The Colorado statesman., 1922-07-29
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COMING EVENTS.

Aug. 2-4-Stampede. Monte Vista.
Aug. sO-sl-crowley County Fair,
Aug: 2g-sePt. 1-Larimer County
Sept. 5-S-Arkansas Valley Fair.
Sept. 5-S - Boulder County Fair.
Sept. 5-s-Intermountain Fair and
Stock Show, Grand Junction.
Sept. 5-S-Phillips County Fair.
sept 6-S-washington County Fair.
Sept. 12-15-Delta County Fair.
sept. i2-15-weld County Fair. Gree
Sept. 12-l5-LaPIatta County Fair.
Durango.
Sept. 12-l5-LoBan County Fair,
Sept. 1916 - Baca County Fair.
Sept. I3-16-Adams County Fair.
Sept. l4-16-Conejos County Fair,
Sept. 14-16-Elbert County Fair.
Sept. 1s-22-western Slope Fair.
Sept. 1922 - Trinidad-Las Animas
County Fair. Trinidad.
Sept. 2O-21-Kiowa County Fair.
Sept. 2o-22-Rio Grande County Fair.
Sept, 21-22-Pueblo County Fair.
Sept. 2i-ss-El Paso County Fair.
Calhan.
Sept 90 2s-Huerfano County Fair.
Oct. s-eSKit Carson County Fair.
Oct. S-5-Douglass County Fair.
Castle Rock.
Colorado Springs.-As an appropri-
ate opening of the second annual
Pixies Peak rodeo, Aug. Is to II inclu-
sivc, citizens here now plan an histor-
ical pageant, depicting the Passing of
the West"
Wray.-On application of the Wray
Telephone Company, subsidiary of
the Mountain States Telephone and
Telegraph Company, the ColoraGo
Public Utilities Commission has au-
thorized extensive rate reductions.
Victor.-Because the woman with
whom he had been keeping company
refused to agree to marry him, Charles
w. Dingwall, a barber employed in
the shop of w. w. Bonner, committed
suicide here. He shot himself through
the left lung and died almost imme-
diately.
Denver-Heavy reductions in ex-
press rates on fruit and vegetable
shipments from the western slope of
the state, which will result in Il saving
of thousands of dollars to the growers
and shippers this season have been or
dered by the Colorado Public Utilities
Commission.
Fort Collins.-An ordinance restrict
ing the putting up. of billboards has
been passed by the city council. The
ordinance is almost prOhibitive in its
restrictions. A bond of $4,000 is re
quired by the city before permits for
the erection of billboards will be
granted, and fines for violation of the
provisions of the ordinance range from
50 to S100.
Denver-Federal aid has been asked
for by the state in the construction of
three and eight-tenths miles of paved
road to connect stretches completed or
nearing completion between Fort Col
Inns and Loveland, according to OllVer
Il. Reedy, acting state highway en-
gineer The distance between the two
points is thirteen miles. All but three
and eight-tenths miles has been paved
or is under contract.
Greeley.-Arnold d. Jones, coach of
Greeley high school athletic teams for
two years, in which Greeley won one
state football and two state basketball
championships, has notified the Cree
ley school board that he has accepted
the position as coach at Montana State
College at Bozeman, Mont AS Jones
has signed a contract with Greeley for
the coming season the board has re-
fused to accept his resignation.
Pueblo.-Emphatic denial that of
ficers of the United Mine Workers in
Huerfano county coal fields had tele-
graphed President Harding for protec-
ton against the Colorado rangers was
made by Felix Pogliano, secretary of
District No. 10, United Mine Workers,
at his office here.
Grand Junction.-Accused of for
gerry, Nes Nelson of Telluride killed
himself at the Mesa county Jail here
by swallowing poison. He was said to
have left Telluride after passing a bad
check for $500. Nelson was arrested
later at Eagle, where he was working
under the name of Aim. Jail officials
who searched him allowed him to keep
a bottle which he told them contained
medicine.
Aspen.-The biggest silver strike in
years was reported here when it was
announced that the Midnight Mining
Company had uncovered a vein of ore
assaying, on the average, 5000 per ton.
The strike was made by workmen tim
bering the wall in the 4,900foot tun-
mel. They are now making a cross-cut
into the vein and an immense yield is
expected The Midnight mine is located
four miles south of Aspen and has
been in existence about eight years.