The Raymer enterprise., 1919-04-03
CENTENNIAL STATE ITxln.

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county sheriff In possession Of an auto
mobile which be had stolen from the
chief Of police at Colorado Spring.
The sherifrs office was notified to b.
on the lookout for Tiff. and . deputy
caught him up short distance north
Of Walsenburg. From Colorado
Springs he drove to Pueblo. where he
stole . new spotlight and q set Of
new side curtains from an accessory
dealer. Driving along H. street he
inquired from q Pueblo policeman the
road to Walssnburg. The officer men
toned the fact that he was driving
without tail light. He took the hint
and stole q red lantern q. few blocks
further on. Reaching Rye. Tiff broke
into a garage and stole some gas and
oil. His next stop was at the Ciatc
Hill store at Green Horn. He broke
into this store and stole cigars, to
bacco. candy. crackers. canned goods,
q couple Of watches. some other small
articles and 4 few dollars In cash.
Last hopes OF claimants Of 10000
liquor consignments which have re-
posed In express offices throughout
Colorado a. q result Of the Finch
bone-dry law. went giimmesing when
the Colorado Supreme Court denied
an application Of John Coe and 9TH
era. The application asked for q writ
Of supersedeas to stay proceedings
under decree Of the Denver District
Court ordering that undellyered iiquos
shipments In local express offices be
either destroyed or transported cut
side the state. The decision Of the
high court dismissed the Cos applica-
tion and specifically sustained the rui-
ing Of the lower court.
After having successfully worked
his graft In Denver. Cheyenne and
other cities without detection. James
Young, claiming to be deaf and dunb.
who has been begging on the trains
and In the towns. was forced to talk
by JaIler Edward Grimm Of the Weld
county jail at Greeley when the jailes
refused him anything to eat, after bs-
ing convinced that he was q fraud.
For sixty hours the fellow held out
without speaking. but hunger finally
overcame his determination and he
cried for food, which was furnished
him. After that he talked freely and
told that he had been working The
graft for three years.
Anticipated attacks on the Colorado
National Guard and denial Of needed
legislation to strengthen the organixa-
tion failed to materialize In the State
Senate when two bills affecting the
guard were called up for third read
Ing vote. Both were passed. including
the emergency clauses. One Of the
measures. the Lake House bill. pro-
vides for the use Of what remains of
the fund Of $2,5O0000 appropriated
two years ago for equipping and plac-
Ing the National Guard on q war basis,
In the maintenance of the guard for
the next two years. The amount II
approximately Sl,50O.000.
An infestation by the bark beetle,
more serious than any found since
that In the Black Hills In 1901, has
appeared In the Durango National for.
est. Thousands OF acres are infested
and immediate action Is to be taken
by officials Of the Forestry Depart
ment ts check Its spread. The infes-
tation is said to be similar to that
which once appeared in the South Da-
kota forest. Although the pest has
been found In Colorado before, no ex-
tenslve infestation has appeared. At
least 25,000 acres Of timber In the
Durango forest Is more or less In.
tested by the beetle.
Beet growers have contracted to
plant more than 22,000 acres Of sugar
beets In the Brighton district. The
contracted acreage last year was
about 10000. Some OF the acreage
this year Is over In the Hudson coun.
try, twelve miles northeast Of Brigh-
ton. OF this there are about 1900
acres that cannot be handled unless
new railroad spurs are built. and that
matter is now being worked out by
the sugar people and the railroad.
In spite of severe injuries hopes are
held for the recovery Of Miss Doris
Heller, who fell from a ledge Of the
twentieth floor of the Daniels 3 Fish.
er tower to the balcony Of the seven
teenth floor. forty feet below, miracui-
ously escaping instant death In Den
yer. Miss Heller lay on the balcony
calling for help from Saturday until
Monday, when she was discovered BY
Joseph Taylor. an electrician. X-ray
examinations revealed q severe frac
ture Of the spine and fractures in botli
feet. DR.. Haskell Cohen. Who at
tended the girl at Mercy hospital. de.
clared that in spite Of these develop
ments she had chance to recover
County clerks are allowed to record
discharge certificates Of returned sol
disrs without charging a fee, accord