Gilpin observer., 1914-07-16
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Dates for Coming Events.
July 22.-State Progressive Assembly
at Colorado Springs.
July 22-23.-Cattlemen's Day. Gunni'
July so.-Democratic State Convention
rado Editorial Association, Denver.
Aug. 4-Republican Assembly at Den
Aug. 6-Crowley Day at Ordway.
Aug AUG. 2ss7-k OF Grand S1 sai1; Lodge % and
Aug NRah co Far Ga: Animas
Aug. 27.-Santa Fe Trail Day. Las Ami
Aug 2s-Farmers' Fair at Fowler.
Sept. l-4--Ark a II s a Valley Fair.
Sept. 2-s-Annual Harvest Festival at
Sept. s.--watermelon Day; Rocky Ford:
sept 2-5;-Farmers Stockmens
Sept. i-4WMorsan Co. Fair. Fort Nor
Sept. 1-5.-Larimer County Fair. Love-
Sept, S,5.-sedgwick County Fair at
Sept. d7.1,,Kiowa County Fair at Eads.
sept. 9-11.-Routt County Fair at Hay
Sept; s-l1.-crowley Co. Fair. susar
Sept. s-11-Cheyenne County Fair at
Cheyenne Wells
Sept. lo;-Sugar, Day. Sugar City;
Sept. 15-1S-Lincoln Co. Fair at Hugo:
Sept. 16:1S-Baca County fair at
Springfield.
Sept. ls,2s-Race Meet. Denver.
Sept. 21-23;.-Inter-Co. Fair and Race
Meet at Limon.
SEPT sept Pis slops 1ay Fair al
rose
Sept. e2-25.-Montezuma Co. Fair at
Sept. 2s-2e-Ei Paso Co. Fair. Calhan.
Sept. 29-oct. 3-Central Colorado Fair
oct at Goiorado do,S Springs Soun,v Fair at
Oct s-s.mcoio. New Mex. Fair at Du
1sl5.-Last Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver
Colorado has thirty-two Elks lodges.
Mrs. w. w. Grant, Jr., has been Sc
lected for member of the Denver
school board.
Beef steers sold on the Denver
market at $3.50 per cwt., the highest
for this year.
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora NJ.
O'Byrne, formerly Of Denver, were
held in Ogden, Utah.
The Cheyenne Elks had about 200
bronchos in Denver for their use dur
ing the Golden Jubilee convention.
State Treasurer NJ. A. Leddy an
nounced that he would appeal the
farm loan" case to the Supreme
Court.
Joseph Cole, eighteen years old. of
Sultmer, Kan, fell beneath the wheels
of D. & R. G. train at Pueblo and
lost both legs.
Pioneers day. July "a, will be a gala
time at Manassa this year. Citizens
of the thriving little town are planning
an unusually attractive celebration.
At special meeting of the Boulder
struct dam at Silver lake. the source
OF Boulder's water supply. The dam
will cost about $4,000.
A reception to the women guests at
the Elks' golden jubilee opened the
official program in Denver. 1t was fol-
lowed by free auto ride to points of
interest in and about the city.
An attempt to get extradition pa
pers for Walter C. Cunningham, fugi-
tive from justice, and bring hin back
to the United States to stand trial on
the charge of using the mails to de-
fraud in connection with his anti-fat
industry, is being made by United
States officials.
Somewhere in Denver BILLY" Myers,
girl companion of Ruth Myers, the
pretty eighteen-year-old Chicago girl
who for two months successfully
posed as boy, is hiding from the Den
yer police. Her voice, which is husky
and deep, according to Ruth Myers,
aids in her disguise.
Herbert S. Hadley, former governor
Of Missouri and one of the leaders in
the Republican party, has added his
name to the list of notables who look
upon Denver as the choice summer ie-
sort of the nation. The former gov
ernor and Mrs. Hadley are here to
spend the summer and are looking for
suitable residence SO that their
three children may Join them
The Colorado crop report for July.
by the bureau OF crop estimates. in CO.
operation with the Denver Weather
bureau, predicts a yield of 10.G00.000
bushels of corn; winter wheat. 5.4GC,-
900; spring wheat. 100000; oats, 10,-
400 900; barley, 3.990.00O; potatoes. o.
100000. and states that the condition
of hay, alfalfa, pasture, cabbagss.
onions. tomatoes: apples, raspberries.
cantaloupes. and sugar beets is above
the average.
C. s. Wark, who has lease on the
Pioneer mine and mill at Empire.
Clear Creek county, seems to be in
luck The mill has been running day
and night right along and is kept
busy with shipments from the Sharpe
and Kane lease on the sixth level,
which are In good ore. They drilled
out 450 tons last month, and the saw
ing on the plates run $3.50, besides
thirty-eight tons of concentrates which
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