The Meeker herald., 1919-08-16
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado

Bsca County Fair. Springfield. Sept.
Trinis.d-La. Anim.. County Fair.
coss; s:e' eoa ssS' F s:' n.n.... Sept
western Slope Fair. Montross. Sept.
Central Community Fair. Greeley. Sept
Yums County Fair, Yuma. Sept. 1870.
Ph aa. County Fair H0''ok'' Sept
s.Su:shs County Fair. s.susehs. Sept
cG ssS;, ;,s:;, Mexico Fair. Durango
COLORADO State Fair. Pueblo. Sept. s.
Grand County Fair. Kremmlins. Sept
cF s,.,:y County Fair. Sugar city. Aug
Inter- Mountain Live stock and Fair,
Grand Junction. Sept. 80 to Oct. ,.
DovGlas County Fair. Castle ROCK.
Jim Wong. Y. committed suicide in
Denver by hanging himself In his laun-
dry. This Is believed to be the second
suicide Of Chinese in the history of
Denver.
Sol Exon, a flockmaster In the Echo
basin country. recently killed one Of
khC iut 6Cpk ONuh1 VNNA
seen In that locality, and the animal
weighed 1000 pounds.
More than 1000 acres Of land in the
districts north of Greeley, centering
about Eaton, Pierce and Ault, are be-
ing irrigated this year with water
raised from underground by electric
pumps.
The Western Slope Fair Association
has offered a purse of $500 to the win
ner OF the three-day baseball tourna-
ment which will be held this fall. The
Telluride, Delta, Olathe and MOntrOss
teams will play for the purse.
The fifth Of 4 series Of mysterious
fires In three weeks has led to the
belief that "firebug' may be at large
In Leadville. All OF these mysterious
fires have occurred in the small hours
Of the morning and in nearly every
case q small building has burned.
The body Of Eva Bingham, 20 years
old, of McGraw, Neb., was found in
dry ditch one mile from Eaton. A
party with which the girl was last
seen is being sought by officers. Miss
Bingham had evidently been beaten to
death, her head being crushed.
Every part Of Weld county has been
drenched by heavy and repeated rains
recently Both the Platte and the POu-
DIRE rivers have big flows Of water and
all danger Of damage to late crops such
az potatoes and cabbage resulting
from drouth IL believed to be past.
Alfred L. Myers, a former well
known resident Of La Junta, was killed
by being thrown from a horse. His
neck was broken. Myers went to the
postoffice and remained longer than
usual; his wife went In search Of him,
finding his dead body lying along the
roadside, with the horse standing near
BY.
Earl p. Bennett. residing northwest
Of La Junta, Is erecting what Is
thought to be the largest silo west of
the Mississippi river. The silo will
have a capacity of 1000 tons, and Is
being constructed of vitrifIed hollow
tile. In addition to this silo. Mr.. Ben
nett has two others, each Of 200 tons
capacity. He Ii engaged In sheep and
cattle feeding.
DIR. g. X. Olmsted of Denver was
chosen head physician of the Wood
men Of the World by the board of
managers which held Its regular quar-
terly meeting In Denver. He succeeds
DR.. ]. C. Twitchell, formerly Of Port.
land, Ore, who came to Denver three
years ago to take UP the duties of the
position.
A sheepherder, Leon Rispoud, was
killed near Leadville when the mule
he was riding became frightened at an
approaching automobile and fell.
throwing Rispoud under him. Rispoud
was driving pack train Of four mules
when an automobile came down hill
In back of them, throwing the train
into confusion.
The Colorado registration law was
enacted in 1918, when 1880 cars were
licensed; In 1914 the number increased
to 1926; in 1917. to 68s5O; In 1918,
to 1924, and to date this year ap-
proximately 10000 cars have been
registered. This number will total
10000 before Dec. 81. The 1910 rev.
enues will reach about 10000. to be
divided accordingly between the coun-
ty and state road funds, after deduct.
Ing per cent for administering the
law.
The Delta County Farmers' Supply
Company, with a capitalization Of
$1OO,0 900 has been Organized. The come
pany 10 organized for the purpose Of
handling crops, trading, selling and
supplying machinery to Its co-opera.
tive members, who number more than
500.
Huerfano county has voted 10000
in bonds to erect q new high school
building. The new building will be
erected on high site near the csatss