The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-08-20
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Aug. 25-2S-Bent Co. Fair. Las Aninas.
Aug. 2!~Pickle Day. at PlatteviIie,
Aug. 27.-Santa Fe Trail Day. Las AMI
Aug. 2s-Farmers' Fair at Fowler;
Sept. LA rk sas Valley Fair
Sept. 2a-Annual Harvest. Festival at
Sept, ssE-watermelon Day; Roekyy & Ford,
Sept i-tNMorsan Co. Fair Fort Nor
Sept. 1-5.-Larimer County Fair. Love
Sept. s-5.-sedgwIck County Fair at
Sept. 7.-Kiowa County Fair at Eads
Sept. 9-11.-Routt County Fair at Hay
seef City. s-'l--or0w'e' Co F''F' suE''
Mrs. ]. ]. Brown of Denver and
Newport will abandon her campaign
for Congress-this year at least.
Denver horse dealers may shortly
be called upon to furnish 10000
mounts for the use of English cavalry
In the European war.
The centenary of the adoption of the
stars and stripes will be made the
occasion for special exercises Sept
IA in all public schools in Colorado.
Albert Bryan, former Denver archi-
tect, died in Pittsburg He was a
member OF the Colorado National
guard and had many friends in Den
yer.
A thorn which penetrated w. j.
Adams brain when he fell thirty feet
from roof into berry bush at 9S5
South Grant street in Denver, caused
his death at the County hospital.
The board of managers of the Chey-
enne Mountain Country Club decided
that conditions were not auspicious
for the holding of a polo tournament
in Colorado Springs this summer.
The Colorado artist who designs the
best poster for announcing the United
Fashion shows. to be held in Denver
Sept. 20. 26 and 27, under the auspices
OF the Denver Retail Association, will
receive prize of SIS.
Ernest Morris, thirty-seven years
old. died at the county hospital from
| burns suffered when he fell over
backwards into vat of boiling tar at
the plant of q Denver roofing COM
pany.
The name of Miss Joe Eta Lee. one
sity of Colorado. has been added to
the list OF Boulder residents marooned
in Europe as a result of the war now
raging.
Miss Syhii McLennan, eighteen
years old OF Ottumwa, Iowa, and NJ.
w. Scanlon. fifty-one years old, a
wealthy resident OF Denver were mar
ried in Denver after a courtship- of a
| few months.
James T. Macy left Denver for
New York to await the arrival OF the
body of his wife who committed sui
eide In London Aug. s. He will ar
range to have the body brought to
Denver for interment.
Mrs Mary A. Perry. resident OF
Denver for more than fifty years. died
at the home of her son. District Judge
John A. Perry, in Denver. Her death
was due to heart disease, from which
she suffered since May.
The United Mine Workers of Ameri-
ca, through a committee, district Is.
have under consideration q new wage
and working agreement with the mine
owners OF the district. The present
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The photograph of an unknown
woman, found in the watch OF a man
whose body was taken from the
Platte river near Florida avenue, in
Denver, led to the Identification OF the
body as that OF Joseph c. Huffman.
fifty-four years old, an ironworker OF
4 Williamsport. Penn.
Eight hundred business firms of
Denver are cooperating with the
ing facts about Colorado's resources
by means of letters to residents of
other states. Since the project was
launched three weeks ago, 100000 let
ters have been mailed.
Representative Heating OF Colorado
reported from the pension committee
of the House of Representatives a
bill to place on the pension rolls at
$50 a month all survivors who served
ninety days or longer in the Indian
wars from 1865 to 1891 and who are
over sixty-two years old.
Charles w. Reitler. reporter in
Judge Aliens division of the District
Court, left Denver for Atlantic City
N. j., where. as president of the Ma
tional Association of Shorthand Re
porters, he will call the annual con
vention to order on Aug. "a. The con
vention will last-five days.
Charles Inglis, paperhanger and
painter, brought suit in the District
Court of Denver against Local Union
No. 70 of the Brotherhood of Painters
Docorators and Paperhangers of Amer
lea, charging them with using their
influence to have him discharged by
his employer. d. B. Moore. He asks
81 900 damages.
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