The Raymer enterprise., 1920-08-05
RithyNe#s Notes
From Al Paris of
Colorado

Another municipal election b. = been
called at Colorado Springs September
8, when $5S4.000 In bonds for paving
are to be voted on by taxpayers.
The work Of graveling the Burling.
ton highway through Washington
county Is being held up temporarily on
account Of harvest However. II Is tx.
pected that work will be resumed soon,
making this highway one Of the best
in the state.
Fire believed to have been caused by
the exploding Of a gasoline tank In the
b. 4 O. garage at Ia Junta. totally de-
strOyed the establishment, badly dam
aged the Oldham garage adjoining it.
An estimate Of the damage to both es-
Establishments was 10000.
Weld county farmers will be paid
$13,4I6,57l for their beet crop this fall,
according to estimates made after a
careful check Of the sugar factories
within the county and those factories
in surrounding counties which have
contracted acreage In Weld. Weld
county thus faces one Of the most
prosperous years In its history.
Exclusive Of state and county pro
jects, the stale highway commission at
pf. sent. with the cooperation Of the
federal government, Is engaged In
building approximately 30 miles Of i'm.
| proved modern roads AT a cost oi
S3,04S,970. according 10 figures com
piled by the highway engineer. J. 81
Maloney.
J. +. Vallery, assistant general
freight agent. Denver, and +. Z
Young. superintendent at McCO0k. Wis
tied Akron and looked over the wheat
fields recently and expressed them
selves az surprised at the vast ares
and the quality OF the grain. The crop
which is the biggest and best In The
history Of Washington county. is now
being harvested.
A wind amounting to small lorna
do picked up Il granary and turned II
into flying machine with two impris
oned men, near Fleming The struc
ture was lifted bodily from Its foun
datiOn and carried despite Its great
weight for nearly a mile. Riding the
tornado were c. X. Mcdowell and W
G. Neigh and both were badly hurt
when the building crashed TO the earth
One Of the most disastrous fires IL
the history OF northern Colorado com
pIetely destroyed the plant Of The
Farmers Union Milling and Elevator
Company at Milliken. The fire brok,
out during heavy thunderstorm. The
mill was operated by electric power
and IL is believed that lightning STRUCK
the wires. The total loss Is estimated
ut $4,000, only S67 600 Of which WA
covered by insurance.
| As the result Of hunting activities on
the part Of the government biological
survey. the state and two county ant
three wool growers associations, u to
tai OF 1871 predatory animals were
killed In Colorado during the fisca
year Of 1920, besides hundreds more
killed and poisoned by private indi
viduals. according to an annual report
just compiled by l.. c. Crawford, pred
atOry animal inspector.
Jesse II. Newton Of Lincoln. Nebr.
was named superintendent Of the Den
yer public schools ut salary Of sS,0Ol
for the first year, 5000 for the secont
year, and $4,000 for the third year. Al
a meeting Of the board Of education
at Denver. His contract will be signed
for a three-year term. Mr.. Newton a
present holds the position Of city super
intendent Of schools at Lincoln ant
was chosen, according to Lucius F. Hal
lett. president OF the board OF educa
ton. from among twelve OF the rank
ing educators OF America as the mar
most fitted for the position us head o.
the Denver school system
Agnes Zimmerman was appointed
postmaster at Home, larimer county
Colorado; Samuel II. Jaeger at Ortiz
COneJOs county, and Mary Crowner a
Paoli, Phillips county.
Colorado has had only -four terna
does in twenty-five years and has liz
tie to fear from the lRrations Of tn
winds, declared Alfred II. Thlessen o
the United States weather bureau II
an address to the members Of the Colo
RADIO Engineering Council. g.
Spotlight horse racing vii be one Q
the great novelty features at thi
years Colorado State Fair. Night rae
ing on the great half.mile track, viii
powerful searchlights following tn
racers all the while, will be one Of tn
most exciting events imaginable. Be
sides the racing and the fireworks eacl
night, there will be a number Of othe
track events, particularly In front o
the grandstand and bleachers and o.
the infield. The fair commissioner
are determined that the night shov
will be just % Interesting a. many al
fractions, brilliant illuminations an,
searchligh1 can make II. And thi
means every night Of the fair. A nev
program each night. Y
| When lightning struck the electri
wire with which he was preparing