The Raymer enterprise., 1919-03-06
Rthy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
Newspaper Union New. Service.

me tntdi Nalue VI aii uuiuluts vi
farms In Colorado Is estimated by the
government at s172.75i.OO0. compared
with si63.975,iO0 for 1917. an increase
Of about 5.3 per cent.
Hundreds of residents Of Fort Col
lins turned ont To see Lieut.. otto T..
Benell, one oi their hong heroes. deco.
rated with the distinguished seryice
cross by order of the Secretary of War.
H. ". Watkins and Carl Sherry OF
Merino were arrested at Willard,
northwest OF Sterling, when they
allghtcd from Cheyenne train with a
suitcase. Ii contained ihirty-seyell
pnis.
Recruiting for the army Is TO begin
at once In Colorado and Wyoming.
Lieutenant Barney received instruc-
tions from the War Department to re-
sumo the task vi finding men In the
Denver district to fill the standing
army.
In the death Of Fay Gorham OF III
fle, who died following an operation,
another OF the pioneer stage drivers
and settlers OF this state, who drif;ed
in during the early days from the
Black Hills country, have answeres.
the last call
Announcement is made that Colo
RADIO Springs Is going to extend It's
white way as far as the Santa Fe sin
tion. A new system of ornamental
street lights will be installed on East
Pixies Peak avenue to the railroad
station within the next few weeks.
Lieut.. Edward Smith, Tiger quarter.
back In 1915, has returned to Colorado
Springs from France. where he brought
down two German airplanes while
serving on the French front In the
American aviation forces. Smith Will
re-enter colleges and will try out for
the football team next fall.
Danish the bilIboards and other un.
slightly advertising signs from Den.
ver's mountain parks" Is the slogan OF
the Colorado Mountain Club. which
has undertaken a campaign to coop
crate with city officials Of Denver In
an effort to maintain the parks with
out these commercial atrocities.
The Great Western Sugar Company
viii build Steffcns plant In eonnec
tion with Its Fort Morgan factor,
which will cost about $2O0.00O. The
work Of construction will start In
April and material has already arrived
for the building, which will be com
pleted for the fall campaign.
The Denver Motor Club is making q
drive for new members. The member
ship now includes 100 Denver pleas
ure car drivers, but as there are 0veI
$4,000 owners Of such ears in the city
the field for growth IL large. Plans
are also underway to improve the
clubs picnic ground and clubhouse al
ldledale, near Morrison.
Sensational Developments are e1
pected 10 follow a threatening letter
received by Thomas Purcell. = yonns
attorney Of Colorado Springs Purcell
Is defending Sydney A. Wilson, on
trial In the District Court for q stain
tory offense. The complaining wit
ness is ls-year-old niece OF Wilson
The letter. which has been turned owe,
TO the postal authorities for investiga
ton, declares that Wilson must go tt
the pen or die"
DR. George A. Norln, for the past
two years acting president Of the Uni
versity Of Colorado In the absence OF
President rarrand, was elected prcsi'
dent by the board OF regents OF the
university, filling the vacancy caused
by Dr. Farrand's resignation. The
resignation of DIR. Farrand came rs A
result Of his appointment by President
Wilson AS national director Of the
American Red Cross. necessiin,ing hs
presence In Washington.
Leadyille is undergoing record win.
ter The snowfall has been remarkably
light and the water mains and pipes
oil over the city are freezing. Warren
q. West, manager OF the Lcadville Wa.
ter Company, said that this winter i
the worst he has ever seen in Lead
vile for freezing pipes. III one resi-
dcnce the pipes ffpze three times IN
two hours.
Clifford Sproules, aged II. negro
must hang for Staying w. W. Green
turnkey AT the Pueblo county Jail, DC.
tober 18th, when Sproules endeavored
TO make his escape from the Jail
Green died after being shot twice BY
the negro in the corridor Of the jail.
jury brought In verdict OF first de-
gree murder, with death penalty rec
commended.
Leadrille's big welcome home rcccp
ton to the returned soldiers and sail
ors was great success. The program
Included speech on government insur
ance by Capt. G. NJ. Cauthorn Of Fort
Logan. delivered mainly to the return
ed boys. but listened to with interest b,
all, and community singing. led by FRI
yate Hjalmar Graft. The rest Of the
night was spent In dancing.
G. I.oomis Allen, president 'of thu
Syrncuse and Suburban Railroad C0m