The Colorado statesman., 1914-07-11
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July 22-State Progressive Assembly
at Colorado Springs.
July 22-23.-Cattlemen's Day Guhni-
July 3O-Democratic State Convention
at Denver
Aug. 1-9.-Midsummer meeting Colo
| rado Editorial Association, Denver.
Aug. 4-Republican Assembly at Den
Aug. 6.-Crowley Day at ordway.
aug aug ot Grand i9 G'G Lodge and
| Aug. 252S.-Bent Co Fair. Las Animas.
Aug. 27.-santa Fe Trail Day. Las Ami
Aug. 29.-Farmers' Fair at. Fowler;
sept; i-4@A k II 3 Is valley fair"
Sept 2.3-Annual Harvest Festival at
Sept. sEwatermeIon Day; Rocky Eora;
Fair, Burlington
Sept. 1-4.-Morgan Co. Fair. Fort Nor
Sept l-5,-Larimer County Fair. Love
Sept. S-5.-sedgwick County Fair at
Sept. 7.-Kiowa County Fair at Eads.
sept 9-11.-Routt County Fair at nay
Sept: s-11.-crowley Co. Fair. suga-
Sept. 911.-Cheyenne County Fair at
Sent. lO;-Sugar Day, Sugar City, y,,,,o,,o
Sept. 15-lS.-Lincoln Co Fair at Hugo.
Sept 2e;-Raee Meet, Denver; paoa
| sept -Go-lnleF-S ar anu iNoSS
Sept 23-24.-Apple Pie Day at Rifle.
Sept. 22-25.-Western Slope Fair. Mont
Sept. 22-25.-Montezuma Co. Fair at
Sept. 2s-2s.-EI Paso Co. Fair. calhan.
Sept. 29-Oct. Central Colorado Fair
at COLORADO Springs.
Oct. 6-9.-Colo. New Mex. Fair at gu
1915.-Last Grand Council of Forth
American Indians at Denver
Fourth of July accidents in Colora-
do for two years: 1913, nine injured;
1914, eighteen injured.
Charles F. Steinbach, commercial
traveller. in an open letter announces
his candidacy for gubernatorial honors
on the Republican ticket.
Cash prizes amounting to $4,000
will be offered at the Western Live
stock Show next January, if the plans
of the committee are realized.
John A. Martin of Pueblo, former
congressman, has announced his candi-
dacy for the United States senatorial
nomination at the pleasure of the DEM
ocratic assembly.
Plans for the sale Of 100000 acres
of land held under lease from the state
and through the provisions of the
Carey act were consummated by the
State Land Board.
State Chemist John B. Ekeley Of
Boulder has announced his intention
of asking for appropriation funds to
analyze water used for drinking pur-
poses throughout the state.
q @ cot
died in the parcels post department of
the Denver postoffice for the year end
ing June so, or 5,7S5 tons. The parcels
received totaled 1,59S,650 and the num-
Der sent out was 2,25S,031.
A request for, $4,000 from the city
of Denver to aid in the construction
of Colorado building at the Panama
Pacific fair in San Francisco next year
was presented to the city commission
ers by Denver business men, headed
by E. L. Scholtz and the Colorado i'm
migration bureau.
Frank Irwin, one of the owners Of
the Irwin Brothers Wild West Show,
attacked and probably fatally wounded
Charles Johnson, a member of the
show, with an iron bar, in view of
more than 10000 spectators of the
closing Semi-Centennial celebration
races at Prospect park at Fort Collins.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Scheurn has filed suit
in the District Court in which she
asks $4,000 damages from the Jack
sen Realty and Investment Company
for injuries she alleges she suffered
Dec. "a, 1913, when she slipped and
fell a ipu ci1 -,
property owned by the firm at Colfax
avenue and Fourteenth street in Den
yer.
Alta Gillespie fifteen years old, mar
rowly escaped death in Denver when
twelve-year-old boy discharged a re-
volver he thought contained blank
cartridges. The bullet passed through
the girls left hand and entered her
breast just above the heart. Doctors
say the girl would have been killed il
the bullet had struck her an inch
lower
hitching contest, in. which only
young women can compete has been
announced as one of the features of
the big Grange picnic, which is to be
held at Platt's grove, east of Boulder,
on July IA. Keen interest is being
taken in the novel event. and sharp
rivalry has sprung up between the
girls of the Valmont and NiWot neigh
borhoods.
The Supreme Court declared uncon-
stftutional the proposed Issue by the
City of Denver of $3.000,000 in bonds
for the construction oY the Moffat tun-
mel under James Peak and affirmed
the Judgment of death against Harold
Francis Henwood, slayer If S. l.. Won
Phul and George E. Copeland order