The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-24
COLORADO NEWS
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Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Dates for ConInE Eve.ts.
July S0-Democratic State Convention
Aug, 1-a,-Midsummcr meeting Colo
rado Editorial Association, Denver.
aug, s-Repubiican Assembly at Den
Aug. s-crowley Day at ordwsy.
Aug as-s7- ass7RrowsF' ,as co sair Lode Es%ar ana
avg aug ss-2s-Bent CO, Fair. Las Animas
sssS. ssp;. iie.EFsr@e.s' Fair a, Few; Fowler;
Sept. 2-3--Annuai Harvest Festival at
Sept. s.-watermeion Day. Rocky Ford.
sept. -5-Farmers n Stockmen's
Sept. 1-4.-Aiorgan Co. Fair. Fort Nor
Sept I-5--Larimer County Fair. Love-
Sept, s,5:-sedgwicls County Fair at
Sept. 7.-Kiowa County Fair at Eads
Sept; s-l1--Routt County Fair at Hay
sept s-11.-crowley Co. Fair. suga-
Sept, s.s.na. s.ii,.Gheyenne County Fair at
sept. lO.-Sugar Day. Sugar city.
Sept. l4-ls.-Colo State Fair. Pueblo.
sept 15.1s.-Llncoin Co Fair at Hugo.
a,.i doi'-cone1os County fair at
sept, ls3ls.Baca County fair at
Sept -2s;-Race Meet, Denver:
sept. n 2s;.Inter- Fair and Race
Sept 2324,-Apple Pie Day at Rifle.
sept. 22-25.-Western Slope Fair. Mont
Sept. 225.-Montezuma Co. Fair at
Sept 25-2s.-Ei Paso Co. Fair. ca,han.
at Colorado Springs.
Oct 1-s-.Grand County Fair at
Oct, s-s.~coio.- New Mex. Fair at Du-
range.
American Indians at Denver.
Ralph E. Belding has been named
postmaster at Eagle.
Nine cents per pound was paid for
hogs in the Denver market.
Mrs. Laura johnson is candidate
for representative from Mesa county.
Samuel Bashor. Jr.. aged twenty
live. was struck by lightning and al
most instantly killed on the Matt Nc
Caslin ranch near Hygiene.
A. S. Tucker, an old miner and pros
pector. committed suicide in his cabin
Two miles below Black Hawk by TAX
ing dose OF cyanide OF potassium.
Fire at Troutdale destroyed the
main building containing the dining
pavilion and dance hall, and two stor-
age outbuildings. The loss is about
$4,000.
Gordon Jones, president of the
United States National bank of Den
yer was elected to serve on the board
of directors of the National Reserve
bank, District 10, in Kansas City.
Mrs Louise A. Bonney, seventy-two
died at the home of her daughter in
Castle Rock. For the last ten years
she had made her home in Denver and
was prominentNin church affairs.
Ruth Meyers. girl hobo, ruddy
cheebed and innocent in appearance.
is backin Jail again in Denver Her
story has been shattered and she is
facing charges of participation in sew
eral robberies.
A cloudburst on the line of the Colo
rRGo Midland railroad. fifteen miles
north of Victor. washed out several
miles of track and did a great deal of
damage to crops and roads. A number
of ice dams were swept away.
J. B. Lippincott. consulting engineer
for the city of Los Angeles, arrived in
Denver to begin his investigation of
a source of water supply for Denver.
He has been engaged for the work by
the public utilities commission.
1t is stated that Harold F. Henwood,
brooding silently in his cell at the
county Jail in Denver. no longer rea-
Lies that he is under sentence OF
death for the murder of George Cope.
land Disappointment after disap.
ment has dulled his mind until it no
longer acts.
The absorbing subject of comment
in mining circles at Colorado Springs
and among the owners of big Cripple
Creek properties was the decision OF
Judge ]. w. Sheafer, of the local Dis.
trict Court, in sustaining the suit OF
the Vindicator Granite and other com
panies against the treasurer and com
missioners of Teller county.
Raymond Hustled. manager of sew.
eral cattle companies. with extensive
holdings in Colorado. says that the
cattle industry has great future in
the state. He recently has been over
the grazing sections of Colorado and
after a close study of the situation be.
lieves that there is chance for a
splendid development of the cattle
business.
The annual report of the auditing
board of the grand lodge of Elks
shows that the Denver lodge had $9.-
500 on hand at the beginning of the
fiscal year; that it received between
March 81, 1913. and the same date In
1914, s54,22S; that 1t expended during