The Raymer enterprise., 1920-02-19
cENTzlsN1AL STATE ITEMS.


meeting to be held In the House of
Representatives at 10 80. Saturday,
Feb. %, representatives Of taxpayIng
organizations. farmers organizations,
and chambers Of commerce who would
be asked to present their views con-
cerning the best plan to secure in
creased efficiency In the schools, bet
ter training for teachers and to take
up the question Of better salaries for
trained teachers. Notifications OF
this meeting are being sent to repre-
sentative organizations of property
owners, but any organization will be
welcome whether notified or not.
W. T. Van Eaton, a rancher living
eight miles northeast Of Num-, Colo,
ls dead as the result of injuries re-
ceived when he was struck by Union
Pacific passenger train No. 104 as he
was crossing the railroad tracks near
Num- In heavy touring car. He was
carried over 1000 feet on the lOcomo.
tive pilot, but was apparently unhurt
when picked up. He was rushed to
hospital In Greeley. Internal injuries
were the direct cause Of death.
News of her sisters death in Wales
robbed Miss Hannah Henry, 60 years
old, Of her last family tie. She drank
poison at the home of Mrs. N. Fergu.
son in Denver, dying within a few
minutes after removal to the county
hospital. For weeks Miss Henry had
planned visit to her sister and had
purchased her railroad transportation,
steamship passage and arranged for
the passport, when letter arrived,
telling Of her sisters death.
Nick Salakovich, one Of three Jugo.
Slav bandits who attempted to hold
up and rob an automobile carrying
$4,000, the pay roll Of the Forbes
mine, Of the Rocky Mountain Fuel
Company, near Trinidad, and who was
wounded In the neck in the battle OF
the bandits with Deputy Sheriff Al
bert Tyler, Mine Supt. james Mat
thews and Store Manager L. +. Nor.
ris, died at the hospital in Trinidad.
Enos A. Mills, Colorado naturalist,
and author, and proprietor of the
Longs Peak Inn, In Estes Park, lost a
case before the State Utilities Com
mission In which he sought relief
through the powers of the commission
from what he alleged as discrimi-
natOry changes made the Rocky
Mountain Park Transportation Com.
pany In Its routings Of motor service
through the park.
Using a hack saw furnished him by
his wife, Louis G. Martin, wanted by
the police in Flint, Mich, on charge
OF grand larceny, escaped from the
county Jail at Colorado Springs while
Deputy Sheriff c. w. Mimic OF Flint
was making preparations to take him
back to the Michigan city on a night
train. The saw, together with pair
Of pliers and wire nlppers, were
found In his cell after the escape.
Edward 7. Devine, associate editor
Of the Survey, and one of the leading
social workers of the United States,
will be a member Of the faculty Of the
University Of Colorado summer school,
which will open on June IA at Boulder.
Mrs. Cora Winchell of Columbia Uni
verslty will have charge of the classes
in home economics and Prof. Jerome
Dowd of Oklahoma University Of the
department Of social science.
Gunnison county, In cooperation
with the United States and the state
Of Colorado, will reconstruct the Blue
Mesa road, on the Rainbow route,
from Cebolla to Cimarron at an ex-
pendlture Of $4,000. The United
States will furnish funds for this pur-
pose to the amount of $4,000, the
state $22, 2,500, and the county SO, $500.
Nick Chlzick, an overseas fighter
who contracted tuberculosis while
fighting In France, died at st. Mary's
hospital at Grand Junction, adding
one more name to the long list of
casualties from that bitter struggle.
He came back to American territory
some months ago In very poor health.
In the national forests Of Colorado
alone more than 100000 persons
spent their vacations In 1919" A. II.
Carhart Of the local forestry offices
told the delegates to the conference of
foresters and engineers More than
$4,000 automobiles toured the forest
highways.
Agriculturists of the western slope
are delighted with the appointment of
II. A. Ireland as livestock expert of
the Uncompahgre Reclamation project
to take up other work. Mr.. Ireland
Is an expert agrlculturist In addition
to being n livestock man and Is
trained and practical farmer.
A bond election for 100000 will be
held In Boulder March to provide
funds for school improvements. The
money is to be used in building addi-
tions to three of the Boulder grade
schools. The schools are overcrowded,
the attendance having increased 45O
since last fall.
The work Of clearing off the site OF
the new high school building has been
completed at Florence and the founda-