The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-11-13
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

cants for enlistment keep on trying 10
get by the willy recruiters. II happens
often that men who are anxious TO get
In the Three In One" service will try
methods not up Ia regulations to be-
come member. John w. Wilson. OF
Lincoln. Nebraska. found out to his
sorrow that the Marines are always
wide awake. he has tried to enlist In
several localities but could not pass
the eye test, having defective vision
Of the right eye. Wilson came to Den
yer and decided he was ready 10 slip
by the local recruiting station and
after taking the required distance for
the eye test. he made the mistake Of
reading the letters too fast which
caused the Sergeant to sit up and take
notice. Wilson was then required TO
call letters at random through mark
er and fell down He then volunteer
ed the Information that he had n card
test and had studied the letters for
two months 50 he could pass and that
he WAS sorry that he was detected.
II a small boy or young miss. wear
Ing the pin of Modern Health CRU
sader.' comes up and taps you on the
shoulder with the grave information
that you are breaking some health
rule. you'll know that the Health In
spector" is after YOU Fifty thousand
school children In thlrty-nine counties
OF Colorado have put their heads and
hearts Into a health campaign which
has been inaugurated by the Colorado
Public Health Association and which Is
gaining In vigor every day The cru
sade Is growing 50 rapidly in juvenile
popularity that the youngsters in the
various schools have hit upon the
scheme Of appointing their own
Health inspectors" TO enforce the pro-
visions Of the new game"
Jack Rounds. alleged notorious west
ern slope bootlegger and moonshner,
was arrested recently while operating
an Illicit still at Grand Junction and
turned over to the federal authorities
for prosecution, was taken to Denver
by United States Deputy Marshal VIII
liam Mcclelland for trial before Judge
Lewis. Rounds was but recently re-
leased from Jail at Montrose, where he
had been held for botolegging. Several
gallons OF moonshne intended 10 be
sold during the recent lntermountain
fair and Stock show was seized and
the still was In operation and dropping
liquor when Rounds was taken into
custody.
Continued dry weather for the past
month has been somewhat unfavorabie
for fall blowing and the planting OF
winter wheat and rye. The planting OF
these crops Is practically complete and
In most districts there has been suf-
ficient moisture to bring the grain up
partially. Farmers report that little
damage has been suffered by these
crops 80 far. and good rains in the
next week or two will bring them up
In fine shape. The acreage planted ev-
identity Is considerable short Of that
planted last fall, though detailed re-
ports on planting have not yet been
gathered by the State Cooperative
Crop Reporting Service.
Only three applicants presented
themselves at the court house In
Canon City for the special federal ex-
animation preliminary TO appointment
AZ enumerators in the government
census work IN Fremont county next
year. The census will begin January
md and must he completed in thirty
days, as IL will require about twenty
enumerators 10 collect the census da-
ia, another examination will have To-
be held TO get the required number
necessary 10 do the work
Present indications are that the cen
sns report for next year will show
population Of at least 1,lO0,Oo0 for
Colorado. compared with Tg3.024 for
1910. This would mean an Increase OF
nearly - per cent In the past ten
years. The estimate Of the census hui
reau places the population OF the state
now at above 100000, and those OF
The state immigration department show
about the same figures.
The greatest problem which the
world faces to-day is that Of physical
efficiency. says DIR. James A. Miller
head Of the Rockefeller Foundation in
France. who recently has been in Den.
yer and Colorado Springs studying
health problems In Colorado, due TO
the outdoor life Of the West, children
If Colorado normally measure and
weigh more than eastern children"
says Dr. Miller. "rhe state has the
natural advantage of wonderful eli.
mate which IL conducive tn outdoor
life. With proper interest in pnble
health matters, and believe the PEG
pie Of this state are alive TO the need
and are going to push health programs
Colorado can produce a wonderful gen
Grafton"
No damage to the apple crop Of the
Grand valley has resulted from the
cold and snow according to fruit grow
ers from over the valley. II is esti
mated that 400 ears Of apples remain
In The valley and of this number 1n
car loads remain on the trees. Picking