Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-07-06
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
COMING EVENTS.

July 25-2s-Frontisr Days celebra-
July 19-2l-Cattiemen's Days. Gunni-
son. .
Aug. 2-4-Stampede. Monte Vista.
Aug. 2s-sept. 1-Larimer County
Sept. 5-s-Arkansas Valley Fair.
Sept. SIS - Boulder County Fair
Sept. s-1ntermountain Fair and
Stock Show. Grand Junction.
Sept. 5-S-Phillips County fa'f'
Hp.. s-s-washington County Fair.
Sept: 12-15-Delta County Fair.
Sept. 12.15-weld County Fair. Gree-
Sept. 12-15-LnPlatta County Fair
Durango. ,,r
Sept. 1o-15-Logan County fait'
Sept. 1916 - Baca County Fair.
Sept. 13-16-Adams County Fair.
Sept. 14-16-conejos County Fair.
Manassa. ,,
Sept. 14-16-Elbert county '"A'
Keysor. E.,-
Sept. 19-22-"estern slope rai'
Sept. is-22- Trinidad-Las Animas
County Fair. Trinidad.
Sept. 2o-21-kiowa County fA'f'
Sept. 2o-22-Rio Grande County Fair.
Sept. 21-22-Pueblo County Fair.
Sept. 2i-2a-El Paso County Fair.
Sept. s1-:s-Lincoln County Fair.
Sept. 2o-2s-Huerfano County Fair.
Oct. s-SEKit Carson County Fair.
Oct. s-5-Douglass County Fair.
Castle Rock.
Loveland.-The LoveIand Herald. a
daily newspaper. has been purchased
by the owners of the LOveland Report
er, the city's Oldest newspaper, for 3d.
600, according to an announcement re-
Gently.
Fort Collins.-George Vermilya, 30,
who attained fame here last year as
Mustang Jack, hero Of the mustache
war between Agricultural students anu
local cowboys, was acquitted of Il 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
report made by the committee on MIL
itary affairs of the national House of
Representatives. The land will cost
$780,
Wray.-The first moonshIne still on
wheels was discovered near Wray,
Colo. Edward Ramey, who confessed
to the ownership, according to federal
prohibition officers report to Director
E. 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-I.ee Willard, star Univer-
sity of Colorado athlete, has been
farmed out by the Chicago White Sox
Three-I league, according to news
brought back to Boulder from Chicago
by Homer Britzman, football star. who
has been on a tour. Britzlnan enjoyed
talking with Eddie Collins, star second
basemun Of the White SOx, who stated
that willard was as fast us 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 Ell 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, 15, 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 ut his large herd
of goats and accidentally came across
the body lying in large clump OF
brush.
Denver.-Articles Of Incorporation
for the Western Slope Shale Oil and
Products Company, a $1,OOO,OOO organ
izatiOn were filed with Secretary Of
State AIilliken 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
The three incorp0rators are
Charles w. Clogston, Crawford Nc
Laughlln and C. A. Tygart.
Monte Vista.-A large force of men
is actively at work cleaning up, re-
and requiring the "stam-
pede" grounds preparatory for the big
wild west celebration scheduled for