The Raymer enterprise., 1923-09-27
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

Denver. IN Industrial activities IN
Colorado continue on q steady baSis
and are particularly evidenced In metal
mining. agriculture, and In the manu-
facture Of mining machinery. sheet
metal, iron and steel products, lumber
and other building materials, and meat
products Metal mining increasingly
active Except silver) and particularly
noted In the Cripple Creek district and
in the southwestern districts Of state,
and several hundred experienced met
al miners are In demand Harvesting
Of agricultural crops and vegetables.
under way, has created shortage Of
field workers In some districts. Corn
crop Is largest In history Of state and
acreage and tonnage Of sugar beets
considerably increased over 1922. Har-
vesting Of sugar beets and seasonal re-
sumption Of the sixteen sugar factor
les on or about Oct. !, will require con-
siderable extra workers In addition to
local available labor. Canteloupe har-
vest In the Rock Ford district will af-
ford considerable additional employ
ment during September. Building con.
tinues moderately active In the princi-
pal community centers.
Fort Morgan.-Penniles, hungry
and desperate. Tony Hernandez ap.
preached the manager Of the Brush
festival last week, stating he was =
professional snake charmer and that
he would perform In den Of rattlera
The services were accepted and Her
nandez stepped into the cage Of ser
pents and before crowd bravely
went through with his "lIe." His ef.
:orts met with some success, for the
moment, but as he picked up huge
rattler and held 1t at arms length,
there was hiss and flash, and blood
trickled from several tiny points on
his barred arm. Several awe-stricken
women spectators screamed as the
brave youth let go and backed away
from the pile Of coiled monsters H.
half fell and was carried from the
cage to the Fort Morgan hospital
where he died a few days later.
Denver. - Damages amounting to
$l5S,20O are sought by W. Il. Stubbs, J.
l.. Stubs and the Stubs Land and
Cattle Company, from the Reorganized
Catlin Consolidated Canal Company, In
II suit filed In the office OF the clerk
of the Federal District Court. The
plaintiff company contends that
through the negligence Of the canal
company In erecting u diversion dam
near their ranch In Crowley county,
the flood waters Of the Arkansas river
in June, III, destroyed a quantity Of
feed. horses, cattle and buildings on
the ranch and rendered POO acres OF
land, valued at 500 an acre, unfit for
agricultural purposes. ..
Boulder.-The destruction Of Yoko.
hama, the great japanese city and
port, was Witnessed by Prof. and Mrs.
I. d. A. Cockerell Of this city, who re.
turned with the Information that press
accounts Of the terrible catastropht In
Japan probably had not been exagger.
ated except perhaps In the estimate OF
the number Of lives lost. Nobody
knows how many were killed and in
| all probability the loss of life never
viii be known" said Professor Cock.
erell.
Denver.-A delegation Of 102 mem.
bers Of the Maine State Chamber of
Commerce arrived in Denver on a spe-
cial train few days ago where they
were welcomed by President Elias ".
Ammons Of the Civic and Commercial
| Association. Chairman Charles A.
johnson of the entertainment commit.
tee and other members Of the commit
tee of the association.
Fort Colllns.-More than 200 repre-.
sentatiyes Of Colorados manufactur-
Ing, agricultural, mining and mercan.
tile Industries gathered In Fort Collins
for the sixth annual convention Of the
Colorado Manufacturers and Merch.
ants Association. ".
Denver.-The state auditing board
by unanimous vote decided that the
necessary flags for the battleship Colo
RADIO, one Of the two largest units OF
the United States navy. will be pre-
sented to the commander by the state
Of Colorado.
Trinldad.-Three men were shot
one fatally and two others seriously
injured at dance which was wind
up OF two days celebration of Mex.
lean independence day at Cokeville
Ralph Garcia, y, was shot three times
and Leo Trujillo twice in the body
TruJillo Is In the hospital here In u
| critical condition and Garcia died
from, his wounds. Agrepino Nolasco
was said TO have done the shooting.
Denver.-The farm value OF all
crops grown In Colorado this year at
preailing prices Is at least SllO,OO0,0OO,
or from S5,00O,0OO TO SlO,000,000 above
the value Of last years crops. This In
crease Is partly due to increased pro.
duction Of corn, sugar beets, sorghums,
beans and certain truck crops, and to
increased prices for certain crops, not.
ably corn, fruits and potatoes.
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