The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-07-24

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two raids made In Denver BY the STATE
constsbulary on the eve Of the discon
tinuance Of the body through the *
piration Of the appropriation made b.
the last Legislature. The woman, whs
gave her name a. Mrs. Elsie Charlins
Mock, 81 years old, was arrested whes
the officers raided the resideacs q
800 Birch street, 4 mile east Of the
Country club district, in Denver. Two
stills, other paraphsrnalia incidental
to the business and sixteen gallons Of
whisky were confiscated at the houss
10 Birch street. The other still wa
found in the rear Of The residence Of
William Phillips, 1895 Julian street
Denver.
County agricultural agents and farm
bureau leaders from all the irrigated
counties Of northern Colorado will
meet In Greeley, July q, % and Is
for their annual convention. County
agents and delegates win be there from
Logan. Morgan, Adams, Boulder and
I.arimer as well a. of Weld county.
The farm bureau programs win be 70
viewed and plans made for fall and
winter work. Several motor trips will
be made through the farming districts
Of Weld county by the visitors.
The city Of Greeley Is to Increase the
storage capacity of its reservoirs 80
per cent by raising the walls Of the
twin basins five feet. The citys wa
ter supply Is brought through forty
mile pipe line from diversion dam
situated In the Poudre cahon, sixteen
miles west of Fort Collins. The local
reservoirs hold 100000 gallons and
the rapidly growing city consumes
nearly 3,500,0O0 gallons day. The re-
built reservoirs will hold slightly more
than 100000 gallons.
The 1900 doctors, dentists and drug
gists Of Colorado and Wyoming who
have not yet made their narcotic re-
turn to the department of internal rev.
enue must do so Immediately, accord
Ing to c. OBJ. Berry, chief field depu-
Y Of the department. After the expir-
alton Of the time limit, July 30, any
Doctor registering prescriptions or any
pharmacist filling them who has not
complied with the law will be liable to
five years In the penitsntlary and a
fine Of $1,000, he said.
Charles Graves, 43 years old, q
rancher at Skaters Crossing, a few
miles south of Golden, was shot by
Wade Williams, 81 years old, farm
hand, following an argument over the
latter's work on the farm. Two bull
lets lodged In Graves chest Williams
surrendered to Sheriff Jones Of Col
den and declared, according to the
sheriff, that he shot Graves because
the latter drove him about the farm
like a slave"
A 90 to 6 per cent, beet crop il e.
timated for Boulder County by Agri-
culturist Fl. H. Simpson, who said that
conditions were 30 improved that he
felt compelled to revise his original
estimate Of 40 per cent. yield. The
webworm, which has been causing
much damage to the beets, has dis
appeared as result OF spraying and
natural causes.
That the beet acreage tributary To
the Windsor factory Of the Great West
ern Sugar Company has been reduced
from 1880 to about 10000 acres by
the ravages Of web worms and dr0uth
10 the estimate Of factory officials.
The officials expect another attack
from the worms early In August and
have made big preparations to fight
the pest.
The body of David Lewis, former
Grand Junction man, but more recent.
~ a switchman on the Green river d.
vision, with headquarters at Green
River, Utah, was found in the river
near that place. He was drowned
while in swimming.
Mrs. Nancy II. Woodruff, widow OF
one of the founders Of Union colony,
now Greeley. and mother Of Alderman
B. f. Woodruff, is dead, aged 85 Mrs.
Woodruff went to Greeley In 1872 and
resided there ever since.
A tent city, splendidly decorated,
will be established at City park In
Denver as part of the Colorado day
celebration on Aug. this year. The
forty-third anniversary OF the admis-
sion Of Colorado to the sisterh0Od OF
states will take the form of "wel-
come home" for the returned fighting
men Of the army and navy and for the
war nurses.
w. L. Dayton Of Denver was elected
president of the Colorado Bar Ass0cia-
ton at the annual meeting held at
Colorado Springs. G. A. Ballreich OF
Pueblo was chosen first vice president
and John L. Brennan Of Colorado
Springs was elected second vice presi-
dent. w. w. Grant OF Denver was
elected secretary and treasurer and
w. d. Todd Of Denver was named his
assistant.
The superintendent Of transportation