The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-11
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nounced yesterday BY the state immi.
grafton department. These reports
show about 10000 acres devoted ia
the crop. Il b estimated the crop will
bring go, $4,000 on . production Of
2.740,000 tons. This is the third crop
In the state In point Of value. being
surpassed only by wheat and hay.
However, 1t Is predicted that the value
Of the corn crop. including silage and
forage, will be very close to that Of
sugar beets.
The Custer Peak section OF the Den.
ver-Deadwood highway has Just been
completed under the supervision Of
the United States Forest Service, Al.
len s. Peck, district forester, an
nounced yesterday, and the road ia
ready for use. The Custer Peak sec
tion Of this interstate highway Is said
to embrace about seven miles Of the
most scenic part in the Western states.
The cost was $4,000 and the project
was part Of the program for the
United States Forest Service to i'm.
prove the entire line Of travel be-
tween Denver and Deadwood, s. d.
Mrs. Stella Francis. who shot and
killed her husband, Roy Francis, last
Wednesday, was exonerated by the
coroner's Jury at Greeley. The jury's
verdict stated the shooting was In self
defense. Evidence showed Francis had
not only threatened his wife with
death. but also their two small child.
rem. Examination Of the mans pistol
and cartridges revealed he had tried
to shoot his wife six times. but had
failed through weakness Of the gun
spring.
A total Of e17.s23,700 has been paid
out Of the state treasury for all pur.
poses in the period from Jan. /, 1919.
to Nov. l, 1920, according to a report
made by the state auditor to Governor
Shoup. Auditor Stong's report shows
that Of this amount 81. 2.SO1, ,S0S.51 was
paid out In cash, $778.Sl8.s4 on the
capitol building. $262,5S1.8O In COM
pensation; s8S.9l2 In warrants, $178,-
18.76 In certificates Of Indebtedness,
N,S0,N119 In 1919 revenue and ST..
400,1 In 1920 revenue.
Hearing on the application Of the
Denver L Interurban Railway Com.
pany for l5 per cent increase In pas.
senger fares between Denver and
Boulder Is set for Wednesday, Nov. 10,
by the Public Utilities Commission. w.
H. Edwards, receiver for the road, sets
forth in his application for the In
crease that employees have asked for
a wage raise, which, II granted, will
amount to $4,000 a year.
Clyde B. Taylor, banker, had his ail-
tomobile stolen when he was In Colo.
rado Springs. Search was quickly In.
stituted, but without avail, until the
alleged thief, H. p. McManus, parked
the machine, unthinklngly, in front of
the bankers home In Monument and
was promptly arrested.
Shot in full sight OF score Of pc
destrians, Joseph Ferguson is In n
critical condition at the county hospi.
tai In Denver from the effects of a
bullet wound through his right lung.
Earl II. Young and Alonzo Holman
are held as suspects by the police in
connection with the shooting.
Federal appropriations to boost trav-
el In the United States will be the
plea of Colorado Springs hotel and
scenic attraction men at the confer
ence Of the Western Hotels Scenic AS
sociation, to be held at Santa Bar
bara, Calf, this month.
Salary Increases for Denver school
teachers totaling $4s9590. to become
effective In most part December !,
1920, are recommended In a report Of
special. salaries committee OF the
Denver school board, which was adopt
ed by the whole board.
W. X. Kelley has assumed his du-
ties as principal Of the Trinidad High
School, succeeding D. 7. Petty, who
resigned recently. Mr.. Kelley is a
graduate Of Purdue University.
While 1t may not be the most de-
sirable occupation In the world, be.
cause Of being under the control of
the state at all times and subject to a
call to any remote part Of Colorado,
the position Of official state trapper
proved a profitable occupation for
John Platz, near Estes Park, after
over four months Of service, came out
with a cash balance of a little over
$1,000, or more than s400 per month.
During the mining convention In
Denver, November 1919, a subsidiary
conference will be held on taxation to
consider the proposed revision of the
present excess war profits tax law as
affecting mining-coal, oil, metals and
chemicals-as the present law has
proved unworkable, unfair and de.
structlve to business. State tax laws
will also be discussed as they are now
confusing and burdensome.
The Orman Construction Company
Of Pueblo has been granted a contract
at Fort Lyons to build water supply
reservoir, and concrete paving and to
lay sewer and water pipe. the work to
aggregate near 100000. Work will