The Raymer enterprise., 1921-02-10
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts Of
Colorado
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al Neale was reelected president
and 7. w. MOnell, secretary, Of the I'm.
compahgre Valley Cattle and Horse
Growers' Association. at the opening Of
the roundup in Montrose.
County Treasurer A. H. Horton has
received from the state petrole' 6rtax
fund the sum Of $S.2l4S2, El'Paso
county's share Of that tax, apportioned
on the basis Of the number Of miles of
state road within the county borders.
Claude B. Kensell, Midland Ter
minal switchman, was killed instantly
at Colorado Springs when he lost his
footing while making switch and Il
freight car passed over his body. Ken
sell was making the last switch of the
night when the accident occurred He
10 survived by widow.
The milk dealers Of Fort Collins
have agreed to reduce the price of
milk to 10 cents q quart, beginning
March l. The reduction came after an
nouncement that new concern was
planning to begin delivering milk at a
lower price than has been charged by
other dealers. Milk has been selling
generally there at IS cents quart.
Governor Shoup has announced tho
appointment Of Thomas ]. Dixon as
Judge advocate Of the Colorado Ma
tional Guard. Mr.. Dixon, who Is a Den
yer attorney, will take office at once.
His rank will be that OF a major. For
over year the office Of Judge advo-
cate has been vacant. This Is the Sec
ond time Dixon has held the position.
Fire Of unknown origin gutted the
Unity building at Greeley. The dam
age is estimated at $4,000. The larg-
est loser in the fire Is the Bates Music
Company. More than $4,000 In pianos,
monographs and records were de-
stroyed. Other losses are: Fred Weiss
Jewelry Company, $4,000; Kavouilas
Candy Company, $500: Matson Shoe
Company, $500.
Among the chief needs which will be
discussed at the annual meeting of the
Grand Junction Chamber Of Commerce
In February, the need Of advertising
western Colorado's wonderland to the
world will receive great attention. A
plan will be discussed for an advertis-
Ing campaign which will virtually in
troduce to new fields the possibilities
Of that part Of Colorado.
Declaring that the hay growers Of
northeast Colorado adjacent to Ster-
ling have been driven out Of the Kan
sas City market by the methods used
by Kansas City commission men in
grading and handling the product and
BY excessive freight rates, the Rotary
and Lions clubs and the Chamber of
Commerce Of Sterling have sought the
assistance Of the State Public Utilities
Commission for relief.
Losing his hold on small hand AK
with which he was chopping limbs
from tree In his orchard, Ed. 7.
Matthews, well known fruit grower Of
the Holland section west Of Grand
Junction, nearly severed his left leg
just above the ankle. The blade cut
deeply into the limb. He was rushed
to a local hospital and was very weak
from loss of blood when he received
first aid. He will recover and may not
lose the foot.
Literature describing the scenic
beauties and tourist attractions In
Denver and Colorado was sent In large
quantities to Holland recently through
Fred w. Johnson. district passenger
agent of the American Express Com
pany In Denver. The request for the
literature came from X. Van der Zey-
de, general manager Of the express
company In Holland. The latter yis-
tied Colorado last summer and the re-
quest for literature Is based on the In
terest aroused during the sojourn Of
Mr.. Van der Zeyde In Colorado.
Colorado's four congressman have
called on Secretary Of Interior Payne
In Washington, d. c., to inquire what
steps can be taken to keep would-be
settlers off Colorado school lands. The
state authorities have notified the con-
gressional delegation that 1t Is a great
burden upon the state authorities to
have to lltigate all the cases In which
the states title to the lands in question
ID involved. Legislative action by Con-
gress may be necessary to quiet the
states title.
When the Western Pacific interests,
holding a judgment Of approximately
So8, 200, 900 against the Denver 4 Rio
Grande railroad, purchased thar road
for the upset price Of s5OO0000 with.
out the opposition Of the contesting
bidder on Nov. 30. they received assets
far In excess Of the bid made, accord.
Ing to affidavits prepared by Charles
+. Carnine, attorney for the interyen.
Ing stockholders, and forwarded to st.
Louis. The documents, together with
affidavits as to the earning power of
the Denver 4 Rio Grande, will be pre-
sented as a part Of the case Of the in
tervening stockholders, who are en-
deavoring to have the recent sale set
aside.
A decrease of S1,224,75O In building