Gilpin observer., 1917-09-13
COLORADO
STATE NEWS

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Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
Sept. 1s-2o-Eastern Star Meeting at
c. COLORADO Springs;
sept. 17-21-Masonic meeting at Den
Nov. 12-1s--Automobile Show at Dem
YER
County Fairs.
Sept. 1s-21-.Cheyenne County at Chey-
Sept. 1s-21.-western slope at Mont
rose
Sept. 2o-22-Pine River Valley Fair at
Sept; ;2o-22-Phlllips County at Hol-
yoke.
Sept. IS 25-2s-colorado New Mexico at
Sept 25-2S.-Meeting State Women's
Club Federation at Boulder.
sept, P.,2s52s 2S;Ss-Las Animas County at
Sept 26-2S-Annual Fair at Calhan.
sept 26-29.-Yuma County, at Yuma.
Sept. 27-29-Lincoln County at Hugo.
/ Sept. 27-29-Grand County at Kremm-
Oct, 2-b-Kit Carson County at Bur-
Nov. s-s-Live Stock Show at Grand
Junction.
An Olney farmer has a 75-acre bean
field.
Trinidad wants an up-to-date pack
ing plant.
Proposed strike of Denver butchers
is settled.
Denver's vice cleanup campaign is
under way.
The Las Animas county draft quota
, of 331 men is now complete.
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Sugar company commences opera
tion of recently purchased railroad.
The second big drive in Denver's
smoke prevention campaign is under
way.
The engine room of the Empson
Canning plant at Mead was destroyed
by fire.
Farmers of Durango district appeal
to Hoover for assistance In market
ing crops.
John Toffall, a soldier at Fort Lo-
gan. took bichloride of mercury with
suicidal intent.
The largest acreage of broom corn
and beans ever planted in Baoa coun.
ty will be harvested this fall.
A sugar manufacturer declared in
Denver that by Oct 1st there will be
a drop in price Of $1.50 per cwt., whole
sale.
The wheat yield in Baca county has
gone beyond all expectations. In some
localities yields of twenty bushels are
reported.
The first shovelful of dirt was
turned by ]. II. Thatcher on the site
where the new Thatcher fountain will
be erected in Denver City Park.
Denver will open its department for
the sale of Ignite coal at cost to
families of moderate means Sept 10Th.
The sale price is to be $4.15 a ton
delivered.
The Royal Highlanders held their
seventh national convention at Den
yer. More than 200 delegates from
seventeen states represented 10000
members.
! Denver will be represented at the
coming war convention of American
business men at Atlantic City by a
good sized contingent of Civic Assoei.
alton members
Colorado manufacturers on the night
of Sept. 18th, in Denver, will sit down
to a sumptuous repast composed of
Colorado-made and Colorado grown
food commodities.
The United States government has
been asked to pay $1.5S9 for the dam
age done by squad Of soldiers when
they stormed and bombarded with
stones the place of business of candy
company in Denver.
One hundred and seventy-six acres
Of seed beets we're cut by hand in one
week in the Loveland sugar factory
district. There will be enough beet
seed raised in the state this year for
all the states needs.
When the manufacturers convention
called by Governor Gunter convenes
In Denver at the state capitol on
Sept. 18th, 1t Is hoped that those in
attendance will be from every nook
and Granny in the state.
American losses In the war in Eu-
rope will be surprisingly small in
comparison with the list of casualties
OF others of the allied nations, accord
ing to Capt. Il. ]. p. Rouvier of the
French army who visited Denver.
A Penrose report states that Charles
Il. White sent to the Round Crest
cannery at Canon City us tons of
cherries and e. p. Olmstead about
fifteen tons more. total OF $50, 900
pounds. For these the cannery paid
Sk cents on the ground, or s9,100.
The Colorado Society, Sons of the
American Revolution, through James
f. Hadley. president, and James p.
Willard. secretary and registrar. has
asked chapters in the state to proper.
ly observe Monday, Sept 18th. as Con.
| stiiutinn Day that heinr tho nnn hun.