Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-09-07
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS
COMING EVENTS.

COm1Nu EvENACs
Sept. 2s-so-colorado State Fair. Pu-
Sept 12-1s-Delta County Fair.
Sept. i2-ls-weld County Fair. Gree
Sept. l:-15-LaPlata County Fair.
Sept. ls-15-LoEan County Fair.
Sept. 1s-ls-Baca County Fair.
Sept. is-ls-Adams County Fair.
sept. i4-1s-conejos County Fair.
Sept. l4-ls-E Ebert County Fair.
Sept. 1s-22-western Slope Fair.
Sept, Trinidad-Las Animas
Sept. 2O-21 = Kiowa County Fair'
Sept. 20. 81. 22-Margan Agricultural
Sept. ao-22-Rio Grande County Fair.
Dsi SEPT. Hof'si 'ssii-22-Pueb.o County Fair.
Sept 2o-2s Yuma County Fair.
Sept. 2l-ss-El Paso County Fair
Sept. 21-:s-Lincoln County Fair
Sept. 2o-2s.Huerfano County Fair
Oct. s-eSKit Carson County Fair
Oct 3-5 5-Douglas County roi'
Castle Rock.
Durango.-W. d. Ewing has been
awarded the contract for the construc-
ton of Il school building in the breeh
district in Durango.
Platteville.-The Superior Milling
Company has purchased the plant ana
equipment in Platteville of the Nation
al Alfalfa Products Company.
Fleming-Mrs. John ]. Vorlander, 81
years old, was Instantly killed by
lightning while sitting in the kitchen
of the f. D. butcher home near Flem-
Ing, Colo.
Loveland.-Hiram II. Smith. resi-
dent of Loveland since 1879, and JUS
tice of the peace for twenty years, Is
dead at his home in Loveland. after an
illness OF several months.
Ouray.-The Western Colorado Pow
er Company plans to expend approx
mately $15O,OOO for improvements IN
Montrose and Ouray counties accord
ing to the Ouray Herald.
Loveland.-The attendance at the
opening day of the Larimer county
fair was the largest in the history of
the, organization, more than 5000 pay
ing their way through the gates.
Walsenburg.-Fourteen freight cars
went into q ditch five miles south or
Walsenburg on the Colorado & South
ern railroad few days agO. tying up
traffic over the road for several hours.
Denver.-Figures made public by
engineers of the Mountain States Tel
ephone Company show that the popu-
lation Of Denver has grown from 258.-
491, the 1920 census total, to 100000
at present.
Grand Junction. - Grand Valleys
great peach crop is on the move. One
hundred cars were moved out Of Pal
isade and Clifton as the fruits Of the
opening days labors. The crop Is one
of the largest on record.
Boulder.-The University of Colo.
RADIO training school for nurses. which
has graduated more than sixty young
completion of the new state hospital
and medical school In Denver.
Sterling.-The Sterling Packing and
Provision Company has sold Its mar
ket and plant in Sterling. A. Schmid
has purchased the market and the
packing plant has been sold to Messrs.
Charles NJ. Sewton, Goodwin Lee and
Len Sherwin.
Palisades.-Ars. J. Lash has pur-
chased the F. NJ. Thompson ranch and
the Ernest Hall ranch in Palisades,
near Grand Junction. NIessrs. H. w.
kluge and Frank Halter Of Palisades
have purchased the Buckhorn ranch at
Marvine Lakes.
Frederick.-More than $50 men,
women and children aided recently in
the construction Of the first and only
church Frederick ever has had.
Boulder.-Alidnight oil Is being
burnt by L. E. Leigh, age II, of Little
Rock, Ark, who is worried over his
examinations at the University of
Colorado. Mr.. Leigh is taking course
in philosophy, having been admitted
as special student.
Colorado Springs.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Allen, working woman, was held up
while on her way to her home, passing
through Monument Valley park, u few
days ago. She says that Il man ac-
costed her, ordered her to hand over
her purse, took the So he found in it,
and then disappeared.
Golden.-Joe Sherer, II, was taken
to the state reformatory at Buena Wis
ia to serve an indeterminate sentence
for robbing bathers ut Lakeside. Sher-
er was employed at the bathing beach
and had charge of boxes in which
swimmers deposited their valuables
A series of thefts from these was
traced to Sherer, who is said to have
admitted his guilt. Sherer came to
Golden receRtly from California.
Denver.-I.egislation authorizing the