The Colorado statesman., 1921-09-03
Pithy News Notes
From An Parts of
Colorado
INe,leru NeE,pap,r unlon Ntu, srrlee.l

1917: Harry T.. Niven, secretary.
Saguache Counts Fair. Saguache. Sept.
15-i7; William Fellers. secretary.
Western slope Fair, Montrose, Sept.
2O-23.
Wells, Sept, 2O-2I; Carroll Brown.
Adams County Fair brighton. Sept.
2O-23; George Il. Smith. secretary.
| Weld County Fair Greeley. Sept 21-2S;
J. +. McCrery, MANAGER.
Rio Grande County Fair. Del Norte'
Pueblo County Fair. Goodpasture Sept.
aga; Fred i.ytle, secretary, Ineb,o.
Yuma County. Fair Yuma. Sept. 2l-24;
w. w. Williams. secretary.
Farm Bureau Fair, Byers, Colo. Sept.
2l-22-23. II. Il. Teller. secretary.
Crowley County Fair. Sugar city, Aug.
25-26; r.. A. Hamilton. secretary.
Colorado State Fair. Pueblo. Sept. 20
80; j. l.. Beaman, manager. ,..
Douglas County Fair, at Castle Rock.
oct. 40; James e. Tressler, secretary.
Kit Carson County Fair, burlington.
El Paso County Fair. Cnlhan. Oct. SIS;
d. E. Nance. secretary.
Louis Titus, formerly Il member of
the Denver police force, was sentenced
to six months in Jail and fined $500
and costs in the County Court Mt Fort
Collins when he was tried on the
charge of possessing liquor.
The rubber of TOY balloon caused
the death of 2-year-old Gcorg" Price
at the home of Mrs. Norris Drachman,
in Denver. An autopsy held by DR.. ID.
w. Dennis revealed a portion of rub
Der balloon lodged in the wlndpipe of
he child.
G. f. Martin, 81 years old, we'll
known breeder of fancy hogs in Nor
gan county. died ut the Brush hos
pital from injuries received when he
was knocked down and run over by
two automobiles. He leaves Il widow
and seven children-all under II years
Approximately Sl5O,OOO in federal
and state funds is to he 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 $50 feet of steel and concrete
bridges.
Statistics for presentation at the
Methodist ecumenical conference in
London next month show American
Methodism has gained 1,255,O9l mem
bers, net, during the past decade, 1t
was announced by the secular press
bureau of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South.
Down the quiet country road north
of La Porte II horse and buggy came
slowly. Upright in the buggy sat the
body of Thomas Levi Elliott, - years
old. W. NJ. Fuller and II. :. 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. so that aside from
the usual display by counties, associa-
tions and individuals, the best from all
the fairs will he shown. The State
Fair has become Il truly wonderful ed
ucational institution.
Construction of four and one-tenth
miles of graded road between Buena
Vista and Leadville, Colo, with so
per cent federal aid is proposed by
the State Highway Commission in II
project statement submitted To Dis
trict Engineer j. w. Johnson of the
United States Bureau of Public Roads.
The cost is estimated nj $4,000. This
project will connect with the Granite
Twin Lakes stretch.
Eighty-five harness race horses have
been entered for the Colorado State
Fair at Pueblo. They come from six
different states, and include many of
the noted horses of the West This is
ii third greater number than ever be
fore.
Sixty of the leading business men of
Boulder took the trip to Arapahoe gla-
cier, where meeting of the CONNER
cial Association was held. This was
the first meeting OF commercial
body ever held on II living glacier. The
Pathe Weekly took Il movie of the
meeting The glacier is located TWEEN
ty-five miles west Of Boulder at the
foot of the Arapahoe peaks and at the
head of the Boulder water system
Property owners in the Greeley Pou-
Dire district are adhering TO their de-
llpl W IdN 'hS t'lN VI
S2T.63 an acre which was levied
against their lands last fall for the re-
tirement of the bonds of the irrigation
district which have matured. This
will add two and ii quarter millions of
dollars to Weld county's list of delin-
quent taxes this fall, prorated among
36l property owners, according to their
| acreage.
Colorado College will open the fall
term with an enrolment of more than
/ 700 students, according to an an
nouncement made by President c. A.
Dunway. Formal registration will be
held Sept. 13. The term will open
Sept IA, it is announced. There is no