The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-07-25
Date. for Coming Events.

Sept 1e-ls-Baca County fair at
Sept, Ie 2e-Race Meet, Denver:
SEPT 2l-z3IInter-Co. Fair and Race
Sept 3-2t-Apple Pie Day at Rifle
sept -25.-Western Slope Fair. Mont
Seq. 2-25.-Montezuma Co Fair at
Sept. 2s-2s-Ei Paso Co. Fair. caihan
Sept. 2soct. 3-Central Colorado Fair
at Colorado Springs.
Oct l-3nGrand County Fair at
Oct, s-s,-Colo. New Mex. Fair at Du
lsl5-Last Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver.
Governor Ammons visited the State
Teachers College at Greeley.
An agricultural and horticultural
show will be held at Trinidad, Sept.
22-25.
Three express drivers struck at
Pueblo and their places were filled by
new employees.
Two Longmont women were bruised
when their auto hit telegraph pole
near Brighton.
The Petersburg hotel was robbed of
$3.50. Sheriff VIII McBroom is look.
ing for a pianist called both Roy
Thompson and Roy Baker, who disap-
peared
The Colorado Retail Merchants AS
sociation held its annual meeting in
Trinidad. Over 100 delegates and
their wives were in the city during the
meeting.
The City Council of Denver declined
to revoke the permit for the Billy
Sunday tabernacle at Tenth and
Eleventh avenues and Lincoln and
Sherman streets.
John NJ. Glover, an attorney living
at 1855 Cleveland place, Denver, has
been missing from his home for the
last month, aid his friends fear he
has been murdered.
Miss Susie Gilchreest, for many
years one OF the most prominent edu-
Gators in the southern part OF Colo
rado, died at the home of her parents
at 1896 Lafayette street in Denver.
Two exceptionally large sticks OF
giant powder with about twenty feet
OF fuse were found under the platform
OF the c. & S. passenger station, con-
cealed in a ten-pound tin bucket at
Walsenburg.
Edith Reno, three years old OF Den
yer, fell thirty-five feet and landed on
the sidewalk. whimpering She was
taken to the County hospital apparent
ly uninjured, No bone was broken.
There was not bruise on her body.
The only reason she was taken to the
hospital was to undergo an X-ray ex-
animation to satisfy the physicians
she is not injured internally.
Charged with connection with the
burning of the Southwestern mine and
other outrages committed during the
coal strike. c. NJ. Lane, ex-United
States soldier. and more recently
member of troop B, National guard,
Colorado, and who is alleged to have
county Jail at Trinidad. Lane was ar
rested at Pueblo by Under Sheriff
Zeke Martain. Lane, according to in
formation, was active in charge Of a
band of strikers that carried on a cam
paign of destruction which resulted in
the burning of mines in the Aguilar
district.
The weekly weather crop bulletin.
issued at Denver, says: Except in
non-irrigated districts all crops made
satisfactory progress and the weather
was ideal for farming operations. The
outlook is promising. Harvesting of
grain is under way. The second crop
of alfalfa is coming on nicely and will
be ready to cut within week. Pota-
toes are doing we'll but the early
varieties are affected by blight in
northwestern localities Sugar beets
are making rapid growth and corn is
doing very well. The ranges are gen.
orally in good condition. In the fruit
districts the fruit crop is reported to
be in good condition and a crop of
more than $4,000 crates of raspberries
has been marketed from Canon City.
At least s2.75o,oO0 is the amount es-
timated by officials of railroads CEN
tering at Grand Junction as the rev.
enue that Western Slope cattlemen
will receive this year for Western
Slope grass-fed beeves.
The trial Of Mrs. Ida Mercer
charged with first degree murder for
the Staying of her son-in-law, Carl
Gregerson. will not appear on the
West Side Criminal Court docket un-
til Sept. s. That was the third ruling
made by Judge Perry of Denver on the
motion for continuance made by
Mrs. MERGERS attorneys.