The Raymer enterprise., 1921-12-22
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
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A new bulletin entitled Household
Pests" has just been issued by the Ex.
tension Division Of the Agricultural
College at Fort Collins. 1t tells how
to control and eradicate flies, ants, bed
bugs, moths, etc.
III health, lack Of work and extreme
restitution, are believed to have
prompted Jay S. Noble, 60 years old,
Il carpenter, to commit suicide In his
little shack on the outskirts Of Love
land. Noble shot himself through the
head.
A man whose name is believed to be
Ira Batin, was found wandering In a
demented condition near Wray by
Sheriff Hitchcock. Batin had 5000
on his person. He was unable to tell
officials what he was doing or where
he lived.
Drake University will play Its first
inter-sectionsl football game In Dies
Moines, Iowa, Nov. II, 1872, when 1t
will meet the Colorado Aggies from
Fort Collins, Colo, according to an an.
nouncement made by K l.. Wilson,
athletic director.
Judge Lindsey Of Denver, In an ad
dress at Chicago, warned against bru-
tality In the handling Of criminals that
inspires hate and revenge, but assert
ed he was no sentimentalist who
wanted to defend the criminal. 1--WE
are entering a new era" he said, land
we should do all In our power to ad-
vance It,"
Deputy Sheriffs Frank Bell and
Ralph Norton Of Arapahoe county dis
covered a flfty-gallon still in a dug
out on the bank Of Little Dry creek,
seven miles northeast of Littleton. Joe
and Anton Skull, brothers, were ar.
rested, charged with operating the
still. Joe Skull was fined once before
for violation Of the prohibition laws.
Tourist travel to national parks
broke all records In 1921, and the Ma
tional Park-toPark Highway Associa.
ton, cooperating with the Department
OF the Interior, seeks TO continue its
work In 1922 through proposed bud
get OF expenditures totaling 100000.
This amount Is TO he raised through
membership campaigns In Colorado
and ten other Western states.
Expenditures Of approximately $15,-
600 as the balance Of the appropria-
ton authorized for building construc-
tion and repairs at the State Fair
grounds has been approved by the au-
diting board. The money was made
available for the construction Of 4
poultry house and other buildings. 1t
is expected the state will save between
$1,000 and $1,000 OF the appropriation
through economy.
The statewide poultry culling cam
paign TO be staged In Colorado next
July, August and September will add
half a million dollars in profits to the
poultry industry of the state. The
campaign which Is being planned by
the Colorado Agricultural College Ex-
tension Division will be carried out
with the farmers over the entire state
In cooperation with the county agri.
cultural agents. county club leaders
and home demonstration agents
Camp. road and shelter improve
nents totaling 100000 are in contem-
plation for the greater comfort Of
travellers to Colorador national and
municipal parks and forests in 1872
Denver and twenty other cities win
spend $225,000 on auto park facilities,
according TO advices coming to the
Tourist Bureau Of the Denver Civic
and Commercial Association. Rocky
Mountain National Park, which led all
others In 1921 In travel patronage, will
take s25,000 Of Its Appropriation to i'm.
prove the Fall River road, the high
est skyline auto stretch in the world.
Road improvements are planned for
Mesa Verde National Park, according
to Jesse Nusbaum, superintendent.
We'll see you in Denver" Is re-
ported to have been the parting ad-
monition Of hosts of breeders and
stockmen Of the West and middle West
who attended the recent International
Live Stock Exposition at Chicago. The
one big show Of the season after the
international 10 that held at Denver.
This season 1t will be held during the
weekof Jan. IA to 81.
Although escaping from the Fitzsim-
ons General Hospital at Aurora, Colo,
thirteen months ago while patient at
that institution, Robert Wright, 20
years old, has been arrested finally
and is again In the custody of the Of.
ficials. He was taken into custody by
State Ranger julius Weinberger at
Walsenburg Colo, and was turned
over to army officers.
During the past week the War FL
nance Corporation has approved 256
advances, aggregating Sl3,2S0,0O0 for
agricultural and live stock purposes.
OF this amount, 100000 went to Colo
RADIO banks, which In turn will lend it
to live stock raisers of the state BY
these advances farmers are able to
borrow money to meet old obligations
at their banks without having to sacri-
flee their live stock by selling at dis
astrous prices.