The Raymer enterprise., 1920-04-22
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts Of
Colorado
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Three persons were frozen to death,
a third killed in an accident, and q
fourth Is reported dying as the result
of exposure suffered during the un-
usually violent April storm which
swept across Colorado recently.
Five prominent Longmont business
men and bankers have purchased the
controlling interest in the Empson
Canning Goods Company from J. II.
Empson, pea king. for 100000. Mr..
Empson win retire from active busi-
neoe.
There will be more head lettuce
shipped from Florence to Chicago and
eastern points this year than ever be-
fore. c. J. Ton, the leading grower,
is making preparations for his biggest
season. and expects to ship 800 crates
q day from July 10 till the latter part
Of September. Other growers will do
q large volume Of business also.
The famous peak to peak" tour, a
prospect to connect Longs peak and
Pixies peak with fine roads and ade-
quate housing facilities, thereby al
lowing tourists to visit Platte cafion,
one Of the most attractive play
grounds In the Rocky mountains, may
soon be possible as the result of an
enthusiastic meeting held in Kiowa
lodge at Bailey.
Peter G. Mcnamara and Charles Te-
revich, cagemen at the Tomboy mine.
were instantly killed at Telluride
when they were caught between the
cage and timbers In the shaft. They
were riding up In an empty car on
the cage platform when the car tipped
as the weight shifted, throwing both
into the timbers, breaking their necks
and crushing their heads. Terevich
leaves a family and Mcnamara was
unmarried.
William Henry Bennett, who en-
listed at Denver, Colo. on September
2, 1919. won the gold medal for prof.
cheney In the Machinist Mate class Of
the Aviation Mechanics School which
graduated on April 3rd at the Great
Lakes Training Station. He was also
the recipient Of letter Of commenda-
tion from the commandant Of the Nav
al Training Station, Great Lakes, for
his good work. His home address II
L0ngmOnt.
A new broad gauge railroad Is being
built by the United States Portland
Cement Company at Concrete, just
east of Florence. The line will tap an
enormous deposit OF limestone on Bea-
yer creek. Work Is progressing rapid
ly under the direction Of James Spry-
ker Of Denver, who has contract for
the entire line. The new quarries to
be tapped will be ready for operation
BY May /, when It ID hoped to have the
road completed.
Every employ6 Of the Out West
Printing Company received amounts
ranging from 500 to 5000 from the
estate Of Charles B. Ferrin, president
Of the company, who recently died at
Colorado Springs. In the will which
was read the Salvation Army, the Y.
II. G. A. and the Y. W. c. A. are named
as residuary legatees. These three or
ganixations will share equally between
$4,000 and 100000, the residue Of an
estate valued at from 500, 900 to $125,-
600.
In a fit Of insane jealousy prompted
by the estrangement Of woman's af-
fections from himself to 19-year-old
boy, Henry Ritter, IS, shot and killed
Mrs. Bessie Rails, 28, divorcee and
reputed heir to an immense fortune,
In Denver. As the woman fell to the
floor dead. Ritter turned and fired one
shot at her alleged sweetheart, Earl
Brown. The bullet went wide, and Rit-
ter then trained the pistol on himself
and dropped to bed with bullet
through his heart.
Five mountain lions are included in
a list Of 148 predatory animals which
were killed during February and
March by state employees under the d.
rection of Logan Crawford, predatory
animal inspector Of the United States
Biological Survey. Altogether thirty
five hunters and trappers were en-
gagged In the hunt for predatory AMI
mails, according to Roland g. Parvin,
state game and fish commissioner.
Their expenses are paid Jointly BY the
state and federal governments.
Charles G. Gates, president Of the
Gates Rubber Company Of Denver, has
announced that the company has put
In group insurance for its employees.
Each Of the 1000 employees will be
given life insurance policy, the com
pany paying the premiumA according
to Mr.. Gates. The principal amount
Of each policy will be based on length
Of service, and will be increased at In
tervals Of six months. More than
100000 were required to initiate the
plan. The insurance will be written
by the Capitol Life Insurance Com
pany Of Denver. The plan to adopt
group insurance was recommended By
the Industrial Congress, composed Of