The Raymer enterprise., 1923-06-28
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

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RADIO since 1860 He was opposed In
the election by J. NJ Lawrence of Mon
ie Vista. Other officers elected were:
Senior vice commander, Daniel W.
Brown. Pueblo; Junior vice command
er, Fl. F. Groves, Fruita; assistant ad-
jutant and quartermaster general. W.
H. Comstock, Denver; medical direc-
tor, DR.. W. NJ. Robinson, Golden chap
lain. j. o. Hustled, Denver. Delegates
to the next national encampment to be
held at Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 2, are
J. N. Lawrence, Monte Vista; Halsey
N. Rhodes. Denver; W. b. Yockey, S.
II. Packard, 2. II. Ganor and b. Stew
aart, Pueblo.
Denver.-Colorado farmers are con.
tinuing to increase their stocks Of
hogs, dairy cattle and poultry, though
their total acreage In crops this year
will be lower than 1t has been for
three or four years. Reports Of county
assessors to the state immigration de.
partment show that the increase in
brood sows Is especially large In north.
east counties; increases In dairy cat.
tie are large In most Of eastern Colo
RADIO and In few mountainous coun.
ties and Increases In poultry are gen
eral In all parts Of the state.
Greeley.-Wlth the Poudre river
gradually recedIng and crews Of work
men making repairs at practically ev.
cry bridge across the river for dis
tance Of 100 miles, this section Of
Colorado Is recovering from the ef.
fects Of the worst flood In the history
Of the region. The high waters which
surrounded scores Of homes in Gree
ley, forcing their occupants to seek
shelter with nelghbors on higher
ground, was unattended by loss Of life
SO far us could be ascertalned.
Trinldad.-Telephone service In and
about Trinidad was interrupted a few
days ago when heavy rain and elec.
trieal storm struck the city. The fall.
ing OF several wires when poles were
blown down caused the local switch.
board to go out, but repalrmen sue
ceeded In getting the necessary repairs
made in few hours. The downpour
was mostly local. Little damage was
done to roads and bridges, and auto
mobiles were able to make the trip
from Trinidad to Walsenburg.
Denver.-The state Of Colorado had
n balance on hand Of 14,169,949 on
May 81, according to the quarterly re-
port of State Treasurer Harry Mulnlx,
submitted to Governor Sweet few
days ago. This Is an increase of $780,.
OF since Feb. rs, the end Of the pre-
ceding period. A summary Of the re-
port follow Balance on Feb. 2S, $l3,.
789, ,949; receipts, $8,4s9, ,4So; disburse-
ments, S5,5O0, ,i06; balance on May 81.
Sl4, ,750.02S; bonded Indebtedness, 3d..
596, 500.
Montrose.-Three members Of one
family were drowned when the car In
which they were riding plunged off u
bridge over an irrigation canal and
turned over In six feet of water, three
miles from Montrose. Two other mem.
bers of the family and the driver of
the machine escaped. The dead are
Ellduras Sallos, his son, Jose, fifteen
years old, and his daughter, Carmen,
six years old.
Denver.-The total assessed va!ua,
ton of public utility concerns In the
state of Colorado Increased S2,0l3.270
during the last year, according to fig.
ures just released by the State Tax
Commission, which placed the total
valuation for 1923 at S22S,ll3,70O,
against S22G.l2G,970 for 1922. or the
public utility groups the largest valu-
ations is for railroads in the state.
Denver.-Judge J. Foster Symes, sit.
ting in Federal District Court, issued
an order returning to Benjamin Bente,
Grant county rancher, property seized
by the alien property custodian during
the war while Bente was in Germany
misunderstanding that he shot to
avenge u wrong Of two years standing,
which resulted In the breaking up of
his home, Frank G. Himelspach, hur.
ness maker employed by the Colorado
Fuel & Iron Company, fired four shots
into the body Of Harry n. Adams, an
engineer for the Colorado 4 Southern
railroad, when the two men met on the
main street Of the business district
b.re few days ago.
Golden.-Two young students at the
Colorado School Of Mines. Abel and
Carlos Terrazas, became heirs recent
ly In an estate In Mexico, which rivals
In extent some Of the smaller countries
of Europe, following the death of their
grandfather, Gen. Luis Terrazas, fam.
GUS land baron Of Mexico, owner Of g.
100000 acres In the state Of Chihua-
hua, as well as considerable holdings
In France.
Durango.-Ira d. Miller, head Of the
local shopmen on the Rio Grande
Southern railroad, received a message
from H. Hammons, chairman Of the
railroad shopcrafts organizations In
Denver, saying the company has failed
to live up to the terms OF the strike
agreement under which the strike was
called off on May II and ordered all
men to suspend work.