The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-09
COLORADO NEWS
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western Newspaper Union New. Service.

DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.
April 9.-General Irrigation Conference
May is-iiNstate Council of Junior Or
der Of American Mechanics. at Colo
May 14-Is.--Race Meet, Durango.
@ 5|Te 1sJnlY iiKase ahass Msss Meet fssS,d Denver
July s-I4.-Grand Lodge Session b
July 222a.-cattlemen's Day. Gunni-
Avg Co. Co Fair. LANAI n;mas
Aug. 27.-Santa Fe Trail Day. Las AMI
Aug. 2s.-Farmers' Fair at Fowler.
Sept. ia kansas Valley Fair.
Sept. :-5.-Farmers' ard stockmen's
Sept i-i.-Morgan Co. Fair. Fort Nor
Sept. 1-4.-Larimer Co. Fair. Loveland.
Sept; s-11.-Crowley Co. Fair. Sugar
Sept; 14.-Coiorado State Fair at Pu-
Sept 14-1s-colo. state Fair, Pueblo.
Sept 1o-26.-Race Meet. Denver.
Sept. 22-25.-Western Slope Fair. Mont
Sept. 22-25.-Trinldad Fair. Trinidad.
Sept. 23-26.-El Paso Co. Fair. Calhan;
Sept. 2s,30.-Inter County Fair and
1si5-aast Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver.
Robert R. Freund. the oldest union
printer in the United States. died at
the home of his son. Robert G. Freund,
In Denver.
and one of the Oldest men in the state,
died at the home of his son. Albert
Giesecke, Jr.
Nine governors of as many Western
states sent in notices that they would
be in Denver to attend the governors
conference
A Mexican army of unemployed
banded together at Pueblo, was fed in
front of the city hall by the commits
sioners and started on its way to Ole
Mexico.
The Illinois locals of the United
Mine Workers. according to a wire
received at Denver headquarters. have
voted $150,00O by referendum to the
strikers of Colorado.
Jerome Dreyfuss, charged with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
who attempted suicide on the morning
of his trial. was able to be up, accord
ing to authorities at Mercy hospital in
Denver.
The second annual "Clcan Up and
Paint Up campaign in Denver, which
will start May 4, and continue for one
week. promises to add several hun
dred per cent to the general appear
ances OF Denver.
Another new industry will be pro-
ducing in Denver in a short time. The
Colorado Potato Flake Company.
which had been considering the estab-
fishing of plant in Denver, has def
nitely decided to do SO.
Indications are that the cattle and
sheep ranges of the Western slope will
be in much better condition this sum-
mer than for the last several years.
and. that these industries will be more
flourishing than last year, according
to cattlemen and sheepmen.
The way to tremendous agricultural
development in Colorado through in
tensive farming and the devotion of
farm products to the dairying and
live stock industries was pointed out
by Burton w. Hurd of Houston. Tex.
in talk before the Real Estate ex-
cbGnge at its weekly luncheon in Den
~er
The love for the dead Madero and
the indomitable courage of the living
Villa-these two things. according to
s. D., Lieberman of Chicago. who
visited in Denver after trip to Ell
Paso, Juarez and other Southern
points. are the basis of the present
Mexican revolution which is sweeping
Victoriano Huerta on to his certain
doom.
J b. Masser of Grand junction has
purchased the l.. T. Stewart ranch
near De Beque, and situated in Mesa
and Garfield counties, for 100000
The ranch, one of the largest on the
Western slope, consists of 1.500 acres.
of which 300 are in cultivation. Mas
ser also bought 1000 head of sheep
besides the cattle and horses on the
ranch.
John Ergal Of Denver, bartender
employed at the Monarch saloon in
Victor. was severely slashed in the
face in the Mint saloon by George
TEX" Rice, waiter. The men were
quarreling over dice game, when
Rice pulled out his knife and slashed
Ergal down the left cheek. The ply
sician took eighteen stitches to close
the wound. Rice was arrested and
taken to the county Jail in Cripple
Creek.
Dividend checks of the Golden Cvcle
Mining Company of Cripple Creek
we're received by stockholders of that
corporation. The dividend, at the rate
of cents per share. amounts to s45,-
900. The Golden Cycle Mining Com