The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-25
Pithy News Notes
From Al Parts Of
Colorado

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
A swing that went wrong, while
John l.. Lemons Of Denver was chop
ping wood, led to his death in ST.
Luke's hospital.
A rich discovery Of gold ore has
been made in large mass at Bo.
nanza, an old mining camp in the low
lands of the San Luis valley.
Farm values In Ouray county in
creased from 1884, ,455 In 1910 to ST..
925035 in 1920, according to census re-
ports announced In Washington, d. g.
This Is gain Of 44.3 per cent.
Charles Binder Of the Mllliken dis
trict has received a check for $13,60S
for sugar beets. This is the largest
paid from the Loveland branch Of the
Great Western Sugar Company.
Washington State University athletic
heads advise that there Is no practica.
Bile way by which a contest this year
may be contested with the football
eleven Of the Colorado Agricultural
College.
Dave Williams, negro, on trial In
the District Court before Judge J. A..
Park for the murder of John Shan.
non on July of this year, has been
found guilty Of voluntary manslaugh-
ter by the jury.
Under a decision Of the Colorado Tax
Commission teachers salaries in Den.
yer schools will be increased more than
100000. As a result Of the approval
OF the Denver school boards applica.
ton, therate OF levy for school taxes
In Denver county will be increased .
mills on every dollar collected.
Completing her record with pro-
ductiOn OF 10,GS6.6 pounds Of milk and
820SI pounds Of fat, RainbOw's Ro-
sette, 3l12S8, owned by the Agricul-
tural College here, is now champion
Of her class in Colorado. Her record
was begun at years and months
of age.
The Bank OF North Fork at Hotch-
kiss has received n new burglar.prOof
safe for keeping It's finances intact
The old safe was shattered by bank
robbers month ago when they
escaped with about $4,000 In valu.
ables. The bank authorities deemed
it best to spend the money for a
burglar.proof affair.
Sheriff n. Hall of Weld county has
returned from Oklahoma City with
Mrs. Josie Clinton, girl wife Of Charles
Chester Clinton, alleged bank bandit
Mrs. Clinton will be formally charged
with participation In the robbery OF
the bank OF Evans, Colo, last March.
She had been held under $4,000 bail
at Oklahoma City, awaiting the ar
rival of the Colorado officer.
A binding snowstorm interfered
somewhat with the ceremonies incl
dent to the laying Of the first log In
the group Of cottages to be erected In
the Rainbow Ranch settlement. near
Canon City, In the Sangre de Christie
mountains, where colony is to be
established for tubercular service men
in the midst of one of the most beau
tiful and healthful sections In the
Rocky Mountain region.
Two gifts, totaling S1.l50.OOO, from
the general educational board of New
York to Colorado educational institu-
tiOns, have been announced. The sum
Of SSJO,OO0 from the Rockefeller Foun-
datiOn for the advancement of medical
science is awarded the University OF
Colorado at Boulder for new medi.
cal school and state hospital, on con-
ditiOn that the university and state
raise Ss0O,0OO for that purpose. Colo.
RADIO College, Colorado Springs, Is
given 100000 for its endowment fund,
on condition that 1t raise S6O0OOO.
The Carnegie Corporation of New
York recently added $4,000 to Colo
RADIO Colleges endowment, making the
total $l,G04,0O0.
The Board Of County Commission.
ers, after thoroughly investigating the
proposed route of the new auto high
way up the west side of Grand Mesa,
the lO,SO0fOot tableland east of Grand
Junction, have declared themselves In
favor Of the road being built at the
earliest possible time, as ii will mean
one Of the greatest drawing cards for
tourists In the west. The climb would
be nearly as great as the climb from
Colorado Springs to the summit OF
Pixies Peak.
The trial Of Mrs. Louise Peete,
charged with the murder of Jacob @.
Denton, was continued from Nov. 20
to Jan. 10. The continuance was
granted at special session of Judge
Craig's division Of the superior court
at Los Angeles, only the attorneys In
the case and court attaches being
present, This was at the request Of
the accused woman, who wanted to
avoid the stares Of a large crowd Of
curious women. Mrs. Peete is being
represented by Public Defender Wood.
He was unable to secure all the evi.
dence he desired by the time originally
set for the beginning of the trial and
finally overcame the objections of Mrs.