The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-16
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

4 'hhFA Nv FVhN iNai nNittAt ~ PItADi ,
some economic saving or improvement
TO result. The call for organized ef-
fort should come from those desiring
TO form and Hnite with the association.
Local conditions must be such as to
make organized marketing advisable.
A Farmers Cooperative Exchange
should not be called into existence un-
less there is some real service to per-
form-either because Of lack OF local
marketing facilities. or OF failure to
secure the full market value Of their
produce, or for other vital reasons
or because II can perform that service
with greater efficiency and with less
wastefulness than existing agencies.
A total Of $3.50 has now been al
lowed TO weak" school districts from
the special $4,000 fund created by
the Twenty-second General Assembly
since II became operative last May
Bent county, apparently the weakest"
Of all counties In regard 10 school rev.
enues and property, las received 81
l70 OF this total for twelve different
districts. Other recipients OF this fin
nncinl aid We're Custer county. $3.50.
Sept 9th; Eagle, $500. Aug. 4th: III
Paso. S120. Oct. 9Th jefferson. $500.
Oct. 9th; Larimer. $40, May 9th;
Washington. $3.50. In September. and
Yuma. $40, Sept. 18th. The special
fund is designed to aid districts In pay
Ing teachers the salaries required by
law after they have exhausted all other
legal means Of raising revenues for
school purposes.
The greatest building boom In the
history Of Haxtun is In progress.
Eleven business buildings are being
erected. and twenty-three other build
ings. The scarcity OF skilled labor Is
proving drawback In the demand for
new business houses. During the past
six months Haxtun has had ninety -one
new buildings. and most Of them are
substantial houses, ranging In price
from $1,000 to $4,000 new hospital.
theater, bank, clothing store postof.
flee and meat market are among the
business blocks going up.
Business men OF Colorado and OF
America have awakened 10 the fact
that one Of the easiest ways In which
they can save several million dollars
for the state and the country IA
through active support Of National
Campaign which has been launched
against tuberculosis, according 10
Philip =. Jacobs, secretary of the Ma
tional tuberculosis Association, who re.
Gently addressed a meeting Of the Colo
RADIO Public Health Association In Dem
yer.
A $4,000 school building. to be
erected at Monument. Colo, for the new
iy consolidated school district, was a,i-
ihorized at bond election In which
citizens OF the former Hustled, Monu-
ment. Pring and Stout districts parti.
cipated. The building will be erected
this fall and will be occupied at the
spring semester. The structure will be
modern both In construction and equip
ment.
The discovery Of rick vein of ore
on the southwest slope of Carbonate
hill. about one-half mile from the city
limits OF Cripple Greek. Is reported by
John l.. Macdonald, pioneer prospec-
tor OF this district. After finding rich
float at the surface. Macdonald dug
trench for distance OF few rods.
His efforts We're rewarded by opening
up what appears TO be one of the rich
est veins Of ore uncovered In the east
end Of the district for years.
One hundred and twenty-one drug
samples In total OF 30s submitted to
the food and drug division Of the State
Board OF Health between April 18th
and Sept. LIST last. were found TO be
adulterated, a report prepared for the
board by Food Commissioner Wilbur
i. Cannon indicates. The 3OS samples,
principally of medicines, came from
sixty-three Colorado towns.
Selling Of patent medicines contain.
ing 10 to 20 per cent alcohol for use as
beverages is contrary 10 the state pro-
hibltion law and should be followed BY
court convictions, Attorney General
Victor T.. Reyes said in replying TO
| queries from lawyers In Huerfano
county. 1T seems to us that the mat
ter is solely one of evidence" Mr..
Reyes wrote, "and II you can prove the
making of sales under circumstances
showing that the druggist knew, or
ought 10 have known, that the article
WIS purchased for use as beverage
and that ii was SO used and produced
| lntoNicatlon, you are entitled TO con-
yiction." Mr.. Reyes also cited cases
in which II was held the sale OF jana
lea ginger for beverage purposes was
illegal.
Business men Of Boulder Initiated n
movement for state bond issue Of
S25,OO0,000 for good roads at lunch
con Of the Boulder Commercial Asso.
citation, held at the Boulderado hotel.
David II. Holmes, chairman of the
Highways Committee OF the associa-
ton, and Harry Casaday, State Sena-
tor, were appointed on n committee to
spread publicity for the movement
turnout Colorado.
| The permanent state school fund