The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-13
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nATES FOR COMING: EVENTS.

| Western Newspaper Union S~ws Service.
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.
June 1s-2o.-Strawb Day at Glen
June -2O.-Meeting Colorado Bank
June 25-2s-State Christian Endeavor
&c, conysn5i9n ii.' at Colorado Color d.. sprlngs
July 7-1L-Race Meet. Pueblo.
June Ie-i7.-Meeting Colorado Post
masters Convention at Denver.
| July l-4-Serni- Centennial Home Com
ing Celebration at Fort Collins
July s.CheIry Pie Day. aianzanoia
o. Elks at Denver,
July 22- -23-Ca,tlemen's Day. Gunni-
July so.-Democratic state Convention
Aug Aug assK OF Gfana sa aa Lodge s1 and
| Uniform Rank Encampment Pueblo,
Aug 25-2s.-Bent Co Fair. Las Animas
Aug. 27--santa Fe Trail Day. Las Ami
Aug 2s--Farmers' Fair at Fowler
Sept, i-4-.A X a ansas Valley Fair
Sept Watermelon Day. Rocky Ford
| Sept 2-5-Farmers Stockmens
Fair, Burlington,
Sept, 1-4-Morgan Co. Fair. Fort Nor
Sept l-5.-Iarimer County Fair. Love
sept 5--.Kiowa County Fair at Eads
sept s-ll-crowiey Co. Fair Sugar
Sept. s-11-cheyenne County Fair at
Cheyenne Wells
Sent io.-SuEar Day. Sugar City
Sept. l4-ls-coIo. state Fair. Pueblo
Sept I5-Is-I,ineoln co. Fair at Hugo.
Sept ls-2s-Race Meet, Denver
Sept 2l-23 --Inter-Co. Fair and Race
Meet at Limon
Sept o2-25-Western Slope Fair. Mont
Sept 20 -25.-Montczuma Co. Fair at
Sept 20 &c Ell Paso Co. Fair. caIhan
Oct 1-3.Grand County Fair at
kremmling
Is15-Last Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver
Three convicts have escaped from
road gangs near Boulder.
The affairs of the defunct State
Rank OF Rocky Ford will be dragged
through the courts again. according To
developments in the receivership.
Mrs. Fredericks Aldenhoven was
awarded $500 for being knocked into
a creek by Reuben Clark, by an opin-
ion of the Court OF Appeals of Denver.
Presence OF mind and a mud puddle
saved the life of RAYMOND Trefry, ten
years old of Denver, while five play
mates rushed to his rescue after
fivegallon can OF gasoline had explod-
ed in his face.
Souvenir pamphlets in honor OF the
national convention Of the Benevolent
Protective Order of Elks, to be held
in Denver in July are being issued for
the benefit OF thousands of visitors
who will attend.
The failure of two highwaymen TO
search small vest pocket in the
clothes of Charles White. bridge car
penter, after holding him up in the
Roxbury rooming house in Denver
| saved White $3.50.
Within two years work will be start
ed on the construction of the South
| western Pacific railroad from Denver
to San Diego, Cal, in the opinion OF
Col. ID. c. Collier, president Of the
company who was in Denver
The Printing Platemakers' Union
will give their annual picnic on Sun
day. June 81, at Media Grove, near
South Platte, and the outing will be
just about the best and biggest of all
the big outing events of the season.
The Ordway district. comprising
Ordway, Sugar City. Olney and the
adjoining territory. faces the most
brilliant crop outlook in its history.
Conservative estimates of the valley
of the crop for this section alone are
$3.50 600.
Two la Junta boys. G. V. Price and
Andrew Lantz. who were graduated
from the La Junta High School last
year. and who are at present attend
ing William Jewell in Liberty, Mo-,
Won high honors in the latter place
this year.
For the first time in the twenty
seven years of the Denver Normal In
stitute a woman has been selected as
conductor. She is Miss Anna Laura
Force, principal OF the Columbian
school and a member of the state
board of examiners.
| Efforts to "whitewash' those in,
volved in charges of mishandling OF
the funds of the Colorado diocese OF
/ the Protestant Episcopal church will
he blocked. 1t is intimated the per
son chiefly involved in the irreguari-
ties is high church dignitary.
Denver will be a gala city in July
/ when the ElkS rush there for their
/ golden jubilee. Denver Elks are MAX
/ ing elaborate preparations to receive
the visitors and from July IS to 10
entertainment will follow business and
! business will follow entertainment
The mystery of the robbery of the
| Silver Grill and Bigger's restaurant
in Denver has been solved. Four
|
and twenty confessed to the police
that they. with two other boys who
have fled, were responsible for the
| crimes. The boys are Louis Matches
ter. eighteen. horseshoer: Jasse Beam