The Raymer enterprise., 1921-07-28


Aug. 2i-26; W. J. OFT. secretary.
Harry Catlin of South Canon City
by mistake poured some carbolic acid
into his eye, thinking II was an eye
lotion. The sight Of the eye Is believed
destroyed.
Accused Of using improper methods
and veterinary instruments In the
treatment Of tuberculosis, Dr. l.. b.
Overfelt Of Boulder has suffered loss
OF his license, revoked by the Colorado
State Board OF Medical Examiners
The Great Western railroad handled
5000 carloads Of beets during the last
season and switched as many more for
other roads to the various factories In
northern Colorado. according to C. q.
Angoye, superintendent Of the road.
Fire destroyed an auto truck, u stor-
! age barn and some hay belonging to
Toliyer 4 Kinney at Fort Collins, caus-
ing loss estimated at about 81 800 or
more. The fire had got well started
before II was discovered, and could not
be extlDguished.
| An army Of workmen Is now en-
ployed rehabIlitating the grounds, i'm
proving the grand stands, repairing the
track and erecting Enclosures prepare.
tory to the third annual stampede
which will be held at Monte Vista
August 3, 4 and 5.
When the big touring car In which
Mr. and Mrs. C. Z. Brown OF Michigan
were motoring through COlorado's
scenic country around Estes Park left
] the road near the waterworks dam, 1t
lodged in tree twenty feet below the
road, and neither were hurt.
Water will be flowing in Selbert's
mains by November |, according to the
statement OF George Weaver. The con-
tractors will taken the $4,000 bonds
OF the town In lieu of cash and begin
construction at once. Electrically
driven pumps will draw the water from
10 foot wells to the 1O0-foot standpipe
to be erected.
A state highway, to be known as the
North Star highway, will be con-
structed from Bristol to Sedgwick, ac-
cordlng to articles of Incorporation
filed by the North Star Highway As
sociation with Secretary of State MILL
! ken. Under the provisions Of the or.
tices the highway will traverse seven
counties, Prowers, Kiown, Cheyenne,
Kit Carson, Yuma, Phillips and Sedg-
wick. and will pass through Sheridan
Lake, Beaverton. Cheyenne Wells,
| Stratton, Kirk. Jones. Yuma, Bryant.
aud Haxtun Directors named to man
| age the affairs of the association for
| the first year are f. X. Kiegass, 4. L.
Shelters, George Hudson, J. L. Holtz,
NJ. Higgins, i. WcinShcim and l.. Mary
berry.
The rapid Increase in agricultural
activity in non-irrigatcd sections of
Colorado Is especially emphasized by
| the statistics On irrigation for the
state. just made public by the federal
census bureau and partially lnterp-
! reted by the State immigration De-
partmcnt by comparison with statis-
tics furnished that department by
county assessors. The report of the
census bureau shows that l.0239J0
acres of crops exclusive of orchards,
Were harvested from irrigated land In
the state in 1919. compared with l.
| 5Sl.3oi acres In 1909. or an increase OF
u per cent. The total area harvested
In 1919. exclusive of orchards, was s..
052,9 acres. compared with 2,Gl39l7
acres. the increase being % per cent.
| This leaves the area of non-irrlgated
crops harvested In 1919 at 3,12900J
acres. compared with 1.032,523 acres
in 1909. the increase being about 203
per cent.
| Another important recognition to
Colorado came from the Harding ad-
! minisfration with the nomination by
| the President OF Rush l.. Holland of
Colorado Springs to be an assistant at
tOrncy general The appointment had
the personal Endorsement Of Attorney
General Daugherty and OF the Colora.
| do senators.
Neil Gaurley. II years old, high
school girl Of Arriba, Colo, was
drowned and three other girls narrowly
escaped death while the four were
swimming in big irrigation reservoir
one mile south Of Flagler. They had
gone to the lake with three compan-
ions, including two men, and had been
in the water only few minutes when
the tragedy occurred.
A total Of 112,364 automobiles have
been registered with Secretary of
State Milliken the first six months of
1921, according to report Just Issued.
License fees paid into the automobile
department total $7sO.395. TO- OF this
sum, S246152.G6 was paid by Denver
owners on 81 ,548 machines. This ID an
increase Of over 5000 cars registered
last year. Collections of the state
auto department from outside counties
for the first five months Of the year
total S534,24244.
Victor, Colo, must raise $4,000 by
September by means of an Immediate
tax levy, or show cause on that date
why It did not do so. The First Ma
tional Bank Of Ithaca, n. Y, caused
| writ Of Inn nd In mus To he issund n rainat