The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-08-19
COLORADO BRIEFS.

The lawyers of Ouray beat the doc
tors and druggists in baseball game
on the Tth inst by score of % to 10.
The Hotel Ryan, at Gilman, and the
office of the Gilman Water Company
were burned August 18th. There was
no insurance.
G. Montague Butler of Golden was
elected secretary of the Philatelic
sion in Denver.
Longmont will celebrate Pumpkin
Pie Day on the 25th of September.
The bill of fare will include barbe-
cued beef, coffee and pumpkin pie.
There are an unusual number of
campers on the upper portion OF Boul-
der creek this year. This will apply
TO many other streams in the state.
Farmers living on Orchard mesa, be-
tween Grand junction and Whitewa-
ter suffered considerable damage from
n cloudburst and hailstorm on the
night of August 11th.
Judge L. A. Pattison, one of the
most prominent attorneys of Denver,
died on the 18th instant of paralysis.
He was tifty-six years of age and
came to Denver in 1856
If the ordinance now before the Den
yer City Council is passed the Denver
City Tramway Company will make nu-
merous and important additions to its
electric railway system.
A few days ago John Gard trapped
and killed large bear that had been
committing depredations along the
south fork of the Cache Ia Poudre
river, in the mountains of Larimer
county.
1t is estimated that the recent storms
in the southern part of the state have
damaged the railroads to the extent
of $150,000; the Rio Grande loss ap-
proxlmating 100000; that of the San
ta Fe $3S,0O0, and that of the Midland
$4,000.
Miss Lottie Baller, daughter of An
drew Baller. Swede farmer who
lives five miles south of Longmont,
was assaulted by an unknown man on
the night of the 9th inst, while she
was on her way home from neigh
bor's house.
Mark Twain's story of "Huckleberry
Finn has been barred from the Den
yer public library because it is not
thought TO be safe reading for the
young, while Tom Sawyer remains.
Tom, 1t will be remembered, was
prize Sunday school pupil.
The special fruit car from Denver to
Loveland has been discontinued for the
season. The raspberry shipments,
now completed, have been immense
and the crop has averaged about the
same as last year in the financial re-
turns.
Nanichant Inn, the large summer re-
sort hotel at Perry park, has changed
hands, Clarence III. Underwood sue
ceeding Il. X. March as proprietor.
Mr.. Underwood is understood to have
the backing of Col w. Il. Hughes, the
largest stockholder in the company
which owns Perry park.
Denver people are considerably agi-
tated over the necessity of economizing
in the use of water for sprinkling. A
stringent ordinance is proposed provid-
ing heavy penalties for sprlnkling
lawns except during certain hours,
which are so restricted that large
lawns will suffer seriously.
The delegation of Florence Elks who
went to the Salt Lake convention wore
badges consisting of huge elk's
head, mounted on design of oXidiZed
silver. Suspended from this is a oellu-
loid pendant on which is stamped the
picture of an oil derrick and the in
scription, We're Oil Right" and
"Stop and Fill Your Lamps"
Appraisers Toombs and Jamison are
preparing n contour map of the San
Luis valley, showing the agricultural
sections of the valley and irrigation
and drainage conditions. They have
recently completed full investigation
of the valley with respect to these
matters and the map will be valua-
bic addition to such records.
Proceedings have been commenced
In the District Court at Pueblo TO
compel the commissioners of Pueblo
county to abide by the law enacted by
the Thirteenth General Assembly pro-
viding that all counties of not more
than 100000 population shall be re-
districted in such a manner that there
shall be but three county commits
sioners.
Farragut Post No. 46, Department of
Colorado and Wyoming, Grand Army
of the Republic. celebrated its one
thousandth meeting at its post room
on Eighth avenue in Denver on the
night of Saturday, August 9th. Ex
Department Commander General John
G. Kennedy presided and Department
Commander Huff and staff We're
among the guests.
President w. +. Slocum of Colorado
College has returned after n years
tour of England, Germany, France.
Italy, Austria and Grece. While
abroad he made Il study of the scien-
tific departments of the noted universi-
ties of Europe, and will embody his
resulting ideas in the new science
building in course of erection at Colo
RADIO Springs.
Petroleum Lodge No. 36. Knights of
Pythias, at Florence. is preparing to
build n new hall. 1t will he three
stories i'm height and the second and