The Raymer enterprise., 1922-06-22
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

Denver-The Colorado hay crop has
improved its prospects about 100000
tons during the past month, and will
amount to 1895 600 tons. according to
the State-Federal Cooperative Crop
Report just issued for June /. TINS
estimate is based on q condition of 81
per cent, compared with 05 per cent
last year. when the crop amounted to
2,914,0O0 tons. The acreage this year
is slightly greater than last year. Ac-
cording to the report alfalfa acreage Is
increased about 8 per cent and
amounts to $4,000 acres. The area
devoted to all tame hay this year Is
l.l94,O00 acres. Wild hay covers 411,-
600 acres.
Durango.-With roar that could be
heard for twenty miles, and with suf-
ficient force to scatter the tools in all
directions. the La Plata well, being
drilled BY the Midwest Refining Com
pany northwest Of Aztec, n. NJ, has
blown In with an estimated flow Of
5O.0O0.000 cubic feet Of gas per day.
Some time ago the drill encountered a
gas pocket, the flow being measured
at 100000 cubic feet per day. As
soon rs the gas flow could be con-
trolled the drilling operation were re-
sumed.
Denver.-Not before In Its history
has Colorado had such promising pros
poets Of large crops Of all kinds Of
fruit as this year, according to the
June State-Federal Crop Report. just
issued. All fruit crops are in excellent
condition and far above the ten-year
average, peaches leading with con-
dltiOn figure Of 90 compared with 60
last year and 80 the ten-year average
With II continuation of good condition
Colorado's peach crop will amount 10
$4,000 bushels, compared with 7222.000
bushels reported by the census Of 1919.
victor.--The United Gold Mining
Company has taken over the proper
ties Of the vindIcator Consolidated
Gold Mining Company in this district.
Employees Of the Vindicator Mines
have been notified Of the change, and
that the properties woMd probably be
continued In operation under employees
OF the United company. Sometime ago
tho Enldau rycls. NINA uou tro m "a .ral
to the Vindicator company, and by this
later deal the United company gets
that property back.
Gunplson.-The summer session Of
the Colorado State Normal school
opened here with the largest attend
ance In the history Of the school. The
total attendance for the summer Will
reach 500. In order to make 1t possible
TO house this increased attendance, cit
liens financed the building OF High
land Village, group Of thirty summer
cottages adjoining the campus.
Boulder.-The University Of Colo
RADIO graduated 200 students, the larg-
est class in Its history. The week OF
festivities surrounding commencement
ended In exercises In Macky auditor
lum, where former Gov. Frank o. Low
den Of Illinois delivered the graduation
address, and President George Norlin
Of the university presented diplomas.
Notwithstanding against the rag
Ing rapids of the Big Thompson river,
near the Half Way place, west Of here,
A. l.. Soderberg Of Loveland rescued
Mrs Arthur Schoffner, who had fallen
from the foot bridge at the municipal
auto camp grounds.
Fort Collins.-Active warfare against
the common barberry bush, destroyer
Of half million bushels OF grain In
Colorado In recent years. will be
opened by the Department of Agricul-
ture July l, +. A. Lungren, state dlrec-
tor has announced here.
Arapah0e.-Mail bandits stole
pouch of registered mail OF undeter-
mined value from the railroad station
here Friday, II became known when
money orders known to have been in
the sack were cashed at I.imon.
Canon City.-Work on the repairing
Of the Phanto Canon highway is pro-
crossing slowly and the prospects are
not bright for the completion of the
extensive and permanent repairs out
lined before fall.
Las Animas.-To have his father
appear at his farm after not knowing
his whereabouts for years and then die
within few hours was the experience
Of X. Il. Harris, Bent county farmer.
Recently an old man driving horse
htched to cart stopped at the Har-
ris place and asked II he might camp
In the yard while his horse rested. It
then developed that the men were fa-
ther and son, having parted years ago
In an eastern state.
Gree,ay-Contracts were let by the
STATE military board for the construc.
tlon Of $4,000 armory at Greeley
for use Of the Colorado National
Guard and citizens Of that place, &C.
cording to Information given out by
Adjt. Gen. P. J. Hamrock In Denver.
Construction of the new building will
be started in the next few days, and II
ls hoped to have It completed In rec
ord time.