The Elbert County tribune., 1914-07-31
WEEKS EVENTS
COLORADO
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Aug. s.-crowley Day at ordway.
Aug ssEronsF: ss-kEr Of 6ssnd sa eais Ecdss ss"sd ".nd
Aug Aug S-m.Esns ce Fair; La, Anims;s. "a.
AuE .s-Farmsrs Fair at Fowler
'R Rocky kmak Ford .nsas valley fA"'
Sept. 2-s-Annuai Harvest Festival at
Sept. s.-watermeIon Day. Rocky Ford
SEPT. s-S@Farmers' stockmens
rsir. Buriington- -. ,r.
Sept i-b.-Larimsr County Fkir. Love-
Sept, s,s;-sedEwick County Fair at
SEPT sYss,, fe5 Fair At s. Fss Hss
Sept s-II.-crowiey Co. Fair. Sugar
segs s.il.Ghsgsnue County Fair at
ssDD D Iusee Is%celd pay g,sss sssfT Fsf H.'y yfs.so
Sept. i5.is-Lincoin Co. Fair at Hugo.
sept le-l7-conejos County fair ae
SEPT. ls,ls-Baca County fair at
Sept. i9-2s-Race Meet, Denver.
SEPT 2i.2sEInter-co. Fair and Race
Sept. as-st~Appie Pie Day at Rifle.
Sept, s2-25.-western slope Fair. Mont.
Sept s2-25.-Montezuma Co. Fair at
Sept 23-2s-Ei Paso Co. Fair. Caihan,
at Colorado Springs.
Oct l-sMarand County Fair At
Oct s-s."coio. New Mex. Fair at pu-
iei5'.Last Grand Council of North
American Indians at Denver.
J. II. Wolfe of Greeley is the first
man to adopt the new orange-tango
color for painting his residence.
Children of Denver and Colorado are
to share in the big Colorado day cele-
bration at City park in Denver. Aug. /.
Individual group exhibits are to be
featured at the Prowers county fair
which Is to be held at Lamar. Aug.
10, 20 and 21.
Denver has an estimated popula-
ton Of 245.523. according to report
dated July /, 1914. and issued by the
census bureau at Washington.
Former Chief Justice John Campbell
OF Denver is the choice of the Colo
rado Bar. association for Justice of the
Supreme court at the fall election.
Lightning which struck a chimney
OF the home OF Mrs. Genevieve Chand-
Ter Phipps stunned the Denver society
leader as she was chatting with Mrs.
Il. p Hershey.
Reports from Altman. thirty miles
southwest OF Colorado Springs. noted
as the highest Incorporated town in
the world. indicate a heavy fall OF
snow on the 22nd. q
Mrs. Jack Bell, wife of prominent
Denver prospector and newspaperman.
lies at the Park hotel at Ridgway In a
critical condition as the result of being
thrown over pony's head.
Spot, the famous Arabian horse
which was presented by the sultan OF
Turkey to Gen. Grant. is lost. and the
Denver Dumb Friends League is max
ing every effort to find him.
Evans baseball fans have raised
enough money to assure the playing
Of good grade OF baseball there the
remainder Of the season and will take
games with any amateur team in the
state.
Another boost was given mining IN
Colorado when the announcement
came that the Hector Mines Develop
ment company. with all stock sold and
expert mining men employed. is ready
to begin work.
Mrs. Isabelle Allison, 81. OF Denver.
died at the county hospital from in
juries received when she and her sis
| ter. Miss Rachael NJ. Alexander, SO,
we're struck by an automobile driven
| by A. F. Haberl.
Death came instantly to II. NJ.
Rouse, tidrty-five years old, when he
fell from the roof OF a box car near the
| Utah Junction, five miles from Dem
yer. Rouse was repairing the car and
slipped. He struck on his head, sus-
skull.
Mayor ]. NJ. Perkins OF Denver. In
Colorado day proclamation which he
had issued urges the use of the Colo
| rado state flag as much as possible In
decorations for the celebration and re-
quests merchants to display Colorado
made goods In their show windows.
Colorado day Is August /.
P. A. Morgan. who came to Denver
from Seattle. Wash, with his bride
OF three months. was arrested. charged
with using false checks amounting to
several hundred dollars When he was
searched at the police headquarters.
a bottle of chloroform. quantity of
cyanide Of potassium and a package oil
strychnine were found upon him.
Contamination OF plans promoted by
| former Governor Jesse +. Mcdonald
for draining the downtown mines in
Leadville and restoring the camp to
its former prosperity was definitely
assured by an announcement that con-
tracts had been closed with the Colo
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