The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-08
COLORADO BRIEFS.


stoned postmaster at Greenland.
The directors of the Denver Athletic
Club of Denver, at a recent meeting,
decided that no more fights shall be
given at the club.
The fund that is being raised in
Denver to buy presents for the cruiser
Denver has reached S2,S60. The
amount wanted is $4,000.
The oil excitement in Boulder coun-
ty and throughout the state has caused
unusual activity at the federal land Of
flee, through the contests over home
steads
The Postoffice Department has or
dered the allowance of four additional
carriers at the Denver office, three to
be appointed ON April list, and one on
April 10Th.
Judge John A. Riner of Cheyenne
will take the place of Judge Moses
Hallett in holding the regular spring
term of the United States Circuit and
District courts ut Pueblo.
On the night of April 1st Governor
James j. Orman and his staff of twen-
ty-two resplendent coloncls attended
ball given by the knights of Macca-
bees at Mineral Palace in Pueblo.
The distributing station of the Colo
RADIO Springs Electric Company was
burned on the night of March 2Sth,
leaving the city in temporary darkness
and involving Il loss of about $4,000.
The Head Camp of Pacific Jurisdic-
ton. Woodmen of the World, VIII meet
at Cripple Creek, August 2nd. The date
has been changed from August 11th,
so as not to interfere with the meeting
of the Grand Lodge of Elks later in
the month.
The co-partnership which heretofore
existed between Drs. Allen and Ochs-
ner at Telluride has been dissolved.
Drs. Allen and Ochsner retain possess
sion Of the hospital ot Montrose The
hospital at Telluride will undergo great
improvements in the near future.
About seventy-five school superin-
tendents and principals attended the
opening of the Superintendents and
Principals Round Table at Colorado
Springs, March 2Sth. The state super
intendent and most of the leading
teachers of the state We're present..
DR.. William Sparks. an old Civil
War veteran. was brought to st. Vim
cents hospital at Santa Fe. recently,
with his left hand crushed. 1t was
necessary to amputate his arm near
Hesch's saw mill on the upper Pecos,
near which he has ranch home.
Jerry Simpson. the Kansas states
man, passed through Denver few
days since and was interviewed by the
reporters. He has invested in cattle
ranch near Roswell New Mexico, and
poses as full-fiedged cattle man. He
goes so far as to strongly oppose the
proposed bill 10 tax oleomargarine.
An application has been presented to
the Pueblo City Council by The Pueblo
Inter-Urban Railway and Power Com
pany for n franchise to establish Il
street railway and interurban electric
railway system. The plan is the great
est undertaking proposed in Pueblo in
years. and involves the expenditure of
S1,O00,0O0.
Andrew ]. Ramsey. assistant fore
man of the big Kanawha Leasing
Company's mill Mt Creede. while look
ing after and cleaning one of the
screen on the 29th ultimo. was knock
ed off the platform. He fell two stories,
or distance of thirty feet, which re-
suited in his death at midnight, twelve
hours after his fall.
II. w Woodbury. of the board of
trustees of the Denver Public Library
has gone 10 New York where he will
interview Andrew Carnegie regarding
the steel kings offer of n library build
ing for Denver. He is hopeful of so
will be left no grounds for dispute
among Denver people.
At meeting of the Cripple Creek
chamber of commerce which was
largely attended. resolution of thanks
NNp IN 1tfstn rsl a1n tAI hnn ina
the Hon. B. f. Montgomery, speaker
of the House. for his successful effort
in having the opinion of the chamber
indorsed and put into law in regard
to the taxation of mining properties.
The Manitou e Pixies Peak road.
the cogwheel line to the summit of
the peak, has entered into n contract
with the Colorado Il Southern for oil,
which it will use for fuel next summer.
A storage tank will be built mt the
terminus of the road at Manitou.
Master Mechanic Jones has already be-
gun work on converting the locomo-
tives into oil burners.
r. d. Stewart of Denver, formerly
chief engineer of the Florence and
Cripple Creek railroad. has been APP
pointed chief engineer of the Laramie.
Hahn's Peak and Pacific, now in
course of construction southwest from
Laramie, Wyoming. The road win
cross North Park and 20 westward to
Salt Lake. The new line is Union
Pacific feeder. and in operation for
twenty miles.
Fifty thousand trout fry We're
sent from the Denver hatchery to
Platte canon April 1st for distrlb-
ution in the Platte river The
shipment was made by the Colo
RADIO X Southern Railroad Company.
Fishing was said to have been better
in the Platte river last year than ever
before since the locality became fam
Gus as a summer resort, and the rail
road company is trying to make it still
better