The Lovington leader., 1916-09-15

at lEnacio.
Sept. 3o-Harvest Festival at Briggs
dale.
Oct is-AnnusI Poudre canon Picnic
Jan. 20-27-Annual western Stock |
Show at Denver.
Over 700 cars OF fruit have been
shipped from Grand Junction.
There was large attendance at the
Routt county fair on Pioneers Day
The harvest Of Elberta peaches IN
the Paonia district is on in earnest
Pueblo is investigating sites for the
proposed installation OF municipal
bath house
The estimated output OF Honey Dew
melons in the Crowley county fields
is $4,000 crates.
The town board at Ault is receiving
proposals for the installation OF an
electric light system.
Pioneers OF Las Animas county held
their annual reunion and picnic Al
Central Park in Trinidad.
Disappointment in love affair Is
said to be the cause for the suicide ot
Freda Abbott, of Rocky Ford
The third annual Pine River valley
and Southern Ute Indian fair Will be
held at lgnacio Sept IS and 80
As far AZ the railway brotherhoods
in Denver are concerned. the proposed
railway strike is q thing Of the past.
Many fat cattle are being shipped
from the ranges in Routt county.
fifty-car shipment being made in one
day.
Window exhibits OF home products
have been installed at Grand Junction
under the auspices OF the Chamber OF
Commerce
Sept, IL and l6 the sixth annual
harvest festival will be given at Gro
yer. including horse races and agri'
cultural displays.
Raymond Downs. a boy engaged IN
tending herd of cattle southwest oil
Pueblo, had a narrow escape from
death by lightning,
Many members OF the Pueblo Greek
colony are preparing to return tt
Greece, as they expect TO be called fol
service in the army
An inspector of the POstOffice DE
partment will visit Las Animas sooi
to look into the matter OF free mai
delivery for that city.
Ten thousand persons passe'
through the gates on the first day o
the second annual Frontier Days
Roundup at Fort Morgan.
Jerre Leggett. 79, died on his farr
ten miles from Boulder, where he ha
lived continuously since 1872, when Ii
took 1t up as a homestead.
The county commissioners of Mes
county have ordered two steel bridge
to replace two wooden bridges
Plateau valley recently destroyed b
; flood.
. Sept. 81 and 2S the Dearfield negr
, exhibition and fair will be held I
Dearfield Dearfield Is the only g.
elusive negro settlement in Wei
county.
The following mining compani'
n have been Incorporated: Ross Minil
:, Company, capital 100000. Tom ar
Jerry Mining Company. Chandle
Colo: capitalization. 100000.
The field artillery Of the Colora,
:. National guard left Golden for thre
days hike to Fort Logan. 1t Will I
. turn through Denver and thence
the rifle range after parade throui
: the downtown streets.
10 Giving battle to a mountain lion ;
q. tempting to attack a corral OF hors
&c belonging to J. Brown, two miles fro
Bailey, a thoroughbred stallion lC
his life, but saved the drove Of 9th
horses from the lion.
IN Charging that she returned suddt
~ from a visit to her mother In t
le state OF Washington and found Flo
I'd Mertz installed in her home and b
husbands affections. Mrs. Gra
e. Long filed suit for divorce against
he j. Long, a car repairer at Pueblo
al The annual Poudre Canon pic
ch which has come to be one of the fix
holidays OF Fort Collins, and viii
70 was held last year Labor Day, "
et be held this year Columbus Day, q
ed IL, arrangements to that effect HI
Is, ing been perfected by Officers OF
TO Good Roads Association
Another of the early settlers whit
he lives went to make up the history
rd. Colorado was claimed in death wi
,rs George NJ. Harris, aged Il yea
he pioneer Cival War veteran, char
le member and first master OF the Lo
a land Masonic Lodge. died In
Sutherland hospital in Loveland.
hi. Nine homes on College Hill
de. Greeley were entered and arti(
he ranging from 25 cents worth of p
Div chops to valuable overc0ats
re. watches were taken.
ert Colorado during the month OF
or. gust consumed 2,245.1iS gallons
tes gasoline. an increase of 66 per cen
the amount used in the state for
ted same month last year.
md Overwhelmed with the grea
md rush Of tourists In the history
ina Estes Park. hotels and transporta,
ced interests there are planning large