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WEEK'S EVENTS IN COLORADO Western Ntvapaptr Union News Service. Dates for Coming Events. July 12-19.—Grand Lodge Session. B.P. O. Elks at Denver. July 22*21.—Cattlemen's Day. Gunni son. July 30.—Democratic State Convention at Denver. Aug. 4—Republican Assembly at Den ver. Aug. 13-21.—Prowers Co. Fair. Lamar. Aug. 25-27.—K. of P. Grand Lodge and Uniform Rank Encampment. Puebla Aug. 25-38.—Bent Co. Fair. Las Animas Aug. 27.—Santa F« Trail Day. Las Ani mas. Aug. 29.—Farmers' Fair at Fowler. Sept. l-«.—Ark annas Valley Fair, Rocky Ford. Sept. 2-3—Annual Harvest Festival at Grover. _ _ Sept. 3.—Watermelon Day. Rocky Ford. Sept. 2-6.—Farmers' and Btockmen s _ Fair. Burlington. _ . „ Sept. 1-4.—Morgan Ca Fair. Fort Mor gan. . - Sept. 1-s.—Larimer County Fair. Love- Isnd. _ , Sept. 3-6.—Sedgwick County Fair at Julesburg. _ . Sept. 7. —Kiowa County Fair at B*4a Sept. 9-11.—Routt County Fair at Hay den. Bept. 8-11.—Crowley Co. Fair, Sugar City. „ , Bept. 9-11.—Cheyenne County Fair at Cheyenne Wells. | : ept. 10.—Sugar Day. Sugar City. Sept. 14-19.—C010. State Fair. Pueblo. Sept. 15-18.—Lincoln Co. Fair at Huga ept. 19-34 Race Meet. Denver. Kept. 21-23. —Inter-Co. Fair and Race Meet at Llmon. Sept. 23-24.—Apple Pie Day at Rifle- Sept. 22-25.—Western Slope Fair. Mont rose. _ . Sept. 22-25. Ca Fair at Cortes. Sept. 23-26.—El Paso Co. Fair. Calhan. Sept. 29-Oct. 3—Central Colorado Fair at Colorado Springs. _ . Oct. 1-3.—Grand County Fair at Kremmllng. Oct. 6-9.—C010.-New Mex. Fair at Du rango. . „ __ 1915.—Last Grand Council of North American Indians at Denver. The Cudahys have started a his stock'farm near Ordway. Miss Lillie Calllcotte, sister of Dr. W. R. Calllcotte of the state bureau of child and animal protection, died in Omaha. Three persons were killed and four injured in a wreck on the D. * R. G.. near the Goodnight ranch, six miles west of Pueblo. To encourage mining in Colorado, a number of prominent and wealthy men have incorporated the Denver County Metal Association. The seventh annual encampment of the Department of Colorado, United Spanish War Veterans, will be held in Denver on July 3 and 4. George A. Carlson of Fort Collins announced his candidacy for the gub ernatorial nomination at the Republi can assembly and primaries. Plans now under way for the drain ing of Leadville’s downtown mines will bring about another mining boom in the camp, according to H. D. Leon ard. To open up the vast inland empire which it traverses, the Denver ft Sail Lake railroad has slashed its rates on many commodities necessary for de velopment. Allison Stocker was ousted as chair man of the county Progressive central committee and Archibald A. Lee, seo retary of the state organization wai elected to his place. Buffalo Clark, one of the new four year-old buffalo bulls that was brought from Yellowstone park and adddl. tc the herd at Denver, City Park, die® as a result of homesickness. It is said the railroads do not in tend to respect the rulings of the state railroad commission ordering them U reduce their rates on coal from the northern Colorado coed fields. Approximately $50,000 will be speni on Improvements to be begun at once by the Modern Woodmen of the World on the national sanitarium at Coloradc Springs, it was announced in Denver Robert Harris, negro, accused of the murders of Marshal Jacob Kipper and Marshal J. B. Craig of Rocky Ford, or July 4, 1011, was acquitted on bott charges at La Junta by a jury In Die trict Court. HUMAN RACE NEGLECTED REAR ANIMALB WITH UTMOST CARE, SAYB DR. BCHMUCKER. Would Segregate the Unfit, and De clares Monogamy Must Not Be At tacked to Attain Eugenics Ideals. Western Newspaper Union New* Service. Greeley, Colo.