The Dolores star., 1924-08-01
CRISP
COLORADO
NEWS
COLORADO COUNTY FAIR DATES


Rodeo. Knights of Columbus, Denver
Arkansas Valley Fair. otero Co,
Rocky Ford. J. l. Miller. sec.-sepI
Bayfield, Fair. Bayfield,, A F. Hop
per. Pres.-Sept 1870. ,
Boulder County Fair. Longmont.
b. Rue. Sec.,-Sept. to 5.
cattiemen's Day. Gunnison. Rather
Inc Gardner. Sec--July le to IL.
Colorado state Fair. Pueblo. D. 4
Jay. Manaser. see--sept ~ TO ~.
Crowley County Fair. Mrs 4 Ii
RICHARDS. see.-AuE. q to 70. u
Delta County Fair, Ho,shkiss. \. ~
e. a. Reeves. sec.-oct. 2 to 4.
Elbsrt County Fair. Matheson 6,
Ei Paso County Esir; cSihnn. 6I, D. Il
Grand County Fair, kremmling
HueTfano County Fair. waiseneurs'
c .. Unfug. Sec.
Kit Carson County Fair. Burlington
h G. Hoskins, Sec.-Oct. l-2-S-&.
Riowa County Fair. Eads. J. c. MIL
ler. Sec.-Sept. 1i-l2-l3. NJ,
Larimer County Fair. Loveland; '"
Lincoln County Fair. Hugo. G.. w
Logan County Fair. Sterling. J. H
lhhk, StC--Sept- stO IL.
Mesa County Fair. Grand Junction
J. +. Schultz. Sec
Moffat County Fair. Craig-Sept. IL
Northern New Mexico Fair. Ration
E. D; Reynolds. sec.-Sept. to IL.
Phillips County Fair. Holyoke. F. E
Brolliar. Sec
Pueblo County Fair Goodpasturs. H
stoddard. Sec.-Sept 9-lO-ll.
Saguache County Fair
Ski Hi Stampede, Monte Vista. NJ. T.
Hancock, Sec.-July 30-3l.
- Trinidad-Las Animas County Fair
Trinidad, chas. Bailey. Sec.-Sept. Ii
Washington County Fair. Akron
Robert w. Vance. Sec.-Sept. 4 to 6.
Weld County Fair, Greeley. C. w
Henry, Sec.--Sept, to y.
Tobin, sec.-sept. 16 to 10.
Central Colorado Fair. Colorado
SPRINGS; r. w. Lewis. Sec.-sept. IL
Fourth Annual Pixies Peak Rodeo
Colorado Springs-AuG. 12-l3-l4.
Western Slope Fair. Montrose, ]. j
robin. sec.-sept. 1919.
G-eeley.-Captured after series OF
knife and fist fights during pursuit
down the main street of the city, An.
tonic Soils and Antonio Gomez are in
the county Jail here charged with
grand larceny.
Brush.-Lydia Groskopf, the S-year.
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Groskopf of Brush, was almost instant.
ly killed when she was struck and run
over by an automobile in which two
Fort Collins boys were riding.
Craig.-Following twelve-hour tes,
of the Texas Company discovery well,
sixteen miles south Of Craig, it was re.
ported by the officials OF the pipe line
company that the well was doing ap.
proximately 4,5s0 barrels day.
Silverton.-What police authorities
term the largest raid ever staged in
southwestern Colorado was made by
state prohibition officers under direc-
tion of John R. Smith In Silverton.
Twenty-four persons, including three
women, were arrested and large sup.
ply of liquor confiscated.
Castle Rock.-I. ]. Noe, T5 years old
widely known pioneer rancher living
near Greenland, sixteen miles from
here, shot and killed Noble Cults, Il,
during fight between Cuts and Noes
son, Frederick, 40 years old, according
to testimony offered before a coroner's
jury which returned verdict of "un.
intentional homicide" few hours aft.
er the killing.
Monte Vista.-Boosters for the Mon.
te Vista Ski-Hi stampede, $50 strong
In automobiles, made trip through
the state. They visited Saguache, Sa.
Ida, Canon City and Florence, stop.
ping for night at Colorado Springs
They were accompanied by two bands
They also visited Rocky Ford, La Jun.
ia, Trinidad, Walsenburg, La Veta ant
Alamosa.
Wellington.-With the Mitchell well
of the Union Oil Company of Califor
mia running wild and shooting millions
of cubic feet of gas every twenty-foul
hours, crews Of workmen battled In ar
effort to stem the tremendous flow.
La Junta.-Whlle many farmers II
this vicinity suffered severe loss or
account of the hail storm which visit
ed this part Of the valley recently
Charles Rahfus, residing about fiv,
miles southwest Of La Junta, feels hi,
loss as keenly as any one man. Mr.
Rahfus had twelve acres of cherrie,
ready to pick, and in the few min
utes that the hail lasted they wer,
practically all destroyed
Denver.-Farmers of Colorado were
saved $274,515 in crops and land value.
by rodent determination campaign.
conducted by the United States burear
Of biological survey, the state entomol
osist's department and the state agri
cultural extension during the fisca
year 1923-1924. according to estimates
contained In the annual report, mad,
public few days ago, of Leo l.
Laythe, Junior biologist of the fedora
bureau in charge Of rodent control on
erations in Colorado.
Denver.-Freight rates applying t,
potatoes shipped from Colorado are I'm