The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-08-15
COLORADO NEWS
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All Parts of the State
tern Nevsfapsr Union News Service
Date. for Coming Events.

Aug. - as-Bent Co FAIR. Las An,mas
Aug. 2s--Pickle Day at Piattevilie,
Aug. 21.S.-taN Festival at FlaslVF-
Aug .1.-Santa Fe Trail Day. Las AH''
Aug. 29.-Farmers' Fair at Fowler
sept. l-4-A * a Il as NaiieS Fa"'
Rocky Ford - =,
Sept. Watermelon Day: Rocky Fora
Sept 5-FarmerS' n .s,ockme"
Sept. l-4,-Morgan Co. Fair. Fort iaor-
Sept l-5.-I.ariner County Fair. Love
Sept, a-5,-seagwick County Fair at
Sept 7-Kiowa County Fair at Eads
Sept. s-I1.-Routt County Fair at hay
den.
Denver wants the week of Sept.
designated as general repair week.
The Jensen creamery at Grand
Junction made 22.o0O pounds of butter
turing July.
Mrs. Mary Balm, seventy. was found
dead at her cabin at Sugar Loaf by
Miss Susie Potter and Christabel
Craig.
Miss Mary Harsh. seventeen, OF
Greeley, will ride in the races at
Cheyenne Frontier Days celebration,
Aug 1920
Governor Ammons will assist the
State Agricultural school in selecting
forested lands for use in connection
with it's school of forestry.
Frank O'Brien, a government en-
ploye for twenty-seven years, has re-
signed a postal position in Denver to
accept an assistant state authorship
in New York state.
The mother of Gladys Haney, IA, OF
Denver fears that the girl, who has
been missing for two days. may have
met with foul play, and asked the po
lice to assist in the search.
A train of fifty people from Terre
Haute, Ind. passed through Denver en-
route to the Grand valley, where they
will assist in harvesting the huge
fruit crop of that section.
Herman Stein of Denver, a veteran
of the Spanish-American war, has five
brothers in the German army. Stems
youngest brother Is nineteen, just old
enough to enter the army.
Director William J. Harris Of the
| bureau of census states in his latest
report that there were 33S, ,724 persons
J tCA SCdio oiu anu ONOi III SoiOI aoO
who were engaged in "gainful" occu-
pations in 1910.
Offices of the federal building and
the statehouse were closed from II to
2 o'clock out of respect for the late
| Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the
President. Flags were at half-mast
on both buildings.
1 t., n1,1 - y
death Of Col William IT. S. May, for
mer citizen and prominent G. A. r.
man of Denver, in Colbran. He was
| IA years old and had lived in Colo
arod twenty-four years.
The ladies of the Episcopal church
have opened a convalescent home for
needy women and girls at 1017 Lipan
street, in Denver. 1t is charitable
institution, and SO far has been sup
ported by subscription only
Information received by Chief of Po-
| lice O'Nell of Denver from Laramie
| Wyo., told of the death there of w. F.
Pinkerton, a Denver recluse, who has
been missing from his home, 1925
| Tenth street, for two weeks.
After deliberating eighteen hours
| the jury hearing the case of James B.
Wild, former chairman of the board
| of county commissioners, charged
| with collecting illegal mileage fees at
| Cripple Creek, failed to agree and was
discharged.
Shortly after the last of the merry
| makers who attended the billposters
| picnic at Progressive park near Little
| ten had departed, the big dance hall
| at the resort caught fire and was de-
| stroyed. The loss is $1,000, which in
cludes piano valued at 1000.
President Lewis Swink and Secre-
| tary L. h. Pollock of the Arkansas
| Valley Fair and Watermelon Day As
| sociation at Rocky Ford, were in Den
| yer making arrangements for special
trains TO their fair and melon day. The
fair will he held Sept / to inclusive
| and Watermelon day on Thursday,
Sept 8.
| In 500 districts in Denver prayer
meetings were held preparatory to the
| coming revival services of Billy Sun
| day. From now until the beginning
of the meetings these prayer services
will be held every Tuesday and Friday
night. 1t is planned to dedicate the
tabernacle Aug. 80 Work is being
rushed on the structure.
Military reservists of nearly all ma
| ttons OF Europe must answer the call
to arms or become fugitives from jus
! tice, according to the statements OF
the various consuls in Denver. French
| German and English residents of the
United States under the age of a.
who are not citizens OF this country
must answer the call or forfeit both
tries.