The Raymer enterprise., 1919-05-01
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS,

fancy class and already the associa-
tion is promised a number Of fine AMI.
mails from Pueblo, Colorado Springs
and other places. For the past few
years there has been some trouble in
securing the quality OF melons that
the association desires to give to %.
irons, but this year some twenty five
acres will be grown In different parts
OF the valley on the best melon land
to be found, from selected seed. and
there is reason to believe that the big
pile will be the most attractive that
has ever been offered.
The present rate of tonnage produc-
tion In the San Juan mining region
will enable that section to occupy first
place during the years to come M the
most productive mining section In our
great mining state Of Colorado. The
rugged San Juan mountains, embrac-
ing an area eighty miles long BY from
twenty-five to forty miles wide. with
its hundreds Of SUBMITS exceeding 49,
600 feet In elevation, Is only just now
beginning TO produce the precious met.
ais on q big scale.
A. j. Pierce, wealthy Meeker ranch.
er. has presented the Meeker public
library with fifty choice volumes In
memory OF his wife. who died several
months ago. and has promised 500 In
books each year TO the library. Mrs.
Pierce was keenly Interested In the
welfare of the library. She was the
daughter Of former Congressman
Towner OF Corning, Iowa, and her
mother for a number OF years was
president OF the Iowa State Library
Board.
Corporal John b. Johnson, late 0!
Co. +, Fifth Engineers, Seventh dlvl
sion, and formerly an officer Of th,
Colorado state penitentlary, returned
to Canon City, having just been dis
charged from the recuperation camp al
Macarthur. Okla. Johnson had thrill
ing experience In the war. On Oct. Il
In the st. Mihiel drive he was wound
ed and was In the hospital recovering
from his wounds for five months.
The largest class In the history oi
the Odd Fellows lodge In western Colo
RADIO wns initiated in Grand Junction
with big ceremonlals, including ban
quet and fraternal addresses. The class
was composed Of sIxty-eight members
and represented every district In ths
county. Walter NJ. Merrill, grand pa
triarch OF the state, was among thu
higher officials OF the lodge to attend
Potato acreage will be cut about Z,
per cent Of the 1918 acreage this sum
mer. according to dealers and farmer,
around Greeley. This years potat,
shipments will total 5000 carloads
while the 1919 crop probably will ruI
under 1900. Much Of the potato acre
age is going into sugar beets, Will,
other potato land is being seeded h
alfalfa. The value OF the 1918 croI
to the farmer was about $2,25O,00O.
Unless there is speeding up from
now on, Colorado's coal production Il
1919 will fall below the 10000, 600 -toI
mark, In the opinion OF coal experts
The monthly report OF james Dalrym
pie, state coal mine inspector, TO
March shows that compared with 1915
there has been decrease Of 1852
tons In production during the frs
quarter Of the year.
A lone armed bandit held up an,
robbed Conductor +. W. Schulz an,
Brakeman l.. 4. Horten OF a Colorad
& Southern freight train at Louisvill
Junction. The robber secured two yalu
able watches, fine Elks fob charu
and SO In money. Schulz and Hor
ton were unarmed and therefore coul'
not resist.
Werner Y. Reed, one of Colorado
wealthiest citizens, an oil magnata
mining man. philanthropist and author
died at Coronado Beach. Calf, follow
Ing long period Of III health. Pneu
monIa developing caused his death. bu
not until three hours before the en-
did his physicians consider his eond
ton serious.
Tom and Earl Combs, confesse
murderers OF Jacob Ballinger. Rus
merchant. made strenuous effort I
plead guilty to the charge Of murde
in the first degree, and Judge ]. "
Sheafor had to force them to make
plea OF not guilty when arraigned 70
preliminary hearing at Colorad
Springs.
Register OF the United States Ian
office In Durango says 11S.626 acre
OF lands, designated in nearly all towr
ships In that district. are open to er
try under the stock raising homestea
law. commonly known as the 640-acr
law.
When George McQuown, discharge
soldier, went home to New Raymer b
didn't loaf about town or go to Gres
ley or Denver to get job. George In
mediateIy incorporated himself as tn
New Raymer Electric Light and Pow
er Company.
With the summit Of Pixies pea
| within reach and the tank ronaire