The Colorado statesman., 1922-09-16
LATE NEWS
From All OUer
COLORADO
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COMING EVENTS.


Sept 19-22- Western Slope Fair.
sept is-22- Trinidad-Las Animas
County Fair, Trinidad.
Sept 2O-21 - kiowa County Fair.
Sept 20, 81. 22-Morgan Agricultural
Sept. 2O-22-Rio Grande County Fair.
Sept. Si-22 o. Pueblo County Fair.
Sept. 2O-2s yuma County Fair.
Sept. 2l-2s-El Paso County Fair.
Sept. 2l-cs-Lincoln County Fair.
Sept. 2O-2 -23-Huerfano County Fair.
Oct. S-6@Kit Carson County Fair.
Oct. So Douglas County Fair.
Castle Rock.
Holyoke.-A whirIwind of entertain
ment was given visitors to the Phillips
county fair here.
Pueblo.-CollIsion of his motorcycle
with wagon. here caused the instant
death of Il. Sentena, 20, of the Pike
View mine, near Colorado Springs.
Longmont.-Jay Stapp, 36, wealthy
resident of Columbus Junction, Iowa,
died in the hospital here following in
iuries received in an automobile col
lision.
Pueblo.-A mysterious shot from the
darkness killed Edward Henderson,
Rocky Ford automobile salesman, US
he was driving along country road
with friend.
Boulder-Benwell, Phillips * Co. OF
Denver purchased the 100000 reser-
voir bond issue here in competition
with eight other bonding companies Of
Denver and Chicago.
Castle Rock-Dr. George & Mason,
widely known Denver dentist was
crushed TO death beneath the steering
wheel of his motor car when it plunged
over twenty-fOot emDankment near
here.
Pueblo.-Delbert McYea, 10, Centen-
nial high school graduate, was arrested
recently charged with having passed
bad checks amounting to $500 on Pue-
bio merchants. He is said by police to
have confessed.
eckenridge.-Evan a. Ness, 80,
master of Gold Placers Company, was
instantly killed by an electric shock
in the transformer house near the
dredge. He accidentally touched Il
high tension power line.
Silt.-While fishing in the Colorado
river Two miles west of here, Henry
Oberto, young ranchman, fell into the
stream and was drowned. a rope was
thrown TO him by companion but the
rescue attempt failed. The body was
recovered.
Boulder.-The Kappa Kappa Gamma
sorority led the Greek letter organiza-
tions of the University of Colorado In
scholarship this last school year with
an average of $3.50. Alpha Sigma Phi
led the men with mark of 1896, TAX
ing the honors away from the Masonic
fraternity, Acacia, which has held the
cup for several years.
Denver.-Sept. - was proclaimed
American Indian day by Governor
Shoup in proclamation issued here.
The governor calls upon organizations,
societies and schools to carry out ex-
ercises that shall bring to the minds
of the people of the state, especially
Interesting and inviting historical pc
RODS of the Indians life"
Denver.-James j. Brown, Leadville
mining man, died ut the residence of
his daughter, Mrs. George Benziger, at
Hampstead, n. Y. He had been in i'll
health for several months. Telegrams
announcing his death did not state the
nature of the illness which resulted
fatally. Mr.. Brown was part owner Of
the famous Little Jonny mine-the
richest gold strike in the Leadville dis
trict.
Longmont.-As part of the pro-
gram on the opening day of the BOul-
der county fair here, the new $4,000
-grandstand, said to be the first con-
crete and steel structure of its kind in
the state, was dedicated at Roosevelt
park.
Greeley.-Bert j. Lowe, charged
with the murder of Edna Fern Skin
ner, pretty 22-year-old scho,l teacher
and student in the summer school of
the State Teachers College, on July .,
had his trial set by Judge George IL.
Bradfield for Oct. 10.
Pueblo.-Pueblo retailers, jobbers
and manufacturers will start Sept IL
on a trade extension tour of western
slope towns. y band will accompany
the party and will play for impromptu
dances in the towns visited. The tour
will extend through Il week.
Grand Junction.-James L. Purcell,
80, laborer, shot and Instantly killed
Mrs. j. s. Baines, proprietor or the
Clifton hotel at Clifton, Colo, eight
miles east of here, and then commit
ted suicide by shooting himself
through tn. mouth, according to the
account given by witnesses to local au-