The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-16
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

ter and telephone public utilities In
Colorado TO give direct notice to pa
irons before changes In rates or regu.
lations effectlng service can legally be
made. Under the public utilities law
notice Is deemed to have been given
the public when the public utility posts
a copy OF the new rate schedule In Its
office and files schedule with the
state commission, at least thirty days
before the effective date OF the pro-
posed new rates The commission has,
however, decided that each consumer
or user Of public utility service must
have direct notice Of rate changes The
order effects 332 public utilities In the
state.
Following clash between Colorado
sheep owners who were attempting to
move q 900 over the Utah line for win
ter pasturage and Utah officers who
stopped them on the state line charg-
ing an attempt to eyade the quarantine
law. the sheep owners secured tenn
pOrary injunction which will prevent
Utah authorities from enforcing the
quarantine law. The injunction will
hold until the attorneys Of the sheep
men have placed their case before the
courts. In the meantime Colorado
sheepmen, who assert that their flocks
will starve II forced to remain on the
home range, are moving them over the
line to the regular Utah pastures.
Grand Junction and Grand valley
cattlemen returning from COllbran re-
port one Of the best meetings Of the
Plateau Valley Stock Growers Asso-
citation ever held in the history Of the
organization, which, next to the I'm.
compahgre Valley Horse and Cattle
Growers Association, is the largest In
Colorado. The names of over 200 cat
tie and stock men are on its rolls. The
meeting held at the close of the week
was attended by hundreds of people
from all over Plateau valley and the
auditorium at Collbran, In which the
sessions were held, was taxed by the
crowd.
New clews which may prove of In
terest in the murder of Jacob c. Dem
ton, wealthy broker, at Los Angeles,
are being investigated. Finding Of a
cancelled check issued by Mrs. Louise
Peete, charged with Denton's staying,
led to Identification of woman en-
ployed by her as Mrs. Katherine Nor
ris. Investigators for the prosecution
and the defense are searching for Mrs.
Morris, believing she may be able to
give additional information on points
which have not been cleared up.
The popular festivals which the cat
tlemen OF the western slope held each
year until during the war, when they
were discontinued, will be resumed.
and on Feb. the Cncompahgre Valley
Cattle and Horse Growers Association
will hold the biggest meeting that has
ever been planned by this organization.
Governor Oliver II. Shoup has already
been invited to be the chief speaker of
the day.
A plea for legislation to accept the
gift Of Ss50,0O0 offered to the Uni
versity Of Colorado for the establish
ment OF great medical school and
state hospital in Denver was nade by
Herbert s. Hadley, former COVE. nor
Of Missouri and now professor Of law
at the University Of Colorad., In an
address made to the Optlmists Club,
Denver.
Plans are under consideration for
the complete remodeling Of the Cedar
edge fish hatchery. The interior ar.
rangement has been poor and the
water circulation and floor drainage
unsatisfactory. No eggs were placed
H. the hatchery this fall, due to the
expected remodeling and the excep.
tonally light take Of eggs.
Larimer county will hold a poultry
show In Fort Collins. Dec. 90 to %,
according to plans announced here by
County Agent BascOme. The show will
be the first to be held by local exhibi.
tors In the county and Is attracting
considerable attention.
Plans for big pageant to celebrate
the fiftieth anniversary of the found.
Ing Of Colorado Springs. July 81, 1921,
are now being made by the Pioneer So
.ciety and Chamber of Commerce COM
mittees 1t is proposed TO hold the af-
fair In the Garden Of the Gods, with
scenes representing various points in
the development from the little log
shack town and Indian fighting days to
the present.
The razing Of the old church edifice
at the corner of Santa Fe avenue and
Seventh street, is destroying another
Of Pueblo's land marks. The building
was put up In 1865, when st. Peters
Episcopal church was organized, the
first church Of that denomination to
be established in the state south Of
Denver.
The bushel Of red winter wheat ex.
hlbited in Chicago's great grain ex-
hiblt by J. ]. Skinner of Fruita took
second prize, being only fraction of
n score behind the first prize bushel
grown by John Howell Of Montrose.