The Raymer enterprise., 1920-10-28
Pithy News Notes
From An Parts of
Colorado
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Gus Carlson, 70 years old and a
resident Of Golden for thirty years, Is
dead at his home. He was a veteran
employe Of the Colorado & Southern
Railroad Company at that place.
William Strictly, 6S years old.
member Of the Colorado college facul-
ty since 1878, and a pioneer educator
Of the Pixies Peak region, died ut Colo
RADIO Springs as a result Of an opera
tion.
Plans are being formulated to build
one Of the finest and largest hospitals
In the state IN the San Isabel forest for
former United States service men.
Lieut.. Noah l.. Waechli is in charge Of
the new project.
A three.foot vein of ore running
from $1OO to $500 per ton has been
struck at n distance Of 900 feet in the
tunnel ut the Hahns Peak Royal
Flush mine which until recently has
been idle for several years.
A movement headed by the Littleton
Commerce Club has been launched to
arrange for a tri-county fair between
Jefferson. Arapahoe and Denver coun-
ties. 1t Is expected to stage the fair
at Overland Park, Denver, next year.
E. Goldstein, Is years old, junk
dealer. living three miles southeast Of
Louisville, Colo, was killed when the
automobile which he was driving
! struck an lnterurban train at Brene
Sper, near his home. The train crew
declared that the whistle was blown
but Goldstein failed to take the warn
ing.
The Craig Colony Association real
lied s12,29405 from the sale Of tags
In Denver, according to the official
count. Although $4,000 is needed to
maintain Craig Colony for the coming
year, the amount raised exceeds for
mer donations and 1t Is believed that
the balance will be raised within the
week.
DR.. Steven T. Egeness, well-known
local physician, and his wife, were pa
tients in their own hospital at Tellu-
ride following very serious auto &C.
cident on the Rico road between Tel
luride and Rico, in which the doctor
and his wife and Miss Lena Gachilini,
nurse, and Miss Florence Jackson Of
Mancos were also badly hurt.
Assessments estimated at more than
| $1,000,0O0 have been levied against
bootleggers, Illicit dealers and manu-
facturers in the Denver division of the
federal supervising prohibition officer
since Jan. 16, 1920, according to Hen
ry A. Larson, director. These assess
ments are virtually various forms Of
taxes payable to the government.
The fifty-thlrd annual meeting of
the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows Of
Colorado, opened at Longmont with
approximately 1000 delegates present.
Degree work at the session of the
grand encampment at which Charles
Ankele of Salida, grand patriarch, pre-
sided, was the feature Of the first
day.
Contracts have been let for the con
structiOn Of six and one-half miles OF
| gravel-surfaced road through Craig,
east and west. The road is known as
Colorado Federal aid project No. "a.
The road will be the first surfaced
highway In Moffat county and is the
first link of an improved road to
run through the entire county to the
Utah line.
Russia, before the war, occupied
first place as timber exporter. When
settled conditions shall again obtain,
Russia will export timber In much
greater quantities than ever. Its tim
ber resources, occupying an area three
times the timbered area of the United
States and Canada combined, will per-
NIT greater expectation than in the
past.
Ray Weiser Of Sapinero, killed two
mountain lions near his cabin on Soap
mesa The lions had been molesting
stock around the Welser place for
some time. Welser Is having the hides
prepared for mementos Of the 0cca-
| sion
Henry Adrian SchmItt died Mt his
home just west Of Grand Junction at
the age Of 80 years. He was pioneer
who came to the Grand valley and 10
Gated when the Indians were still
source OF worry. In 1880, he came to
Grand valley and homesteaded on a
tract Of land few miles northwest of
Grand Junction. Mr.. Schmitt was iden-
titled with the early building of the
valley.
Little May Kelse, 2lk years old, won
the better bal,y prize at the Colorado
State Fair, according to the announce
ment made public by the judges. May
scored 99.4 perfect, the only defect was
a slight discol0ration of the teeth,
which physicians say, is characteristic
OF all Colorado babies. The prize win
ming baby is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred f. Kelse, residing ten miles
north Of Pueblo.
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