Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-09-14
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS
COMING EVENTS.

Sept. 1S-22-W western eiop'
Sept. is-22 -Trinidad-Las Aninas
County Fair. Trinidad. - r.,r
Sept 2O-21 = kiowa County fa
Sept. 20. 81. 22-Morgan Agricultural
Sept. 20-22-Rio Grande County Fa'r.
De; SEPT. Ho''sii ssii-2a-Pueb.o County Fair.
Sept. aoe2s yuma County Fair.
Sept. al-as-El Paso County Fair
Sept. sl-cs-Lincoln County fa'r'
Sept. 2o-2s-Huerfano County Fair
Oct. s.ssKit Carson County Fair
Oct. SIS Douglas County Fair
Castle Rock.
Holyoke.-A whirlwind Of entertain
ment was given visitors to the Philips
county fair here.
PGeblo.-Collision Of his motorcycle
with wagon here caused the instant
death of Il. Sentena, %. of the PiKe
View mine, near Colorado Springs.
Longmont.-Jay Stapp 80, wealthy
resident of Columbus Junction, Iowa.
died in the hospital here following In
juries received In an automobile COL
lision.
Pueblo.-A mysterious shot from the
darkness killed Edward Henderson,
Rocky Ford automobile salesman, us
he was driving ulOng country ROAD
with u friend.
Boulder.-Benwell,P Phillips Co. of
Denver purchased the S1OOOoo reser-
yOir bond issue here In competition
with eight other bonding companies of
Denver and Chicago.
Castle Rock.-Dr. George S. Mason,
widely known Denver dentist, was
crushed to death beneath the steering
wheel of his motor car when 1t plunged
over u twenty-foot emoanKment near
here.
Pueblo.-DeIbert AIcVea, 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.
Breckenridge.-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
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 II 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 1886, 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 n 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, Leudville
mining man. died ut the residence of
his daughter, Mrs. George Benzlger, ut
Hampstead, n. Y. He had been in Ill
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 Leadtille 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 school teacher
and student in the summer school of
the State Teachers College. on July Q,
had his trial set by Judge George II.
Bradfield for Oct. TO-
Pueblo.-Pueblo retailers. jobbers
and manufacturers will start Sept. II
on trade extension tour Of western
slope towns. A 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,
30, laborer, shot and Instantly killed
Mrs. ]. S. Baines, proprietor OF the
Clifton hotel at Clifton, Colo, eight
miles east of here, and then commit
ted suicide by shooting himself
through the mouth, according to the
account given by witnesses to local au-
thorities.
Greeley.-Leo P. Kelley of Pueblo,
present commander of the Colorado
department, American Legion. was re-
elected by acclamatiOn of the delerntps