The state herald., 1919-08-15
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
western Newspaper Union News ssrviee.

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Boulder County Fair. Longmont. Sept.
Ark.nses Valley Fair. Rocky Ford.
Merf.n suE, County Fair. Fort Morgan.
Routt County. Fair. Hayden. Sept. 3-5.
Logan County Fair. Sterling. Sept. .
Delta County Fair. Hotchki.s. Sept. .
Ad.ms County Fair. Brighton. Sept. =
Meiiat County Fair. Mayssil. Sept. H.
Plste.u Valley State Fair. colbran.
B.ea County Fair. Springfield. Sept.
Trinidad-La. Animss County Fair.
Trinidad. Sept. 1919.
conejos County Fair. Manassa. Sept.
Western Slope Fair. Montross. Sept.
csntrsI Community Fair. Greeley. Sept.
Yuma County Fair. Yuma. Sept. 1870.
PhtIiiE. County Fair HOlyok'. Sept.
s.Sp:sho County Fair. s.su.ehe. Sept.
celo1.do;Nsw Mexico Fair. Durango.
Colorado state Fair. Pueblo. Sept. a.
Grand County Fair. Krsmmling. Sept.
crowilfy County Fair. Sugar City. Aug.
Inter-Mountain Live Stock and Fair,
Grand Junction. Sept. 30 to Oct. ..
Douglas County Fair. Castle Rock.
Jim Wong, u, committed suicide in
Denver by hanging himself In his laun-
dry. This Is believed to be the second
suicide Of q Chinese in the history Of
Denver.
Sol Exon. q flockmaster In the Echo
basin country, recently killed one of
the largest brown cinnamon bears ever
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 purse of $500 to the win
ner Of the three-day baseball tourna-
msnt which will be held this fall. The
Telluride, Delta, olathe and Montrose
teams will play for tho purse.
The fifth Of q series of mysterious
fires In three weeks has led to the
belief that "firebug' may be at large
In Leadvills. All of these mysterious
fires have. occurred In the small hours
Of the morning and In nearly every
case a small building has burned.
The body Of Eva Bingham, 20 years
old, Of Mc0raw, Neb., was found In .
dry ditch one mile from Eaton. A
party with which tie girl was lase
seen 10 being sought by officers. Miss
Bingham had evidently been beaten to
death, her head being crushed.
Every part Of Weld county has been
drsnched 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
as potatoes and cabbage resulting
from drouth u believed to be past.
Alfred L. Myers, former wei
known rssidsnt Of La Junta. was kille<
by being thrown from horse. Hi
neck was broken. Ayers went to thu
postoffice and remained longer thas
usual; his wife went In search of him
finding his dead body lying along ths
roadside. with the horse standing neal
BY.
Earl p. Bennett. residing northwest
Of La Junta, 10 erecting what Il
thought to be the largest silo west o,
the Mississippi river. The silo will
have q capacity Of 1000 tons. and ID
being constructed Of vitrifisd hollow
tile In addition to this silo, Mr.. Ben
nett has two othsrs. each Of 100 tons
capacity. He 10 engaged In shseD and
cattle feeding.
DR.. g. X. Olmstsd Of Denver was
chosen head physician Of the Wood
men Of the World By the board Of
managers which held it, regular quar-
tsrly meeting In Denver. He succeeds
DR.. J. @. Twitchsil. formerly Of Port.
land. Ore. who came to Denver three
years ago to take up the duties Of the
position.
A shsspAsrdsr. Leon Rispoud, was
killed near Lsedviiis when the mule
he was riding became frightened at nn
approaching automobile and fell.
throwing kispoud under him. Rispouc
was driving pack train Of four mulss
when an automobile came down . hill
In back Of them. throwing the train
Into confusion.
Tho Colorado registration law VA
enacted In 1918. when 1880 cars were
licensed; In 1914 the number increased
10 t8.280; In 1917. 10 o0850; In 1919
to 1924. and to date this year ap
proxitnatsly 100000 cars have bsss
regietered. This nunber will total