The Colorado statesman., 1924-08-16
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COLORADO COUNTY FAIR DATES

Arkansas Valley Fair. Otero Co;
Rocky Ford. J. L. Miller. sec.,-sepI
>. Bayfield, Fair. Bayfield,. A. F. Hop
E. HR%Idsg R%s dodssS FaiT; t. konsm0n' c
Colorado state Fair. Pueblo. D. A
Jay; IA Magnager, am sec.Msept % 2ossa to a.
Crowley County Fair. Mrs. z. B.
,,ID, Delta Sounty Fair, Hotsshlsiss' A. NJ.
E. 4; Reeves, sec:-oet. ? to 4.
Ebert County Fair M9thsson ,t1ssn n r.
Nance, Sec.~sept. 2s-s6-oct.,
Grand County Fair, Kremmling
p HpeTfano County Fair. WaisenDurs'
Kiewa County Fair, Eads. J. C. Mil
L. HSFimeG WaraGcR S0qasy ssc-Kng taiE. asa4as,as:
Lincoln County Fair. Hugo. G. w.
Logan County Fair. Sterling. ]. H.
King. Sec. Sept. to IL.
Mesa County Fair. Grand Junction.
]. F. Schultz. SEQ 90
,Moffat County Fair. Crais-sepl A|
Northern New Mexico Fair, Ration.
E. D; Reynolds ses.IseRt. to IL
D Pueblo County Fair G9odPassur'' 9,sss H
9, saguaehs County Fai5. Harry B.
Sea Sept aama. da ls County Fair
Trinidad, Chas. Bailey. Sec-sept. lS
to 10. 49,,
Weld County Fair. Greeley. C. w.
Henry, sec.-sept- 9 to y.
Gent Central al Colorado iori Fair. Colorado
Springs, r. w. Lewis. sec'-sept' H.
Western Slope Fair, Montrose. J. J.
Tobin. Sec.-Sept 1913.
Montrose.-Work has been started
on the erection of a science hall at
the Montrose County High School in
Montrose.
Leadville.-John Sullivan, Go, a
Leadville pioneer, was found lying
dead near the kitchen stove in his
lonely cabin near the Etna- mine on
Carbonate hill.
Idaho Springs Newhouse tun
mel and mill has been leased by a syn
dicate of st. Louis capitalists and
plans are under way to start opera
tions in the near future.
ons are attracting the attention of the
entire Boulder police force and orders
have gone out that coasting on the
hills of the city must cease.
Colorado Springs.-Clarence James,
17-year-old Calhan youth, it is charged
stole $500 in $50 bills from the
Calhan State bank, where he was en-
ployed as assistant bookkeeper.
Colorado Springs-A crowd esti-
mated at not less than 5000 men,
women and children, trcd the mazes
of the dance, at the annual Shan Kive
held at the municipal auditorium.
Fort Collins.-David e. Watrous was
appointed clerk of the Larimer County
Court by Judge Jay H. Bouton. He
will take up his duties soon, succeed
ing Clerk L. Bouton, who resigned.
Yuma.-Dennis w. Rising, 76, re-
tired farmer of Yuma, died on Bur
lington passenger train when he was
within few miles of Denver, where he
was coming to undergo an operation.
Brighton-Thrown from a wagon
and dragged for quarter of a mile
when the team he was driving ran
away, John Field, 60 years old, a
rancher, is in the Brighton hospital
suffering from serious injuries.
Denver-Josiah NJ. Ward, veteran
newspaper man and maker of other
newspaper writer's who are to be found
in every substantial city or the coun-
hn
was taken after suffering n stroke of
apopleXy.
Monte Vista.-Constructio work on
the Colorado-Wyoming Canning Com
pany plant to be erected in Monte
Vista will begin within a short time.
Colorado Springs from
various ailments five entrants in the
Colorado endurance ride dropped out
Of the grind and were eliminated from
the contest. Those forced out of the
ride were announced as follows; Am
herst cavalry school thoroughbred and
standard; Coolidge, Penrose entry,
thoroughbred; Denny Meeker, Shafer
entry, thoroughbred; Goldie, Spear en-
try, thoroughbred, and Tad H., re-
mount thoroughbred
Pueblo.-Interest in the oil boom
around Pueblo took a jump when oil
and gas leases for considerable city
property were filed with County Clerk
william Barber. The filing marked
the first local activity among oil men
toward leasing city property, the land
being located in Uplands Park in the
southwestern portion of the city near
Lake Minnequa. In addition leases for
approximately 5000 acres of Pueblo
county land were filed. City leases to
the Union OIL Company of Colorado
cover approximately 200 acres.
Durango.-The biggest strike of gold