The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-11-03
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will hold only a four-weeks' session;
next summer instead of five.
The county commissioners of Pueblo
county will probably purchase the
Fairmont general hospital in Pueblo
as hospital for the county sick and
poor.
F. w. Johnson, one of the pioneers
and prominent citizens of Delta coun-
ty. died October 2Sth of pneumonia. He
reached the Grand valley on the samd
day that the Indians left.
Miss Honora de Busk of Trinidad,
Colorado, who has been working as
Congregational missionary among the
Indians of New Mexico, is in New Engl
land on a preaching tour.
James A. Layton, one of the pio-
neers of Mesa county, died at Crane
Junction, October 23d. He was proml-
nent in city and county affairs from
the first settlement of the valley.
John Rodell, an old-time prospector
and miner, died October 2sth at MS.
cabin, on Spring creek. near Creede..
He was well known in Summitville'
Bonanza and in the San Juan country.
B. W. Lewis, proprietor of the La
Veta hotel at Gunnison, died suddenly
October 23d While apparently in the
best of health he was attacked with
sudden illness and lived only tew.
hours.
The beautiful new chapel at the
Oakes Consumptives' Home in Denver
was dedicated by Bishop Olmstead on
October 26th The cost of the building
is about $4,000 and it comfortably
seats 200 people.
The report of Secretary E. E. Car
-. A. C.la 10. In
ciated Charities, shows that the total
receipts for the year were S5,5S7, .02;
number of meals furnished, 11,O1O, and
number of beds. 340O.
Former City Clerk w. l.. Smith OK
Pueblo, who appeared before Justice
of the Peace Hart for trial on a charge
of embezzling 5000 of the city's money,
was dismissed by motion of Asslstanq
| District Attorney Weiis.
The contract for constructing the
new Delta water system will not be let
! at present, the City Council having rel
| jected the proposition submitted by Mr-
| Whitelaw, for the sale of the Dough-
spoon water rights owned by him.
The University of Colorado is to
have two interstate debates this year.
One is to be with the University OF
Texas and the other with the Univers7
ity of Kansas. The Kansas-ColoradS
debate comes to Boulder this year.
H. X. Sullivan. fifth vice president
of the International Brotherhood of
! Transfers, has been in Denver for
some time laboring to perfect the local
organization. Out of 5000 teamsters
he found only about 300 organized
C. E. Wantland. land agent for the
Union Pacific, has received letter
at,Ia EradnrtnE Rnnf l.,
Tucker, who thanks the real estate men
of Denver for providing COW for the
Cherry Tree Home in Amity.
Trinity M. E. Church in Denver will
celebrate its forty-fourth anniversary
November 22nd at its magnificent
church building on Broadway. An ad-,
-ft5s%sei Organizer Of the brot6sff5hod% t6sffRh d%f %8f
st. Paul.
The Denver & Northwestern Rail;
road Company has made arrangements,
to supply Denver with coal from the
Leyden mines, using steam power for
transporting the coal into the city in
stead of the electric power heretofore
depended upon.
On Thursday, October 22d. Miss No
ra Gaynor. who had recently arrived,
in Denver from Boulder, stepped Off
an electric ear while it was in rapid
motion and was killed. The accident
seems to have been due to temporary
alteration of mind.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued a certificate authorizing thd
First National Bank of Walsenburg
Colorado, to begin business. The new
bank will employ a capital of $4,000,
Fred o. Roof will be president and
James B. Dick. vice president.
AT its meeting in Colorado Springs
the Colorado State Baptist Association
1 elected DR.. B. E. Harl president for the
ensuing year, and w. p. Pope corre-'
spending secretary. The sum of $1,000
was raised in a few minutes to make
up the deficiency in the state mission
fund. :
The following Colorado postmasters
were appointed October 2Sth: Boreas,
Summit county, Albert NJ. Dow. vice
John W. Soper, resigned: Eden, Pueblo
county, Isham M. Barnard, vice f. H:
Cunningham, resigned; Lees, Pueblo
county, Joseph c. Lees, vice Percy
, Lees, dead. :
| A Laramie, Wyoming, dispatch, of
! October 26th says: Mrs. Annie Burns
of Denver and Jacob May of Laramie,
were married here to-day. The bride
secured a divorce from John Burns,
her fourth husband. in Denver few
months ago. Mr.. May has been mar
ried three times.
Gordon M Fathergill. near Fort COLI
Inns, has Just gathered a phenomenal
onion crop From sixteen acres he
harvested 5000 sacks of saleable on
ions, an average of 1926 sacks to tho acre
From one measured piece of ground
containing one and one-fourth acres,
he took 460 sacks of fine onions.
c. " Burrell of Rocky Ford, who,
was bitten a short time since by st.
Bernard dog that afterwards developed