The Raymer enterprise., 1919-02-20
Pithy News Notes
fusn Au Pasts Of
Colorado

tai area, most Of the remainder being
national forests, homestead land and
state land.
Denver's population Is estimated at
80 900 In booklet Of tax information
just published BY the treasurer's d.
vision Of the Department Of Revenue,
under Clair J. Pitcher.
Colorado has 41,0OO miles Of high
way and nearly 100000 automobiles.
more than two automobiles for each
mile OF highway. Many states less
than half as large AZ Colorado have
much greater road mileage. 4
The first concerted effort to obtain
high school building for Englewood
was taken when, at meeting the
Parents and Teachers club at Engie-
wood, a petition was drafted asking
the city school board to vote such an
improvement.
The mysterious disease which has
been killing many cattle around Crest,
Colo. and which started in the west
ern part Of Morgan county, whore 1t
destroyed entire herds, has been d.
agnosed as corn stalk disease by vet
erinarians from the State Agricultural
College at Fort Collins. and there Is
no cure for 1t save to keep the cattle
out Of the corn fields.
The greatest event Of the year in
school circles. the meeting Of the
Western Slope Athletic and Rhetori-
cal Association, will be held In Mont
rose Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
May %, "a and 25, this year, with
eleven schools taking part, as follows: !:
Grand Junction, MontrOse. Delta,
ouray, Gunnison, olathe, Hotchkiss,
Nucla, Paonia, Ridgway and Telluride
Death u few days ago claimed one
Of the earliest pioneers In J. $. Silva,
a member Of the First New Mexico
company Of volunteers during the
Civil war. A short time before death
Mr.. and Mrs. Silva celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary at their
home near Allison. Their nineteen
sons and daughters with their seven
ty-four children and grandchildren
We're present.
The secretary of the interior has
designated S0,33o acres of land as
stock grazing homesteads, Colorado
list No. II, within Pueblo and Sterling
land districts, to become effective
Feb. IS. 1919. OF this great acreage,
all Of it has practically been applied
for by citizens Of this state. Within
the Pueblo district forty-nine applica-
tions we're made, and In the Sterling
hand district forty-one citizens made
applications.
More than 5000 men. women and
boys were placed in farm and ranch
| jobs In Colorado last year through the
agricultural and livestock bureau Of
the Denver Civic and Commercial As
soclation, according to report issued
by ID. w. Thomas, farm help specialist
and secretary Of the bureau. This was
accomplished with the aid OF $50 local
organizations throughout the state, in
Guiding county agricultural agents,
farm bureaus and county councils Of
| defense.
Upon receipt Of information that the
Spanish trail had been accepted and
designated as the westward continu-
alton Of the National Old trails, an in
vltati0n was extended for the associ-
alton to hold Its annual convention
In Durango during the summer. and
while the designation Of the conven-
ton town likely viii not be made un-
til the April meeting Of the National
Old Trails Association, 1t has been in
timated from high official sources
that Durango Is assured Of the mid
summer meeting. In which case 1t will
be the first national convention ever
held In that part Of the. state.
A fire, far-reaching and destructive
In its result. occurred In Buckingham
when the village light plant, the home
of ]. II. Johnson. mandger OF the
Buckingham elevator. and the Buck
lngham garage, We're all destroyed.
The garage contained seven autom0-
biles at the time of the fire, three of
them high priced cars.
The grand encampment Of Odd Eel
lows will be held In Denver Feb. II.
II was scheduled to be- held In Fort
Collins last October, and was post
pened on account Of the Influenza
epidemic. The military council OF
Patriarehs Militant will meet the eve
ming Of the opening day ut 1861
Champa. The final feature Of the pro-
gram will be a grand ball.
Fifty thousand dollars damage was
done when fire started at the rear of
the New York store. owned by Racll-
ofsky 4 Son, pioneer Colorado mer-
chants of Loveland. The blaze was
discovered by members of the Elks
lodge. which occupies the second floor
Of the building, and is believed to have
started from an ash pit Or furnace.
The damage to the stock liz estimate
at $4,000 and TO the building 5000.
i
]. ]. Winters Of In Junta has been
sentenced to term Of from eighteen
months 10 two years IN the penIten-