The Raymer enterprise., 1920-09-23
Pftiy News Notes
Prom Az Pdsts ~
Colorado
COMING nvRsT'
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Hugo. Colo.-The Lincoln County FAR
Will be held At Hugo Sept. $50.
Oscar Lagrow, a, overseas war hero
Of Morrison, was crushed 10 death
when he fell into a huge stone crush
er at Troutdaie resort, where he was
employed.
Seven miles Of concrete highway be-
tween Denver and Arvada have been
approved by the local office sf the
United States Bureau Of Public Roads
and will he submitted 10 Washington
for final action.
One OF the many Innovations and
special attractions az the Colorado
state fair This year is the Sunday open
ing on Sept 10, with a full program Of
entertainment events aud all the ex.
hbits in order
In preparation for the buffalo bar
becue, which II 10 he the feature Of the
closing day Of the Douglas county fair.
September 18th. III. animal was
slaughtered az the Kadciiff Dillon
ranch SIX miles south Of Sedalia on
the Perry park road.
For the FIRST time in the history Of
the Pixies Peak Cog Road, motor
car made the ascent OF the famous
peak over this cog route, when Ralph
milford, driving Paige automobile,
and with five passengers. climbed the
entire distance without a setback.
The Otero Gas Company. supplying
gas to La Junta. Rocky Ford and
Swink, has applied to the state public
utilities commission for the privilege
Of disseminating service II is contend
ed that for the last three years the
company has been operating at loss.
Hugh r. Dempsey Of Colorado
Springs. was accidentally shot and
badly wounded by John d. Ryan while
duck hunting near Limon. Dempsey
WIS taken 10 hospital At Colorado
Springs and twenty.one buckshot were
removed from HE left thigh and leg
A. II. Anderson, University Of
Colorado student, had 4 narrow escape
from death when the horse he was rid.
ing ran In front OF Boulder street
cab. The horse was instantly killed.
Mr.. Anderson was thrown on the fen
der Of the ear and escaped with but a
few bruises.
Ralph X. milford made an unsuc-
cessful attempt to lower his own record
for the Pixies Peak climb. which he ~
tablished in 1916 when he used Hud-
son car and made the climb In IS min
ufes rs seconds. Using Paige ma
chine, he made the trip In 20 minutes,
II 2-5 seconds.
II. NJ. Benson. a Denver real estate
dealer, was severely cut and bruised
when the automobile he was driving
went through a bridge rail and into the
creek below. two miles north Of Colo
RADIO Springs The accident was wit.
messed by Merton Robbins, Who pulled
Benson from underneath his oySe.
turned car.
The Denver 4 Rio Gfande railroad
passenger and freight depot ut Wal.
senburg burned 10 the ground from a
fire Of unknown origin which broke
out in the freight room. The loss Is
estimated to he 5000, exclusive Of
freight stored In the building Three
men were In the building of the time.
but escaped and saved the railroads.
records.
Eighty sir lodges Of the brotherhood
Of Railroad TrainmeD have been ex-
PEELED for participating In the unau-
thorized strike Of switchmsn last
spring, W. O. Lee, president. an
nounced at Cleveland. to members Of
the brotherhood's board Of directors.
Mr., Lee said that the brotherhood and
the Switchmen's Union Of North Amer.
lea were not considering any merger.
Sept. 70 and 80 and Oct. | and 2 have
been fired Us the dates for the Lincoln
county annual fair ut Hugo. Plans are
under way to make this the largest
and best ever held In that county.
The new Windsor consolidated dis
trlct In Weld county has decided to
take step toward the solution Of the
housing problem In providing accom-
modations for school teachers that IL
unique In the state and perhaps In the
entire West. The school board Inns de-
cIded to build n $4,000 home TO accom-.
modnte thIrty.two teachers.
For the Inst five or six years a
strange disease has appeared among
cattle during the summer months, in
eastern Colorado. II In reported again
this year Cattle. one after another. In
herd. becomes blind and are unable
to eat or drink. There In temporary
paralysis Of certain nerves which sup
ply the lips, eye balls, aud tongue.
There Is also moderate congestion Of
the brain but with very little fever.
The cause of this condition has not
been definitely determined but II Is
quite generally assumed TO be form
OF forage poisoning. Artificial feeding
and watering VIII save most Of these
cases. Water Is of most Importance
A common inquiry nowadays Is how
TO treat wheat for the prevention of
smut winter wheat that Ia to be