The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-01-01
COLORADO NOTES. 1

der on Christmas eve and Christmas,
which seems to indicate that the BOul-
der boys are getting bolder.
The Teller County Bar Association
gave banquet in the National hotel
in Cripple Greek on the night Of De-
cember 22nd. Covers were laid for 100
The state engineers report shows
the Taylor state road will be great
beneA-t to the state when completed.
Already $4,000 has been spent on this
thorougnTare.
The Bazaar dry goods store on Ben
nett avenue, in Cripple Greek, was Dur
glarized on the morning of December
18th, and from 500 to 81 600 worth OF
1urs were stolen.
Warren S. Daniels, at present book
keeper in the office of the state audi
tor. has been formally notified that he
Will be appointed deputy state auditor
by Governor Orman.
General Frank NJ. Reardon, postmas-
ter at Victor, and Mrs. Reardon were
presented by the employees of the post
office with an elegant silver tea set OF
five pieces on Christmas day.
John G. Richardson, prominent
ranchman of Eagle county, is thought
to have become demented, in whAb
tains and perished from exposure
The Hoffman Milling Company is
erecting new 100-sack merchant
Touring mill in Fort Collins. 1t is To-
Gated three-fourths of n mile SOUTH
en- by water power.
Florence men have incorporated in
the office of the secretary of state. The
n hnr 4 mir nrrit
citation. The capital is $4,000, and
the building will be used for headquar-
tiers of all labor unions of Florence.
e. T. Jeffery, president of the Denver
& Rio Grande, returned home on De-
cembcr 9th from the meeting Of West
ern railroad presidents in New York.
and also the annual meeting of the Rio
Grande directors.
Indian Agent Myton of the Uintah
and Ouray agencies reports to the In
dian bureau at Washington that the
search of western Colorado by the
state officials for indians hunting in
the state has resulted in n failure to
find one Indian.
w. ]. Blaze, the man who was found
guilty of counterfeiting tickets of the
Colorado Midland road, is to have a
new trial. Blaze had started on his
term at Sing Sing, and the officers of
railways are disappointed to learn that
another hearing is to be granted. The
prisoner will be released on bail pend
Ing the hearing.
A great amount of hay has been to-
tally destroyed along the line of the
Union Pacific railroad near Julesburg
by sparks from engines. The losses
will aggregate $4,000. Great damage
has been done to grazing land along
the Platte valley on account Of fire
burning up the winter forage.
Word has been received that !.
II. Kellogg, superintendent of they
enth Day Adventist sanitarium at Bat
tie Greek, Michigan, and head Of the
Colorado sanitarium located at Boulder
is suffering from stab in the abdomen
inflicted by temporarily insane wo-
man, Mrs. DIR. Patent of Dallas, Texas
The wound was not considered dan
gerous.
The California limited on the Santa
Fe now runs daily instead of three
times n week. The change to a daily
service gives Denver n new daily train
over the Santa Fe. The train will
leave Denver every morning at $50
o'clock and will arrive in La Junta at
3:15 o'clock in the afternoon. connect
ing with the California limited. Re
turning the train arrives in Denver at
q o'clock in the evening.
Before Judge Harris in the District
Court at Castle Rock the motion for n
new trial was denied in the case of
Spencer V. Dicks, recently convicted Of
murder in the second degree for the
killing of Orville Minor near Greenland
in August. Judge Harris then SEN
fenced Dicks to the penitentiary for not
more than life nor less than twenty
years. Attorney Hessin for the de
fense gave notice of appeal, which will
be argued next month.
The stockmen of Eagle county met at
the town of Eagle, and under the direc-
tion of w. l.. Grubb. president Of the
Stock growers association of the state.
organized an association to be known
as the Eagle Stockgrowers' Associa-
tion. The first meeting represented
about 10000 head of cattle. The.t 4i-
tory is bounded on the east bNte
Grand river and includes Eagle hwer
and all tributaries. The president is
Frank A. Rule and the secretary is
Fred Mayer.
Judge ]. X. Riner of the United
States Court has granted n continuance
to January % in the Denver water
bonds case. Mrs. Fannie Grant, owner
of the Kittredge building, brought suit
for herself and other foreign property
owners to prevent the issuance of the
bonds. an Injunction being obtained
against all parties to prevent the issu-
ance, sale or receiving of the bonds.
The continuance is on account Of the
sickness of Charles j. Hughes, one OF
the plaintiffs attorneys.
On the day after Christmas, Mayor
Newkirk of Florence, dug the first
shovelfull of earth for the new electric
street railway line. President Robin
son expects to have electric cars run
pinv info Florence next Nav The line