The Raymer enterprise., 1923-06-07
LATE NEWS
From All Over
COLORADO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


325 Is to be graduated By the Univer.
sity OF Colorado on June II. This will
be an Increase Of twenty-nne over last
years, the next largest class.
Breckenridge.-Summit county, and
particularly the Breckenridge district.
show decided Improvement In the min
Ing line In comparison with last
spring. Fifty carloads Of ore and con
centrates were shipped from the
Breckenridge station during April.
Denver.-Contracts for 100000
bushels OF wheat have been signed by
the Colorado Wheat Growers Associa-
tIon, recently organized under the new
state cooperative marketing law, and
will be marketed by that organization
this summer and fall, according to
Bruce Lampson, general manager.
Lawson.-With the coming Of spring,
mining activity has commenced on Co
lumbia mountain In Clear Creek coun-
ty, ald many properties plan q cam
palgn Of development far more exten-
sIve than has been conducted for many
years, and indications already point
to very profitable mining season In
this location.
Llttleton.-Joshua Frederick Eagle,
hoss Jehovah. Jehoyite living on n
ranch near Bennett, Is under $1,000
bond TO appear for trial on charge
Of assault with deadly weapon, and
A. c. Doughman, II years old, Is suf'
fering with severe scalp wounds, fol
lowing an alleged attack upon
Doughman by Jehovah at Doughman's
house
Brighton.-Fred Merzney and Cy
Mueller divided the honprs at the
Brighton races Decoration Day. Fred
Merzney. driving Sprigg special,
nosed out Mueller for first honors in
the ten-mile free-for-all. The crowd
was estimated at 5000, and was the
largest crowd ever to attend races In
Brighton. Merzney also took the five
mile race.
Boulder. men who have
been attending the University Of Colo,
RADIO under the direction OF the United
States Veterans Bureau are to be
graduated June II. Twenty-four will
receive degrees from law, engineering
and commerce schools, and twelve will
finish work IN the vocational depart,
mcnt. Practically nll have obtained
positions.
Denver-President Harding will ar.
rive in Denver on the morning OF
June %. He will make one public
speech, at the Greek theater In the
Civic Center or at the city Auditorium
at noon, and will leave at l 80 In the
afternoon for the West. This infor.
nation was contained IA telegram
from the Presidents secretary, George
Christian, to Senator Phipps.
La Junta.-The regular semi.annual
state convention Of the Colorado
branch OF the National Federation OF
Rural Letter Carriers was held in La
Junta a few days ago. A large repre-
sentation was present from all parts
Of the state. Business of the fedora.
ton was transacted and Burt Il. War
ren, president, and Chas. A. Hansen,
secretary. were both reelected by
unanimous vote. Arrangements were
made to hold the next convention at
Lamar Labor Day.
Pueblo.-Tralns on the Atchson,
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad be.
tween Pueblo and In Junta, Colo,
were several hours late Sunday night
as result Of the heavy rain In the
vicinity Of Rocky Ford, whel. sections
Of the railroad track were inundated
and made unsafe for travel when The
flood waters broke through an irri-
cation canal near Rocky Ford and
flooded large part Of the residence
district and n major portion of the
business district with several inches
Of water.
Denver.-In order better to accom-
modate the increased travel on the
Denver 4 Interurban railroad, Man
ager Jack Keating of the Union sta
ti0n has established separate ticket
window for the route. Heretofore tick
cts for the Kite route were procured al
the general ticket window, causing
much delay In rush.
Durango.-The mystery surrounding
the death of verna Freed, 27-year-old
Kentucky beauty, when she drank a
tablespoonful Of "pplsoned hooch
gradually Is being cleared by the au.
thorities. A preliminary analysis Of
the liquor made by DR.. S. Boyd Cal.
klns of the Durango high school fac
ulty revealed the presence OF strych'
nine.
Pueblo.-R. L. Roberts, his wife and
two children and neighbor. Mrs. Rose
Young. all OF Crested Butte. narrowly
escaped death by drowning when an
automobile In which they were riding
skidded near Florence and plunged In
to an irrigation ditch containing ter
feet of water. Motorists who wit
messed the accident stopped and as
sisted In the rescue. The automobile
remained upright throughout the accl
dent, Mr.. Roberts said.