Gilpin observer., 1919-09-11
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
COMING EVENTS,


Conejos County Fair, Manassa. Sept.
Western Slope Fair. Montrose. Sept.
Central al Community Fair. Greeley. Sept.
Beaver Park Fair at Penrose. Colo.
=, Sept. 18th, 1919.
Yuma County Fair. Yuma. Sept. 1920.
PhitliIs a4laa County Fair Holy0ke' Sept
saEusehe sc County Fair. sasuaehe. Sept.
cG5sTsdcsSsS ssps. sasss, Mexico Fair. Durango
COLORADO State Fair Pueblo. Sept. 22-
Grand County Fair. Kremmling. Sept.
Crowley County Fair. Sugar City. Aug.
nter-Mountain Live Stock and Fair.
Grand Junction. Sept. 80 to Oct. 8.
Douglas County Fair. Castle Rock.
Oct. 7-s.
The schools of MontrOse and Mont
rose county opened with the largest at
tendance in their history with compe-
tent corps of teachers.
One hundred tons Of freshly stacked
alfalfa hay, valued at $4,000, was
burned on the Lakeside Hereford ranch
Of John e. Painter near ROggen. Fire
is believed to have started from spon-
taneOus combustion.
On behalf of the people of Colorado,
Gov. o. H. ShOup has sent Gen. John
]. Pershing letter welcoming him
back to the United States The letter
is to be delivered to General Pershing
upon his arrival in New York.
While timbering dangerous place
in the Huffaker mine on Elk mountain,
Andrew johnson was injured severely
when he slipped and fell from rock.
Both legs were crushed. This is the
first mine accident in the Kremmling
district.
Work on the LOveland road to Estes
Park will be started at once, and an
expenditure of $4,000 will be made.
The road will be double tracked from
there into the park village, and will re-
Guire all this winter and the coming
spring for completion.
Fire Of alleged incendiary origin de-
strOyed the planning mill and 100000
feet of lumber at the plant of the Tab
ernash Lumber Company at the edge
of Tabernash. The loss Is estimated
ut about $4,000, fully covered by in
surance.
More than two-fifths of the beans
raised in Colorado this year are being
grown in three counties, Weld, Elbert
and Ell PasO. Pintos are grown largely
in the last two counties named, while
Weld county produces a large acreage
of seed beans.
An airplane will be on the tax rolls
.I,;., 60,
time in the states history. The plane,
owned by e. ]. Johnson of Denver,
was assessed by Assessor Mccarthy at
valuation of $1,000. There are two
other air machines in Denver, but on
April 1st, when the assessment was
made, Johnson's was the only one in
the state.
Approximately S3,5OO,OOO will be ex-
pended in Colorado this year on new
school buildings, it is estimated by
Mrs. Mary c. C. Bradford, state super
intendent of public instruction, on the
basis of report now received from two
thirds of the siXty-three counties in
the state. Buildings costing $3,0OO,OO
are actually in course Of construction,
and others will be building soon.
Assurance that the Colorado Springs
and Cripple Creek district railway
The Short Line-will continue to OPP
crate this winter and next summer,
either as n steam railroad or as an
electric system, has been given by
George A. Taylor, receiver Of the
famous scenic line that has transport
ed thousands of tourists and thou
sands of dollars worth Of gold ore this
season.
HaXtun, in Phillips county, will
shortly possess new bank under arti-
cles of Incorporation filed in the secre-
tary of states office for the Haxtun
State Bank, with announced capital
stock Of $4,000.
COrtez, county seat of Montezuma
county, is to hold stampede celebra-
ton on Oct. 1, 2, 3 and the arrange
ment committee announces that the
wild west part Of the program will be
the same as that shown at the Duran
go roundup, Sept 1926 inclusive. At
tractive prizes are being offered the
participants. In addition to the wild
west there will be agricultural, horti-
cultural, livestock and poultry displays,
as well as airplane flights and base
ball games.
william Brewer. AZ, well-known
rancher of Platteville, Colo, was in
stantly killed, and william Roam, Fort
Lupton, attorney, and George Brew
ster, also of Fort Lupton, were slightly
injured In an automobile accident on
the East Lake road. Mr.. Brewer was
driving the car, and 1t was travelling at
high rate of speed, according to the
other occupants of the car, when 1t
struck chuckhole and upset on the
side Of the road.
A bill authorizing the city Of Bout
der to acquire 400 acres of Upited
In. IL