The state herald., 1914-08-07
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Aug. 1S-21.-Prowors Co Fair. Lamar;
| Aug. 25-27.-K. of p. Grand Lodge and
unif9rW Rank Encampmsnt. n,mao Puzzle
Aus ASg sSbsnt psn SS FsiT PTatteyiile. aas
Aug. 7-2s.-Fall Festival at Flagler.,
Aug. 27.--Santa Fe Trail Day. Las AMI
Aug. 2s.-Farmers' Fair at Fowler
Sept i-4.-Ark ansas Valley Fsf'
Sept 2.s-Annuai Harvest Festival at
Sept. s.-watermelon Day, Rocky Ford.
Sept. 2-5.-Farmers Stookmens
Sept. i-4.MMorsSn S Co. Fair. Fort Nor
Sept l-B.-Larimer County Fair. Love-
cantaloupes are now being shipped
from Grand Junction.
The Democratic congressional con-
vention for the First district will be
held Aug. 6.
Guy ]. McKnaw was drowned In
Barr lake, twenty miles north Of Den
yer. while fishing.
Mrs. A. D. Tyron. who came to Dem
yer from her home in Phippsburg.
diod in the office of physician while
being treated.
Henry Sussman. travelling sales
man who had been In Denver for three
days, was found dead from an over
desc of heroin.
A general call to Australians to
rally to the support Of the fatherland
in the war which now threatens all
Europe, was issued In Pueblo by a spe-
cial agent of the Austrian consulate
In Denver.
Frank Harrington. ten, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. F. R Harrington Of Windsor.
was kicked by horse and seriously
injured while feeding the animal In q
barn. His hip was fractured and tho
ligaments torn loose from his leg.
Lightning that played over Denver
Saturday and the rain storm which
followed claimed the life Of one man
and injured four others. The man.
Frank Bodamer. a laborer. lost his
life as the result Of the downpour.
The Fraser river project as an avail.
able source of supply for Denver's city.
owned water system was investigated
by A. Lincoln Fellows and Armour G.
Anderson of the Denver utilities com
mission and ]. B. Lippincott. hydraulic
engineer of Los Angeles.
Fifty thousand Denverites knslt In
the churches Of the city Sunday and
united in a common prayer for peace.
In every church, Catholic or Protest.
ant, ministers and priests implored di.
vine aid to avert the tremendous catas-
trophe impending In Europe.
While the enthusiasm was at its
height in the Democratic state assem-
bly, few days ago. John J. Davoren.
fifty.fve. for thirty years q prominent
member Of Democratic political circles
and n leader In Democratic conven.
tions. died at his home in Denver.
Gratitude for protection Of his
daughter. which he was unable u. sx-
press as he desired In his lifetime, has
been shown by an Illinois farmer to
Henry Barr. Denver policeman. Barr
was beQueathed half OF the farmers
estate. 1t is estimated that Barr will
receive about 100000.
A Boulder grand Jury. after deliber.
atinS thirty minutes. returned trus
bill against Wilson Davis charging
him with the murder OF his former
partner. Champ NJ. Smith, who was
shot and later blown up by dynamite
In an effort. the police claim, to hide
the crime June II at the Eldora mine.
The suits brought by the Consum.
ers' league to secure equitable rates
on coal from the northern coal fields
to Denver and to restrain the hauling
lines and connecting roads from en-.
forcing exhorbitant switching charges
VIII come up In Denver August G on a
demurrer filed by the Denver a Inter
mountain railroad.
Mystery surrounds the suicide at.
tempt OF Florence Brown. fourteen.
year-old high school girl. who took car.
belle acid at her home In Denver. The
girl. according to her mother was Nh
unruly daughter. She drank tho poi.
son, which has placed her at the
threshold OF death. after she had boen
reprimanded for keeping late hours.
DoBeque. in tho northern part OF
Mesa county. has IN oil well which
flows about 500 barrels day, shoot.
ing tho oil co feet into tho air because
tho owners are unable TO "cap" tho
hole until the tools Mt the bottom OF
tho well can be recovered. Tho oil
10 OF pnraffine base and ia snld to be
OF high quality. though no analysis has
yet been made.
Arraignod In Justice Staploton's
court in Denver upon charge OF
grand larceny preferred by her dnugh.
tcrs. Mrs. Minnie Rosenthni. 60. plead.
ed that she had stolen TO mako herself
homo after hcr childron had driven