The Raymer enterprise., 1920-08-26


Hugo, Colo.-The Lincoln County Fair
will be held at Hugo, Sept. 1880.
Unusual prosperity Is being expe.
rienced by Delta due to the large pay.
rolls at the three factories now being
built or recently opened for operations
there.
W. r. Enfield has sold his 4O-acre
ranch near Montrose for 10000 to
Frank Chase of Paxton, Neb. This
b probably one Of the fanciest prices
ever paid for land In that region.
William Herndon, a Santa Fe rail.
road employee ut La Junta, is dead, and
four others are injured seriously as the
result Of midnight race between au-
tomobiles on the road from La Junta
to Rocky Ford.
A special grand jury to prooe the
strike riots which resulted In seven
deaths, ftfty-two injuries and property
loss running near the 100000 mark,
will be impanelled In Denver by Dis.
trict Judge Clarence J. Morley.
Charles McCarty. neld on bur.
Rlary charge at Topeka, Kan, con.
fessed that he is an escaped convict
from the Colorado state -penitentiary
at Canon City. He expressed desire
to be returned to Canon City rather
than stand trial.
All southern Colorado is looking for.
ward to the great Labor day program
to be given at Walsenburg, Sept. 6.
live wires" from the various camps
and the Walsenburg Commercial Club
have arranged day full of recreation
and sports.
Automobile bandits entered the An.
derson general merchandise store at
Haxtun aud carried away about $4,000
worth Of mems clothing. The men
"pulled the job" when the night mar.
Shal was In another part Of the town
and escaped without person seeing
them.
The chance passing Of Clarence Nc
I.oigllan on q little freQienied road
near Ioveland saved from critical, II
not fatnl. injury Of Nal Edmonds. He
was near suffocation from being
pinned under his overturned auto, with
great weight resting on his lungs,
having been held helpless for q half
hour
Remarkable progress In the agricul.
tuaI development of Moffat county Is
shown for the last year by the report
Of the state board Of immigration. The
report shows there are 78l land own.
.rs and lomesteaders and fifty-five
renters, with n total OF 48,31S acres
under cultivation, 67.77S acres OF farm,
land not vet broken, and with an In
crease of 1916 acres Of land raising
crops.
There will be six big days and six
big nights at the 1920 Colorado State
Fair. Opening on Sunday, September
49, II will close on the night Of Friday.
and there will not be dull moment
during that entire time. There will be
some good racing on the opening day
--Sunday-and some other appropriate
attractions beside the multitude of dis.
plays. There will be major attractions
which Il would require a whole news
paper TO mention, much more to de-
scribe.
A disagreement between officials Of
The Denver and Salt Lake railroad and
OF the Western Union Telegraph Com.
pany resulted In. the telegraph com.
pany issuing an order abandoning
service on the Moffat road. The state
public utilities commission immedi-
ately notified the telegraph company
that Its order was In conflict with
Colorado laws and that such, dlscrimi.
nation would not be permitted, The
order was Immediately rescInded by
the telegraph company.
Five thousand bushels Of wheat wer,
strewn over SedgwIck MS the result OF u
terrific explosion In the Farmers grain
elevator.
The Denver h Salt Lake Railroad
Company has filed with the State Pub,
IL Utilities Commission a petition re.
q,ipsting that II he permitted to ad
vance freight rates on Its line 81 per
cent over existing rates, instead Of .
per cent as requested by the other
Colorado railroads located In the terri
tory west of line drawn north and
south through the Colorado "n,m
points, which include Cheyenne. Der
yer Colorado Springs. Pueblo ard r.
DID
The president, secretary and men,
beers Of the executive board Of the Den.
yer Tramway Employees Union are in
jail. The seven strike heads were
sentenced by District Judge Greeley
Whitford to serve ninety days In the
county jail for contempt Of court. They
had been found guilty because the