The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-07-16
COLORADO NOTES.

ing ten-ton ice plant in Canon City.
State Treasurer Chipley of Pueblo
mas purchased a residence in Denver.
The new Antlers hotel at Colorado
springs will be run strictly on the
European plan.
Late reports from many sources in
dicate heavy cantaloupe crop in the
Arkansas valley.
"A correspondent estimates the proba-
Die value of the beet sugar crop of
Bent county this year at $4,000.
A fifth sub-stntion of the Denver
postoffice is to be established located
ON Capitol hill. and three new carriers
added to the force.
Benjamin Pettngell of Denver
claims TO have invented method by
which nitro -glycerine can be safely
hred from cannon.
William ii. Snider, one of the own
ers of the Manitou Grand Caverns,
died at Manitou on the 9th instant, at
the age of tifty-three.
Thomas Thompson, well-knownr resi-
dent of Gold Hill in Boulder county,
recently became insane and was taken
to the asylum at Pueblo.
Samuel Moffat, the oldest brother of
David II. Moffat, the Denver banker,
died Il few days since at Goshen, New
York, aged eighty-two.
tpver hotels are reported full to
overftowing with tourists. The Brown
Palace, after placing many cots, was
compelled to turn people away.
In eNcavating for the basement OF a
new building at the corner of Four
teenth and Lawrence streets, Denver.
the workmen found the tooth of IL
mastodon.
There was very large attendance
at the opening of the Chautauqua AS
sembly at Boulder, July 4th. The ora
ton was delivered by Father Malone
of Denver.
The board of trustees of Eaton have
passed ordinances for the issuance of
bonds to the amount of S2O.0OO for put
ting in water works and $1,000 for cleo
tric lights.
Colorado is overlooking with intellect
this month. Chautauqua assemblies,
teachers Institutes and summer schools
being all in full blast in various parts
of the state.
The committee on n new club build
ing for the Woman's, Club of Denver
announce $1,000 ON hand in the tseas-
ury of the club and $1,000 pledged on
subscriptions.
The club women of Denver are con-
sidering the erection of n handsome
building for club purposes. with an
auditorium in it to seat in the neigh
borhood of 1000 people.
An automatic feeding headlight for
locomotives, invented and patented by
w. l.. Waldron of Colorado Springs,
has been successfully tested on the
local street railways.
The county commissioners of Bent
county have appointed committee of
ten to arrange for n county fair to be
held ut Las Animas in September. A
liberal appropriation was also made.
.khc Northern Colorado Produce AS
Dciatiou met in Greeley and elected
the following directors for the ensuing
year: John Rankin, a. $. Mumper.
Dan Wallace, \. y. Lester, John Hop
kins
The Glen Park Chautauqua Mt Pal
mer Lake was opened July 9th, Presl-
dent Main of Iowa College delivering
the opening address. Present condi-
tions indicate an exceptionally success
full assembly.
Everett Burton, serving n ninety-day
sentence in the county jail at Trinidad
for adultery, made his escape on the
Sth instant. He feigned illness and
was placed in the sick ward. From
there he made his escape.
Pretty four-year-old Esther Oliver
of Denver was killed instantly on the
9th instant. by dynamite torpedo,
which had been carelessly dropped in
the yard the day before by Fourth of
July celebrators. 1t exploded in her
mouth.
\. l.. Cassidy was shot and killed on
the 18th instant while trying to escape
from Policeman j. ]. Mcdonnell. Cas-
sidy had injured Howard Fisher in n
saloon quarrel and was arrested by
Mcdonnell who fired at him when he
tried 20 run away.
Judge Northcutt of the District
Court Mt Lamar overruled the de
murrer of the attorneys of Prowers
county 10 the complaint filed by the
attorney generals office, in the suit to
compel the payment of interest collect
ed on delinquent state taxes by the
county.
One of the results of the building of
nSle Short Line from Colorado Springs
- been to bring about a large in
ase in tourist travel to the Cripple
Creek district. Among the visitors
have been n lareg number of Epworth
League delegates on their way to Cali
fornia.
The Womans Club of Boulder has
requested that sewing be introduced
into the sixth, seventh and eighth
grades of the public schools. that the
girls of these grades be required to
take instruction in this branch for one
hour per week and that some regular
teacher be engaged to give this in
structlon.
Peach day at Grand Junction will be
held earlier than usual this year and
the celebration will last for three days,
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, Au
gust Is j. 29th and 3Oth. There will