The Raymer enterprise., 1920-11-11
Rthy News Notes
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Colorado

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Theodore Anderson, 20, suffered the
loss Of his left arm. which was caught
in q corn shredder on ranch near
Castle Rock.
Golden, Colo. - John Kerr, under.
sheriff, was elected sheriff Of Jeffer.
son county. succeeding Bert Jones,
who served for two terms. William
Woods was elected coroner.
Patrolman Albert Coz was killed by
a shot fired by his wife with feionious
intent according to verdict returned
by the coroner's jury In Denver. Cox
died In he county hospital following
an operation performed In an effort to
save his life. Mrs. Cox ID said to
have admitted the shooting.
Practically every department In the
city government Of Colorado Springs
presented requests for additional ap-
propriations for the remainder Of this
year when the City Council met. The
total amount needed. according to the
estimates, IL S8,s73.s2 In addition to
$1,265.74 already expended for nsces-
sary outlays not included in the years
budget.
Among the subjects considered By
the twenty.third annual convention Of
the American Mining Congress, No.
vember 1919. will be legislation In.
cluding tariff pertaining to the prod
ucts Of the mines, uniformity Of na.
tional and state mining laws, revision
of the general mining code, state and
national "blue-sky" laws, employers
liability laws.
State lands asgregating 6,o00 acres,
sold at public auction In the state
capitol. brought q total Of 3144,200. &C.
cording to John +. Vivian, register Of
the state land board. The lands were
located In seven counties and the
average price was $2l.S4 per acre. One
block Of 100 acres Of irrigated land,
located In the Rio Grands county.
brought 500 per acre. This was one
Of the biggest sales conducted by the
state board In several months.
A total OF $4,000 has been received
BY the State Highway Commission
from Washington, d. c.. as federal aid
money since Oct. Is, J. e. Maloney, en-
gineer for the commission declared
In Denver. This Is the first money
we have received from Washington on
the 100000 due us. This money was
due the commission as the federal gov
ernment's half Of the cost Of certain
highway projects which we have COM
pleted."
Due to the increase and shifting Of
population In Colorado during the past
ten years, the four-district congress
ional map may have Its boundaries
considerably changed by reapportion-
ments of the new Congress, which will
be made after the decennial census Is
officially announced. A reapportlon-
ment Of the representation In the
State Legislature also Is believed to
be a probability, in view Of the greatly
increased population Of certain farm
ing districts and the decrease In min
ing communities.
Seven Of the principal crops grown
In Colorado declined in value $50, ,323,-
$50 during the month OF September. or
1928 per cent, according to calcula.
tons made by the State Immigration
Department, based upon average
prices Sept. and Oct l, us reported
by the United States Bureau OF Crop
Estimates. The crops in question are
corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, potatoes
and hay. Their value on Sept. at
prices prevailing on that date was
S15S, 1873 ,240. and on Oct. 1t had fallen
to S137. 500, 100. The decline in values
in Colorado was not quite so severe as
for the country at large, the percent
age Of loss on the principal crops for
the United States being 15.6 per cent,
according to the calculations made by
the U. s. Bureau of Crop Estimates.
Governors Of Wyoming. New Mexico
and Colorado, mayors Of the principal
cities In these three states, educators,
professional men and citizens who are
interested In education are to be In.
vited to attend the Citizens Confer.
ence on Education to be held In the
state house at Denver Dec. 8 and 0.
The best milk and butter production
record ever made by any COW on the
westren slope was made by COW
owned by Loesch Bros. prominent Hol.
stein breeders Of Montrose county. In a
seven.day test the COW produced 81
pounds of butter and 600 pounds Of
milk. This was an official test. This
COW Is a Montrose county product,
having been born and raised here.
Forty-four counties In Colorado will
get $llS,512 from national forest busi-
ness In the Rocky Mountain district Of
the United States Forest Service dur.
ing the fiscal year 1920. Thirty-two
counties In Wyoming, South Dakota,
Nebraska, Michigan and Minnesota
will share s95,120. The total amount
turned over to the several states from
this source In 1919 was sl97,074. The
money goes to road and school pur
poses.
James Kelley, 80 years old, promi.
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