—“We are rearing our animals with the utmost care, but our human beings are allowed to rear themselves without thought,” said Dr. Samuel Schmucker of Pennsylvania Normal College In bis closing lecture to the students of the summer school of the State Teachers' College here. “We must apply our knowledge of heredity to human stock as well as animals. Any man who attempts to meddle with monogamy through eu genics or any other means will fail, but that does not prevent the regula tion of the human product. We must conserve the weak and maimed of hu manity, but we need not lower the hu man stock by so doing. "The blight of feeble-mindedness is hanging over humanity. This tide must be stemmed; they must not be allowed to bring others of their kind into the world. We must segregate them, with profitable labor if possible, for life, and not for a few years. “If modern civilization is robbing the people of children, better have no civilization. It is the patriotic duty of every family to rear from three to four good, healthy, normal children." Dr. Schmucker had been lecturing all week on evolution, and his lec tures contained many startling state ments. They were listened to with much interest by the 1,200 students. Dr. Henry Suzzallo of the teachers' college of Columbia university will lecture this week, taking up the sub jects of "Tradition and Reform in Public Education." and, for the first time in the history of the State Teach ers’ College, discuss vocational educa tion. Blast Wrecks Aguilar Mine; 1 Dead. Aguilar. —One man was killed and several others are reported to have been seriously injured in an explosion of gas in the Royal mine of the Na tional Fuel Company here. Jamee Barkella, 35, a shot firer. Is reported dead. Ignition of a gas pocket in the mine from the discharge of powder if believed to have been responsible for the explosion. Smoke and flame belched several minutes from the mouth of the tunnel. This fire was extinguished according to reports. Police Inspector De Lue ‘‘Resigns." Denver. —Police Inspector Leonard De Lue tendered his resignation to take effect July 1, at the request of Com missioner of Safety Nisbet, "for the good of the service." The office of po lice inspector with its salary of $3,000 was abolished and Chief Felix O'Neill was placed in absolute control of the Police Department subject only to the orders of Commissioner Nisbet. Greeley Pastor Marries 354 Couples. Gteeley.—Rev. J. C. Mitchell of the Unitarian church of this city, has Just completed his three hundred and fif ty-fourth wedding ceremony in ten years. During this time, not a single ceremony be has performed has been undone by the divorce courts, and his record is one that he is proud of. Puebloans Out for Elk’s Big Prize. Pueblo. —Pueblo is out for first prize for the most attractive float and' ap pearance in the big parade at the Elk’s annual convention in Denver. Fort Collins* Fiftieth Birthday. Fort Collins. —Fort Collins is ready to be hostess to 50,000 persons when she celebrates her fiftieth birthday, July 2, 3 and 4 THE KEOTA HEWS. f ‘brink’* , ■ quirement —vim, vigor, refreshment, M wholesomeness. m % It will satisfy you. B \ Mgsa Demand the genuine by full name ■ Nickname* encourage *nb*tltntk>o. THE COCA-COLA COMPANY ATLANTA, GA. Xrrow'thTnk •f Coca-Cola, i ® Must Have^Been. Says Mr. Fllson Young In the Pall Mall Gazette: “I began yesterday by swimming in a sunlit sea, continued It by motoring through a hundred miles of lilac and gorse, and ended It lis tening to the most perfect' concert program at Queen’B hall that I have ever beard. Was it not a happy day?” The answer, Fllson, is In the affirmative, Mr. Punch remarks. Watch Your Opals. The reason why opals are so often lost from their settings Is that they expand with heat more than other pre cious stones, and consequently force open the gold which hdlds them in place. I Picnic Specialties I I The picnic L incomplete without Libby’s goad thing* I I b»*t [ "‘lThi rl° There are I Deviled H»m CHir«l Effective Damper. “When you get tired of entertaining guests with your phonograph, how dc you contrive to end the concert?” "That’s simple enough. 1 merely put on a classic selection and they don’t want to hear any more." Wakens Something Akin. To be able to appreciate anything excellent reveals that something akii to that excellence also dwells In our selves. —The Christian Register. If you wish beautiful, clear whit* clothe*, use Red Cross Bag Blue. At all good grocers. Adv. The end of a busy little bee Is more or less painful.