The Raymer enterprise., 1923-08-09
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS

=. students taking special summer
training at Fort Sill, Okla, have
won three out Of five cups offered
IN the competitions held there, ac-
cording to information received
BY the college from Maj. Gustave
FRANKIE. The third cup won was
Tor physical efficiency, and the
Colorado Aggies were graded 8S.43
per cent, while Oklahoma A. and NJ.
College came second with 1854, and
oklahoma university third with 6G.8O.
Robert Wall Of the Colorado Aggies
was nigh individual contestant with
10. The award was given for the
events required by the army, the bar
vault, high jump, broad jump and 100.
yard dash, and all were required to
participate. The other two cups won
by the Aggies previously were for pis-
tol shooting and for the track meet.
There are twenty Aggie students ut
Fort Sill, with their officers, taking
Intensive training in preparation for
commissions In the reserve corps when
they complete the course at the col
lege at Fort Collins.
Pueblo.-Some of the finest stables
In the country are to be represented
ut the big horse show to be held In
connection with the state fair in Pueblo
this September. The fair will open
Sept. "A, and for the first time In its
history really first-class and ex-
tenslve horse show will be q part of
the entertainment on the grounds. D.
Schllling Of Arroya, Colo, who each
year puts on the horse show ut the
Western Stock Show In Denver, has
been engaged to stage the show ut the
state fair. Schilllng spent few days
In Pueblo making out the premium list
and lining up horses which are to be
brought to Pueblo. Among the show
animals will be some from the o. w.
Lehman stables Of Chicago and the
Loula Long stables Of Kansas City
will send three horses. Horses will be
here from Philadelphia, Chicago, Kan
sas City and from Iowa, with string
Of 150 In all. Besides the show ami
mails, Schilling will provide novelty
races Of all sorts between the races at
the afternoon performances Of the fair.
Leadville. The highest landing
field for airplanes in the world will be
dedicated here Aug. 10, at 2 p. m., by
the Leadyille Chamber Of Commerce,
assisted by members Of the United
States air service. The field Is 1O,20O
feet above sea level. The field will be
dedicated to the memory Of Lieutenant
Bingham, who lost his life July II,
1922, while lost In a flight between
Fort Bliss, Texas, and Denver. Had
there been an adequate landing field,
he would have been able to have made
safe landing, 1t is believed.
Denyer.-Prospects are good for one
Of the largest crops Of fruit and yege-
tables In the history Of the Grand val
lsy OF Colorado and Utah, according to
officials of the Missouri Pacific and
Denver & Rio Grande Western rail-
roads and the American Refrigerator
Transit Company, who have toured the
district. They reported 10000 carloads
would be shipped over their lines and
that the Indications were that the crop
this year would be several thousand
carloads In excess Of shipments last
year.
Colorado Springs. Colorado Springs
Is about to become the main link on
real transcontinental highway having
direct connection with California cen
ters In winter as well as In summer,
through the generosity of A. Il. Carl
ton, local capitalist, and his associates
in q gift to the state, announced few
days ago, Of three steel trestles valued
at $4,000, opposite Buena Vista, and
two bridges at Granite
Lamar.-A recent cloudburst sent
deluge Of water down Willow Arroyo,
on the south edge Of Lamar, causing
flood water to cover section Of the
residence and business sections of the
town. The downpour lasted but a few
minutes and the flood water rose with
great rapidlty. In the southwest Sec
ton of the city water stood at four
and flve-feet levels.
Greeley.-Taking the catalog and
year book of Colorado State Teachers
College literally, Dorothy l. Hooven, a
Denver girl, proved that two-year
life certificate course can be complet-
ed In five quarters, or in one regular
college year and two summer quarters.
She Is the first student to make per-
feet record In this period Of time with
some hours credit over and above
what she actually needed.
La Junta.-A severe wind storm
swept over La Junta recently doing
considerable damage. A large section
Of the roof on the store, house and
kitchen Of the Harvey House was
blown off and 1t caught In net work
Of electric light wires, breaking off
several poles and demollshing n por-
uon Of the Santa Fe electric system
here.
Manitou.-Messrs. w. H. Darrah and
]. r. Beatty have submitted plans to
the Manit0u Chamber Of Commerce
for the erection Of $1,85O,OOO hotel
on Park avenue In Manitou. The con-