The Raymer enterprise., 1921-12-15
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

busy days. From all over the United
States, delegates to American National
Live Stock Association are coming to
Colorado Springs on fare and one
third rate that gives them n stOpover
privilege on the return trip in order
that they may attend the National
Western Stock Show In Denver, jan.
14-21. On the sixteenth of January the
annual meeting Of the Colorado Stock
Growers Association will he held in
Denver, and with the fare and half
open rate from all states west Of the
Missouri river on tickets to Denver and
return, good from Jan. IA to Jan. 30,
inclusive, all Indications point to the
largest attendance Of prominent stock
men Of the West that the National
Western Stock Show has ever had.
Colorado exhibitors of agricultural
products at the International Grain
and Hay Show. held at Chicago, won
forty-nine prizes, including five firsts.
four seconds, six thirds and sweep
stakes on corn In what IL known at
the show as region six, which includes
the western part Of Kansas and all Of
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona,
Nevada and California. In the tsn-ear
exhibits Of both yellow and white dent
corn and In the single-ear exhibits for
region six, Colorado won all the prizes
offered, which were five In each case
Colorado also took first In oats and
two-rowed barley. the barley competi-
ton being open to the entire United
States and Canada and the oats COM
petition being confined to district six.
Superintendent Thomson Of the Es-
ties Park fish hatchery, has a pet wea-
sci that is the sole survivor of a family
Of one mother and three little ones,
the mother being shot several months
ago and the two other weasels being
killed by its companion. After shoot
ing the mother, he put the three little
ones In a box and tried to raise them.
1t was n survival Of the flttest and the
other two were killed by the one he
now has, which has developed into a
pet that he plays with as II 1t were a
little kitten.
State Treasurer Stong has appealed
to the State Supreme Court for u re-
view of District Judge Charles 9. But
ler's recent decision directing him to
abide by the Instructions Of the Colo
RADIO Industrial Commission In the use
Of state compensation insurance funds.
The dispute arose between the commits
sion and the state treasurer several
months ago over the investing Of $780,
900 available funds In the insurance
department In government bonds.
The safety vault Of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Mead, Colo, was brok-
en- into and 500 In cash and securities
the value Of which has not been de-
termined, were taken. Finger prints
on the door of the vault were positive
ly identified as those of Joe Clark,
convicted bank robber, and Reverto
Martinez, a Mexican, who escaped
from the Weld county jail after saving
their way through a quarter inch
steel wall.
The Pueblo Typographical Union at
Pueblo, Colo, served notice on the
State Industrial Commission Of a pro-
posed increase of 80 cents daily, to be
demanded after Jan. l. According to
members Of the commission, this Is the
first instance In months that notice
Of wage increase has been served
on that body. This step was decided
upon by the union at meeting of its
members at Pueblo. Pueblo newspapers
only will be affected.
Three days on bread and water was
all that Cy Check of Loveland could
stand, and then he notified City Mar
shol Williamson that he was ready to
60 to work on the street. He had been
fined $25 and costs for disturbance and
refused to pay the fine and went to
Jail. He then refused to eat unless the
marshal carried meals to him. His &C
ton brought about a rule to work sv-
srybody In the city jail, for any cause
whatever, on the streets Of the city.
The Rocky Mountain National Park
enjoyed the largest travel this year Of
any Of the national parks In the
United States, Stephen T. Mather, d.
rector Of national park service, an
nounced. He gave the total number
Of visitors to the Rocky Mounaln park
as 278, 737, against 240,988 in 1920.
Mesa Verde National Park had 3O08
visitors, as compared with 1880 In
1920.
OIL and gasoline consumption In
Colorado reached 1885, 300 gallons dur.
ing November, State OIL Inspector
Duce reported. The state tax upon
this quantity, collected at the rate of
cent per gallon, amounted to $78898.
Half Of this sum goes to the State
Highway Commission and the other
half is distributed among the counties
on basis Of state highway mileage.
Jackrabblts, fleeing from pursuit, at.
tain speed Of fifty miles an hour for
the first mile, Colorado Springs Motor
cycle Club officials reported at the con-
cluslon Of q cross-country chase in
which the rabbit was run down at the