The Raymer enterprise., 1919-03-27
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts Of
Colorado

urBdhiEdti0nS IN the city OF fueOiO,
both educationally and philanthroplc.
ally.
Farmers Of the Grover and Larson
districts, In eastern Weld county. are
preparing to ask the District Court
for surveys Of the land In the two dis
trlcts.
Leaving note pinned to his coat,
that my body will be found on the
bed with bullet through my heart"
Dewey s. Newhouse, 20, shot and
killed himself at the home of his cou-
sins, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Hubka. near
Calhan.
The Fort Collins House Building and
Development Company II corporation
formed just recently, with a capitaliza-
ton Of $4,000. for the purpose Of
building fifty bungalows in Fort Col
Inns, ranging in cost from $4,000 to ST.
900 each.
With more than $25O,00O worth Of
new buildings, public and private, al
ready under process of erection and
more In prospect, the building boom
which has struck northern Colorado
towns seems to be most pronounced
at Windsor.
SilOs are swelling the profits of the
cattle and lamb feeders OF the Greeley
district. Silage raised on farms east
Of Greeley has been selling at $40 q
ton from the silo. Some fields have
yielded thirty tons to the acre, max
Ing $500 crop on $3.50 land.
The compressor rooms. blacksmith
shop and machinery at Lackawanna
mine. on Kendall mountain have been
destroyed by fire. The fire started
from an overheatsd stove. The mine -
being operated by the D. L. 4 w.
Mining and Reduction Company.
Edward Simpson, a timber contrac-
tor, living five miles from Tabernash,
shot and killed Otto Fierabund, q Ger
man who had been working for him.
The men quarreled over wages due the
German, who followed Simpson into
his home and threatened his life.
Sheep feeders of Eaton who have
been experimenting with the new feed
known as the Wasatah bean, have
found 1t almost equal to corn I'm fat
tening properties and much cheaper
for finishing sheep for the market.
The bean was imported from Mexico a
few weeks ago In large quantities and
used by several feeders.
The Yak Mining Company of Lead.
Vile announced wage reduction OF
81 on all wages to take effect April
Is. The number OF job seekers now
greatly exceeds the number Of avail.
able jobs. Where a few months ago
mines were threatening to shut down
on account Of the scarcity Of labor,
they are now swamped with men seek.
Ing work.
Colorado's own military unit
the ! One. Hundred and Fifty-Sev-
enth Infantry regiment-will be
demobilized at Camp Kearny, Cal,
not later than April 10, AZ.
cording to announcement made ut
San Diego by Maj. J. G. Dooley. intel
ligence officer Of the Fortieth "Sun.
shine" division. The One Hundred and
Fifty-seventh Is part of this division.
The Colorado Springs and Cripple
Creek railroad, better known as the
Short Line. running between Colorado
Springs and Cripple Creek, passing
through beautiful scenic section, will
not be junked as reported some time
ago. On the contrary, the road will
be put in first class condition as soon
us possible for the resumption of
traffic. 1t is hoped to have the road
In shape to handle the heavy summer
tourist business that is expected.
Average annual precipitation varies
In Colorado from six inches to about
forty inches, the lowest being In the
San Luis valley and the highest In the
San Juan mountains.
Five Greeley banks and the bank of
Keota will finance extensive expert
ments In the summer following system
Of dry land farming In the ke0ta dis
trict, fifty miles east of Greeley. Units
Of ten farmers, each Of whom will sum
mer fallow fifty acres Of land, are be-
Ing made up, and the banks will adj
vance SO on each acre, plowed, sum-
mer fallowed and cropped. Thirty
farmers have already entered the ex-
pertinent. and the $4,000 necessary for
financing them will be available May 1.
A unit Of the reserve officers train
ing corps is to be re;establlshed In
Denver, according to Information from
Washington. Training will probably
begin about April l. All physically
fit students of the university will be
eligible to take the course, which will
require three hours week. The stu
dent officers will receive SI2 a month
and complete equipment, including
rifle and uniform. In addition they
will have all expenses paid at the sum
mer encampment In June or July.
Reorganization Of the old Santa re
racing circuit has been undertaken by
Secretary ]. L. Beaman Of the Colo.
rado state racing commission, and In