The Colorado statesman., 1920-08-07
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS.

United States SenatoT-Judge FULLY
Scott, Teller county. and william g.
banks, Arapahoe county; for Govern
or-Robert II. Higgins, Pueblo, James
NJ. Collins, Weld county; for Lieuten-
mt Governor-Frank l.. Carringer,
Jefferson county; Ed Anderson, Den
yer: for Secretary of State-jnmes X.
holland, Denver for Supreme Court
Judge-Fred g. Folsom, Boulder coun-
ty: for State Treasurer-E l.. Medley,
Walsenburg, T.. II. Gildea, Lake coun-
ty: for State Auditor-Alphonse Ar
dourel Boulder county; for Attorney
General, Morrison Shafroth. Denver;
George Hetherington, Gunnison coun-
ty: for State Superintendent of Public
Instruction-Mrs. Mary C. c. Brad
ford. Denver; for Regents for the
State University-Mrs. Minnie l..
Harding, Edward c. Stlmson, for six
year term), Edward II. Park and Fred
Stowe (four-ycar term), and Fred II.
Anderson (for two-year term) Presi-
Iential Electors-Frank l.. Bishop,
Denver: w. ID. Kelsey, Phillips county,
Mrs. $. II. Rhoads, Larimer county, ii.
4. Churchill, Weld county, Mrs Carrie
St Clair, Garfield county, and l.. A.
Duke of Pueblo; National Representa-
lives from the Third Congressional
District-Samuel J. Burris; Pueblo,
Guy NJ. Waybrlght, Otero county, and
Allan NJ. Lambright, Bent county.
Pa and Ma will attend the night
shows of fireworks and races under
spotlight ut the State Fair, Just TO
nmuse the children" They will also
be there during the days so that the
children may learn in the most perfect
manner possible-through object les
sons-all about fine stock and the best
fruits and vegetables and grains and
artistic productions and up-tO-date ma
chinery; and all about the latest and
best ways of doing the things neces-
sary to earn an honest living in this
world And or course the children
viii want to see what kind of horses
can trot and pace and run the fastest,
and how fast the airplanes can go
when skimming over the grandstand
and bleachers and racing with automo-
biles on the track. And then the chill
dren are entitled to all the laughs ana
thrills while they are young, and SO
they must see the wonderful acrohhts
and funny people who every day per-
form in front of the grandstand. And
it is perfectly proper that the young
folks should see and hear all the
things and sounds patriotic and the
wonderful music, and all that. Incl
dentally it will be noticed that the
children are better pleased than are
Pa and Ma themselves-it does them
good to see the children have good
time, you know.
Fully 700 carloads of apples are ex-
pected to be shipped from the Olathe
and Montrose districts this year, the
crop mt this time showing bumper ten
denotes. Help in marketing the crop
will be obtained from outside towns,
and pickers will be imported from
many neighboring high schools, as has
been the custom in years past.
PUPILS of all schools of the state,
public and private, are to be guests of
the Colorado State Fair at Pueblo Fri
day, September Oath. State Fair Man
ager ]. l.. Beaman has written to coun-
ty superintendent asking the number
of teachers and pupils in their juris-
iiiction and tickets will be sent for dis
tributiOn.
All Sedgwick county looks with keen
interest to the harvesting and care of
the nearly !, 100000 bushel wheat crop
that is rapidly turning golden TO the
harvester and thrasher. The chief
anxiety of the farmers has been the
harvesting and marketing of their
grain.
Approximately S2,250,000 will be
paid but to beet raisers in the Fort
Collins district this year by the Great
Western Sugar Company, which has
factory in Fort Collins. The Loveland
factory will disDurse about 81 100000.
The military department of the state
government became the owner of the
section of school land upon which the
Golden rifle range is located. The state
military board paid to the state board
of land commissioners $ll ,S0S for the
$40 acres, the board having been
awarded the section for that sum at the
regular monthly land sale of school
lands.
Daniel d. Thurston, an employee of
tho state hospital for insane, was ar
rested by Special Investigator James
w. Melrose of the United States de-
partment of justice and City Detectives
Brady and Mcdonald, and is being
held in Jail at Pueblo, charged with
violating the Mann act. Thurston's
wife is also being held.
Exclusive of state and county pro
jects, the state highway commission at
present, with the cooperation of the