The state herald., 1914-08-14

Aug. 27-2s.-Fall Festival at Flagler..
Aug: 27.-Santa Fe Trail Day. Las AMI
Aug. ss-Farmers' Fair a. Fowler;
SEPT; ltEEArk an sas Valley Fair.
Sept. 2-3-AnnuaI Harvest Festival at
Grover
Sept. ss.T,watermelon Day, Rocky Ford
SEP, a,T ,E-1n;mFsiarmsrs nrLsin and stoekmehs
Sept. iA-Morgan Co. Fair. Fort Nor
Sept. i-s-Larim.r County Fair. Love-
Sept, a;5.-sedgw County Fair at
s.D! s%Riev. County Fair a, FAD.
% den. county fA'f ~
Rocky Ford cantaloupes are now be-
Ing marketed.
Denver's German population was
jubilant at reports of the Kaiser's VIC
tory In Belgium.
Michael A. Leddy, state treasurer.
announced his withdrawal from the
primary election race for state audi
tor.
Thomas Judilevitz. twenty-four. of
Denver. was seriously injured when
he was thrown from his motorcycle
near the Twin Bridges at La Sale.
Geo. Allen Smith and Ben C. Hill
lard were designated as Democratic
candidates for Congress In the First
| (Denver) congressional district.
In line with the action taken by the
women In the East. the Colorado Wom-
ems Peace Association will call
mass meeting to protest against war.
John Hancock, last lineal descend.
ant OF the patriot of that name who
affixed the first signature to the Dec
laration of Independence. died in Den
yer at Mercy hospital.
The Denver Manufacturers Associa.
ton. the youngest commercial body in
Denver. is proving itself one of the
most active and effective home indus
try organizations In Colorado.
The Progressive and Republican
designated candidates for the princi.
pal state offices will take the lead in
making statewide campaigns for the
primary elections which the several
political parties will hold on Sept. s.
The Republicans OF the Third con-
gressional district designated Il. ].
Stanley OF Alamosa; Z. j. Boughton
OF Teller county; J. W. b. Smith OF
Clear Creek countp; C. NJ. Corlett OF
Rio Grande county and Neil N. Nc
Lean OF Rio Grande county. as candi.
dates for Congress.
Temporarily unbalanced. az the re-
l
Myrtle Reid. a beautiful and accomp-
lished young woman. former teacher In
Los Angeles public schools, slashed
her throat with q razor at the resi-.
dence Of Judge r. A. Crossman at
Pueblo.
Plans for the reorganization OF the
Western Pacific railroad. in which the
Denver q Rio Grande is taking an act.
I've part. have been outlined and are
now being discussed at meetings OF
Denver a. Rio Grande directors In
New York. according to information
which reached Denver.
Hundreds OF inquiries from foreign.
ers In Denver and Colorado who are
eager To return to fight for their
countries are still coming In to the
Denver consulates. In most cases
they have been advised by the repre-
sentatives OF their governments to
walt for further Developments.
Friends OF Mrs. Lucille Luker OF
Denver fear she may have committed
suicide. Mrs. Luker ls the woman nj.
| IN han St.r
ence Brown. fourteen years old. to
resort near Denver. where Miss Brown
drank wine. The Brown girl later end
ed her life by drinking carboiic acid.
W. Frank Mcconnell, aged twenty.
five. OF 1882 Glenarm place. an auto
mobile driver. was killed when an
automobile in which he was riding
with J. W. Springer. aged fifty.three.
manager of the Albany garage at 1924
Glcnarm place. was wrecked by the
collapse OF an axle near Overland
park.
BY o'clock Saturday night the
status OF every political party for It's
primary campaign became well es.
tablished. All ncceptances that are TO
be filed with the secretary OF state
had been submitted and the date for
filing OF petition designations had ok.
pired. All candidates for important
offices. with but few exceptions. filed
their acceptnnces and made ready to
launch their primary campaigns.
Mrs. James r. Macy. wife OF n
Denver lawyer. is dead In London.
England. u suicide. A few days ago
she Was forced to leave her bed In n
hospital Mt Antwerp. Belgium. to make
room for injured soldiers. Worried
over her son. four years old, whom she
was forced TO leave with his grand.
mother In Germany. and unable 70
withstand tho hardships war condi.
tions placed In her way In getting TO
London. she chose death.
I Munroe of Omaha Vic, nrosl