The Raymer enterprise., 1921-10-13
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
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Mems and women's wearing apparel
valued at 5000 was stolen from the
itore Of the Cable Bros. Mercantile
Company at Windsor.
Estimates by the Durango city COM
nissioners place the cost Of running
The city government next year at ST.
200 less than the figure for this year.
The commission has appropriated $751;
700 for the 1922 budget.
Frank Olsson Of Telluride has a
large number Of large, ripe strawber-
ries grown on his farm near the city at
an altitude Of 1900 feet. The berries
are delicious and he has been picking
them every day for about week.
Warren O. Dockum, one of three
Coloradoans to receive the congress
slonal medal Of honor for bravery In
the Civil War, died at Montrose, Colo,
at the age Of IS years. Mr.. Dockum
was taken to Montrose for an opera
ton.
Denver has 5,785 unemployed ac-
cording to figures transmitted by the
Department of Labor to the national
conference on unemployed, Washing
ton press dispatches announced. Fig
ures for other Colorado cities are /:
Pueblo. 2,S22; Colorado Springs, 3ss;
Trinidad, 355; Greeley, 1876.
Twenty-one nursing certificates were
presented at the annual graduation
exercises Of the Boulder Sanitarlum
Training School for Nurses, 1t was
the largest class In the history of the
institution, which has sent out more
than 200 men and women into the
nursing field.
Profits derived from gold mining
will be exempt from federal taxation
II an amendment to the tax bill intro.
duced by Senator Sam D. Nicholson
of Colorado receives favorable consld-
Grafton. Senator Nicholson declares
such legislation is needed to stimulate
the production Of gold.
Hiram Croft, so years old, Of La.
Sale, employed by J. L. Biers, a mo.
tor truck freighter, was killed at Gree
ley while at work when his neck was
broken. Croft either fell from a motor
truck or was hit by plank which
broke in two while he and Blers were
transferring a safe from one truck to
another.
Senator and Mrs. Phipps have sailed
for New York on sea voyage that
will take them to Cuba, Panama and
Costa Rica. They expect to return to
Washington about Oct. "a. Senator
Phipps, who recently underwent an
operation, is making the trip to recu-
perate from his illness. He Is making
satisfactory recovery.
D. K. Harvey, former cashier Of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank at Jar.
oso. In southern Costilla county, who
disappeared a week ago, is charged
with the embezzlement Of funds which
may amount to $4,000. The bank
has been closed by Deputy Bank Com.
missioner Clark. who has been making
an investigation for the past week. No
clew to Harvey's whereabouts has
been discovered, though warrant has
been issued for his arrest.
A wage dispute Of several months
standing will be heard by the State
Industrial Commission at Grand juno.
ton. The building contractors of Me.
sa county have asked for a 20 per cent
reduction in the wages of carpenters,
brlcklayers, plasterers, painters, pipe
filters, hodcarriers and common labor.
ers. The workmen filed a protest with
the state commission. Chairman ]. G.
Bell and William l. Reilly will hear
evidence from both parties. The com.
mlssioners on Tuesday granted q 70.
duction to the master builders Of Colo
RADIO Springs. The present wage scale
In effect at Grand Junction is approx.
imately the same a. at Colorado
Springs.
The large mill and elevator at Olney
Springs, owned by Mccullough L Son,
was destroyed by fire, causing a loss
Of $4,000. The mill was partially in.
sured. 1t 10 understood Mccullough
4 Son will rebuild. The Fowler fire
department responded to q call for as.
sistance in fighting the fire, but ar.
rived at Olney Springs too late.
Four persons were injured, one Of
them seriously. when a large supply Of
fireworks, which had been confiscated
by the police, exploded In the Bath
Beach section Of Brooklyn, N. Y. An
aerial bomb suddenly went off caus.
Ing the explosion. Inspector James
Butler Of the fire department, inspec.
tor Of combustibles, had his left arm
torn Oft and suffered other injuries.
The United States Civil Service Com.
mission announces an examination for
United States forest rangers to be
held on Oct. Is, 1921, at the headquar.
ters Of all forest supervisors. The en-.
trance salary Is from $500 to 1920
per year and is open to both men and
women. All persons interested In the
examination should write directly to
the Civil Service Commission, Wash.
lngton, D. G., or get In touch with the
local forest supervisor.
Four hundred have enrolled In the