The Colorado statesman., 1914-06-06
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

June s,l1.-G. A r. Encampment at
June 16-1s.-State Sunday School Con-
vention at Denver.
June 19-2O.-Strawb berry Day at Glen
June s-2O.-Meeting Colorado Bank
ers' Association at Colorado Springs.
June 26-2S.-State Christian Endeavor
June 13-July 4.-Race Meet, Denver.
July 7-i1.-Race Meet; Pueblo.
masters Convention at Denver.
July 1c4.-Semi- Home Com
ing Celebration at Fort Collins.
July y-Cherry Pie Day, Manzanola.
July 13-19.-Grand Lodge Session.. B.P.
20. Elks at Denver.
Aug: Aus. IIss-221.-TProwers Co. Fair. Lamar;
Aug. -2s.-Bent Co. Fair. Las Animas.
Aug. 27.-Santa Fe Trail Day. Lag Ami
Aug. 2s.-Farmers Fair at Fowler.
SEPT; t.4.EAr k as Valley Fair,
Sept. 3-watermelon Day. Rocky Ford.
seRt. 2-5-Farmers' Stockmens
Sept. 1-5.-Larimer County Fair. Love-
Sept; s-11.-crOwley Go, Fair, Sugar
Cheyenne Wells.
Sept. 1Io1Isugar q Day; Sugar City; o,,o
sept Stete co Far Edir at MngS
Sept 1s-26-Race Meet. Denver.
sept; N-2SIInter-Co Fair and Race
Sept. 22-25.-Western Slope Fair. Mont
Sept. % -25.-Montezuma Co. Fair at
Sept. 2s-2s-El Paso Co. Fair, calhan.
oct; l-5MGrand County Fair at
Oct. 6-s.-Coio. New Mex. Fair at Du-
1s15.SLast Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver.
The coming summer promises con-
siderable activity in the Breckenridge
gold fields.
George Meikle, eighteen years old,
employed on the C. A Nix Bixler farm,
nine miles east of Boulder was killed
by lightning.
Harry E. Bunkstrom, aeronaut.
dropped 1000 feet to his death at
Elitchs gardens in Denver, before a
crowd of 1,20G spectators.
Decoration day was fittingly OBJ
served in Rocky Ford by members of
fWadsworth post, G. A R., and men,
bers of other local patriotic organiza-
tions.
Four persons were seriously injured
at Colorado Springs when an automo-
bile, in which R C. Meader and Harry
Burns were riding, col!ded with
street car.
Eight hundred cars of Texas cattle
passed through Denver during the last
few weeks consigned to Eastern mark
OF TO
officials.
Nicholas Tomeo a Louisville sa-
loon keeper, was arrested by United
States troops on charge of trying to
sell liquor to soldier. He was taken
to Boulder to await trial.
James B. Bingham was appointed
cashier of the Rocky Ford factory of
the American Beet Sugar Company, to
succeed F. E. Hawley, who recently
resigned from that position.
The Colorado Supreme Court de-
cided that the town of Aurora must
pay the s150,000 in water works bonds
issued by the town of Fletcher, out of
which the present Aurora grew.
Chief Justice George w. Musser of
the State Supreme Court, whose term
expires next January, will not be a
candidate for reelection. Justice Mus
ser confirmed rumors to this effect.
Mrs. R. B. Spaulding and Mrs. l.. A.
Bickford, the oldest twins in Colora-
do, recently celebrated their seventy
eighth birthday, at a luncheon given
in their honor by Mrs. Fred H. Thomp-
son of Denver.
The city commissioners of Denver
passed the bill providing a $50 to $500
fine and a ten to ninety-day Jail term
for contractors engaged in city work
who fail to pay minimum wage of
$3.50 day to their laborers.
The State Supreme Court decided
the case of Marion Ethel Pearse.
eight years old, who has been the sub
ject of an international dispute be-
tween her mother and three sets of
foster parents. The Supreme Court
found that Mrs. F. B. Parks, wife of
a wealthy cattleman of Grand juno
ton, should have charge of the child.
According to a report made by Les
lie e. Hubbard, inheritance tax col
lector, eighteen estates yielded 1886
to the state. The largest estate was
that of o. l.. Davis of Las Animas
county, $12S,101, the tax amounting
to $1,599. The smallest was that of
Antonia Pighetti, who left an estate
worth $4,000, carrying tax of $7S.40.
During a severe electrical storm in
the vicinity of Rocky Ford, one of the
poles carrying the current for the To-
cal plant from Pueblo was struck. In
consequence all the lights in the city
suddenly went out. A performance of
Never Say DIE featuring Nat C.
Goodwin, was in progress in the new
Rcurke theater when this occurred
and the last act had to be played by