The Colorado statesman., 1922-08-19
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Aug. 2.-sept l-Larimer County
Sept. 5-s-Arkansas Valley Fair.
Sept SIS - Boulder County Fair.
Sept -s-Intermountain Fair and
Stock Show, Grand Junction.
Sept 5-S-Phillips County Fair
Sept s-s-washington County Fair.
Sept 12-l5-Delta County Fair.
Sept. iS-15-weld County Fair. Gree
Sept. 12-15-LaPlatta County Fair.
Durango.
Sept. l2-16-Logan County Fair.
Sterling.
Sept. 1916 - Baca County Fair.
Sept. Is-16-Adams County Fair.
Sept. 14-16-Conejos County Fair.
Sept 14-1e-Elbert County Fair.
Sept. 1s-22-western Slope Fair.
Sept. 1922 Trinidad-Las Animas
Sept. 20-2I-Kiowa County Fair.
Eads.
Sept; 20. q. 22-Morgan Agricultural
Sept. 2o-s2-Rio Grande County Fair.
Sept. 21-22-Pueblo County Fair.
Sept. 2o-2s Yuma County Fair,
Yuma.
Sept 21-2s-Lincoln County Fair.
Sept. 2o-28-Huerfano County Fair.
Oct. s-6SKit Carson County Fair.
Oct. s-5-Douglass County Fair.
Castle Rock.
Loveland-A severe flood in the
Dry Creek district west of Lovelandr
caused by a cloudburst, carried away
the old Estes Park bridge near the
Sprague farm.
Fort Colllns.-w. e. Walker, negro,
a Denver mail carrier, was drowned In
Claymore Lake, six miles northwest Of
Fort Collins, when he leaped from a
boat which he feared was sinking.
Pueblo.-Mrs. John Carlson, 66 years
old, died ut q local hospital from in
juries received when the upstairs
porch banlsters gave way and she fell
to the ground twelve feet below.
Loveland.-Helen Mapps OF Love
land was severely injured while
ascending Longs peak when she was
struck in the head by a stone which
had become dislodged above where she
was resting.
Pueblo.-Asleep on Santa Fe rail
road bridge north of Canon Junction
station near Pueblo, e. L. Thomas, 49,
was struck by a Pueblo-bound Santa
Fe train u few days ago. He suffered
a crushed elbow.
Colorado Springs.-Francis Morrow,
1S years old, of Hannibal, No, was
killed on Pixies peak, when he fell
from one section of cog train on
which he was stealing Il ride and was
run over by second section.
Palisade.-Mrs. A. b. Hebron, 3S
years old, accidentally shot herself
while attempting to destroy a hawks
nest in the yard of her home. The bul.
let from % caliber automatic passed
through her hand Into her breast and
down into her abdomen. She was
taken to the hospital at Grand June.
ton. Doctors say she will live.
Greeley.-One hail and wind storm
near Platteville and another neal
Brighton, a few dsys ago, destroyed
hundreds of acres of garden produce
and wheat, unroofed buildings and did
damage that cannot be estimated. The
storm in the Platteville district ex
tended over an area of seven miles
east and west and four miles north
and south. 1t extended us far west
as Gowanda and to Mead, which lie
ten miles from Longmont. The wind
in Platteville is described as one of
the most severe ever known there. II
uprooted trees and tore roofs from
buildings.
Passengers We're bruised by the hail
stones and some were badly fright
ened, tho none was seriously injured
They were cared for In the Akron
hotel until a new train was made up.
Colorado Springs.-A 9-year-old boy
confessed recently, according to the
police, to having set three fires in
garages at Colorado Springs. He was
paroled in the custody of his mother.
Canon City.-Mrs. Lucius Polk
S16 South Seventh street is in hos
pltal at Canon City, suffering from
broken neck and other injuries sus-
tanned in an automobile accident on
Upper Cottonwood Creek, twenty
miles northwest of Canon City, few
days ago. Mr.. Polk sustained pain
full injuries and came near death in
the same wreck.
Denver.-The Silverton-Red Noun
tain highway from Red mountain to
Ouray, was closed on Aug. 10. for the
rest of the season, according to an
nouncement sent to the Denver Motor
Club by the Silverton Commercial
Club. The highway from Durango to
Red mountain through Silverton is in
excellent condition and well worth
covering at this time of the year, the