The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-12-08
COLORADO BRIEF S.

known as Palmer Hall, will be dedi-
Gated during the last of January.
A new company of the National
Guard of Colorado, to be known as
Company II of the Second regiment,
was mustered in at Denver November
18th, by General Klee
The Arvada Lighting. Power and
Construction Company has broken
ground for the mains of the acetylene
plant that they are about to construct
Tor the Denver suburb.
A new canal for irrigation purposes
VIII be constructed in Mesa county un-
der the Wright irrigation law. The di-
rectors OF the organization are l.. NJ.
Meller, A. h. Robinson and j. T. Bea-
man.
An interstate debate has been ar
ranged for by the Colorado College Or
atorical Association with the Universi-
ty OF Utah. 1t will take place in March
or the last of February. Probably in
Salt Lake.
Frazier Brothers. renters on the
OBrien farm. near Fort Collins. raised
twenty-nine acres of beets. which yield
40 tons. for which they received SO, 1856
from the factory. This is an average OF
S1l0 per acre.
Charles Runyon, a Colorado pioneer
and explorer. who first came west as a
member of Col. John C. F'remont's ex-
pedition, died in the Lake county hos
pital at Leadville November oath, at
the age of seventy-nine years.
George B. Fravert, having charge OF
the fruit exhibit for Colorado at the
Exposition, went to st. Louis recently,
where he will store five carloads of
winter apples. These will be placed on
exhibition when the fair opens in May,
A circular letter has been issued to
all members of the United Moderns
fraternity by Supreme Chancellor E.
N. johnson of Denver. explaining the
consolidation of that order with the
Grand Fraternity of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
The Postoffice Department will es-
tablish two new rural routes in Colo
rado January I'd: Delta, Delta county,
one route, area covered eighteen square
miles. population, 420. Fort Lupton,
Weld county. one route, area covered
twenty-six square miles, population,
430.
The Colorado Osteopathic Associa-
ton has just paid $l0,6OO to Boulder
was formerly the county farm, south
of Boulder. but has for some time been
conducted by the osteopaths as san
atorium. The total consideration was
$4,000
The Ottawa University at Ottawa
Ontario, Catholic institution, was
burned December I'd. The building was
a magnificent one and contained a Ii
brary of over 10000 volumes. 1t is es-
timated that the loss amounts to $780,
900. with only 100000 insurance, The
fire is believed to have resulted from
cigarette.
An important educational meeting
will be held at the State University at
Boulder on December 18th. when the
leading educators of the state will be
called together for the purpose of dis
cussing and revising the admission re-
quirements to the university, and
adopting uniform curriculum Tor the
high schools of the state.
A call has been issued for the fourth
annual cor Vention for the Colorado
Retail Grocers and Butchers Associa-
ton The convention will be held at
Fort Collins Tuesday and Wednesday.
the 10th and goth of January, and pre-
parations for a most interesting gath
erng are in progress. The call is is
sued by the state president, j. r. Gard
ner.
Ed Treyarro, one of the best known
mining men in the Cripple Creek dis
trict, has been appointed superintend-
ent of the Vindicator to succeed
Charles Mccormick, who was murdered
in the mine. The new superintendent
was in charge of the Victor in the ear
lier days Of the camp and has had
wide experience throughout the state.
The Fremont Mining and Develop
ment Company, incorporated about
eight months ago and capitalized for
$500 GOO, has just received grant from
the United States government convey
ing $50 acres of land for a reservoir
site The reservoir is intended to bring
under cultivation 10000 acres of land
on the Mesa north of Canon City and
Florence.
DR.. Ramaley of the State University
at Boulder will leave about December
18th for a tour around the world, go
ing via San Francisco. He will spend
most of his time in Japan, Java and
Ceylon and there study animal life. He
will return to Boulder next September.
During his absence Professor Judaz
will have charge of his classes at the
university.
Patents granted November 2Sth to
inventors residing in Colorado were as
follows: Ferdinand II. Chlada, Ouray.
exercising machine; John p. Karns,
Cripple Creek tunneling machine:
John S. j. Lallie. Denver, solar and
vertical sighting attachment for tran
sits; Henry Lingelbach, Merino, horse
hayrake; Albert II. Mcclure. Majestic,
track device for inclined ways; George
C. Newcomb, Denver, ore car; Levi T.
Stephenson, Trinidad, rail joint; AL
bert V. Todd, Denver, surgical appli-
ance.
1t has been decided by the managers
of the Pueblo and Beulah Valley rail-
road To esfah hlish five stations on tho