The Raymer enterprise., 1920-12-02
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

Inc CLASSIFICATION OF oo,4oV dcreD VI
land In the Lamar, Colo. and the Den
yer land districts rs being chiefly
valuable for grazing and raising Of
forage crops has been approved BY
Secretary OF the Interior John Barton
Payne, according to word reaching the
office Of n. D. McEniry, chief Of the
field division, United States general
land office. These lands have been
designated as coming under the pro-
visions Of tie stock raising homestead
law. Entries OF those citizens who
have heretofore made application un.
der the proper stipulation will be
granted after Nov. 80. Only persons
who have already made application
for tl.ese lands will be granted entries.
Declaring that the economic loss to
the state OF Colorado from the rav.
ages OF tuberculosis approximates
slG,0OO.0O0 annually, and about 2,030
persons died Of this disease In the
state last year, Acting Governor
George Stephan has issued a procla-
nation, naming Sunday. Dec. 5, as
Tuberculosis Sunday. The proclama-
ton calls upon the people Of the state
to support the Colorado tuberculosis
Association In fighting the white
plague by purchasing Christmas seals
and aiding the association In every
way possible during the campaign for
funds, Dec. TO 10.
Discovery Of suitcase, filled with
dies, metal, moulds and other counter.
feiting paraphernalia, by police in q
small shack In Pueblo IL believed to
furnish evidence against Roy Bohan-
non and Elmer Cameron on the charge
OF cOunterfelting. Bohannon and Cam.
eron were arrested on a charge Of
holding up II. s. Writ, a taxi driver.
When searched, spurious coins were
found In their possession. Charges
were filed against the pair for high
way robbery by the city authorities.
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The estimated production Of pota-
foes In Colorado for 1920 Is l1,1s0,0OO
bushels, as compared with 100000
bushels in 1910, according to the Of.
fetal report Of the State Board Of In
migration. The quality Of potatoes for
this year Is figured at 90 per cent OF
nornml, compared with S5 per cent
last year and 90 per cent average for
the last ten years. III the United
Suites the production Of potatoes will
reach 42l, ,252,OOO bushels. Last year
this country's total potato production
was 1872. 2.1l3,000 bushels.
President Newton c. Dougherty Of
the Colorado turner's Congress has
announced that the sessions Of this
years Congress have been postponed
until later In the year and that the
new date will be announced ms soon US
1t is definitely known.
Following the passenger train derail.
mcnt near Grand Valley, freight de-
raiment near Sh0shone, above Glen.
wood. and another ut Miners. near
Palisade, have caused the Rio Grande
Railroad much trouble and extensive
delay In traffic.
Following community celebration
at Grayln Heights schooihouse at
which his wife gave several readings,
John kobler, 30 years old, wealthy
farmer living near Sterling, shot his
bride to death and killed himself.
A campaign to raise $4,000 TO be
used In uncovering prehistoric cliff
dwellings In the southwestern section
Of the state has been launched by the
State Historical and Natural History
Society.
What promises to be the richest dis.
coyery Of pitchblende In the history OF
Colorado mining has been made In the
Gold Rock mine in Russell gulch, three
miles north of Idaho Springs.
Mr., and Mrs. r. L. Gravestock have
sold the Belvidere hotel In Monlrose
| to Charles +. Sibilian OF Salida.
II. c. Smith has sold his ranch in
Norwood near Telluride, to the San
Miguel Development Company.
The Colorado Power Company Is en-.
largng Its plant at Sterling; more
than $4,000 will be expended.
William COss, son of J. +. Coss,
newspaper publisher of Walsenburg,
will recover, following an attack on
the Walsenburg- Pueblo road by five
highwaymen, who beat him into in
sefsibility, and stole his new touring
car which he had just purchased in
Pueblo. Four men have been arrested
and charged with the assault. They
ure said to have confessed to the sher-
III. They are Raymond Chase, Gary,
Ind; Wesley Wentworth, Denver
Ralph O'Leary, Boston, and George
CoOksley Of England.
The voters of Mesa county have bal.
Ioted In favor Of the Slj0,000 bond is.
sue which will give Mesa county a
| s250,000 courthouse. The sinking
fund which the county has been laying
by for years will make up the balance