The Colorado statesman., 1916-08-19
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

aug. 22-25-AnnuaI Convention. Grand
Lodge K. of p. at Greeley
aug. p;,, 3l-Sept. Apple Pie Days at
Sept. 5-s-Boulder County Fair at
Sept. 5-s-Frontier Days celebration
at Fort Morgan.
Sept. 11-Meeting Midland Trail Assn
- In Denver.
Sept. 15-16-FIarvest Festival at Num-.
Sept. 1S-23-State Fair at Pueblo.
Sept. 27-29-state Convention b. p. o. e.
Sept. 2S-30-Third Annual Pine River
Valley and Southern Ute Indian Fair
at Ignacio.
Jan. s0-27-Annual Yves tern Stock
Show at Denver.
Cantaloupe shipments have started
from Rocky Ford.
Miss Elsie Green of Denver will go
to China as a missionary.
Gasoline dropped one cent per gal
lon in Denver on Monday.
Improvements in the U. S. mill at
Sugarloaf are being installed.
John Hartman, Al, a railway con-
ductor, was killed in an auto accident
at Pueblo.
The order dispatching the Colorado
National guard TO the Mexican border
has been temporarily revoked.
DR.. Cyrus w. Policy saved two child
rem when he stopped runaway team
travelling at breakneck speed in Boul-
der.
Jewelry to the value of $240 was
stolen by burglars who entered the
home of Mrs. Ella Ackridge in Den
YER
Many unique attractions have been
arranged for the silver anniversary
Arkansas valley fair at Rock Ford,
Sept. 1924.
The Colorado Federation of Labor
opened it's annual convention at Colo
rado Springs, with about 200 dele
gates present.
The Sharon Springs band, said to
be the best cowboy aggregation of
musicians in the country, has been
engaged for Morgan Frontier Days.
Gladys Welborne, IT, of Denver,
committed suicide because her mother
refused permission for her to marry
Lieut.. John Street, of the National
Guard.
Acting upon orders issued by Harry
B. Tedrow. United States attorney,
A. S. Daggett, federal pure food in
spector, seized $4,000 eggs at COM
mission houses in Denver.
why Colorado Wants You" is the
title of thirty-two-page booklet is
sued by ]. H. Jenkins, Colorado COM
missioner of immigration, for use in
bringing settlers to this state.
The semi-annual report of the board
of county commissioners shows that
Larimer county has approximately
$14S,3S7 in resources over it's IL
abilities.
The Pixies Peak region is to be
made famous ir series of poetic
jingles from the pen of Walt Mason,
the famous "Uncle Walt" of EN-
poria, Kans.
According to the current issue of
the American Contractor, a Chicago
publication, Denver last month made
gain of 81 per cent in value of
building permits over July of last
year.
Clerks, accountants and men in the
offices in the crowded districts of
Chicago are turning their eyes toward
Colorado as land of promise to
them under the new federal farm
loan law.
George Randall, representative in
Colorado of the American Railway
Association for handling troops for
the government, said that the rail-
roads have ample equipment to move
the troops at the rifle range.
Learning that large sum of money
was being held at the Santa Fe rail-
read station at Hustled, twelve miles
north of Colorado Springs, gang of
eight men attempted to hold up the
agent.
A wide range of labor topics are
dealt with in the annual report of
John McLennan. president of the
Colorado State Federation of Labor,
submitted to the convention of the
federation at Colorado Springs
Work started on the first link of
the concrete highway between Denver
and Golden. This section extends |
from Sheridan boulevard on West
Colfax for four and eight-tenths
miles. 1t will be eighteen feet wide |
and will cost s65,O00.
Approximately 100000 more
bushels of onions will be harvested |
this year than in 1915. The increase |
in production, according to the Bureau |
Of Crop Estimates of the Department
of Agriculture, is spread over an acre. |
age in thirteen states, of which Colo |
RADIO is one.
Whether one political party MAY |
hold two separate and distinct assem-. |
blies for the same specific purpose
/: a question which will have to be