The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-05-23
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DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

Sept. 3-Watermelon Day. Rocky Ford.
sept 25Gfarmers stockmen's
Sept. l-4--Morgan Co. Fair. Fort Nor
sept. 1-4-Larimer Co. Fair Loveland.
Sept s-li.-cro~ley Co. Fair. Sugar
Sep, s-l1.-Cheyenne County Fair at
Sept io-Sugar Day. Sugar CITY.
sept l4-ls-Tolo STATE Fair. Pueolo.
Sept 1s2s-Raee Meet Denver.
Sept. 2l23-Inter-Co. Fair and Race
Sept % -25.-Western Slope Fair. Mont
Sept. 2-25.-Montezuma Co. Fair at
Cortez
Sept 22-2 -25.-Trinidad Fair. Trinidad
Sept 23-26.-.El Paso Co. Fair. Caihan
oct 6-s.-Colo. New Mex. Fair at Du-
lsl5SL.ast Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver.
A new sl5 600 canning factory is be-
ing built at Grand Junction.
The eight-year- son of ]. 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
llIilltt uttlutu TO DOlu the cent? d.
committee meeting August 1.
The only known victim of the flood
at Pueblo was William Cassidy, SO
years old a zinc smelter employe.
Memorial day is to be observed this
year in Craig on a more elaborate
ing the fact that there are but few
ty.
Residents in the 900 block on Pearl
street protested to the city commits
sioners of Denver against a big bill
board on a vacant lot. They asked the
council to order its removal as a nui-
Sance.
Francis b. Sayre, son-in-law OF
President Woodrow Wilson, was in
Denver as the guest of honor at
luncheon 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-martiel which is
trying Major Hammock 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
ME, Hahn's Peak & Pacific roalroad
was sold at Walden to the Guaranty
Trust Company of New York for $780,
600. J. W. ntckson of New York rep
resexed 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 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 a meeting of mining
men which was held in Gunnison
Delegates representing Pitkin, Ohio
City. White Pine, Bowerman, the Co
chotopa and Gunnison district we're
present.
The mediation committee named
by the Legislature to conduct an in
vestigation 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 a 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
| ask Secretary of War Garrison to re-
| place 200 tents burned Or otherwise
ruined while the state guard was
camped in the coal strike district.
Nicholas Bolkjoviz, who told Sheriff
| s. j. McAfee when he was arrested at
Platteville that he had killed fellow
| countryman, a Slav, in Denver, in
! flicting wounds with beer bottle from
which the victim died. tried to COM
nit suicide in the county Jail at Gree
ley by butting his head against the
bars of the steel corridor surrounding
the cells.
Mrs. Luvisa Thompson, one Of the
oldest residents of Boulder, and q
charter member of the First Christian