The Lamar register., 1908-08-19
COLORADO news


The Association of State and Ma
tional Food Officials will meet at Den
yer next summer.
Pumpkin Pie Day at Longmont on
Thursday the 18th was great success.
The attendance was larger than ever
before.
The Florence Daily and Weekly
Tribune has been sold to ]. F. Tor
renee. The paper will continue as
daily.
The word welcome" on the up
town side of the Denver welcome arch
has been removed and "Mizpah" sub
stituted.
Ault has decided to hold Its annual
Harvest Carnival September goth.
Northern Weld county is preparing to
make a great showing.
While Mrs. Jesse Nolin, wife OF the
superintendent of the Greeley water
works. was watching game of ball In
Longmont she was accidentally struck
in the eye by the ball, being knocked
down and rendered unconscious.
The annual polo contest for the Dew
ereaux challenge cup will be held ut
Glenwood Springs the latter part of
this month. probably on August 9th,
between teams from Glenwood Springs,
Denver and Colorado Springs. The
challenge cup Is now held by the
Glenwood Springs team.
Thirty three women of Denver have
pledged themselves to raise 800 each
by January /, 1909, for the building
fund of the Children's Hospital Asso-
citation. They are members of the
board of directors of the hospital and
the money is to be raised In various
ways. but wholly by individual effort.
The sixth annual convention Of the
American Press Humorists will be held
in Denver August Gath to 29th. A
large number of the real, or alleged.
funny writer's of the leading newspa-
pers of the country are expected to be
present.
By filing a declaration in the secre-
tary Of states office that 1t would
build a branch from its junction with
the Colorado & Wyoming railroad to
Craig In Routt county. the Union Pa
cafic has apparently finally confirmed
the story of its connection with the
Moffat road. The line will be Ais
miles long, and will run through the
anthracite coal fields of Routt county.
State Engineer Jaycox has sent a
letter to the boards of county commits
nouncing his decision in regard to the
controversy over the disputed land
which the two counties have been
fighting for In the courts, in which
case Mr. Jaycox has been a conspicu-
Gus witness. This opinion sustains the
claims of Mesa county regarding the To-
cation of the boundary line between
the counties.
At the instance OF DR.. Hugh l.. Tay-
Tor and Wilbur F. Cannon of the state
boards of health and pure foods and
drugs. respectively, a vigorous proseci-
ton will be started at once against
grocers and keepers of meat markets
who are found violating the law In re-
gard to proper care of ice boxes. pres
ervation Of produce. meats and other
perishable goods. Mr.. Cannon says
that files must be kept away from
organic matter and vegetables and that
screening or glass must protect the
goods which are placed on the market.
The new entrance to the grounds OF
the Colorado Interstate Fair and Ex-
position. Overland park, Denver. is an
imposing structure and is considered
the finest entrance OF any fair grounds
In the country. 1t is SO arranged that
those going out do not conflict with
those coming in. thus insuring a rapid
and simple way of handling crowds.
The vehicle entrance adjoins the gates
for pedestrians. During the fair and
exposition from September 7th to 18th
the machinery exhibit will be on the
space Immediately adjoining this main
entrance.
Following are dates of Prohibition
county conventions: Boulder county.
Monday. August 18th, at Boulder; FL
Paso county, Tuesday. August 18th, at
Colorado Springs; Otero county, We'd
nesday. August 10Th, at Rocky Ford;
Bent county. Las Animas. Thursday,
August 18th, at Colorado Springs;
Otero county. Thursday, August goth.
at Brighton; Prowers county. Friday.
August 21st. at Lamar; Weld county.
Friday. August 21st, al. Greeley; Pueb-
10 county. at Pueblo. Saturday. August
22nd: Larimer county. Saturday. Au-
gust 2and.- at Loveland.
Knabenshue. with his famous pas
senger carrying airship, will arrive at
the Colorado Interstate Fair and Ex-
position grounds. Denver. August 25th.
Pain. the fireworks king. will arrive
there on the same date. These are two
of the big attractions at the Denver
fair and exposition to be held Septem-
the largest now in existence. except
the one built by Walter Wellman for
Arctic exploration. 1t can carry two
people. aside from Knabenshue. This
will be the first opportunity western
people have had of seeing an airship
that not only actually flies, but car
ries passengers. Pain gives the car
nival of Naples. requiring 300 people
to produce and comprising ballets,
vaudeville. acrobatics, hippodromes,
feasts and fetes. followed by the erup-
ton of the volcano. Vesuvius, and the
destruction of the mimic city of Ma
pies and ends with $1,000 display of
fireworks. This is said to be the most
spectacular pyrotechnical spectacle
ever produced by Pain, and has been
big sensation at Manhattan Beach,
New York.
The new home of the Knights OF Co.
lumbus, in Denver, which has been the
subject of campaign by that society
for years, is to be erected at once.
Bids for construction are now being
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