The Raymer enterprise., 1919-10-23
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

the total value Of crops grown will be
perhaps fully as large as that for last
year. because Of the large increase In
acreage cultivated The increase In
acreage was largest In the case Of
wheat, and the total production OF
wheat for the state Is estimated by
the Colorado Cooperative Crop Re-
porting Service at 17,G94.00O bushels.
the largest crop on record for the state.
Corn makes much poorer showing.
The acreage planted was the largest
ever reported. but reports received by
the Crop Reporting Service indicate
that only o. per cent of the acreage
planted was harvested for grain. which
would Indicate n production Of approx
imaiely 100000 bushels. or some
thing short u last years crop. The
production II oats Is estimated MT g.
6i2.0o0 bushels, compared with q, a,6. 900
bushels last year, the average yield
per acre being In the neighbornood OF
twenty-six bushels. compared with thir-
ty-three bushels the year before The
average yield Of barley as reported to
the Crop Reporting Service is but
twenty-five bushels per acre this year.
compared with twenty-eight bushels
last year, and the total production g.
I62. 900 bushels, compared with 1925
600 bushels last year.
With the discovery OF the bodies Of
two young women Identified by the p0-
lice as those Of Mrs Thomas Loren
sen. - years old. known In Denver as
Edith Cook, and her sister. Ethel Cook.
2s, floating in Berkeley lake by park
attendants. the police were confronted
with one OF the most startling death
mysteries encountered in recent years
The two women We're formerly of Lis
hon. Iowa, II was found. after hours
Of work on the part of city detectives,
who discovered the identity through
the medium Of pawn ticket. How
the death OF the women occurred sug-
ges,s a number Of theories. most plaus.
lille OF which, in the minds of the pc.
lice, is suicide.
The discovery of rick vein of ore
on the southwest slope of Carbonate
hill. about one-half mile from the city
limits OF Cripple Creek, Is reported by
John l.. Macdonald, pioneer prospec-
tor Of this district. After finding rich
float Mt the surface, Macdonald dug a
trench for a distance of n few rods.
His efforts were rewarded by opening
up whit appears TO he one of the rich
est veins Of ore uncovered In the east
end of the district for years.
Governor o. II. Shoup has received a
check for $1I5,04sSs from the United
States Treasury Department In Wash
ington, representing the forest receipts
for the fiscal year ending June 30 last.
The check represents q per cent Of the
total revenue received by the federal
forest service for timber sales and
grazing fees. and the sum will be ap-
portioned among the counties In which
are situated federal forest areas
The State Land Board, Governor
Shoup and Secretary of State James
II. holland are made defendants In a
mandamus action filed In the Denver
District Court In which George +.
Cronk. a resident of Durango, Colo,
seeks to force the land board to issue
a patent on 100 acres Of state land in
Moffat county.
The State Board Of immigration. at
meeting, practically decided to offer
cash prizes aggregating $500 to the
farmers Of Colorado for the best grain
grown In the state next year The
prizes are intended to encourage the
development Of better grade Of grain
for display at the annual exposition Of
the National Farm Congress
German war relics collected on bat
tlefields In France by Lieut.. Col. X. +.
Linderfelt, who went overseas with the
First Colorado cavalry, have been lent
to the Colorado Historical Society and
will he placed on exhibition at the
state museum as soon as racks can be
provided for them
Ray i. Sims and John Burgess, sur
seyors from. the Denver office of the
forestry service, assisted by Forest
Ranger A. Hodges, Guard Samuel +.
Anderson and Forest Supervisor VII.
liam X. Kreutzer have completed sur
vey of the proposed road through the
Taylor River canon, which. when COM
pleted, will open up the Taylor park
section Of the county, a rich agricul.
tural section.
Greeley spuds which made that sec
ton famous few years ago are still
In active demand in other states. This
was indicated by letters received by
the secretary OF the Chamber of Com.
merce from firms In the different
states, asking about potatoes and re-
guessing the names Of some growers
or shippers who might be able to sup.
| ply some spuds.
Golden fire fighters are to be
equipped with gas masks which we're
originally made for the original Hun
| fighters In France This aefiou wa G