Gilpin observer., 1914-05-14
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


July 9-Cherry Pie Day. Manzanola.
July 13-1s.-Grard Lodge Session. B. p.
Q. Elks at Denver.
Aug. 1s-21-Prowers Co. Fair. Lamar.
Aug Fs 81 Trai sh'f DaS ss Las Aa%aS aa
Aug. 2s.--Farmers' Fair at Fowler;
seRt Rocky l4mA Eord k ansas Valley FAIR
Sept. 3:-Watermelon Day. Rocky Ford.
sept 2-5;-Farmers' and stockmen's
Sept, 1-4.-Morgan Co. Fair. Fort Nor
SEPT, ld-4,;-,Larimer Co, Fair. Lovsiand
City.
Sept. s-11-Cheyenne County Fair at
Sept. 1o.-Sugar Day. Sugar City.
Sept. 5-1s.-Lincoln County Fair at
Sept. 1s-2s.-Race Meet Denver; a
Sept. 81 -23. = Inter County Fair and
so Race e, Meet a. Lmon s,u Mont
rose
Sept. 22 25.-Montezuma County Fair
Sept. 22 25.-Trinidad Fair. Trinidad.
Sept. 2S-26.-El Paso Co Fair. Caihan
Oct. 6-9-ColoraGo New Mexico Fair at
19l5.-iast Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver
L hc uOuSe pdSSeu lue Pi,"No'N
bond bill to second reading, Saturday.
The Denver National has been
named as one of the reserve banks un-
der the new law.
Four hundred volunteer workers
will give their time in the big ten-day
campaign to raise the $250,000 fund
for Denver university.
Following an illness of two days,
Mrs. Armenian E. Epley, pioneer OF
Denver, died at her home, 2S45 How
ard Place. Death was caused by
pneumonia.
Mrs. Matilda Graveline asks s2,061.-
65 for heartbeats in a suit filed in the
County Court in Denver because she
alleges she slipped and fell on an icy
pavement last February.
Representative Keating has recon-
nended Edward o. Russell of Manzan-
ola, Robert Tandy of Del Norte, and
Herbert Sabine of Alamosa for ap-
pointment as postmasters.
Philip Hoffman, for sixteen years
resident of Denver, died at the age OF
n, leaving as his survivors two sisters
and brother who are his seniors,
five children and fifteen grandchil-
dren.
Women of the Civic Federation of
Greeley have offered cash prizes to
the children of the public schools OF
that city VINO will write the best com
position on the fly and why it should
be eliminated.
Jacob Schmidt, pioneer saloonman
of Colorado City, committed suicide by
shooting on his ranch near Canon
City. His despondency dates from the
time that the "old town" went dry,
two years ago.
Two thousand persons assembled on
the campus of the University of Colo
rado at Boulder to witness the annual
May Festival and the coronation of
Miss Lille Johnson of Longmont as
Queen of the May.
Discouraged by business reverses,
the head in his home in Denver. He
was taken to the county hospital,
where he died. The bullet tore away
a portion of his skull
That the extra Legislative session,
convened at the call of Governor Am
mons May 4, will complete its work
and adjourn by the 10th was the opin-
ion expressed among members of the
at the close of the first
week
Montrose county farmers will ship
900 cars of fruit and vegetable prod
ucts this year, according to a report
made to the agricultural committee of
the Colorado Bankers Association by
George o. Gilbert of Montrose. A rec
ord year is his prediction.
There are three measures before the
Senate for submitting constitutional
to the people at the No
vember elections. Also a committee
appointed on resolution by Van Til
borg to determine the powers of the
General Assembly to pass such legis-
lation at this session.
Thousands of churchgoers honored
the mothers OF the nation at Mothers
Day services held in every Denver
houst vi WI iShlp. hoie ptopit tudu
ever before responded to the procla-
of the President and the gov
ernor, and Denver ministers spoke to
large congregations on the sentiment
of the day.
Seven hundred and twenty-five guns
were surrendered by striking miners
and residents of Trinidad to the fed
eral authorities Saturday in response
to the governments proclamation call
ing for the general delivery of arms
Seventy-two of the guns were turned
in by strikers. The remainder of the
weapons were given up by residents of
Trinidad, who, nominally at least, have
taken no part in the strike conflict.
]. G.. Bulger indicated that he will
plead not guilty to the murder charge
filed against him for killing LLOYD F.