pershing, the highest military
honors granted by the United States
Capt. Marcellus II. thiles, Denver /;
Sergt. Harold ]. Johnston. Denver, aud
Private Jesse y. Funk. Calhan. Out
of twenty-one congressional medals Of
honor awarded three come to Colora-
10 heroes. This distinction has been
awarded previously during the world
war TO only three men.
Colorado's own. the 18TH infantry.
mas been ordered home The an
louncement was made at Washington
hat the 40th division, the Sunshine
iivision.' composed OF men from Colo
RADIO, Utah. New Mexico. Arizona and
California. would soon be aboard trans
ports bound for the United States.
Other Colorado units, in addition to
the 18th, attached to the 40th division
are the 115th ammunition train and
trench mortar battery: the 115th en-.
sjneers and engineer train. and the
l16th sanitary train.
Settlers Of the San Luis valley will
make direct appeal through former