The Raymer enterprise., 1923-03-29
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

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Colorado was swept recently BY a be-
lated blizzard which caused serious
damage throughout the state and cen
tered out Pueblo to bear the brunt Of
Its effect. A wind which struck the
city and reached velocity Of fifty
miles an hour caused property damage
In Pueblo Of approximately 100000.
lnterfered with telegraph and tele-
phone communication and seriously de-
layed railroad transportation. Roofs
were torn off, automobiles were turned
over and fires broke out In various
parts of town, which added to the
property loss. A serious fire In the
Missouri Pacific stockyards there
caused an estimated loss Of $4,000,
and dozens Of business buildings were
partly wrecked by the high wind.
Yetta-Mrs Maud MIllage, former
postmistress Of Yetta. Colo. was SEN
fenced to thirty days In the county
jail when she pleaded guilty before
Judge J. Foster Symes in the United
States District Court to charges Of
embezzlement Of postoffIce funds. Ac-
cordlng to J. H. McCann, assistant
United States district attorney. Mrs.
Mlllage embezzled upward Of 5000,
but the attorney requested clemency
on the ground that the defendant al.
ready had started to pay part Of 1t
back. Mrs. Millage told the court she
was sorry for her crime and that she
would be willing to yield up her land,
totallng 1.340 acres, near Yetta, as
recompense to the government for her
theft.
Denver.-Because Of Col0rado's fair
Incorporation laws company Of
Shanghai. China, recently filed Its ar
ticles Of incorporation with the secre-
tary OF state. The company Is the
Chartered Savings Corporation Of
Shanghai and the directors are Sam
son z. Young. s. Y. Koo and 7. z.
Kirk. The articles were filed by Earl
A. Pivan, W. B. King and o. V. Siler
Of Denver. The present Incorporation
code Is probably the most fair Of any
state In the Union and several incor-
porations a week are received from
other states, according to Dudley B.
Humphrey, chief Of the Incorporation
department, under the secretary Of
state.
Windsor.--When Windsor won the
intermountain basketball champion
ship at Salt Lake City. recently the in
habltants Of Windsor and Greeley
started a celebration that has seldom
been equaled In the history Of the
town. Windsor defeated Weston, Dixie
Academy and Springville. They de-
feated Springville q to 10, in the final
game. which decided the championship.
The Windsor high school official stat
ed that the team probably would 60 to
Chicago to compete In the national in
terscholastic tournament held by the
University Of Chicago. The Chicago
tournament will be held April 8, 4, 5
and g.
Boulder.-Lost for six hours In a
binding mountain blizzard west Of
Boulder, Arthur G. Mcintosh, instruc-
tor In biology at the University Of
Colorado, and Walter T. Watson. sec
retary Of the University Y. NJ. G. A.,
were marooned with F. W. Dolley,
caretaker for the Boulder water
works. In his lonely cabin between
Kosslers and Silver Lakes A rescue
party, headed by Ernest Greenmnn,
president OF the Rocky Mountain
Climbers Club, got the two men back
to Boulder
Lamar-Bids for the construction Of
an open drainage canal. twenty fumes
and several bridges. will be opened by
Il. H. Gerecke, secretary Granada
Drainage District, In Lamar, on
March q. The Russell Engineering
Company of Lamar has the plans for
the improvements.
Sterling.-Glen Mcdowell, 80 years
old, wanted by Sterling authorities on
charge of embezzlement Of $400 from
a railroad news agency company in
that city, was held In Jail In Denver
recently, pending the arrival Of Ster-
ling authorities.
Denver-At a general meeting Of
Colorado manufacturers Of clay prod.
ucts held In Denver recently the or
ganlzation of the Colorado Clay Prod.
ucts Association was perfected and d.
rectors and officers were elected.
Among the purposes Of the new organ
lzation are to assist In standardizing
the products, further the interests OF
the industry in Colorado and to pro-
mote the use Of clay products as the
proper materials for building and
other purposes.
Denver.-To avert q recurrence OF
several losses to lettuce growers Of the
state, such as those Of 1921 and 1922,
q special ten.day tour Of lettuce-gr
ing districts has been arranged BY the
Denver & Rio Grande Western rail.
road In conjunction with the Colorado
Agricultural College. Meetings OF
growers will be addressed by experts
on the growing, handling and ship.
ping Of the perishable product.
Wheatridge.-John Tobias, 76 years
old, who had been a resident Of this