The Colorado statesman., 1914-08-15

seq, d Il NaHey fair'
Sept 2-3-Annual Harvest Festival at
Sept. 3.--watermelon Day. Rocky Ford
Sept 2-5-Farmers' n Stockmen's
ssPi EAR suri1ngton- burlington 10 r. TO-, ,
Sept 1-5.-LarImer County Fair. Love-
Sept, 3,5.-sedgwick County Fair at
sly Jqiesburgi MA.
den
Denver wants the week of Sept. l
designated as general repair week
The Jensen creamery at Grand
Junction made $4,000 pounds of butter
during July.
Mrs. Mary Balm, seventy, was found
dead at her cabin at Sugar Loaf by
Miss Susie Potter and Christabel
Craig.
Miss Mary Harsh, seventeen, of
Greeley, will ride in the races at
Cheyenne Frontier Days celebration,
Aug. 1920.
Governor Ammons will assist the
State Agricultural school in selecting
forested lands for use in connection
with it's school of forestry.
Frank O'Brien, a government en-
ploye for twenty-seven years, has re-
signed postal position in Denver to
accept an assistant state authorship
in New York state
The mother of Gladys Haney, A. of
Denver fears that the girl, who has
been missing for two days, may have
met with foul play, and asked the po.
lice tO assist N fha
A train of fifty people from Terre
Haute, Ind, passed through Denver en-
route to the Grand valley, where they
will assist in harvesting the huge
fruit crop of that section.
Herman Stein of Denver, veteran
of the Spanish-American war. has five
brothers in the German army. STEMS
Youngest brother is nineteen, just old
enough to enter the army.
Director William J. Harris of the
bureau of census states in his latest
report that there were 33S,724 persons
ten years old and over in Colorado
who were engaged in "gainful' occu-
pations in 1910
Offices of the federal building and
the statehouse were closed from 12 to
2 o'clock out of respect for the late
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the
President Flags were at half-mast
on both buildings.
Word was received in Denver of the
death of Col William T. S. May, for
mer citizen and prominent G. A. r.
man of Denver, in Colbran He was
"A years old and had lived in Colo
arod twenty-four years
The ladies of the Episcopal church
have opened convalescent home Tor
needy women and girls at 1917 Lipan
street, in Denver. 1t is a charitable
institution, and SO far has been sup
ported by subscription only.
Information received by Chief of Po-
lice O'Neill of Denver from Laramie,
Wyo., told of the death there of w. F.
Pinkerton, Denver recluse, who has
been missing from his home, 1925
Tenth street, for two weeks.
After deliberating eighteen hours
the jury hearing the case of James B.
Wild, former chairman of the board
of county commissioners, charged
with collecting illegal mileage fees at
Cripple Creek, failed to agree and was
discharged.
Shortly after the last of the merry
makers who attended the billposters
picnic at Progressive park near Little
ten had departed, the big dance hall
at the resort caught fire and was de-
stroyed. The loss is $4,000, which in
cludes a piano valued at $1,000.
President Lewis Swink and Secre
Dol of ba ri
Valley Fair and Watermelon Day AS
sociation at Rocky Ford, were in Den
yer making arrangements for special
trains to their fair and melon day. The
fair will be held Sept. to inclusive
and Watermelon day on Thursday,
Sept. 8.
In 500 districts in Denver prayer
meetings were held preparatory to the
coming revival services of Billy Sun
day. From now until the beginning
of the meetings these prayer services
will be held every Tuesday and Friday
night. 1t is planned to dedicate the
tabernacle Aug. 30. Work is being
rushed on the structure.
Military reservists of nearly all ma
tions of Europe must answer the call
to arms or become fugitives from JUS
tice, according to the statements of
the various consuls in Denver. French,
German and English residents of the
United States under the age OF 40,
who are not citizens of this country,
must answer the call or forfeit both
property and civic rights in their coun-
tries.
]. A. Munroe, of Omaha, vice presi-
dent of the Union Pacific railroad, in
charge of traffic, declared at Denver
that while the European war was
na,cinn, This country to hold hack that