The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-24
COLORADO BRIEFS.

1t is estimated that Colorado Springs
people have invested 100000 in auto
mobiles.
The cogwheel road on Pixies Peak,
has suspended operations for the
winter.
The people of Montrose county have
voted to establish a county high school
| at Montrose.
| In the District Court at Cripple Creek
Judge Seeds appointed ID. b. Cozad re-
ceiver for the Bimetallic Bank and ID.
| P. Wilder as counsel for the receiver.
Mrs. Helen NJ Grenfell, state super
intendent of public instruction, has re
covered from her recent attack OIL
bronchitis and resumed her duties at
the state house.
Judge Calvin p. Butler, prominent
Denver lawyer and for a number Oh
years judge of the District Court died
at Denver November 18th OF consump-
tion at the age of 81.
The directors of the Homeopathic
College of Medicine in Denver have
leased the Pioneer building. at the cor
ner of Fifteenth and Larimer streets,
for a college building.
The county commissioners of Teller
have made a levy for county taxes at
the rate of IL mills on a total valua-
ton of S12,000,000. The tax for prop
erty within Cripple Creek is 721s mills.
The Charity Organization Society of
Denver reports great difficulty in get
ting coal enough from the dealers to
supply the needs of the poor. Com
panies that claim to have coal fall to
deliver it when ordered.
Tho fnlIou,ipy Colorado nnCtOffice an
pointments have been made: Norrie,
Pitkin country, Francis johnson, vice
F. E. Gowan resigned; Perry Park
Douglas country, Ida NJ. Barrett, vice
H. E. Hastings, resigned.
1t is reported at the state engineers
office that there is more snow on the
ranges than is usual at this time of
year and that it is well packed. so that
it is likely to remain and be available
for irrigation next summer.
Most of the striking miners who have
left Fremont county are reported TO
have taken considerable sums of money
with them. Thousands of dollars have
been in this way taken out, and about
$4,000 of this has gone to Italy.
President Anderson of the State
School of Mines, will soon publish a
pamphlet on the Twentieth Century
Engineer" which deals largely with the
advantages that institution offers TO
students of mining and metallurgy-
In the District Court at Leadville on
the 18th inst, Judge Overs sentenced
Robert Powell and Leonard Nj. Smith,
the two prominent brokers recently
convicted of forgery and embezzlement,
each to three years in the penitentiary.
The secretary of the interior has au-
thorized the grazing of $4,000 head OF
cattle and horses in the Battlement
Mesa forest reserve, Colorado, during
the season of 1904, under the same con-
ditions as governed such privileges
during last year.
Joe Patrick and Joe Goorca, Austrian
miners. were killed on the 18th inst.
by an explosion in an old powder
house near the Mt. Lincoln coal mine
at Pali-ade. They found some old pow
der and were examining II TO see II IL
was spoiled as unfortunately it was
not.
The Colorado Springs Young Mems
Christian Association celebrated their
twenty-fifth anniversary November
18th and sent telegram to President
Roosevelt. who laid the corner stone
of their building The President an
swered the telegram with a message OF
congratulation.
The county clerk of Clear Creek
county has announced the following tax
levies: Georgetown, 45 mills, valua-
ton 1867 704; Idaho Springs, 80 mills,
valuation 1891 $50; Silver Plume, AZ
mills. valuation $113,1S6; Empire, Al
mills. valuation sS9115. Total valua-
ton, s2.625,9S7
NJ "
chology and education in the Universe
ty of Colorado, died at Boulder on the
18th inst. of typhoid fever. Doctor AL
lin had been a member of the faculty
since 1897 and was well known
throughout the state. He leaves
widow and one child.
The corner stone of the Fort Collins
Carnegie Library building was laid
November 18th. with impressive cere-
monies The building is being erect
ed of red sandstone. handsomely
trimmed Completed it will cost near
ly S15 900. of which Andrew Carnegie
contributed s12,50O.
The trustees of the State School of
Mines have purchased apparatus for
testing cement, so that hereafter the
Colorado product can have the benefit
of official tests by the faculty experts.
Under Professor Fleck the school has
also undertaken the official analysis
of water for municipalities.
II. A. Hartsell, a farmer living near
Ramah in Ell Paso county, was bitten
on the 18th inst. by coyote that gave
evidence of hydrophobia, attacking and
biting cows horses and dogs. By re-
commentator of County Physician
Richardson. Mr.. Hartsell was sent to
the Chicago Pasteur institute for treat
ment.
Monday November 10th was monthly
pay day at Loveland for the growers
and $350,000 was paid out for the
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