The Raymer enterprise., 1920-02-05
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


make reports each week during the
threshing season showing the acreage
and production Of all grain threshed
BY them. The form of measure gen.
orally favored is one similar to the
law now In effect In Michigan, which
has proved very successful. Under
this no fee is charged for the licensing
Of threshermen, but they are required
to furnish information regarding acre
age and production Of grain threshed
In lieu Of paying fee. The State
Immigration Department now collects
through county assessors information
showing the acreage devoted to each
crop, but accurate information regard
Ing production 10 not available.
A net gain Of more than $4,000, 900
In the resources Of Colorado banking
institutions for the business year Of 1919
over the previous year Is revealed In
the annual report Of Grant McFerson,
state bank commissioner, made public.
The report covers 23l state and sav-
ings banks, five private banks and
eighteen trust companies. The total
resources Of these institutions at the
close OF business Dec. 31st was $11S,-,
404, ,216.58, a gain Of $1S,278,03424 over
the previous year. This is the finest
showing ever made by the banks Of the
state.
Silver dollars are going to be scarce
from now on, due to scarcity OF sill
yer. In their place dollar bills will
be circulated, as In Eastern cities. No
more silver dollars can be obtained by
banks unless silver certificates are
given In exchange. Silver, under this
ruling cannot be bought with gold.
There is shortage OF silver certifl-
Gates. The banks will be able to get
only a limited number of 81 and 81
bills. The result is expected TO be
revival Of silver mining in Colorado.
approximately $25,OOO,00O changed
hands In live stock transactions dur
Ing the six days Of Denver's four
teenth annual National Western Stock
Show, which closed its gates after the
most successful season in its history.
Men In close touch with the market
have computed the amount from COM
paratlve bank clearings and other
available data. Attendance records
were also smashed this year. Total
attendance figures for the show were
announced as 1881.
An epidemic Of smallpox has broken
out In the city Of Durango. The city
commissioners, acting as the board OF
health, have issued orders to the ef-
feet that no person shall be permitted
to attend the public or private schools
Of the city unless they have been vac
cinated. The board Of directors Of the
public schools and managers or per-
sons in charge Of private schools are
expressly forbidden to permit any stu
dent who has not been vaccinated to
attend school.
August Speck, perhaps the first set
tier In what Is now North Park, who
went to that section forty.five years
ago, died at his home near Owl, Colo,
and his body was taken to Manches-
ter, Ia. for interment. Mr.. Speck was
born In Germany a little more than
eighty-eight years ago, and went to
North Park forty-five years ago, be-
Ing engaged In sluice mining. He
shipped large quantities Of gold from
time to time.
Hilary King, q, was instantly killed
while hauling timber to his ranch, some
twenty nine miles west Of Colorado
Springs, near Divide. He lost his bal
ance from the humping Of the wagon
on the frozen roads and fell beneath
one OF the rear wheels which crushed
out his life.
Mining activities are reflected In the
planned erection In the San Juan min
ing field at Little Deadwood gulch of
. flfty-ton mill early this spring. The
Incas Mining Company is financing the
building Of the plant.
The body OF Steve Borad, cage ten
der, was found at the bottom OF the
shaft of the Sunnyside mine, near Sil.
verton, 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
to the opening.
David Lloyd, age 10, student In
the local high school at Grand juno
tion, ended his life by shooting him
self through the head while at the
home OF his sweetheart, Miss Vida
Fowler, 10, also high school student.
The couple are said to have quarreled
about company whom Miss Fowler ac-
companied to dance the night before.
A few men are working steadily on
the new entry to the big coal mine at
Sunlight. Everyone is hoping that the
Colorado Midland again will be oper-
ated and the output from the mines
will be much larger than ever.
H. A. Gitz, farmer near Monte
Vista, died, the victim Of the influenza
epidemic, which has caused Monte
Vista authorities to place ban on all