The Raymer enterprise., 1920-05-06
Pithy News Notes
From Au Pdsts Of
Colorado
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Golden has organized a commercial
club with Herman F. Coors as Its pres
ident. E. A. Phinney and Harry d.
Martin, Denver undertaken who lives
In Golden, have been elected vice pres
idents; G. r. Quaintance, secretary,
and Grover Taylor Of the Rubey Ma
tional bank, treasurer.
One hundred and twenty-seven boys
and girls in the centralized school at
New Raymer have Joined the agricul-
tural clubs organized BY the farm bu-
reau. The club projects include: sum-
mer tillage Of non-irrigated land, corn
raising. poultry raising, pig raising,
sewing. gardening and cooking.
Reports are current of the probable
opening Of the Colorado Midland rail-
road June l. The first work train
which has been clearing away rock
slides, etc, and opening the road for
other work trains, has passed Lead
Vile and is now on Its way up Hager.
man pass through the snow.
One hundred thousand dollars is be-
Ing spent in improving the Y. NJ. c. A.
camp in preparation for the 1920 sea-
son In Estes Park. The first confer
ence will be for students Of the Rocky
Mountain states and will be held June
IL to 20. The twenty institutions
composing the conference are expected
to be represented by $50 students.
Sentiment on the western slope has
greatly increased In favor Of the adop-
ton of the amendment to the state
constitution this fall which would au-
thorize the construction Of the three
tunnels to connect the eastern and
western parts Of this state. The recent
snow blockade on Marshall pass, which
worked great hardship to this region,
Is believed to have increased the SEN
timent.
C. II. Wolfe, Greeley bee expert, de-
clares that bee dealers are opposed to
the daylight saving plan. Bees, ac-
cording to Mr.. Wclfe. refuse to come
out until the sun reaches certain
height and warns the hives. II the
owners work around the hives before
that time 1t puts the bees In bad
humor. Since the bees refuse to OBJ
serve the new time the extra hour In
the morning would be Of no value to
the owners, he said.
Every reservoir in the Poudre valley
will be completely filled this year as
the result of the recent blizzard. Be
cause of the drouth last year, the res
ervoirs were drained to the limit and
unusual precipitation was needed to
refill this season. At the present time
both the Platte and Poudre rivers are
running big heads of water In spite of
the fact that most Of the ditch COM
panies are diyerting water from the
river for reservoir filling.
Details of the 81, 100000 paving pro-
gram adopted by the city council,
which have been in preparation for
months, were finally made public when
the city commissioners at a special
meeting, held In the council chamber,
went on record In favor Of paving four
main thOroughfares Of Colorado
Springs in the near future; authoriz.
Ing the city attorney to draw resolu.
tion pertinent to paving, which will
embody the plans and specifications
Of the city engineer.
A convention Of the Rocky Noun
tain districts Of the three engineering
aternities-American Institute Of
Electrict Engineers, American Society
Of Civil Engineers and the American
Institute of Mechanical Engineers
will be held In Boulder next month.
The date will not be set until the ac
ceptances OF the men who have been
invited to speak Is received. 1t will be
about May Is. however, and will bring
to Boulder 200 of the leading engineers
of the Rocky Mountain district.
There Is now more snow on Lizards
Head, Cumbres and Marshall passes
than ever before In the knowledge OF
the white man," according to Capt J
d. Mcleod Of the United States lane
office, Denver branch.
Capt. Gerald NJ. Sommers, said to bt
wanted in Denver and several Other
Western cities for passing worthless
checks, was arrested in Los Angelo.
after attempting to pass forged
check upon hotel proprietor there
according to dispatch received fr0m
Los Angeles.
Several county assessors have made
partial reports to the State ImmIgra
ton Department on agricultural stats
tics for 1920, and the tabulation OF
these reports in the office of the de.
partment will be begun about May !
Such reports received to date indicate
that the total acreage In cultivation
this year will be somewhat greater
than that reported last year, though II
Is yet too early to make any forecasts
regarding the various crops. All ad.
vance reports indicate slight decrease
in the acreage Of winter wheat, but o
possible increase In spring wheat. corr
and sorghums, and a possible slight In