The Raymer enterprise., 1920-06-10
Pitly News Notes
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Colorado
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Postmaster reappointed by Presi-
dent Wilson included John C. Miller.
Boulder. Colo, and william e. King,
Sterling. Cole.
Ouray authorities have ordered the
wrecking Of several dilapidated struc-
lures and the installing Of cement side.
walks in place Of the old wooden walk
in Z number Of places.
Aspen has gone back to standard
time. the daylight saving clock proving
20 unpopular that The city council was
forced to rescind It's previous action
moving up the clock one hour.
Pat West, q 14-year-old boy who re-
Gently went to Craig with H. r. Nc.
Gonagie from Iowa, Is an expert with
a tractor and will be boss Of the plow-
ing crew at the McGonlgle ranch this
season.
Lester Kruse and Robert Beard. both
Of Loveland, are recovering from In
1uries received when hot water tank
was exploded BY the intense heat Of
q fire which destroyed some Of the
buildings OF Alfred II. Smith Of the
Fairview dairy. The loss Ii estimated
at $500.
Glen SiversOn, 4 student Of Lowell
school, who was accidentally hit In the
head with a bat at Colorado Springs
while playing baseball at the school,
10 dead. The boy, who was II years
old, was catching and stepped too close
to the home plate, when he was hit as
the batsman drew back to strike at o
ball.
An important local realty deal was
made ut Victor when A. E. Reynolds
sold the postoffice block to ]. B. By.
eEs for 5000. The building Il occu.
pied by the postoffice, the Bank Of Vic
tor and several. business firms, and Ii
probably the best income property In
the Cripple Greek district
Victor johnson, 10. q miner living at
Georgetown, was instantly killed when
a motorcycle In which be was riding
skidded In q muddy stretch Of the high.
way on Floyd hill and upset. George
Gallagher, who was driving the motor
cycle. was uninjured. The body wat
taken to Georgetown. Johnson leaves
bic mother and one sister.
Elmore Peterson, secretary Of the
Greeley Chamber Of Commerce, Is to
become a member Of the faculty Of the
University Of Colorado. He will be di.
rector OF the extension department,
with which he was formerly associated
during the years leave Of absence that
has been granted DR.. L. d. Osborn. He
will teach economics and viii be secre-
tary Of the bureau Of business and
commercial development In the extenr
sion division.
As result Of the exceptionally IA,
orable weather for plowing and plant
ing In all sections Of the state farmers
have made slight reyisions In their
plans In most districts, according to re-
ports received by the Cooperative
Crop Reporting Service, and the result
will be slightly larger acreages Of such
late crops as corn, beans, sorghums,
ETC., than were originally planned Win.
ter wheat Is generally in fine condition
and spring wheat Is making good pro
gress
An Interesting series Of free lectures
has been arranged by Prof. Milo G.
Derham for the students Of the Uni
versity Of Colorado summer school and
citizens Of Boulder. Two or more free
lectures will be given each day
throughout the summer quarter, June
IA to August 2S. In addition, DIR. Der.
ham has arranged for mountain excur.
sions for Fridays and Saturdays, and
has given indorsement to the program
that has been adopted by the Boulder
branch Of the Colorado Mountain
Climbers Club.
According to announcement by Floyd
F. Fairhurst, head Of the motor vehicle
department Of the secretary Of states
office, 26,121 automobile licenses had
been issued in Denver up to May 81.
This number Is within 172 Of the total
Of licenses issued for the entire year
Of 1919.
Fred I>ebsack, 20, a returned soldier,
was found dead by his brother, Carl,
near a pumping plant on his fathers
ranch, which Is about four miles east
, OF Berthoud. The boy il believed to
nave lain down to rest near the ex.
haust pipe and inhaled the poisonous
gus while asleep.
The fifth annual interscholastic de-
batting championship was won at Boul
der by Lamar from Montrose. A silver
loving cup Is to be presented to the
school and medals to the winners who
were Gerald Beavers, ]. w. Merrill and
Vivian Potter. They had previously
won from nine teams In their division
and from Idaho Springs, winner Of the
Northwest league Montrose was rep
resented by Elizabeth Trotter. Eliza
beth Simpson and Hershall Lyon. They
had won the western slope champion
nhto defeating fhirtaen fonme