The Colorado statesman., 1914-05-23
WEEKS EVENTS
COLORADO
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DATES FOR COMING EVENTS,

Western Newspaper Union News Service
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.
May 27.-Log- Rolling Contest, wow,
June 9.11.-G. A. r.. Encampment at
Fort Morgan.
June 16-1S.-State Sunday School Con-
June 19-2O.--Meeting Colorado Bank
1u ers oAssoeiation at Colorado Springs.
Convention at Colorado sprin@s InasaVor
June 1s-Juiy Race Meet, Denver.
,uIv jIviy 7.1h.mRaes IL r e;o Meet, Pueblo;
July 13-19-Grand Lodge Session, BIZ
o. Elks at Denver.
July 22-23.-Cattlemen's Day, Gunni-
Aug. 1s-21.-Prowers Co. Fair Lamar
Aug. 25-2S.-Bent Co. Fair. Las Animas
Aug. N.-Santa Fe Trail Day. Las AMI
Aug. 2s.--Farmers Fair at Fowler
sept: l-4@A k a $ Valley Fair
Sept. Watermelon Day, Rocky Ford
sept 2-5-Farmers' Stockmen's
Sept. 1-4.-Morgan Co. Fair. Fort Nor
Sept. 1-4.-Larimer Co. Fair, Loveland.
Sept, S-11.-Crowley Co. Fair. Sugar
Sept 9-11.-Cheyenne County Fair at
:. Cheyenne Wells.
Sept 14-19.-Colo. State Fair, Pueblo.
Sept 15- 5-Is.-hlncoln CO. Fair at Hugo.
Sept. 2123.-Inter-Co. Fair and Race
Meet at Limon
Sept. -25-Western Slope Fair. Mont
Sept 22-25-Montezuma Co. Fair at
Cortez.
Sept. 23-26.-El Paso Co. Fair, Calhan
Oct 6-9.-Colo.New Mex. Fair at Du-
1915.SLast Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver.
A new $4,000. canning factory is be-
ing built at Grand Junction.
The eight-yearold son of J. w. Car
penter of Mancos fell into the Dolores
river and was drowned.
Automobile thieves are abroad in
Fort Collins, two cars having been
stolen from off the streets.
The Democratic state executive com
mittee decided to hold the central
committee meeting August /.
The only known victim of the flood
at Pueblo was William Cassidy, SO
years old, zinc smelter employe.
Memorial day is to be observed this
year in Craig on a more elaborate
scale than ever before, notwithstand-
ing the fact that there are but few
veterans of the Civil war in the vicini-
ty.
Residents in the 900 block on Pearl
street protested to the city commits
sioners of Denver against a big bill
board on vacant lot. They asked the
council to order it's removal as a aui-
sance.
Francis B. Sayre, son-in-law of
President Woodrow Wilson, was in
Denver as the guest of honor at a
lunch On given by the Williams Col
lege Alumni association at the Univer-
sity club.
Pending the arrivals of Corporal
Mills and Private Pacheco from Lud-
low the general court-martial, which is
trying Major Hamrock at the Golden
rifle range, was forced to take re-
cess Tuesday.
Every dealer in firearms in the
United States, every express company
and every railroad company, has been
warned by Secretary of War Garrison
not to ship any arms or ammunition
into Colorado.
The Colorado portion of the Lara
mie, Hahn's Peak & Pacific roalroad
was sold at Walden to the Guaranty
Trust Company of New York for $780,
600. ]. w. Dickson of New York rep
resented the company.
Acting on an idea that they have
had in mind for some time, at meet
ing of the Farmers Union, they took
the preliminary steps for the estab-
lishment of a retail market in Fort
Collins, thing that has been more. or
less agitated for a number of months
past
Fear of a statewide revolution on
the part of labor if the militia re-en-
ters the strike zone was expressed in
telegram sent to Senator Shafroth
by the general counsel for the United
Mine Workers of America, who said
he feared the worst if the militia re-
turned.
A Gunnison county branch of the
Colorado Metal Mining Association
was formed at meeting of mining
men which was held in Gunnison.
Delegates representing Pitkin, Ohio
City, White Pine, Bowerman, the Co
chotopa and Gunnison district were
present.
The mediation" committee named
by the Legislature to conduct an in
Hestigation into the industrial war and
to assist in settling the strike, had
conference with Governor Ammons.
The first formal meeting of the com.
mittee will be held at the state house
and chairman named and active
work begun.
Col. George NJ. Lee, assistant ad-
jutant general, has been sent to Wash
ington by Adj. General John Chase to
get equipment for the state militia
from the War Department. He will