The Raymer enterprise., 1919-07-17
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Anderson L. Mason, pioneer Of Colo
RADIO, and one Of the first settlers on
the land where Denver now stands
died at his home in jamestown at the
age Of 49,
Every cent Of the $4,000 appropri
ated by Congress for the United States
mint at Denver will be spent TO i'm
prove the mint's sweep cellar, accord.
Ing to Thomas Annear. superintend
ent.
The total acreage OF corn grown In
Colorado In 1909, according TO the cen.
sus report, was 328,559 acres. In 1918
five counties in the eastern part OF the
state have more than 10000 acres OF
corn In cultivation.
The per capita assessed valuation OF
property In Colorado for 1918 was 81
B84.94, compared with $l,27639 for
1917. Jackson county leads in this re-
spect, with S4,70S79, and Huerfano
county has the lowest, s7SS33.
San Juan county, the smallest coun-
ty In the state save Denver. has pro-
duced since 1878 metals to the value
OF about s65, 100000. the chief value be-
ing in gold, approximately s25,O00,000
This Is one Of the leading metal pro-
ducing counties In the state.
The returned United States service
men Of Summit county have laid plans
for the perfection Of an organization
known as the post OF the American
Legion OF Honor. The members will
elect officers the middle Of this month,
or as soon as their comrades In the
ll5th engineers reach Breckenridge.
Funeral services were held at Gree
ley for DIR. George Il. Pogue. prominent
Greeley physician, who died at Pueblo
at the age Of SO years. DIR. Pogue had
devoted his entire professional life TO
the study of tuberculosis and he died
Of the disease from which he had aided
scores Of patients towards permanent
cure.
John Mccoy, 10 years old. was elec.
trocuted In the lessee mine, two miles
from Breckenridge He was discov.
cred in an unconscious condition BY
one of his fellow workmen, who ran
over the mountains to town for a physi.
elan. A i40-yolt wire was found on
his head and his hands were badly
burned.
Six Colorado counties, Weld, Morgan,
Logan, Adams, Washington and Yuma
have more land planted In corn this
year than was planted in the entire
state. These figures, although not yet
complete, indicate that the acreage de-
voted to corn in the state this year will
more than double that Of 1909 and con-
siderably larger than that of last year.
The first attempt ever made TO sail
an airplane over Pixies Peak win be
made about July 20 when the flying
circus from Ellington field performs
at Colorado Springs. Lieut.. c. c. Nc
Mutt, the Denver aviator, who made
the Houston-to-Denver flight during
the Liberty loan drive and also made
many spectacular flights In Denver
and along the route, will attempt the
feat.
The loophols by which muny auto
owners have escaped the paying OF
their automobile licenses was closed
when the Supreme Court rendered a
decision against Samuel Ard of Logan
county, asserting that he had violated
the motor vehicle law by not paying
his license. Ard had beep fined by the
Distrlct Court In his home county but
had appealed the case On the ground
that the state was using the police
power TO produce revenue. and that,
therefore, the law authorizing the H.
censs fee WAS unconstitutional. He
also contended that the tax placed
burden on some and exempted Others,
thus creating class legislation
A suitable appropriation for the de-
velopment of the Rocky Mountain Ma
tional park will be made. by Congress
at the next regular session. Positive
assurance to this effect has been
given Representative Vale by Repre-
sentative J. W. Coed Of Iowa, chair.
man OF the committee on appropria.
lions.
A. T, Ransom and Ted Dobbell. Colo
RADIO Springs men, were held up and
robbed OF 50 on the Denver road by a
lone robber. who overlooked their
watches and billbooks. His haul would
have been worth 500 to him IL he had
searched his victims carefully. He was
was unmasked and stopped Ransom's
ear with request for ride before he
drew his revolver.
Thirsty Denverites can now imbibe
new bubble fountains, gift of an un
known donor, just being installed at a
total cost Of $500 The new stand.
ards designed by Henry Read, ars
bronzed, with white bowl and foun-
tain. Dogs have private drinking cup
at the base. The new fountains are
being installed along Fifteenth, Six
teenth, Seventeenth and Eighteenth