The Raymer enterprise., 1919-07-17
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

| They ore Cruz Romero, No. 1860
clifford Sproul, No. 1861, and Georg,
Bosko. No. l0,T40. The two former are
under sentence TO be hung during ths
week beginning July 20. Bosko viii
not be hung until some time In Sep
leinber. The State Board Of Pardon,
has refused to interfere with ths
course OF the law In either Of these
cases. and only executive clenenc,
can prevent the prisoners from paying
the supreme penalty for their crimes
| Exclusive Of fluYing ores. Colorado
manganese mines produced ~ ,819 tons
OF manganese ores in 1918. according
TO figures compiled BY d. r. Hewett
Of the United States Geological Sur.
,ey. Practically the entire output for
the state come from the Leadyille dis
trict. or the gross tonnage shipped,
32,218 tons contained not less than 81
per cent OF manganese. The remain.
der 94,603 tons, contained 10 10 IS
per cent manganese, no ores Of less
than 10 per cent grade being shipped
from Colorado.
Excluding the many applications
filed In Denver county In April, May
and June. there wore ga applications
for benefits for the blind filed July !.
according 10 figures given out by the
blind benefit commission OF the fig
ures complied there are 1870 who have
been awarded the maximum amount Of
$500. seventeen who have been award
ed $50; six sI20, five $40. and one
$50. One applicant died after his sp-
plicatlon was granted and one with
drew. Six have been rejected.
Costila is the latest Colorado coun-
ty to ask the federal bureau OF pub.
lie roads for approval OF a road con-
struction project under the federal aid
plan, estimates and specifications hay
ing been submitted for building six
and six-tenths miles OF natural gravel
and dirt road between Fort Garland
and San Luis. The project. listed as
federal aid project No. "a. is largely
a drainage and grading undertaking
The estimated cost Is s20,303.
Colorado will entertain 1875 promi-
nent New Yorkers, members of a spe-
cial excursion Of the Department OF
the Interior and the Brooklyn Eagle
July 81. 22, % and "a. The party will
pass the first day In Colorado Springs,
the second in Denver. the third In
Estes Park and the fourth In Fort Col
Inns on Its way to Yellowstone and
Glacier National parks and the Pa
cific Northwest
The largest revenues In the history
Of the local postoffice are announced
for the fiscal year just closed, the
amount reaching total Of $780,
231.lS. This is an increase Of $l02,-
82s75 over the preceding year, and
G. Il. Trotter. assistant postmaster, as
serts that the Scent postage rate was
not wholly responsible for the in
crease. Tho receipts for the quarter
ending June 30 were s583,878.2S.
Denver got Its first glimpse Of the
completed lighting system on the Civic
Center when the lights were turned on
to test them and Judge the effect, pre-
paratory TO the dedlcatory ceremo-
nies, which are planned for Colorado
Day. Aug. /. Experts pronounced the
system perfect. The lights are 80
placed that there Is scarcely q sus-
plcion Of q shadow anywhere within
the grounds.
Charles Bellamy was killed and
Charles Cleary Of Fleming. Colo, was
probably fatally injured when a road
ster driven by Fred Sharp hit ditch
and overturned near Haxtun. The
latter was only slightly scratched.
BellaIny's chest was crushed and his
head nearly severed from his body. He
was taken to q hospital for treatment,
but lived only an hour.
Cherries In the Uncompahgre valley
are bringing as high as $50 ton this
year. This 10 one Of the best prices
ever recorded for sweet cherrles and
the growers are having no difficulty In
disposing Of their entire outputs to the
many shippers who are bidding for the
cherries.
Denver sites for new tubercular
hospital TO be erected BY the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemsn will be inspected by COM
mittee consisting Of the general secre-
tary and treasurer, the international
president and the general medical ad.
wiser OF the organization. according to
plans announced In Denver The bro
therhood voted to contribute s75
month to support Of members afflicted
with tuberculosis until the hospital
project materializes.
Twenty-nine more army trucks have
reached Denver consigned to the Colo
RADIO Highway Commission. according
to announcement by T.. Il. Sommers of
the commission. The state now has
forty-six of these trucks, including this
shipment The twenty-nine trucks ar.
irving came from Fort Benjamin Har-
rison, Ind, and are mostly "hsavies.'
Total receipts collected from the
cent a gallon gasoline tax, which was
put in force May Q last by an act of
the Twenty second General Assembly.