The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-09-04
Pitlly News Notes
From An Parts of
Colorado

Western Nswspapsr unioa News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
Routt County Fair. Hayden. Sept. SIS.
Logan County Fair. Sterling. Sept >
Delta County Fair. Hotchkiss. Sept. .
Adams County Fair. Brighton. Sept. s.
Moffat County Fair. Maybeil. Sept. IL
Plstseu valley State Fair. Cochran.
BAG: County Fair. Springfield. Sept.
Tr4nid.d-LA. An,ne. County Fair.
Cone1os County Fair. Aanassa. Sept.
western Slope Fair. Montrose. Sept.
c.S.5 = con.un,s, Fair. Greeley. Sept.
Beaver Park Fair at Penrose. Colo.
Sept 18th. 1913.
Philippe County Fair. HolyOks. Sept
s-E '.;s County Fair. s.sa.ehs. Sept
color.dc.Nsw Mexico Fair. Durango.
COLORADO State Fair. Pueblo. Sept. a3-
Grand County Fair. Krsmnling. Sept
Crowley County Fair. Sugar City. Aug.
Inter-Aountain Live Stock and Fair,
Donsias coSnsy f FAIR. ( Castle IS H'' Rock.
Oct TO.
Soft water for Sterling about the
first of the year or very soon there
after Is now the bright prospect.
Miss Florence n. West Of Pueblo,
has been nominated by President Will
son to be receiver Of public moneys at
Pueblo. Colo.
Tax Commission Indicate that the to-
tai value of Colorado property for pur-
poses of taxation will reach $780,
100000 The valuation Inst year was
S1.422, 100000.
Frank Middleton. q recently dis
charged New Jersey soldier, who fell
from a hayloft some TWO weeks ago
and broke bis back, while working on
. ranch in the Hogback district, near
Dolores, 10 dead.
School children to the number Of
$4,000 In the state Of Colorado, and
teachers to the number of 5000. are to
be supplied BY the State Fair Commis-
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. 1 to 4, inclu-
sive. this fall. In the opinion Of Roland
@. Parvin, state game and fish COM
missioner, who returned from an ex-
tsasive trip through the game sections
OF the state.
About 10000 navy victory medals
viii be issued by the Denver navy re-
cruiting station to men who saw -serv-
Ice during the war. These medals
aAeuld be ready for distribution about
New. I. according to Lieutenant Com
nnAndef W. p. Brown In charge Of this
ssoe3oa.
Charles Wiaaiam Reed. who would
have been 81 years Sept. l, died at
LOngmont Of 4 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
RADIO mining for years.
The L. HertIe 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 1870
suita, most Of which had just been re-
ceived 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-
tons, the total assessment in MontrOse
county exceeds the valuation Of 1918
by 81 ,20O, 40, according to the COM
pleted compilation made by Assessor
G. W. Clarke.
One hundred and twenty summer
students at State Teachers College At
Greeley received certificates or de
grees at the commencement Of the
summer term Of the college.
The Elberta peach season Is on In
full blast at Palisade and the move
ment Of twenty-five carloads Of the
finest quality fruit ever grown In the
upper valley IL evidence that this will
be 4 good peach year. The demand
for the Palisade crop exceeds the sup
ply and the growers are confident OF
GOOD prices and markets, although
prices prevailing this year are not al
high as they were for the same dat
last year.
Screams of the 2h-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ROsser brought
members Of the family to the rescue
Of the child, hut not in time to save II
from being scalded to death in par
of soap suds. at Marshall. Colo. The
mother, who was in bed Ill and unable
to rise. heard the boy screaming AND
called for help. One of the older chill
dren who had placed the pan Of boiling