The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-06-04
l~COLORADO NOTES.

The new creamery at Monument has
begun operations.
1t is stated that the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company will soon erect a
large wire and tin-plate plant at Pu-
-eblo.
Edward l.. Oakes of Telluride has
been admitted to practive as an attor-
ney before the interior department, at
Washington.
The following increase of postmas-
ters' salaries are effective July 1: Del
tn, 81 800 to 1000; Independence ana
Eaton, $1,000 to 81, 100.
The Broadway Methodist Episcopal
Church society in Pueblo will sell their
present house of worship and erect u
new building to cost $4,000.
June 1st rural free delivery service
will be inaugurated from LaSalle,
Weld county, with II. A. Edie as ear
rier The route, 25M miles long, is to
serve population of 41o.
Professor +. w. Helmreich, who
went East with the "Helmreich faml-
ly'' recently and appeared in an aero
batic turn in several prominent thea,
ters. has returned TO Denver. He Will
take his team out again next fall.
There will be an examination for ad-
nllSSlOn 10 lHt DuT at l'thNtA'
2Sth and Goth. in the capitol. Appli-
-cants may register with the secretary
oAthe board, H. c. Charpiot, at NO.
AZ Equitable building.
Mrs. Mary Frances Loring, an old
and respected settler of Boulder coun-
ty. died at LongmOnt, May 23rd aged
seventy-seven She leaves one son
who is East. and one daughter Mrs.
Helen Grenfell, state superintendent OF
schools.
Hon. A. NJ. Stevenson has resigned
his position as attorney for the Denver
, Tramway Company to resume the
general practice of law, giving as n
reason the fact that his private busi-
ness requires the greater share OF his
attention.
By a strictly party vote in the Den
yer Board of Aldermen two Demo-
Gratis. Adolph Siebold and Theodore Nc
Guire have been unseated and their
places filled by Andrew Horan and
John ID. Ross, Republicans. Election
frauds We're charged.
The Colorado Springs team is still
far ahead of the Denver team in the
Western League baseball games. Up
TO Monday, May 2Tth, Colorado
Springs had won ten games and lost
ten. while Denver had won eight and
lost twelve. Five teams were ahead
of both and two behind both.
In the district court at Greeley Judge
C. A Bennett imposed the following
sentences: William Johns and Charles
H. Bennett, each two years in the state
penitentiary, grand larceny; Harvey
Brundige, five days in the county jail
for petty larceny, and two years in the
. . tat..v f..,. Il 1n
The investors in the Colorado Bijou
Land and Irrigation Company will at
tempt to complete the work abandoned
by the company in the construction OF
Il ditch and reservoir. A judgment was
ISndered against the company for $16,-
~ paid in by investors. j. w. Wilson,
editor of the Western Rural, of Chi
cago. is managing the present move
ment.
Mayo, the convict who escaped from
the gardens connected with the state
penitentiary in Canon City, has been
captured after long and exciting
chase. He was overtaken near Beulah,
summer resort not far from Pueblo.
Mayo made his escape on Overseer
Mora's horse and rode IL until 1t gave
out. He then stole another horse and
pursued his way. Only one of the four
Harrington, or John Gordon, is now at
large.
Alma will have two days celebra-
tion, July Sd and 4th, says the Den
yer News. Drilling contests are sug-
gested for the third, with patriotic
speeches and music in the evening.
on the fourth races, ball games and
other sports will enliven the day, while
a grand ball and fireworks Will close
the festivities. u is Alma's year to
give the county celebration, the three
principal towns of the county, Alma.
Fairplay and Como, dividing the honor
in turn.
on account of the recent severe rain
storm, says the Georgetown correspon-
dent of the Denver News, several tons
of rock We're loosensd on Republican
mountain and came down the noun
tain side with loud roar, settling
among the houses on BroSnelle street,
but doing no more damage than badly
soaring the persons living on that
street. The storm was the worst in
several years and when it had cleared
mountain tops were covered with
seAral inches of snow.
Joseph Osner Edwin Gaylord, w. III.
Shuckman, Edward Chase and Robert
A. Austin have filed articles of incor-
pora ton of the overland Racing and
Driving Association. with n capital
stock of $4,000. The objects of the
association are to lease in whole or in
part Overland park, in Denver, to buy
and sell trotting, pacing and running
horses, to own or lease and operate
training stables and training tracks.
train horses, encourage the breeding
and training of fine trotting, pacing
and running horses.
The United States civil service com
mission has announced that it will
snan hold examinations in Denver. for.