The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-03-10
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Vivian to be surveyor general of Colo
rado. ~
A Board of Trade has been organ
lied at Brighton and an effort will be
made to secure the building of a beet
sugar factory.
The Pueblo Gas and Fuel Company
has made arrangements for improving
the Pueblo plant within the next six
months to the extent of 100000.
Judge Orr of the County Court of Ell
Paso county has issued an order for
special election in Fountain to decide
the question of Incorporating the town.
1t is stated the office of the Colorado
& Southern at Pitkin will be closed
until the opening of the Airline tunnel
after che heavy SHOWS of spring have
melted.
While John D. Rockefeller was in
Colorado. j. Pierpont Morgan was
jurketing at Havana. Hence, the
Rocky Mountains were enabled to re-
main perpendicular.
Clyde c. Phillips. clerk in Harrison's
drug store at Colorado Springs, was
held up by two men on tne night OF.
February 9th end the cash register
was robbed OF $50.
Citizens of Littleton do not like to
live in South Arapahoe county, in
which they are placed by the Rush
amendment, and will try to have the
name changed to Arapahoe.
A statue of Robert Burns is to be
placed in the City PARK at Denver. 1t
is being made by a sculptor in Edin-
burg, and if received in time. will be
unveiled next Fourth of July.
AS a discourager of saloons Carrie
Nation is not in the same class with
the Denver hold-ups, who have robbed
fifteen saloons since last October, eV.
cry one at the point of the revolver.
Three buildings at the mouth of the
Pennsylvania tunnel of the Smuggler-
Union Mining Company at Telluride
were burned on the night of March
3rd, the fire being caused by some de-
feet in the electric apparatus.
Colorado Springs Typographical
Union No. SO will ask the Chamber oil
Commerce for donation of $1O,OOO to
assist in the movement that mas been
started to secure for the Springs the
headquarters of the International
union.
The Santa Fe railroad has settled its
tax dispute with the county commls-
sioners of Ell Paso county in regard to
the taxes of 1901 on the basis of an in
crease of twenty-five per cent over the
rate of 1900, the sum agreed on being
SIS, ,7S0.66.
The Loveland Business Mems League
has been organized with j. M. Gun
ningham for president. w. l.. Thorn
dyke, secretary and C. V. Benson,
treasurer, for the purpose of advertis-
ing the advantages of the town as
manufacturing and industrial center.
The members OF the Arkansas Val
ley Press Association will be the
guests OF the Bessemer and Minnequa
board of Trade on Saturday. March
14ih. The business and literary ses-
sion will begin at 10 a. m. and lhey
will be entertained at n banquet at
night.
The Western Packing Company at
Denver is perfecting plans for addi-
tional buildings at its plant at the
Union stock yards. At least four new
buildings will be erected, and chief
among these will be the canning fac
tory A butterine building will be in
cluded.
Chaplain Henry C. Gavitt. who was
tried by a court martial ;at Fort Lo-
gan on the charge of conduct unbecom-
ing an officer and a gentleman, for fall
ure to pay debt contracted by an
clipping daughter, was acquitted. the
verdict being considered complete
vindication.
A state association of letter carriers
was formed in Pueblo. February 25th.
with the following officers: President,
w. S. Sperry, Pueblo; vice president.
d. e. Kerr. Denver; secretary and
treasurer, w. H. Allen. Pueblo. The
next state convention will be held at
Colorado Springs. 'fit
Henry Hamilton Clark. who. under
the name of Kelly. headed the Coxey
army contingent that tried to start
down the Platte in boats from Denver
in 1898, has been sentenced to the
county Jail in Denver three times since
Christmas for vagrancy. He is known
to the attaches of the Jail as Happy
Hooligan."
The annual meeting of the Colorado.
Academy of Science was held in Dem.
yer March 4th. The election of officers
resulted as follows: President. Profess
sor Ellsworth Bethel; first vice presi-
dent, DR., C. S. Palmer Golden; sec
ond vice president, Prof A. H Eel
GER secretary and treasurer, VIII e.,
Ferril, curator State Historical Society;
executive committee, george IL. CaH-
non. Charles l. Hayes and Mrs. Cor
neia S. Miles. sstf t-,,,-5 J..
A big crowd. mass meeting. mob or
court of Judge Lynch gathered in Colo
rado City on the night of March End
and decided to drive A: ii. Crane,
formerly recording secretary OF the
Mill Workers and Smeltermen's
Union. and member Of the executive
committee. from the town. Crane was
accused of betraying the secrets of
the union to Pinkerton officers. He
was escorted to the Rio Grande depot
and took the train for Pueblo.
A conference of the citizens of Colo-
RADIO to consider reform subjects has