The state herald., 1919-09-19
Pithy News Notes
From All Paris Of
Colorado

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Wsstssa NswspApsr union News Service
COMING EVENTS.
Phillips County Fair. Holyoke. Sept.
s.Susshs p. g County Fair. sasu.che. Sept.
cosssrsdesNsw son, :isss Mexico Fair. Durango
Colorado State Fair. Pueblo. Sept. a.
Grand County Fair. Kremmling. Sept.
crSw!iy sIv.sy' County Fair. Sugar City. Aug.
Inter- Mountain L,v. stock and Fair.
Grand Junction. Sept. so to Oct. 8.
Douglas County Fair. Castle Rock.
Four miners were shot and killed In
the TOmboy gold mine Mt Telluride bv
unknown assassins, and fifth was
shot in the leg and badly wounded.
The Greeley school board has award.
ed contracts totaling SOL, 900 for new
buildings. A new six-room building Is
TO be. erected on the west side Of the
city and four-room building on the
east side.
LOveland will have one of the largest
and most up-to-date theater buildings
In the northern part of the state when
w. G. V0rreiter completes the $780,
900 building that he has under con-
struction at this time.
The assessed valuation Of Colorado
property for 1913 aVounted to ST.
BS494 per capita. The highest per cap
ita assessed valuation, $4.7OS.e7, was in
Jackson county. and the lowest, $788 .33
in Huerfan0 county.
Struck by steel mine car weighing
more than 1000 pounds when 1t fell
forty feet from landing, Albert, the
a-year-Old son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Sieg Of Golden. was killed at q copper
mine In Cananea, Mexico.
Gov. o. H. Shoup has issued proc
lamatiOn designating Wednesday, Sept.
II, as Constitution day and urging the
people Of Colorado to give all possible
assistance for properly observing the
anniversary Of the adoption Of the ma
tiOnal constitution.
Warren POston, IA, accidentally shot
and killed himself while hunting ducks
on lake one and half miles east Of
Stoneham. The youth had separated
from two companions few minutes
before and was crawling across ledge
when his gun exploded.
Wesley Cruise. father Of County Com
missioner Joseph Cruise, and one Of the
best known ranchers Of jefferson
county, Is dead at his home In Morri-
son, after 4 long illness. He was 70
years old and had lived in Jefferson
county for thirty-four years.
Russell Gregg. member OF the team
Of "The Peerless Greggs." auto ''loop.
the-loop" exhibitors appearing at the
county fair at Brighton. was seriously
injured when his automobile failed to
make the second loop, and he fell to
the ground, a distance Of about fifty
feet.
One hundred thousand tourists, equal
to three times the normal population Of
Colorado Springs, visited the Pixies
Peak region this summer. This Is the
estimate based upon the sales Of Pull
man tickets, the registration Of auto
mobiles and the number OF Inquiries
ut the Chamber Of Commerce informn-
lion booth, which shows that there
were fully 25.OOO more visitors to this
rart Of Colorado In June, July and
August than ever before In the history
Of the region.
Fire and an explosion destroyed
property valued at $4,000 In Rye, u
summer resort forty.five miles south.
west af Colorado Springs. The fire.
which was Of unknown origin. started
In the town hall, and In forty-five min
utes had consumed the hall. general
store. confectionery establishment,
postoffice and part Of the schoolhouse.
A kerosene tank back OF the store cx-
ploded. spreading burning kerosene
over 1O0yard rndius.
Plans for the new Montrose county
court house which In to be a memorial
10 the soldiers and sailors Of Montrose
county, have been accepted by the
board Of county commissioners. The
plans were prepared by IA Denver archi.
tect. The new building Will be erected
In the center Of n block. but the loca.
tion has not yet been determined. II
will cost Si25000
Lars Hnugcn. one Of the most fam.
Gus OF the professional ski jumpers
who comes to Steamboat Springs each
winter to take part In the carnival Of
midwinter sports md who on Feb. %
made new worlds record by a jump
Of 2i2 feet on the Steamboat course,
has arrived from ~. Paul for visI,
with Carl Howeison. the old Colorado
champion ski jumper.
Approximately sa,n0o,0 600 will be OK.
pended In Colorado this year on new
school buildings. Il In estimated by
Mrs. Mary G. c. Bradford. state super.