The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-05-28
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

| June 9,il-G. A. X. Encampment ~
June 1S-1s.--state Sunday School Con-
| vention at Denver.
| ers' Association at Colorado Springs
June 25-28.-State Christian Endeavor
June GenYsnfi9n isI1a1n at Goiorado d. springs
June 1s-iz-Meetins Colorado Post
July l-4.-semi- Centennial Home Com
ing celebration at Fort Collins.
July ie Lodge a ssaa1snol ssssion Bp
July 22-2S.-Cattlemen's Day. Gunni-
Aug. Is-2l.-Prowers Go, Fair. Lamar
Aug. 25-2S.-Bent Co. Fair. Las Animas.
Aug. 27.-Santa Fe Trail Day. Las AMI
Aug. ss.-Farmers' Fair at Fowler.
SEPT oL l,4EArk n s as Valley Fair
Sept. s.--watermelon Day; Rocky Ford.
Sept -5-Farmers' n d stockmen's
Sept. i-z.-Morgan Co. Fair. Fort Nor
Sept. l-5.-Larimer County Fair, Love-
Sept; s-1l.-crowley Co. Fair, Sugar
Sept, s-11;-GheXyenne County Fair at
Sept. 1o;.Sugar Day Sugar city,
Sept. H-1s-Golo state Fair, Pueblo
Sept. 1s-2s.-Raee Meet. Denver.
Sept. -23.-Inter-Co. Fair and Race
Sept. 22- 2-25.-Western Slope Fair. Mont
Sept. 90 25.-Montezuma Co, Fair at
Sept. .s-2s-El Paso Co. Fair. Calhan
Oct 1-3.1Grand County Fair at
Oct s-s.-coio New Mex. Fair at pu-
1s15,.Last Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver.
Boulder expects to become the head
quarters for big gas manufacturing
plant.
Colorado Springs people are waging
war against all dogs and cats that
run the streets.
An estate valued at $4,000 was left
by Lloyd F. Nicodemus. who was
killed by James A. Bulger in Denver.
Eight hundred chickens were
burned to death In, fire which de-
stroyed hennery at 1905 Boulevard
F, Denver.
The Daniel Y. Jones ranch at Lake,
three and one-half miles east OF Limon.
was sold to C. W. Maynard of Elk
Point, S. d. for $4,000.
Fifty thousand dollars is estimated
by the city officials and Tramway op-
Grating heads as the damage done in
Denver by the rain and hail storm of
the 21st
w. S. Gromm, twenty-three, was ia
tally injured in a collision between
two motorcycles and an automobile at
East Eighth avenue and Logan street
in Denver.
Into the flood-swollen Platte river
two men plunged and fought for
blocks against the current in q vain
attempt to save the life Of Owen Lar
ry. four-year-old son of William Larry.
a Denver fireman.
Eight Denver park board employees
who took refuge from the storm in the
bandstand had narrow escapes from
death or serious injury. Lightning
struck the roof and tore hole
through the building.
L. Rossiter Broderick, son OF Mrs.
NJ. Broderick of Denver was one of
the Denver boys aboard the fleet at
Vera Cruz and was a member OF the
first party of sailors and marines that
landed and engaged in the street, bat
tie.
Colorado's winter wheat fields will
this year yield per acre 40 per cent
more than the average for the United
States, according to the May crop re-
port, issued from the office OF the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture
The museum at the University OF
Colorado at Boulder is the recipient
OF the skins of forty species Of birds
from Guatemala collected by Earl H.
Morris of Pueblo, a senior in the Col
lege of Liberal Arts at that institu-
tion.
David G. Dargin. seventy-nine, who
in 1860 built the second store in Col
den, died at his home there from an
illness following stroke of paralysis
on Feb. IL. He was one of the most
prominent figures III the early history
of this section.
The Forbes mine of the Rocky
Mountain Fuel Company. swept by fire
following a battle between mine
resumed operations, according to an
announcement of George F. Peart, gen
eral superintendent.
The club women Of Denver are max.
ing arrangements for elaborate enter.
tainment OF the Western delegates
who will pass through Denver en- route
to the biennial of the general fedora.
ton of Woman's Clubs, which will be
held in Chicago June 9-19.
For the first time In the history OF
Knights Templar of Denver, the four
Communicates met in union Ascencion
Day services, at Trinity Methodist
Episcopal church All of the comman-
deries. with the Sir Knights in full
uniform. met at the Masonic temple
and marched to the church where Bish.
op Mcconnell presided over the de-