The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-06-09
COLORADO BRIEFS

The salary of the postmaster at hico'
will after July 1st be cut off. and the
office put back to the fourth class.
July LIST the postmasters at Berthoud
and Pagosa, Colorado. will have thelr
salaries raised from 81 600 to $1,1OO.
C. S. Aldrich of Monte Vista has
been elected commandant OF the Colo
RADIO State Soldiers and Sailors Home.
In the Cripple Creek district June
! was ushered in by fall of several
inches of snow on the night OF May
31st.
The open season for trout. not less
than seven inches long, and other nsh
began June 1 and will last to Octo-
ber 81.
An effort will be made by Colorado
College to have government weather
station placed on the summit OF P1kes
/ Peak again.
The special feature of Memorial Day
at Las Animas was over 100 hover
girls dressed in white. who sang mem
orial songs.
The annual shoot of the Colorado
State Rifle Association will be held on
the grounds of the Denver club on Au-
gust 23rd and Gath.
A COW owned by Nellie Bird, who
lives on a ranch near Aspen, gave
| birth to three calves few days ago.
They were all perfect
The Palm well, the first OF four wells
beeing drilled by the Boulder-London
Gold. Land and Development Company
at Boulder came into oil May 3Oth.
The Rev. Wilbur F. Paddock of Den
yer, a retired Episcopal minister, sew
enty years of age was struck by run
away team and seriously hurt few
days ago.
Fruit growers Of Garfield county who
have visited Denver predict heavy
crop of peaches this year. The apple
crop will. they think. be little short
owing to the heavy yield last year
This has been one of the coolest
springs ever known in northern Colo
RADIO, and the crops in consequence of
the cold weather have made but little
growth, compared with other seasons.
On Memorial Day the Miners Union
of Aspen decorated the grave of eX-
Governor Davis II. Waite, part of
the floral tribute being sent from Den
yer by the Western Federation of Min
ers.
During the month of May just closed.
the people of Denver took out 1863
building permits. the aggregate value
being S643 ,080. This was never exceed
ed in any one month excepting April.
1902.
President James H. Baker began the
commencement exercises OF the Uni
versity of Colorado at Boulder, Sun
day May 2lst. by the delivery of the
baccalaureate address in the Presby-
terian church.
Lieutenant Colonel Frank West of
the cavalry has been assigned to duty
as inspector general OF the Department
of the Colorado. with station at Den
yer. Colonel West is now returning
from the Philippines.
Reports received by Mrs. Martha
Shute, secretary of the State Board
of Horticulture. in response to letters
sent out some time ago, indicate that
the losses in fruit are not nearly as
great as was supposed.
President j. r. Robinson of the Gar
den of the Gods Chautauqua Associa-
ton at Colorado Springs has an
nounced that Clara Morris the noted
actress, would appear before the Chau-
tauqua August 10th. and Goth.
July 1st the salaries of the following
Colorado postmasters will be in
creased: Delta, 81 900 to s1.700; Trim
idad. 81, 500 to $4,000; Grand Junction.
50 300 to $2.400. Cripple Creek will be
reduced from s2,s00 to $500.
The Union Pacific to-day awarded to
Fitzpatrick Bros. & Collins of Denver
the contract for grading for double
track sixty miles OF roadbed between
Kearney and Silver Creek Nebraska.
The contract involves 81 100000.
The Colorado College baseball team
defeated the University of Colorado
team June I'd. winning the Colorado in
tercollegiate championship over the
State University. Agricultural College.
School of Mines and University of Den
yer.
John H Fesler. formerly state treas
urer of Colorado. and at present con-
sui at Annoy. China, has returned to
Denver on six months leave of alb
sence. Mr.. Fesler is well known
throughout the state and was at one
time a director of the Glenwood bank.
Justices Sweeney and Byers approved
the bond of w. 7. Downing at Grand
Junction and he was given his liberty
pending the trial in October. Down
ing's neighbors and friends at White
water are his bcndsmen. Downing shot
District Attorney S. G. McMullin sew
eral weeks ago.
The weekly report of the Department
of Agriculture pertaining to Colorado
brings out the fact that the unprece-
dented long period of rain and cold has
done much damage to fruit and veg
etables, and has retarded the growth
of grain. On the other hand the ranges
have been much benefited.
The body Of Mrs. Mary F. Ryder.
who died at New Windsor June 1st
under peculiar circumstances, was
brought to Greeley and an inquest was
held, the verdict being that death was
caused by an overdose of patent