The Raymer enterprise., 1920-02-12
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


stock on farms on January LIST. indi-
Gates decrease In the number of beef
and range cattle, sheep and swine and
possibly slight Increases In the number
Of dairy cattle, horses and mules. as
compared with the number Of the vari.
Gus classes Of livestock on farms Jan.
!, 1919, A decrease in the average
value per head OF every class Of live
stock Is indicated and apparently there
VIII be rather a sharp decrease in the
total value Of all livestock ON farms
as compared with year ago.
The wonderful increase In the agri-
cultural development Of Routt coun-
~ is shown by the amount OF money
paid In the county for grain. This
year the total paid TO Routt county
farmers by local firms for their grain
was $4,000. while In 1914 the total
was but $4,000. The figures for this
year will mount to much higher fig
ure. The Yampa Valley Milling and
Elevator Company has distributed
$4,000 In cash to the farmers Of this
section for wheat, barley and oats
brought TO the elevator and the
Farmers Cooperative Elevator Com
pany will pay out 100000.
The Daughters Of the Revolution
have requested permission to take
over and care for the spring on the
old chief Ouray place near Montrose.
This Is under the supervision Of the
county commissioners. who have sig
nlfied their willingness to let the
women preserve the spring. which
stands as the greatest monument to
old Chief Ouray, for whom 0uray
county and city were named. They
will probably cover the spring with
suitable house and make II an appro-
PIRATE memorial Of the famous Indian
leader.
The annual survey OF livestock on
farms In Colorado, just completed by
the Colorado Cooperative Crop Re-
porting Service, shows slight In
creases In the numbers Of horses,
mules and dairy cattle In the state
and slight decreases In other cattle,
swine and sheep. The reports also
show slight decreases In the average
value per head Of every class of live.
stock and q very considerable de.
crease In the value OF all livestock on
farms In the state on January / this
year as compared with January
1919.
The funeral Of Capt. George X. VIII
son, a Pueblo man who died at
Leavenworth, Kan, was held with full
military honors at Pueblo within a
few hours after the body arrived from
Fort Leayenworth. Captain Wilson
was colonel on the staff Of Major
General Bullard Of the First division
In France. but was denoted along
with hundreds Of other regular army
officers when he was returned to the
United States after the war. He OBJ
tanned the highest rank of any Pu-
eblo man In the war.
The Holly Sugar Company, through
its vice president, S. w. Sinsheimer
Of Denver, has let contract for the
starting OF construction on factory
at Delta at once. The contract was
let, It was said, following the coming
Of California sugar beet men and rep
resentatives OF the Midwest Sugar
Company of Hamilton City, Calf, to
the Uncompahgre valley.
The body Of Steve Borad, cage ten
der, was found at the bottom Of the
shaft OF the Sunnyslde mine, near Sll-
yerton, crushed almost beyond recog.
milton. No one knew of the accident
which is believed to have caused Bor.
ads death until the discovery OF the
body. 1t Is supposed he lost his foot
Ing at the top Of the shaft and fell In.
" the opeuihS.
The cooperative shipping Of live
stock movement is getting well under
way In Colorado. At the present time
there are about thirty cooperative
live stock shipping associations In the
state, saving the farmers hundreds Of
thousands Of dollars annually.
Two Denver boys who are charged
with sixteen different crimes, includ-
Ing burglary, larceny and horse steal.
ing, in Washington. Adams. Jefferson
and Arapahoe counties. are In the Lit
tleton jail. following what 10 said to-
have been freebootIng life for the
last month. They were captured near
Deer Trail, Colo. by a small posse
led by Deputy Sheriff VIII Kingsley
Of Adams county.
The number Of other cattle on
hand in the state this year is esti.
mated at 1,355,00O, compared with l..
$4,000 last year, and the average val
ne per head Is S4S.10. compared with
S54.40 last year. The number Of
other cattle In the country at large
this year is estimated at 1885, 900,
compared with 45,0S5,0 900 on January
], 1919.
A rich strike Is reported made In
the Golden Cycle mine, located on the
south slone Of RulI hill af n Doint