The Colorado statesman., 1919-06-14
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

erary men. Chief of those who have
so far expressed their intentions OF
visiting Estes for more or less lengthy
periods are Irwin S. Cobb, humorist;
Karl Hartman, editor of the Red
Book magazine Robert W. Serviss,
Jack Lait and Opie Read. These have
made reservations at the Big Thomp-
son hotel, operated by Glen @. Yore,
an old newspaper man. Walt Mason,
the prose-poet, and william Allen
White, newspaper man and novelist,
each have summer homes in the park
and are expected to spend their sum-
mers there with their families.
More than 1000 persons attended
the commencement exercises at the
State Agriculture College at Fort Col
Inns. Company b, headed by Captain
Scott, captured the Whedbee trophy,
and Carl Harger formerly of the West
Denver High School, won the gold
medal in the Sunset drill, which was
the feature event of the program. This
was followed by the presentation of
medal to Charles Davis for being
the leading musician. After this af-
fair the 1919 tribe held conference
and presented to the class of 1920 the
pipe of peace. The pipe was passed
from boy to girl and each of the stu
dents took puff and passed 1t along
the line to instill good spirit among
the students.
In lieu of the Fourth of July cele
bration at Montrose, which was called
off in favor of the event which will
be held in Ouray that day, it is pro-
posed to give the soldiers, sailors and
marines monster celebration at
Montrose early in August, in which ev-
cry soldier in Montrose, Ouray and
Delta counties will be urged to parti-
cipate. A grand barbecue, parade,
dance and other features will form the
entertainment that will be given the
fighting men that day.
All of northern and eastern Weld
county will be represented at the
Northern fair, which is to be held in
Grover Sept. II. Products from all
| townships within fifty-mile radius OF
Grover will be on exhibition, making
the largest non-irrigated farming ex-
hibition in the state this year. Grover
people are planning to buy and i'm
prove permanent fair grounds near
| town this summer.
The death of Joseph Milton Lamb
at his home at Cotopaxi, in the west
ern part of Fremont county, removes
one of Colorados most renowned piO-
neers and Indian fighters. He came
to CafIon City in 1860 and soon after
entered the Union army and fought
through the Civil war. He took part
in the battle of Sand creek, near Fort
Lyon, Colo, Nov. 20, 1864.
Although officials have been unable
to identify the body found in the
Grande river near Fruita, it is believed
that it is the body of James Peyton, a
miner of Palisade, who disappeared
several weeks ago. The body was
found by Thomas Brown, local stock
man. Nothing was in the pockets of
the clothing and the body was so bad
ly damaged that the features could
not be discerned.
The Supreme Court has handed
down decisions under which the tele-
phone rates of 1918 must continue to
be paid while the case is refought;
VIII II. Murphy is given office as en-
gineer of the State Land Board;
Judge Ben B. Lindsey must pay u
$500 fine for contempt of court, and
A. F. Enyart, Ordway, Colo, bank
president, gets new trial on the
charge of murder.
The Denver mint, after July 1st, will
pay the regular market price for sill
yer. Instructions to this effect were
received by Superintendent Thomas
Annear from the director of the mint
at Washington, d. G. During the war
the price paid for silver by the mint
was 81 an ounce. This fixed price
was only a war measure and is to be
abandoned on July LIST.
John Russ, 81 years of age, was in
stantly killed near Leadville, when he
was struck by lightning. Russ went
fishing up Tennessee pass Late in
the afternoon he started home, as a
rising storm put a stop to fishing. He
was standing on the railway tracks OF
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad, and
under the high tension electric line
from Shoshone, when the bolt struck
him.
The school board of Denver is pre-
pairing to submit to the taxpayers at
a special election to be held some time
in the coming fall the proposition OF
issuing $S,000,000 for new school build.
ings which has been in preparation foI
several months. OF the issue $685..
600 is to go to building and the re.
mainder for furnishing three new
high, six new Junior high and twenty,
three new elementary schoolhouses.
Auto polo, considered one of the
most thrilling games of modern times,
will be one of the big attractions at
the Colorado State Fair, September