The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-04-30
COLORADO NOTES.

southeast.
Theodore II. Wilson of Colorado has
been reinstated as a $500 pension Of
flee clerk at Washington.
Clara Whitmore hac been commits
stoned postmistress at Nalyerde, and
John Dietz as postmaster at Overland.
Colorado Springs people will try to
get President Mckinley to address the
high sch-ol graduating class June 9TH.
The postoffice at Curtis, Washington
county, is ordered discontinued. Mail
for this office will hereafter go to Ak
ron.
The Supreme Order of Married
Mems League, a fraternal and benefi-
ciary society organized in Missouri,
has fled its incorporation papers in
Colorado.
General George West of Golden has
been reappointed by Governor Orman
a member of the board of control of
the soldiers and sailors home at
Monte Vista.
The recent wolf roundup near Holly
resulted in the capture of two large
wolves. There were about 200 horse
men and quite a number Of carriages
In attendance.
Two great conventions have selected
Denver as their meeting place next Au-
gust. One is the American Association
Afor the Advancement of Science, and
Othe other is the American Bar Associa-
tion.
The hearing in the case of William
Witt and Tony Lepage, at Ouray, ac7
cused of forgery, resulted in both be-
ing bound over TO the District Court
on $500 bond each. They failed to
give bonds and We're placed in jail.
Judge j. B. Bissell, who retired from
the chief justiceship of the Court of
Appeals last month after serving eleven
years on the appellate benches of Colo
RADIO, has returned to active practice OF
his profession in Denver.
Mrs. Mary l.. Carr, national presi-
dent, and Mrs. Fannie ID. Hardin, ma
tional secretary of the Woman's Relief
Corps, recently went to Galveston, Tex
as, to attend the G. A. r. and w. Il. c.
convention, department of Texas
The office of State Treasurer Chip
ley bids fair TO be swamped with
liquor license fees the clerical force
being hardly sufficient to receive and
register them as fast as they come in.
The receipts for one day We're over
$1,000.
Governor Orman has signed Senate
bill No. 200, regulating the use of wa
ter for irrigation, and settling the right
of priority. This bill provides penal
ty of $500 or sixty days Imprisonment
for any person who may open any
headgate or otherwise interfere with
the distribution of water.
The Victor lodge of Elks has started
subscription paper 10 raise funds for
the care of the two children of James
Smith. who escaped death in the Gran
lite mine disaster that made them or
phans. A large sum will be raised, as
the Victor people are coming forward
with substantial donations.
Mrs Eleanor Hart, wife of Dean II.
Martyr Hart of st. Johns Cathedral,
\ Denver, died on the 18th instant after
having been an invalid for several
years. She leaves three daughters who
reside at home and one son. J. Wilson
Hart. editor and manager of the Book
seller and Stationer, New York.
Henry Marucchi of Switzerland is to
be the manager of the new Antlers
hotel at Colorado Springs. Mr.. Ma
rucchi has had much experience with
the management of hotels in the re-
sorts of continental Europe. 1t is his
intention to conduct the Antlers on
the European plan.
Liquor dealers all over the state are
disregarding State Treasurer Chipley's
letter asking them to pay the state liq-
uor license to county clerks and the
sending the money directly to head
quarters. The receipts are already
nearly $1,000 a day, fund the treas
urer is unable to care for except to
store it in the vaults. 1t will be sew
eral days before the business can be
got into order.
"That pen will never be used again"
solemnly remarked Representative G.
Il. Rawalt from Gunnison. 1t was n
small. dainty gold and mother-of-pearl
penholder, with a gold pen. The gov
ernor with it signed the appropria-
ton of $500 to improve the land Civ
en- by the people of Gunnison for the
proposed State Normal school, The
pen was bought by Mr.. Rawalt and it
will be placed on permanent exhibition
in the observation-disclosures News.
DIR. A. j. Overholt of Salida, has
sent to the state war relics collection
the mess chest used by General
Grants staff in his first battle, fought
indecisively at Bellemont, Missouri
November I, 1861. 1t went through
the Civil War and has since been four
D times across the country between
Springfield, Illinois, and Colorado, but
is of such good material and construc-
ton rs to be still in excellent preser-
walton.
The directors of the Garfield Eagle
and Pitkin Counties Fair Association
met at Glenwood Springs April 18th to
arrange for the annual fair, September
18th, Goth and 21st. Many new fea-
lures were added in the way of field
sports. The entire state militia will
be invited to spend n week on the
grounds, and the farmers have agreed
to furnish free of charge all the beef.
chickens, turkeys, fruit, vegetables and
pumpkin pie they can eat
Senate bill No $50 has been approx
ed by Governor Orman. The new law