The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1921-07-09
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
(westsru Newspaper Union News service.)
COUNTY FAIR DATES, 1921.

Cwestern Newspaper Union News service)
COUNTY FAIR DATES, 1921.
80; ]. L. Beaman. manager.
Morgan County Fair, Fort Morgan,
Aug. 24-26; w. ]. OFT. secretary.
Arkansas Valley Fair. Rocky Ford
Aug. so-sept. 2; ], L. Miller. secre-
tary.
washington County Fair. Akron. Aug
Sl-Sept, 2: Joe X. Powelson. secre-
Teller County Fair Cripple Creek. Sept
s; d. j. Upton. secretary.
SO; J. W. Thompson. secretary.
Boulder County Fair Longmont. Sept
l3a17; Harry E. Niven, secretary
Philips NIP County Fair Holyoke' Sept
Routt County Fair. Hayden. Sept. IA
ssn aS 3 oGnt1 sheltSn asir sfsTnn Sept
16; c. J. Funk. manager.
Saguache County Fair. Saguache. Sept
ls.l7: WILLIAM Feilers; secrstary;
Adams County Fair. Brighton. Sept
T. kys Smith Stock ana E.
Grand Junction. Sept. SIS.
Weld County Fair. Greeley. Sept. 21-2s:
J. F. McCrery. manager.
Pueblo County Fair Goodpasture. Sept.
Yuma County Fair. Yuma. Sept. 21-24;
Rio GTanGe M ',s%si county ssfFsiry Fair Del Norte
Sept. 21-23.
Crowley County Fair; Sugar city. Aug.
Delta County Fair. Hotchkiss; A. N
Minton. secretary. Sept. 1916.
Huerfano County Fair. walsenburg.
Kit Carson County Fair. Burlington.
Oct. SIS: J. NJ. Hefner secretary.
Cheyenne County Fair. Cheyenne
Wells. Sept. 20-24; Carroll Brown
Ell Paso County Fair. calhan. Oct. s-s;
d. E. Nance. secretary.
Moffat County Fair at Maybeii. Sept
Annual Monte Vista Stampede at Monte
Vista. Aug. 8. 4. 5.
An organization known as the FEEDER
ated Woman's Club has been organized
at Hugo.
Plans are being made to make the
Moffat County Fair at Maybell, Sept
9-1O, one of the best affairs in that
part of the state.
An auto truck in which thirteen res
idents of Canon City were making a
trip into the mountains turned over on
a sharp curve near Guffey. and all the
occupants were more or less injured.
Edward Mcconnell, 35 years old,
prosperous farmer and owner of p
1OO-acre ranch thirty miles southwest
Of Colorado Springs, Colo. has been
arrested by Federal Dry Agents John
R, Smith and Fred Mangold on liquor
violation charges. He was released
on bond.
State aid to the counties which have
suffered by the invasion of the army
of grasshoppers was promised by Gov
ernor Shoup at a meeting of the coun-
ty commissioners from Lincoln, Grow
| ley, Pueblo and FL Paso counties. IN
| Colorado Springs. The amount defi-
nitely decided upon was $500.
Colorado Game and Fish Protective
Association has launched campaign
for 10000 members before Aug. / and
is offering prizes for those who bring
in the largest number of members.
There are $1.50 and 81 memberships,
and women are eligible to membership
and to compete for the prizes.
Artie Mckee charged with the mur.
der of his wife in Yuma county on the
afternoon of April 8. 1921, was con.
victed of murder in the first degree at
| AhTOH alter Tie Jul pSth oul liNc
| hours, Mckee has been tried twice be-
fore in Yuma county, the first trial
being a hung jury and the second re
sulting in conviction.
Fred Smithlls, escaped Denver con-
vict, was captured twenty miles south
of Colorado Springs by Sheriff John
Weir. Smithils had been starved out
| hx-t for Inr nd t-ha
he applied at a ranch house at day
break for food he was taken into GUS
tody. He was sentenced from Denver
county for forgery Feb. D. 1920.
Guards from Canon City returned him
to prison.
The Colorado Supreme Court has up
held the validity of the election chang.
ing the county seat of Eagle county
from Red Cliff to Eagle.
Henry c. Baisch, 30, one of the
wealthiest and most prominent busi-
ness men in the San Juan basin. was
shot and killed by bandit within a
half block of his home in Telluride.
Announcement has been made in
Washington of the recommendation by
the Colorado senators of the appoint
ment of f.. II. McClenahan of Greeley
to be the state prohibition director and
enforcement officer for Colorado. The
position pays salary Of 1000 year
The Denver & Interurban railroad,
which has been in the hands of a re
ceiver since the institution of a suit
two years ago by the Guarantee Trust
Company of New York, has been re.
turned to its owners by action of
Federal Judge Robert E. Lewis Under
the terms of the decree handed down
by Judge Lewis the complaint of the
Guarantee Trust Company is dismissed
The action, however, is contingent on
the payment by the owners of all costs
of the suit and all unpaid liabilities OF
the road.
The Apple Mercantile Companys