The Elbert County tribune., 1914-08-14
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service

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AUG, Farmers Fair at Fowler
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Sept; s-s-Annuai Harvest Festival AZ
Sep, ss-wasermslen Day, Rocky Ford.
Sept, i-t.-Morgan Co. Fair. Fort Nor
Sep. i-s.-Larlmer County Fair. Lov.-
Sept s,s.-sedgwiep County Fair at
SEPT s5',kiewa County Fair a, Eads.
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Rocky Ford cantaioupes are now be-
ing marketed.
Denver's German population was
jubilant at reports of the Kaiscr's vic
tory in Belgium.
Michael A. Leddy, state treasurer.
announced his withdrawal from the
primary election race for state audi
tor.
Thomas Judilevitz. twenty.four. OF
Denver. was seriously injured when
he was thrown from his motorcycle
near the Twin Bridges at La Sale.
Geo, Allen Smith and Ben c. Hill
lard We're designated as Democratic
candidates for Congress in the First
tDenver) congressional district.
In line with the action taken by the
women in the East. the Colorado Wom-
ems Peace Association will call
mass meeting to protest against war.
John Hancock, last lineal descend
ant of the patriot of that name who
affixed the first signature to the Dec
laration of Independence, died In Dem
Yer at Mercy hospital.
The Denver Manufacturers Associa-
tion. the youngest commercial body in
Denver. is proving itself one of the
most active and effective home indus
try organizations in Colorado.
The Progressive and Republican
designated candidates for the princi-
pal state offices will take the lead in
making statewide campaigns for the
primary elections which the several
political parties will hold on Sept. s.
The Republicans of the Third con
gressional district designated +. j.
Stanley OF Alamosa: L. ]. Boughton
OF Teller county; J. w. b. Smith OF
Clear Creek countp: c. NJ. Corlett or
Rio Grande county and Neil N. Nc
Lean OF Rio Grapde county, as candi-
dates for Congress.
Temporarily unbalanced. as the re-
suit of a nervous breakdown, Miss
Myrtle Reid, beautiful and accomp-
lished young woman, former teacher in
Los Angeles public schools, slashed
her throat with razor at the resi-.
dence Of Judge r. A. Crossman at,
Pueblo.
Plans for the reorganization OF the
Western Pacific railroad. in which the
Denver & Rio Grande is taking an act
i've part, have been outlined and are
now being discussed at meetings OF
Denver & Rio Grande directors in
New York. according to information
which reached Denver.
Hundreds OF inquiries from foreign
ers In Denver and Colorado who are
eager to return to fight for their
countries are still coming in to the
Denver consulates. In most cases
they have been advised by the repre-
sentatives Of their governments to
wait for further developments.
Friends OF Mrs. Lucille Luker OF
Denver fear she may have committed
suicide. Mrs. Luker is the woman al
legged to have accompanied Miss Flor
ence Brown. fourteen years old. to
resort near Denver. where Miss Brown
drank wine. The Brown girl later end
ed her life by drinking carboIic acid.
w. Frank Mcconnell aged twenty
five, of 1882 Glenarm place. an auto
mobile driver, was killed when an
automobile in which he was riding
with j. w. Springer. aged fifty-three.
manager of the Albany garage at 1874
Glenarm place. was wrecked by the
collapse OF an axle near Overland
park.
BY o'clock Saturday night the
status Of every political party for its
primary campaign became well es-
tablished. All acceptances that are to
be filed with the secretary of state
had been submitted and the date for
filing OF petition designations had ex-
pired. All candidates for important
offices. with but few exceptions, filed
their acceptances and made ready to
launch their primary campaigns
Mrs. James T. Macy, wife OF
Denver lawyer. Is dead in London, !,
England, suicide. A few days ago
she Was forced to leave her bed in a
hospital at Antwerp. Belgium, to make
room for injured soldiers. Worried
over her son. four years old, whom she
was forced to leave with his grand
mother In Germany. and unable to
withstand the hardships war condi-
tfons placed in her way in getting TO