The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-01
COLORADO BRIEFS.

| The postofice at Augusta, Custer
| county, has been discontinued. Mail
now goes to Beulah.
NJ. II. Roger, chief engineer of the
| Denver 4 Rio Grande railroad, has
| handed in Ills resignation.
The National Irrigation Congress
will meet this year at Colorado Springs
on August 18th. 18th. 18th and 14th.
Hugh and Daniel McFarlane charged
with cattle rustling in the North park
| We're convicted in the District Court at
Fort Collins.
Denver means to keep ahead on pop
| ulation. Within the past few weeks
five pairs of twins have been born in
South Denver.
The Civil Service Commission an
i nounces a special examination to be
held in Durango April 23rd, for the
positions of clerk and carrier in the
,, Durango postoffice.
Mr.. John f. Carroll, one of the ablest
writers and best-known newspaper
men of the West, has been given the
business management as well as the
editorial control of the Denver Times.
President Baker of the University of
Colorado left Boulder March 24th for
Cleveland, Ohio, to attend an import
ant educational meeting. He Will
visit other eastern cities on matters
connected with the university.
The Colorado & Southern will build
handsome club house this spring for
the use of its employees in Denver. 1t
will have reading room, bath room,
lecture hall. lunch room, kitchen, etc,
and will be free to all employees.
w. S. Martin, general superintendent
of the Denver * Rio Grande railroad,
has resigned. 1t is said that f. w.
Egan, superintendent of the western
division of the Grand Trunk, with
headquarters at Detroit, Michigan, will
succeed Mr.. Martin.
The Denver & Rio Grande train run
ming from Pueblo to Salida killed fine
doel just east of the Royal Gorge.
AT Parkdale Engineer Il. G. Greenman,
engine No. 010, ran over II mountain
lion, cutting it in half. Ii was trying
to cross under the train.
At n meeting of the directors of the
Pueblo State Fair Association, Charles
Galloway was elected president to sue
ceed Paul Wilson, resigned. Mr.. Gal
loway is newspaper man, having
been for many years connected with
the Pueblo Chleftain.
Andrew Carnegie has promised
S200.o0 to erect Il library building In
Denver on conditions as to site and
continuance that are practically al
ready fulfilled. William l.. Palm,
Denver lawyer, alone and unaided. in
terested Mr.. Carnegie and secured his
AID.
Harvey A. Carr, n graduate student
at the state university, has Just re-
ceived notice of his appointment to
fellowship in education in Chicago
University, in the department which is
presided over by the noted DR.. Mel
vile Dewey. The fellowship pays
$500 n year.
The amended worlds fair bill, intro
duced by Representative Martin of
Pueblo, has been signed by Governor
| Orman. The bill appropriates $4,000
for the use of the Colorado commission
for an exhibit Mt st. Louis. OF that
sum $50, 600 is available this year and
$4,000 in 1903.
Sixty-threc convalescent soldiers
from the Philippines arrived at Fort
Logan, near Denver, March 18th, be
ing assigned quarters in the artillery
barracks, which has been made
temporary hospital. They could not
be provided for in San Francisco, as
the Presidio is overcrowded.
Among other public improvements
that the residents of Canon City are
striving for Is n union depot. The city
now has three lines of railway, with
fair prospect of securing an extension
of the Colorado Springs and Cripple
Creek Short Line from the great gold
camp lying thirty miles to the north.
@. II. Quereau. assistant superintend-
ent of machinery of the Denver "
Rio Grande until that office WAS abol-
ished February LIST last, Will soon
leave Denver to assume the manage
ment of the great New York Central
shops at Albany, New York. Under
him, Mr.. Quereau will have $500 en-
ployes.
Robert Corson. who was one of the
earliest settlers in the San Luis val
ley, fell into a hole in the Rio Grande
on his ranch near Del Norte and was
found dead some hours later having
been unable to eNtricate himself from
the mud. He was over seventy yenrs
of age and his mind had been failing
for some time.
Tenderfoot mountain. three miles
east of Dillon, is said to be the rem
devious of the largest herd of deer
seen in this country in twenty years.
Heavy SHOWS on the ranges north have
driven the deer almost into town and
they are frequently seen mingling
with the cattle on surrounding ranches.
1t is estimated that there are not less
than 100 head in the bunch.
Durango has voted n gas franchise
by practically a unanimous vote.
Those back of the enterprise are Bos-
ton men, with G. C. Franklin of Du-
range as manager and promoter, who
have expended over 100000 in open
ing up coal properties and making i'm
provements the past year. AS soon as
arrangements can be made work on
the plant will commence. The new