The Raymer enterprise., 1921-02-10
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

q narrow escape from being burned to
death when the boarding house, recre-
alton room and clubhouse connecting
the buildings belonging to the yelling.
ton Mine Company at Breckenridge
caught fire and were burned to the
ground. All the occupants Of the
houses were compelled to jump out of
the second story windows and into two
feet Of snow, which saved them from
injury. The loss u estimated at from
So. 600 to $4,000.
Objection to the action Of the secre-
tary Of the interior and the federal
government In seeking to exercise ex-
elusive control over roads running In
tnd out Of the Rocky Mountain Ma
tiOnal park. is made on behalf Of the
state Of Colorado In a brief which has
just been filed In the United States
Circuit Court Of Appeals at st. Louis
by Attorney General Victor E. Keyes
and Assistant Attorney General For
rest =. NOrthcutt.
Roland G. Parvin. state game and
fish commissioner, has announced that
500 quails Of the Bob White variety
had been obtained from Brownvllle,
Tex. The birds will be held at City
park, Denver, until they can be dis.
tributed through the state. According
to Mr.. Parvln these quail are almost
extinct in the state and the 500 are be-
ing brought In for propagation pur-
poses.
Federal aid to the extent Of Sl54,.
S34.H has been granted to the Colorado
State Highway Commission by Dis.
trict Engineer J. 8. Bright Of the
United States bureau Of public roads
for the construction and Improvement
of fifteen and slx-tenths miles of high
way and earth graded road and the
construction Of bridge In Conejos
county over Alamosa creek, at a total
estimated cost Of $818,20S.85.
Charles O'Hara, who is charged with
the $1,000 holdup of the Llttleton State
Bank, was given preliminary hearing
at Littleton and bound over to the
February term Of the District Court.
O'Hara stoutly denies that he had any
thing to do with the holdup. willard
Teller, cashier Of the bank, who was
the only witness at the hearing, says
he is positive O'Hara "stuck him up"
Reading snow scales during the win
ter months for the purpose Of deter.
mining the amount Of water available
for irrigation purposes during the fol.
lowing summer Ia one Of the many
tasks confronting the 100 forest rang
ers stationed In the fifteen national
forests Of the state, according to DIS.
trict Forester Allen s. Peck Of the
United States forest service at Denver.
There was but one fire In the nation.
al forests In Colorado during 1920. 1t
burned an area of more than ten acres,
according to the statement Of John Nc
Lean. who is In charge Of forest pro-
lection In Colorado. Fifteen years
ago the mountains were ablaze night
ly," said Mclean. "Now fire is q
rare sight.
A total Of 48l persons were commit
ted to the state refOrmatory during the
past two years according to a report
made to the governor by Warden NJ. p.
Capp. It shows that the average popu-
lation Of the Buena Vista institution
during 1919 was 141 and 165 during
1920, as compared with 130 during the
preceding period.
Pioneering in the placing Of Its
working men In the steel mills on an
actual elght.hour basis, the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company found the wis.,
dom Of Its course justified In a record
production at the big plant In Pueblo
last month, 1t was announced at the
general offices Of the company at
Pueblo.
New records for the collection of
automobile license taxes was estab-
lished during the month Of January,
according to statement made by Carl
Menser, automobile supervisor In the
secretary Of states office. Fees from
this source totaled $3.50 595.61 the first
month Of 1921, as against $l04, ,376.30
for the same period last year.
John Lovelace Of Lamar, livestock
buyer, was instantly killed three miles
west Of that city, when he lost control
Of a light car he was driving, which
headed into u ditch and turned over.
Lovelace was pinned under the ma
chine, crushing his skull A boy who
was In the car jumped to safety.
Hunters and fishermen OF Boulder
county are to meet in Boulder to or-
ganize a fish and game club and to dis.
cuss protective legislation now before
the State Legislature. All Of the local
clubs In the county are to be affiliated
In this organization, though they will
retain their identity.
Notices Of reductions In wages Of
fective March / have been filed by fif-
teen Colorado concerns with the State
Industrial Commission. Included In the
number are the famous Carlton group
of mines In the Cripple Creek district,
which announced cut Of so cents per
day