The Raymer enterprise., 1921-09-08
Pithy News Notes
From, All Parts OF
Colorado
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Adams County Fair. Brighton. Sept.
1913: George r. Smith. secretary.
weld County Fair. Greeley. Sept 3l-3s:
J. McCrery. manager.
Rio 0rande County Fair. Del Norts.
Pueblo County Fair. aoodp.s.ure. Sept.
Puma County Fair. Yuma. Sept. 31-14:
W. w. Williams. secretary.
nrm Bureau Fair. Bysrs. Colo. Sept
0-33:S1. H B. Teller. secretary.
crowley County Fair. Sugar City. Aus.
COLORADO. state Fair. Pueblo. Sept 3s-
~: J. L Beaman. manager.
Hueriano county Fair. Walsenburg.
Oo1sis. ma County Fair. at Castle Rock,
Oct -: James 2. Trseslsr. secrstary.
Oct 6-9: J. n. Hefner. secretary.
81 Paso County Fair, Calhan. Oct. -:
D. =. Nance. secretary.
Louis Titus. formerly member Of
the Denver police force. was sentenced
to six months In Jail and fined $500
and costs In the County Court at Fort
Collins when he was tried on the
charge Of possessing liquor.
The rubber Of toy balloon caused
the death of 2-year-old George Price
at the home Of Mrs. Morris Drachman.
in Denver. An autopsy held by Dr.. D.
W. Dennis revealed Z portion Of rub
Der balloon lodged In the windpipe Of
the child.
O. e. Martin. 81 years old, well.
known breeder Of fancy hogs In Nor
gan county. died at the Brush hos
pital from injuries received when he
WAS knocked down and run over BY
two automobiles. He leaves q widow
and seven children-all under II years.
approximately $150,000 In federal
and state funds 10 to be expended In
road and bridge construction directly
south Of Greeley this winter. The
work includes the building and paving
Of two miles Of trunk line highway
and l50 feet Of steel and concrete
bridges.
Statistics for presentation at ~
Methodist ecumenical conference In
London next month show American
Methodlsm has gained 1,255,081 mem
bers, net. during the past decade, It
was announced by the secular press
bureau Of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South.
Down the quiet country road north
Of La Porte q horse and buggy came
slowly. Upright in the buggy sat the
body Of Thomas Levi Elliott, 72 years
old. W. N. Fuller and h. s. West Of
Fort Collins spoke to the aged man.
he did not answer. They investigated
and found him dead Of heart disease.
County. district and community fairs
Of the state are this year scheduled
ahead Of the State Fair, and from these
will be taken to the state show the
winning exhibits. 20 that aside from
the usual display by countieA associa-
tions and individuals, the best from all
the fairs will be shown. The State
Fair has become a truly wonderful ed
ucational institution.
Construction of four and one.tenth
miles Of graded road between Buena
Vista and Leadvflls, Colo, with 10
per cent federal aid Is proposed by
the State Highway Commission in
project statement submitted to Dis
trict Engineer J. w. johnson Of the
United States Bureau Of Public Roads.
The cost b estimated at $4,000. This
project will connect with the Granite
Twin Lakes stretch.
Eighty-fiye harness race horses have
been entered for the Colorado State
Fair at Pueblo. They come from stx
different states, and include many Of
the noted horses Of the West. This h
q third greater number than ever be-
fore.
Sixty Of the leading business men of
Boulder took the trip to Arapahoe gia-
eier, where Z meeting Of the CONNER
eial Association was held. This WAS
the first meeting Of Z commercial
body ever held on q living glacier. The
PathS Weekly took Z movie Of the
meeting. The glacier 10 located twen-
ty-fivs miles west Of Boulder 1t the
foot Of the Arapahoe peaks and At the
had of the Boulder water system.
Property owners In the Grseley-Psu-
drs district are adhering to their DE-
termination not to pay the tax Of
N& an acre which was levied
against their lands last fall for the ~
eirement OF the bonds Of the irrigation
district which have matured. This
will add two and Z quarter millions Of
dollars to Weld county's list Of dslin-
quent taxes this fall, prorated among
b61 property owners, according to their
acreage.
Colorado College will open the fall
term with an enrolment Of more than
roo students, according to an an
nouncement made by President O. 4.
Dunway. Formal registration will be
held Sept. 13. The term will open
Sept. IA. It II announced. There 10 no
change in the faculty.
Colorado stock growers need not
pay fees for use Of the forest reserves
for grazing purposes until Dec. /, ac-
cording to bill passed by Congress
and signed by President Harding. The
law extends the time for the payment