The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-06-20
WEEKS EVENTS
COLORADO
Western Newspaper Union News Service
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

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June ls-l Meeting Colorado Post
masters Convention at Denyera
| ing Celebration at Fort Collins
| July Cherry Pie Day. sianzanoia-
July llS,ls.Grand Lodge Session. BP-
July 2-23.-cattiemen's Day. Gunni-
| July so-Democratic State Convention
Aug s-sl.IProwers Co. Fair. Lamar,
Uniform Rank Encampment. Pueblo.
| Aug % 2S,-Rent Co Fair Las Autmas
Aug 27-Santa Fe Trail Day. Las AMI
Aug ?s,--Farmers' Fair at Fowler
| SEPT. itEA T Il as Valley FAIR
Sept 2-3-Annual Harvest FESTIVAL at
Sept. Watermelon Day. Rocky Ford
sept 2-5.-Farmers a d StoCkmeH's
Sept. 1-I.-Morgan Co. Fair. Fort Nor
Sept 1-5.--Larimer County Fair Love
sspt sset 5Tki9wa County Fair al I5,.ht Eads
Sep, s-Il--cheyenne County Fair at
Sept. lo.-susar Day. Sugar city
sept it-Is-coio state Fair. Pgsb,o
Sept, is- s-2s-Race Meet. Denvsr nelf ,,s
Sept. II 23-Inter-co Fair and Race
Sept 2-25-Western Slope Fair. Mont
sent 22-25.-Montezuma Co. Fair at
Sept 20 2s..El raso Co Fair. Calhan
oct l-3 -3.Grand County Fair at
Kr-mmlinR.
oc, e-s.-Coio. New Mex. Fair at Du-
1sl5-Last Grand Council OF North
american Indians at Denver,
By a new government order f2,62s
| acres have been opened to entry IN
the Arkansas valley.
New Pueblo and transmissouri
freight rates are now in effect Re
ductons will save merchants 10000
annually.
Federal Court at Pueblo postpones
hearing OF arson charges against min
ers alleged to have burned Aguillar
postoffice.
Rocky Ford theatrical managed
wants court and jury to try voice OF
Ella Mae Perry. cabarat singer, who
demands so a week
Two Pueblo youths fight over affec-
tions OF the best tangoer in the city"
and girl cheers them in their battle.
One is caught and fined $40.
Democrats and Progressives were
the only political parties which filed
( their lists OF election judges with the
election commission Tuesday.
First alfalfa crop is being harvested
with an average yield in Bent county.
and farmers have bright prospects in
grain and livestock production
The convention of the State Sunday
School Association was held in Den
yer Mrs. Mary Foster Bryner OF Chi
cago was one OF the principal speakers
The troubles that go with being a
postmaster were discussed at the an
nual convention OF the Colorado Asso-
| citation of Postmasters held in Denver
Mrs. Ethel G. Hamilton. wife of a
railway conductor. demands $50 a
month alimony and says husband
forced his way into her home at Pu-
eblo.
John B. McGauran, former super
visor, was named by the President to
be surveyoreeneral for the district OF
Colorado. The place carries a yearly
salary of $500.
Heavy rains in southern part OF
state cause fear OF disastrous floods in
Pueblo district. The Fountain and Ar
kansas rivers are being watched to
prevent damage.
Another building is to be added to
the structures at the sanatorium of
the Jewish Consumptiyes' Relief So
ciety, the cornerstone for the new
nurses home being laid sunday.
Small boys seeking fun compose
the amateur blackhand," writing a
letter to Dennis Sheedy. banker and
capitalist, commanding him, under
penalty of death. to leave s25 under
a bill board at Eleventh avenue and
Lincoln street. Whether they were the
writer's of the letter commanding Col.
D. c. Dodge, pioneer railroad builder
and millionaire, to give up $4,000 or
die. is not known.
Captured with eleven others by Gen
eral Villa at Saltillo sentenced to be
shot, searched and robbed of all his
personal possessions and money, taken
out to be executed and finally released
by the Constitutionalist leader, after
which he was taken under guard to
Torreon and thence to the United
States, is the narrowing experience OF
Rev. Francois Pichardu. a Catholic
priest, who arrived in Trinidad and
sought refuge sat the Trinity rectory.
In spite of delayed transportation.
which is usual at this season of the
year, the Silverton mines shipped IT,
$50 tons of crude ore in the month of
May. This is based on the allowance
of nine tons of crude to one ton of con-
centrate, which was the average in
1913. OF the months total the Gold
King lifted $3.50. the Sunnyside, APPS,
and the lowa-Tiger, 200 tons. Six
other companies have places in the
shipping list, which will be largely in
creased as the Sensnn alrnnnn.r