The Raymer enterprise., 1922-10-12
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

424 ,531 now is available for dlstribu.
ton to the road and school funds of
states (which have national forests
within their boundaries. Twenty-Five
per cent Of the money collected from
timber sales and grazing permits is re-
turned to the state treasury. An addl-
tional 10 per cent goes for the con-
struction Of roads and trails within the
forest boundaries. Colorado ranks
fifth among the states Of the Union in
the distribution Of these government
funds. according to the forest service,
and will receive S75,S6O for schools and
roads, and S3O,344 for forest reserve
roads and trails.
Denver.-Lou d. Sweet. noted agri.
cultural expert Of Colorado, has intro
duced wheat into the San Luis valley
that runs as high as sixty-five bushels
to the acre. 1t is grown on the Sweet
seed farm near Carbondale. Mr.. Sweet
provided car of this special wheat to
the farmers Of the San Luis valley for
planting last spring. and from 700 to
800 acres were planted with 1t. The
average production an acre Is from
fifty-fOur bushels to siXty-five bushels
to the acre, whereas the average BUSH
els In the United States Is fourteen to
the acre. This wheat Is known as
Kitchener. and originated on the farm
Of DIR. Sager Wheeler Of Saskatche-
wan, the Burbank Of Canada" sal
Mr.. Sweet.
Castle ROck.-RudOlph Abbott, bron.
cho buster, famous as "Slim," was seri-
Ously injured at almost the close of
the Douglas county fair program here,
when SundOwn, noted outlaw, fell
while trying to dislodge the rider. Alb
bott is suffering from conclusion of
the brain and had not regained con-
sclousness late tonight. Attending doc
tors are uncertain regarding the out
come. The horse rolled over on ABB
bott after the fall, and he may be in
jured fatally. The attendance ut the
closing Of the fair was the largest that
ever gathered in the grounds. At the
barbecue more than $500 were fed
roasted beef, rolls, coffee and other
trimmings.
Glenwood Springs.-The annual wa
ter fete for the pupils of the Glen
wood Springs schools was held In the
big pool here. The pool is from 1lU
to 40 feet across and the greater
number of the races were for those
distances. A large number of events
were contested, gold medals being
given the girl ard the boy to win the
greater number. Miss Corneia Burdge,
II years old, won the medal offered
the girls, and Maurice Mechau, 16, the
boys. The contests between the
classes was won by the sOphomores,
with 40 points; juniors. 81 points; ;
freshmen. "a points. and seniors, 10.
Pueblo.-Traveling, according to
witnesses, ut a high rate Of speed, q
car driven by Frank Roar Of Colorado
Springs, crashed into car driven by
+. Il. Stockstill of this city on the
Colorado Springs-Pueblo highway, In
juring D. s. Williams Of Colorado
Springs, an occupant of the Roar
car, and a 6-year-old girl, daughter Of
Mrs. A. Kastner Of Pueblo, who were
In the Stockstill auto. The Roar car
turned turtle after hitting the other
car.
Denver.-According to figures issued
by the national parks department at
Washington. 2l9, 164 persons visited the
Rocky Mountain National parks of
Colorado during the summer season
this year. That number Is more than
One-fifth Of all the tourists who visited
all the parks Of the nation this year.
The national total Of parks visitors for
1922 was 1.O44,53S, nearly 10000 more
than the total for 1921.
Colorado Springs. - DIR. Melville
Black of Denver was elected president
Of the Colorado State Medical Society
at the close of the fifty-second annual
session in the Antlers hotel here. The
report Of the nominating committee
was adopted without opposition by the
house Of delegates.
Denver.-The intimate connection
between the Roosevelt family and the
United States navy is emphasized by
"A proclamation issued by Governor
Oliver H. ShOup. in which Oct. u is
designated as Roosevelt-Navy day.
Oct. q will be the sixty-fourth ami
versary of the birth of Theodore
Roosevelt, and governors of the vari-
Gus states have been asked to desig
nate that day as Roosevelt day.
Colorado Springs. - The National
Druggists Association closed its ses-
sion here with banquet at which an
address on legal matters was made by
G. s. Thomas, former United States
senator from Colorado. No business
was transacted during the last day, the
delegates devoting the time to trips
through the mountains and to towns
close to the Springs.
Longmont.--Aliss Jennie Stahl, 20
yoars 0ld nurse in the Chayonno
Wyo., schools, Is at the Longmont hos
pital and is believed dying from in
juries received when her horse STUN
bled and fell In Estes Park.
Burllngton.-One Of the largest ex-
hihitinns of live stock and nnric,iltnraI