The Colorado statesman., 1922-07-08
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts of
Colorado
COMING EVENTS.

aug. E-4-SIuUlptu hpINt NlSNd
Aug. 29-Sept. 1-Larimer County
Sept. 5-S-Arkansas Valley Fair
sept. SIS - 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. 12-15-LaPlatta County Fair.
Sept. 12-15-Logan County Fair,
Sterling.
sept. iS-16-Adams County Fair,
Sept. 14-16-Conejos County Fair.
sept. 14-16-Elbert County Fair,
Sept 19-22-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-23-El Paso County Fair.
sept 21-23-Lincoln County Fair.
Sept 2O-23-Huerfano County Fair
Oct. S-6oKit Carson County Fair
Oct. S-5-Douglsss County Fair.
Castle Rock.
Loveland-The Loveland Herald, a
daily newspaper, has been purchased
by the owners of the Loveland Report
err the city's oldest newspaper, for $15,-
600, according to an announcement re-
Gently.
Fort Collins.-George Vermilya, 80,
Mustang Jack, hero of the mustache
war between Agricultural students and
local cowboys, was acquitted of rob
berry charge by jury in the District
Court.
Denver.-Purchase of land on which
a spur track to the Fitzsimons general
hospital is constructed is favored in Il
report made by the committee on mil
itary affairs of the national House of
Representatives. The land will cost
800.
Wray.-The first moonshice still on
Colo. Edward Ramey, who confessed
to the ownership, according to federal
prohibition officers report to Director
Il. H. McClenahan, conceived the idea
of building still which could be
moved about at will, and thus avoid
discovery by the bloodhounds of the
law.
Boulder.-Instead of riding around
India on the backs of camels, the Rev,
and Mrs. Frank b. McCuskey will
hereafter enjoy car and trailer.
Presentation of money to purchase a
trailer was formally made at Boulder
by the local Presbyterian church. The
church at Davenport, Iowa, their form
er home, has presented them with
money for the car.
Boulder.-Lee Willard, star Univer-
sity of Colorado athlete, has been
farmed out by the Chicago White Sox
to the Rockford, ILL.,, team in the
Three-I league, according to news
brought back to Boulder from Chicago
by Homer Britzman, football star, who
has been on a tour. BritZman enjoyed
talking with Eddie Collins, star second
baseman of the White SoX, who stated
that Willard was as fast as lightning
and had been farmed out in order to
give him an opportunity to improve his
batting. Willard is expected to remain
with Rockford the greater part of the
season.
Colorado Springs. - The heaviest
sentence for bootlegging in the history
of an El Paso County Court, was
passed by Judge John w. Sheafor
when he ordered Edward Mcconnell
committed to the state prison for from
two to three years.
Mancos-Semeul Ortiz, Is, son OF
Petronilo Ortiz, committed suicide on
his fathers ranch, four miles east OF
here. The father had been hunting
the boy for several days, thinking he
had run away. After spending five
days in Durango searching for the lad
he came home discouraged. Recently
he went out to look at his large herd
of goats and accidentally came across
the body lying in a large clump OF
brush.
Denver.-Articles of incorporation
for the Western Slope Shale Oil and
Products Company, $1,000,000 organ
ization, were filed with Secretary of
State Milliken recently. Principal Of
fices of the company will be main
tanned in Denver. The business of the
company will be confined principally
to Garfield, Mesa and Rio Blanco
counties. The three incorporators are
Charles w. Clogston, Crawford Nc
Laughlln and G. A. Tygart.
Monte Vista.-A large force of men
Is actively at work cleaning up, re-
modelling and repairing the "stam-
pede" grounds preparatory for the big