The state herald., 1919-09-05
Pithy News Notes
From AN Parts of
Colorado
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COMING EVENTS.

Logan County Fair. Sterling. Sept. g.
Delta County Fair. Hotchkiss. Sept. =
Adams County Fair. Brighton, Sept. g.
Meffat County Fair. Msybeli. Sept. IL
Plsts.u Valley State Fair. coibran.
B.ss County Fair. Springfield. Sept.
Trinid.d.La. Anime. County Fair.
trinidad, Sept. 1918.
coin1ejSs i1jts County Fair. Manassa. Sept.
Western Slope Fair, Montrose. Sept.
Central q Community Fair. Greeley. Sept
5esyer leave, ,s,r Park Fair at Penrose. Colo.
Phillips County Fair. Hoyoke. Sept
saKpsshe County Fair. saguache. Sept
colorado.New Mexico Fair. Durango.
Colorado State Fair. Pueblo. Sept. az
Grand County Fair. Kremmiing. Sept
Crowley County Fair. Sugar City. Aug.
Inter Mountain Live Stock and Fair,
Grand Junction. Sept. 80 to Oct. 3.
douglas County Fair. Castle Rock.
OCt. ~.
Soft water for Sterling about the
first Of the year or very soon there
after is now the bright prospect.
Miss Florence NJ. West of Pueblo,
has been nominated by President Will
son to be receiver Of public moneys at
Pueblo, Colo.
Estimates received by the Colorado
Tax Commission indicate that the to-
tai value Of Colorado property for pur-
poses Of taxation will reach $780,
100000. The valuation last year was
$1,422,O 100000.
Frank Middleton, a recently dis
charged New Jersey soldier, who fell
from hayloft some two weeks ago
and broke his back, while working on
ranch in the Hogback district, near
Dolores, 10 dead.
School children to the number Of
135,000 in the state Of Colorado. and
teachers to the number Of 5000. are to
be supplied by the State Fair Commits
sion with free admission tickets to the
fair grounds at Pueblo, Sept. 20.
There will be an abundance Of deer
for Colorado hunters during the four
day open season Of Oct. to 4, inclu-
sve, this fall, in the opinion Of Roland
G. Parvln, state game and fish COM
missioner, who returned from an ex-
tensive trip through the game sections
Of the state.
About 10000 navy victory medals
will be Issued by the Denver navy re-
cruiting station to men who saw serv.
ice during the war; These medals
should be ready for distribution about
Nov. I. according to Lieutenant Com
mander w. p. Brown In charge Of this
station.
Charles william Reed, who would
have been 9l years Sept. 1. died at
Longmont Of complication OF dis.
eases. Mr.. Reed came TO Colorado in
1850 and settled at Black Hawk He
made and lost fortunes In mining and
was one Of the leading figures In Colo
rndo mining for years.
The l.. Hertle clothing store at Gold
en-, the only exclusive mems store In
Golden, was robbed of 5000 worth OF
clothing by automobile bandits. The
robbers broke In the back door and
took eighty pairs Of trousers and 1sC
suits, most Of which had Just been re-
ccIved for the fall trade.
Due to the large increase In the
acreage Of government land which has
been homesteaded during the previous
year and the increase In mining valua.
tIons, the total assessment In Montrose
county exceeds the valuation of 1915
by 1920, 100. according to the com.
pleted compilation made by Assessor
G. W. Clarke.
One hundred and twenty summer
students at State Teachers' College al
Greeley received certificates or de-
grccs ut the commencement Of the
summer term Of the college.
The Elberta peach season IL on In
full binst ut PalIsnde and tho move
ment OF twenty-five carloads Of the
finest quality fruit ever grown In the
upper valley IL evidence that this will
be good peach year The demand
for the Palisade crop exceeds the sup.
ply aud the growers are confident Of
good prices and markets, although
prices prevailing this year are not as
high ms they were for tho same dn
Inst year.
Screams Of the 2M.yenr-old son Of
Mr.. md Mrs. Thomas Rosscr brought
members Of the family to the rescue
Of the child. but not In time to save II
from being scalded to death In a pan
Of sonp suds, at Marshall. Colo. The
mother. who was In bed III and unable
to rise. hcnrd the boy screaming and
called for help. One Of the older chill
dren who Ind pInced the pm Of boiling
water on the floor preparatory to do.
Ing some scrubbing. but who had gons
outside the house. heard the cali and