The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-07-02
COLORADO NEWS
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Dates for Coming Events.
}nly sISherry Pie Dsy pay. Msndanolaa sss.ian ap
July 22-23-Cattlemen's Day. aunni-
July so.-Democratic State Convention
1Ss Aas OF F. sfana G1 SA1 Lodge ana
Uniform Rank Encampment. PIeD.o. ninao
xSx sshs sssanis Fe e Trai hf'E Day. .i Las AMI
Sept. l-4.aaArk sas Valley Fair
Sept. 2-s-Annual Harvest Festival at
Sept. s.-watermelon Day; Roeky For. Ford;
Sept. 2-5.-Farmers' Stockmehs
Sept. i-4.NMorsan 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 s-1l.-cheyenne County Fair at
Cheyenne Wells
Sent. lo.ssugar Day, Sugar City ty,.,,o
sept i5-is-Lincoin Co. Fair at Hugo
Sept, 2e-Race Meet, Denver; -
Sept. 2324-Apple Pie Day at Rifle; mnt.
Sept s2-25.-Montezuma Co. Fair at
COrteZ
Sept. 29-oct. 3-Centrai Colorado Fair
at Colorado Springs. ri. =,
Oct 6-s.-Coio New Mex. Fair at Du-
lsl5..Last Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver.
The twenty.fifth anniversary OF the
founding of Brighton lodge No. 7s, A.
O 81 tod N nQnvGr.
The nomination of Harry B. Tedrow
to be federal district attorney FOR
Colorado was confirmed by the United
States Senate.
Hazel Dunn. twenty-eight years old
OF Denver was attacked by a man on
her way home and was taken to the
County hospital in a serious condition.
Plans now under way for the drain
ing Of Leadville's downtown mines
will bring about another mining boom
in the camp. according to H. d. Leon
ard.
To open up the vast inland empire
which 1t traverses, the Denver & Salt
Lake railroad has slashed its rates on
many commodities necessary for de-
velopment.
1t is said the railroads do not in
tend to respect the rulings OF the state
railroad commission ordering them to
reduce their rates on coal from the
northern Colorado coal fields.
Sixty-eight candidates took the ex-
animation for the bar OF Colorado In
the Supreme Court. and Of the embryo
lawyers none was more composed than
Miss Beryl Bonner, pedhaired and de-
cidedly pretty. the only woman in the
class.
Ray Herring, twenty-five. a clerk in
the State Teachers College at Gree
ley. committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head. He left a
note declaring he was tired OF living,
and this is the only motive assigned
for the act.
Thomas Gabrielle OF Marshall.
known as big Tom" was sentenced
to serve a term of ninety days In the
county jail for violation OF the liquor
embargo recently issued by Governor
Ammons in the coal strike district OF
northern Colorado.
Edith and Ethel Nichols, twins. on
their eighteenth birthday. were mar
ried at Littleton to Everett Z. New
myer and Fred c.. Carson of Center.
after coming all the way to Denver
from Northwestern Canada for that
purpose.
Signalling the formal opening of
the Colorado and Utah sections of the
Pixies Peak ocean-toocean highway to
transcontinental travel. II is proposed
to hold an endurance and reliability
run this summer from Colorado Springs
to Salt Lake City: and in like man
ner marking the completion Of the
eastern portions Of this highway, in a
similar run from St Joseph to Colo
RADIO Springs.
An evidence of the return OF pros
peritv is contained in the announce
ment that the receivers of the Frisco
system have placed an order for ap-
proximately sl,O00.00o worth of steel
rails and fittings with the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company. The entire
order will be filled from the big steel
mills at Pueblo. 1t is one of the larg-
est rail orders placed in the West for
some time. 1t calls for $4,000 tons OF
steel rails and the necessary bolts and
nuts and joints for laying them.
The body of George f. Simonton.
Colorado pioneer, past grand master
OF Colorado Masons and manager of
the Rocky Mountain Fire Underwrit-
e-s' Association, was found in clump
of shrubbery south of the small lake
at Denver City park. Simonton evi-
IDENTIFY was eNicide. Simonton was
thirty-third degree Mason. grand mas
ter of the Second Veil of Royal Arch
Mascns. and in 1912 was grand master
Of Cclnrndn E,uneral SnryicpS Aynre