The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-09-22
COLORADO RIEF S.

A scarcity OF farm hands to get in
the crops is reported in nearly all
parts of northern Colorado.
1t is announced that President Lewis
Of Moore's Hill College has accepted
the presidency of the Wyoming State
University.
County Judge Ben b. Lindsey of
Denver will address the Missouri State
Conference of Charities and Corrections
October 7th, on the juvenile problem
William G. Rice. manager of the
Stratton mining properties in the Grip
pie Creek district, died at Colorado
Springs September 18th OF cancer of
the stomach.
The Phillips County Agricultural
and Horticultural Association will be
incorporated and stock sold at IS per
share. The fair will be held about the
middle of October.
According to the report of tickets
still uncalled for at the joint ticket
agency in Denver there were still be-
tween 5000 and 5000 tourists In the
state on the 18th inst.
The Golden smelter closed down
September 11th for an indefinite per-
iod The employees were paid OF and
told that when they were again want
DR. Walter w. Branson, formerly OF
Golden. died few days ago at Palm
Beach, Florida. Dr. Branson served
for some time as superintendent of the
State Industrial School for Boys, sue
ceeding w. II. Myrick.
The men employed in six of the Den
yer custom clothing establishments
went out on a strike on the 18th inst.
One cause OF the strike is the demand
for free workshops. but other questions
are said to be involved.
The earthquake of September 9th III
the northern part of Colorado extend
ed to Grand Lake and vicinity, and
lasted from ten to fifteen seconds,
causing houses to rock and oTeah. IL
travelled in a western direction.
Mayor Wright of Denver has been
requested to act as the Denver mem
ber of the Sir Thomas Upton testimo-
nial committee and receive voluntary
, contributions toward a silver service
to be presented to Sir Thomas.
Charles Woke. arrested together with
George Marshland and kid Farmer
at Denver. is said to have confessed TO
the stealing of ore to the amount OF
81 800 worth from the independence
mine in the Cripple Creek district
A Salt Lake dispatch says that c.
Sum Nichols, a newspaper man VINO
started a number of papers in Kansas,
Colorado and Wyoming since the close
of the Civil war. died in that city on
the 18th inst at the age of sixty years.
Henry Davis, the Denver snake
tanner, is Just recovering from the bite
of a copperhead snake. He was bitten
September LIST and for several days
in
will keep ON handling snakes just the
same.
The United Oil Company's well No.
on the Anderson ranch. near Boulder,
is now pumping about twenty-five bar
rels of oil day. This is the first well
of the company that has been success
ful and 1t will probably lead to further
exploration.
The Rev. w. II. Marble, formerly of
the Congregational church at Boulder.
died at Boulder on the 18th inst, at the
age OF 81 years, leaving two children
not yet of age His wife. much young
er than he. died n few weeks ago OF
appendicitis.
The new Carnegie Library Board has
been organized at Idaho Springs with
Mayor George Riley as president.
Steps are being taken to go ahead with
the building as soon as possible and
it is expected that the library will
open with 5000 volumes.
Thomas w Wright, who died at Sa-
Ida April 18th of typhoid fever at the
age of thirty-two years, had served ten
years in the United States navy and did
important service on board the San
Francisco in Cuban waters during the
Spanish-American war.
ha1
was decided by the unions of Pueblo
to assist the striking miners of Grip
pie Creek district by giving to them all
the money made on the Labor Day
celebration, after all bills are paid.
This will amount to more than 5000.
A committee of the Denver City
Council has decided to recommend the
esta blishment of a creamery at the
county poor farm. There are forty cows
on the farm and it is proposed to add
forty more creamery, together with
an ice plant, can be built for about $10,-
900.
1t is said that nearly all the large
hotels Of Denver were crowded and
compelled to turn away many guests
on the night of Sept. 18th. The rush
was occt STONED by the meetings of the
Masonic Grand Lodge and Homoe-
pd'hic phssieiahS' 'oSe'"ei WIN SoiiS
large excursions.
The Colorado Equal Suffrage Asso-
citation will celebrate it's tenth ami
versary November 7th. A meeting will
be held at the Womans Club building
In Denver and invitations will be sent
to the officers OF the national society
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, Mrs Ellen
Shaw and Miss Susan B. Anthony.
Arthur Mcdonald known as Red
Gallagher" a popular and widely
known telegraph operator in the Asso-
ciated Press Office at Denver died