The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-19
= COLORADO NOTES.


not be ready for christening before
next June.
e. A. Montrose, an old-timer Of
Buena Vista, died in Kansas City on
the 9th inst,
1t is announced that I. o. Stead has
been appointed postmaster at Salida,
to succeed w. p. Harbottle.
The Senate has confirmed the NOM
ination of John e. Pelton as receiver
of public moneys at Montrose.
In the District Court at Buena Vista,
five year sentence was given to Col
lett, the negro who killed Dave Davis
at Salida last August.
The graduates of Colorado College
living in Chicago have formed an as
ISOLATION, w. l.. Tibbs of the class OF
1898 was elected president.
The speaker appointed as the com
mittee to investigate the abilities OF the
clerks of the House: Messrs. Schwei-
gert, Ballinger, Madden, Garcia ana
Mcclure.
Arthur Ball suffered broken leg
from the explosion of a small steam
boiler in No. 2 shaft house of the val
entine Mining Company at Leadviile
few days ago.
Salida is likely to bid for the Pres
byterian college now located at Del
ADrte. The Salida Academy owns
pfoperty to the value of $4,000 and
the citizens will endeavor to raise $15,-
600 more.
1t is stated that all the teachers of
Arapahoe county will be ordered by
their school boards to attend the
monthly institutes which Miss herey,
the county superintendent of schools,
has organized.
Ex-Governor Davis II. Waite, B.
Clark Wheeler and others have organ
ized the Colorado Oil and Fuel Com
pany, capital stock S3,OOO,OOO, to de-
velop 24,OO0 acres of oil land, mostly
in Routt county.
NJ F. Leach is at the head of a new
combination at Boulder that has Sc
cured a franchise for gas works. 1t is
stipulated that n mile of mains shall
be laid the first year and six miles
within six years.
Rev. ]. NJ. Freeman, formerly pastor
of the Central Presbyterian Church in
Denver, created quite a sensation few
days ago by suddenly resigning the
pastorate of one of the largest churches
in Cleveland, Ohio.
Owing to the i'll health of Professor
NJ -. w lht iiIEh VI
Vile was temporarily closed down on
the 11th inst, pending his recovery. 1t
is hoped that he will be able to resume
work in few weeks at most.
DIR. ]. II. Kellogg of the Battle
Creek, Michigan, sanitarium, which Is
the parent of the Boulder sanitarium,
lectured at the sanitarium in Boulder
on the 10Th instant DR.. Kellogg is one
of the most distinguished vegetarians
in the country.
There was an immense attendance at
the Elks' fair in Denver on the open
ing night, February 18th. Governor
0rman was present and made well
Coming address. The fair Is to raise
funds to fit up rooms at St Joseph's
hospital and form n nucleus for an
Elks' home.
Pueblo veterans have formed n soci
ETY. to be known as the Association Of
Veterans of the Spanish-American
War. A. X. Lewis of Company A,
First Colorado, was elected president,
and Alfred ID. Runyan of Company A,
Thirteenth Minnesota, secretary. Thir-
ty members are already enrolled.
The Joseph Schlitz, Val Blatz and
Pabst Brewing companies of Milwau-
kee seek an injunction restraining the
Neef Bros Brewing Company, G. A.
hammers Bottling Company and Mil
waukee brewery of Denver from pro-
ducing and selling beer labeled mil
waukee," and also demand damages
from the local companies.
1t is estimated that within sixty days
n force of $50 men will be employed in
the Pullman shops in Denver. Within
a year the force will reach $50. The
pay rolls will be in the neighborhood
ia t1,ny, nVrNfa
are now employed owing to the unfin-
ished condition of the shops.
An examination of West Point candi-
dates will be held March list at Fort
Logan near Denver by the following
officers; Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lip
pincott, Captain Richard H. Wilson,
Eighth infantry; Captain William II.
Allaire, Twenty-third infantry; First
Lieutenant George H. Knox, Seventh
infantry.
In saloon quarrel at Pueblo on the
Avening OF the 9th inst, David Allen,
ReeISar of the saloon, and his brother,
thur Allen, We're shot by William P.
Campbell. colored porter at the hotel.
David Allen died within a few minutes
and Arthur was dangerously wounded.
Following up a previous quarrel the
brothers attacked Campbell in the en-
ployes' dining room of the hotel.
In a quarrel between Jim Marshall
and Fred Koch over the possession Of
a gambling establishment at 1861 Lar
inner street, Denver, on the morning of
the 18th instant, Marshall shot Philan-
der d. Killam, who was assisting Koch
to endeavor to get control of the build
ing, three times, infiicting what appear
to be fatal wounds Marshall is in
custody.