The Colorado statesman., 1924-08-02
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COLORADO COUNTY FAIR DATES

United States Championship Cowboy
| Rodeo, knights of Columbus Denver
| Aug. 1923.
Arkansas Valley Fair. otero Co.;
Rocky Ford, J. L. Miller. sec.-Sept
bayfield, Fair. Bayfield,. A. +. Hop
per Pres.-Sept. 1920. -
| - Boulder County Fair, Longmont, Z.
:. Colorado state Fair. Pueblo, p. A.
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= Douglas County Fair. Castle Rock.
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Huerqano %nq 6oucey ceynty ts't Fair. Waisenburs
Kit Carson County Fair. Burlington.
| II. g. Hoskins, Sec-Oct 1-2-3-4 ,
Kiowa County Fair, Eads. ]. c. Mil
Ter. Sec.-Sept. 11-12-13. ,y
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Lincoln County Fair. Hugo. G. w.
Logan County Fair. Sterling. J. H
Mesa County Fair. Grand Junction
J. F. Schultz. Sec
Northern New Mexico Fair. Ration.
| 4. ID. Reynolds, Sec.-Sept. L.
Phillips County Fair Holyoke. F. e.
1iPi Pueblo County Fair. GoodPasture. H.
Routt. County. Fair. Hayden. S. A
6, ,saguachs County Fair. Harry B.
rrinidad' Groiias chas. Bailey Bailey Sec@sept Is
Washlngton County Fair. Akron.
Robert w. Vance. Sec.-Sept. to s.
Weld County Fair, Greeley. c. w.
HeRfy WesteTH sieee Fair, TO Montrose. Mo- j. j.
T0bin; sec.1Sept: .c;Sippta i6 to rlgr dg; Colorado
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Fourth Annual Pixies Peak RodeO.
| Colorado Springs-Aug. 12-13-14.
Western Slope Fair, Montrose. J. J.
Tobin. Sec.-Sept. 1913.
Greeley.-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.
Fort Morgan.-H. ]. Whitney and
George Paris, both of Fort Morgan,
were absolved from criminal liability
for the death at Brush of Lydia Gros-
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the wheels of heavy sedan driven
by Whitney.
Denver - Preparations are being
made for what promises to be the
greatest of the yearly Denver Market
Week and Merchants Festivals, which
this year has been scheduled for the
week of Aug. IL. 1t will be the sixth
annual event.
Fort Morgan.-The most important
celebration ever held in Colorado by
the colored people was held at Deer
field for three days, Aug. 1, 2, 3, when
the fourteenth anniversary of the
founding of that negro settlement was
observed.
Gunnison.-Prof. w. A. Manuel, head
of the department of chemistry at
Western State College, here, was seri-
Ously injured, perhaps fatally, when
tank of acetylene gas which he WIS
filling, exploded. The explosion de-
stroyed the sight of one eye, tore off
one ear, and caused severe burns and
lacerations about the head.
Hayden.-Caught under the falling
sweep of a haystacker operating on
the Carey ranch, six miles from here,
William Gourley, Jr, School of
Mines student, received injuries from
which he died a short time later
Gourley bled to death from Il severed
jugular within a few minutes after the
accident. At the time he was working
with gang of men stacking hay. He
4 ., V,al. la,
Harvester Investment Company for
the summer.
Silverton.-What police authorities
term the largest raid ever staged in
southwestern Colorado was made by
state prohibition officers under direc-
ton of John II. Smith in Silverton.
Twenty-four persons, including three
women, were arrested and large sup
ply of liquor confiscated.
Las Animas-Baggage and letters
found in the wreckage of a new car
which was struck by Santa Fe pas
senger train twenty miles east of here
Identified the two passengers, "A man
and woman, who appeared to be
about so years old, as Mr.. and Mrs.
G. M. Darrin of Pleasanton, Kan. Mr..
Darrn was killed instantly, while his
wife was injured fatally. They were
both brought to Las Animas
Colorado Springs.-Dr. a. ]. Mona
ham county health officer at Pueblo,
was killed, George Wilcox of Denver
was injured seriously, and his wife,
Mrs. Minnie Wilcox, and daughter,
Eulalia, suffered minor injuries when
the car which Wilcox was driving
with Monahan in the front seat skid
ded in the sand and turned over in a
ditch while rounding right angle