The Raymer enterprise., 1922-02-16
cxNrENH1AI STATE ITEMS.


and farmers congress here: To re
quest the secretary Of agriculture, In
view Of the fact that prices Of live
stock now were ut pre-war prices or
lower, TO restore the fees of pre-was
period for grazing In the national for
es's also approving the truth-in-fnbrie
bill as backed by the National Associa.
tlon OF Wool Growers Urging ?.
cents thrift on imported sugar as j
protection OF the beet sugnr industry.
Opposing the amendment to Senate
bill 2,2G3, which limits the cost Of a
new federal branch bank building a:
$4,000. opposing the transfer Of the
forestry service from the Agricultural
Department to any Other department
~ the government. Thanking the
Colorado executive committee Of tho
War Finance Corporation for It's e.
forts to get money in the hands OF til,
turner's and live stock men for ,l,eii
relief.
Denver.-Joseph II. Young. p-esi-
lent OF the Denver 4 Rio Grand.
Western railroad has announced tina,
he plans Of the company are 10 put
he narrow gauge lines on the basis oi
Inc standard gauge, which means the
Expenditures of approximately xl20bo,
~ in improvements OF these lines
Standard gauging the lines is not con
iemplatcd. according to Mr.. Young
tor the reason that 4 per cent grades
are not feasible for standard gauge
operation. However, It IL the plan of
| the Rio Grande Western 10 make oi
he harrow gauge lines n system tina
will he ample for taking care OF nj
business
Denver.-Strong opposition WIS eA
pressed by memiters Of the coloradsi
Mountain club concerning Il change
Ngls.ered on the 1921 edition of "A.
United STATES Geological Survey map
Il the LeadTIlie, Colo, quadrangle, III
which the name "Gannert Peak" des.g
AatcS the highest point Of Mount Mas
N'N' ~ INV INV i'Hfi I'Al - VI tii
mountain retain the historical maine
According to officers OF the society, q
previous attempt to effect this change
was frustrated through the club IL
conjunction with the Colorado Geo
graphic board which II was instru.
mental in establishing.
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for jokes on his friends. The police
department YVES somewhat disturbed
by number Of persons coming to the
station In the last few days asking
what the police wanted Of them. 1;
developed that some one was telephon-
ing certain persons informing them
that they were wanted ut the police
station. Detectives finally learned
that 1t was Kasson. Judge Crossman
couldn't see the joke even when Kas-
son admitted 1t and said 1t was n joke.
Monte yista.-More than 600 men
and women sat down at the ninth an
nual banquet Of the Monte Vista Hog
Growers Association In the assembly
room OF the state armory, breaking all
previous records Of attendance at ban.
quets In the San Luis valley. The ban
quet marked the ending Of the sixth
annual stock show of the High Order
Of Grunts. This banquet has now be.
come the big annual event Of the San
Luis valley and men. and women from
all parts OF the region were present.
Denver.-A memorial window to
David ii. Moffat, Colorado's great EN-.
pire builder and dreamer of the Mof-
fat tunnel, will be placed In the State
Senate chamber of the Capitol In com.
pliance with a resolution Of the last
Legislature as soon as the work of art
can be completed by the McMurtry
Manufacturing Company, 1t was an.
nounced recently by the State Board
Of Capitol Managers.
Littleton.--A one armed, unidenti
fled man was killed BY the Denver 4
Rio Grange passenger train Uncle
Sam" near Petersburg. According to
members Of the train crew the man
was picking up coal along the rail-
road track when the engine bore down
upon him. Brakes were useless and
his body was badly mangled.
Lovelnnd.-A running pistol duel on
the main street Of Loveland resulted
in the woundIng and capture Of an al.
legged dry goods store burglar. The
man. giving the name Of Fred Meeks,
Is In the Loveland hospital with a
shattered thigh. According to author.
tiles he was seen inside the Devinsky
Dry Goods store by Policeman Frank
Snook. When the officer attempted
to go inside the building the man
heard him enter and made hasty exit.
Then Shook chased him down Main
street. In an exchange Of shots that
followed the alleged burglar was
wounded.
Denver.-Application Of the Foun.
drymen's Association for permission
to make cut Of 10 per cent in wages
to all foundry help in nine Denver
plants has been refused by the State
Industrial Commission. The order
was entered by Commissioners Joseph
&. Bell and w. !, Reilly and declared
said request for reduction at this
time Is unreasonable and unjust