Cheyenne Wells record., 1921-09-15

STATE NEWS
Western Newspaper Unies Nsvs sevice.)
COMING EVENTS.

XIII gh"' Sept. :o-24: Carroll Brown.
ms County Fair. Brighton. Sept.
70: George r. Smith. secretary.
County Fair. Greeley. Sept. 2l-2s:
Z; Grande County Fair. Del Norts.
,Ic County Fair. Goodpasture. Sept.
49, Fred Lytls. .ecretsry. Pueblo:
"a County Fair. Yuma. Sept. 2l-24;
rm Bureau Fair, Byers. Colo. Sept.
e-23, H. B. Teller. secretary.
sley County Fair. Sugar City. Aug.
-26: R. A. Hamilton. secretary.
brado State Fair. Pueblo. Sept. IS
J. l.. Beaman. manager.
rfano County Fair. Walsenburg,
glas County Fair. at Castle Rock.
et IS; James F. 'Tressler: secretary.
ct. SIS: J. n. Hefner. secretary.
Psso County Fair. Calhan. Oct. e-S:
Z. Nance. secretary.
he Grover Packing Company has
menced work OIL the construction
$4,000 plant at Grand Junction.
he hundred and fifty taxpayers of
shington county met ut Akron and
bnged for a. big taxpayers mass
kting to demand lower tax levies for
!: .
Trs. Gonzales ROminez, 81 years, Is
HI and her husband is held charged
b the staying because of shooting
wedding celebration at Salt Creek.
r Pueblo.
[any new and novel exhibits from
eastern and southern states are an
need as coming to this years Colo
State Fair at Pueblo, while there
be entertaining features never be-
: seen in the West.
Hood waters In the Las Animas val
caused loss of 1851 per farm, or Il
II of $31, 500, for thirty-seven prop
holders, according to n report
le In Durango at q meeting OF res
hts of the valley in July.
lugust was the most healthy month
wn in Loveland this year, only
EN- deaths were reported during the
ty-one days, and Of these three
e infants less than a year old, and
were old folks more tl,nn so years
Investigation by authorities have 50
failed TO produce any clew that
i'd aid them in learning the iden-
of the slayer Of Walter A. Shawl.
b ranchmun whose dead body was
bd near a well on his homestead
BransOn. Shawl had been shot
>ugh the neck and had been dead
but ten days, 1t is believed.
twenty-five school teachers and ten
ectOrs attended the annual recep-
to teachers and school officials
he county given by Miss Emma Il.
kins, county superintendent, at the
rt house in Fort Collins. A gen
a discussion of the plans for the
r was led by Miss wilkins. Super
fndent Whitehouse of Berthoud
fe an invitation to all for all the
)Ools of the county to he well repre-
ted In the annual play festival TO
held at BerthOud Sept. II. in which
public schools Of the county par
pate.
Despite the slump In values Of prop
b of all kinds. the assessed valua-
4 Of taxable property in Colorado
show a decrease of only about
100000 this year, according to re-
fts from county assessors being re-
we'd by the Colorado Tax Commits
b. To date IL little more than half
the counties have reported their as
(sment figures. At the present tax
Fe the loss IN revenue to the state
] be approximately 100000. 1t had
IN estimated that the shrinkage In
assessments would be about $780,
1000 at the beginning of the year
. the present showing has proved
'st satisfactory to state officials.
Tuesday, Sept. 27, which has been
'ignated Governors day at the Colo
10 State Fair, TO be held Sept. 26 to
will doubtless be one Of the biggest
ys of the entire exposition. The
r commission some time ago eX-
lded an invitation to Governor Oil
II. ShOup and to all state officials
King them to attend the fair on that
Y If possible.
\ 14-year.Old boy, Horace Mcknight
Grand Junction, found $500 in cur
Icy and turned it over to the sheriff.
eriff Frank Ducray said he believed
was part of the $4,000 taken from
Garfield County State Bank at
md Valley in a robbery on July 8.
e money was in heavy pouch in.
weeds back of the Denver 4 Rio
ande Western railroad round house.
Evening programs for three days Of
fair is the greatest innovation of
Western Slope Fair Association
the meeting at Montrose Sept. IL
II. This is the first time that even
programs have ever been held. The
I'm feature Of the evening programs
| be the fireworks displays. In nd
Ion to the fireworks, many special
'obatic and other free attractions
] be given. :}Ts :
lhe disease known as early blight is
ng great damage to the early pota-
crop In northern Weld county fields.
e Pleasant Val1ov ond Koruav dis