The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-08
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.


motor vehicles Of various sorts Mt that
time. Denver county, which stands
first on the list, has 3l.5is: ElPaso ID
third with 6.415: Pueblo Is fourth with
$3.50. and Larimer fifth with 6,072
Yuma county, which has the lowest
number of passenger cars. leads the
state in trucks. with 408. Adams coun.
ty has 2.287 cars and PAT trucks. Lo
gan county less than 5000 cars and sc
trucks and Larimer county has 2f
trucks. The total registration for tbs
state 10 117.2N passenger cars, 7.40?
trucks and S23 motorcycles.
The finest state armory In the wes
10 At Pueblo. It will house two splen.
did units Of the Colorado National
Guard, Battery A and Troop G. Troor
q has already received about forty
finely trained cavalry horses from tbs
War Department, and sixty more arr
expected soon. Battery A Is to be
equipped with the very best field ar.
tuhUsy, uisO HUN Tile uutlOu war IU
partment Both Of these army unita
did splendid service during the great
Pueblo flood, and their usefulness 10
cally and for the state 10 sure to be up
to the highest military standard. Ths
armory ID to be fashioned after. the
armory at Philadelphia. and win cost
100000 or moro.
A new cave Of vast proportions has
been discovered about five milea
southwest Of Victor, In Fremont coun.
ty. 1t is believed by persons who have
explored It partially that the cave
probably extends mile or more. The
cavern IL In the carbonlferous lime for.
nation and not far from the juncturs
Of Wilson and High creeks. Spacious
halls, with beautiful stalactite and sta.
lagmite formations pillaring their walla
run far off into the echoing and unex.
plored distance. Abrupt cliffs In the
floors make exploring extremely diff.
cult. A rock thrown over one Of these
dark abysses did not reach bottom
for eight seconds.
The body of an unidentified man,
who probably had been murdered, was
found partially wrapped In a sack =
few miles beyond vineland on the San.
Ia II trail east Of Pueblo. One bullet
hole In the head and another through
the body were found. The man was
well dressed, about five feet ten inches
high, weighed about 200 pounds and
about 40 or 46 years Of age. A fedora
hat bore 4 mark Of 4 Pawnee, Okla,
dealer. and In the mans pocket was
found a token from the Ford garage
at Fowler, Colo.
Revenue collections from Colorado
for the 1921 fiscal year were $S3,000..
S61.21 In comparison with $S5.7N,.
957.26 for 1920. This 10 decrease Of
s per cent compared with the Is per
cent decrease for the entire country.
The Colorado collections were divided
between $25. 5.0e4,57l.17 from income
and profits taxes, and $8678.287. .0l
from miscellaneous taxes. Only thir.
teen states showed increased collsc
lions. q "a per cent In West vir.
ginia being the largest.
The use Of army airplanes Tor fire
protection In western forests will be
discontinued next summer, Secretary
Weeks announced, because ''the larg-
er reduction now being made In ap-
propriations" permitted expenditures
"for only the most necessary strictly
military needs" Mr.. Weeks made this
statement In letter to Secretary Wal.
lace, who had asked for army aid In
protecting timber lands In the West
Denver employees Of the Colorado 1
Southern railroad will hold their elev-
enth annual picnic on Sunday, Sept. l.
at Idaho Springs. More than 100 en-
ployte and members Of their families
are expected to attend.
Many new and novel exhibits from
far eastern and southern states are an.
nounced AZ coming to this years Colo
rado State Fair at Pueblo. while there
will be entertaining feat t.res never BE-
fore seen In the West.
The Loveland Chamber Of Commerce
has started an advertising campaign
for the city. Five thousand folders OF
the free camping ground are being b
sued, and 10000 small booklets with
scenes Of Loveland and Estes Park
will be issued this winter. More signs
will be posted along the roads leading
to Loyeland, and special news feature
articles will b sent to various trade
publications Of the country.
Edith Pinnello. 10-months-old daugh.
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs.. A. L. Pins,lo,
ranchers at SINNERS, Colo, was
drowned when she fell In Z horse
trough. Her parents did not find her
until aoms time later and Immediately
summoned two Colorado Springs ply.
sicians, who made record run to The
ranch. eight miles away, and applied
q pulmotor. Efforts 10 revive the cAill
proved futile.
One Of the largest real estate deals
In eastern Colorado was closed when
George Waters Of Kit Carson tradsd
his 2,677.acre ranch. $500 head Of cat
tie and all personal property to the
Slemens brothers Of Colorado Springs
for income property IN that city. Tha