The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-02-20
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


Shooting at coyotes from moving
trains is cne of the pastimes of passen-
gers and trainmen on the Moffat road.
Over 100000 pounds Of flour were
shipped from Lamar on the 7th inst
direct to Liverpool, England, by the
Lamar Milling & Elevator Company.
Fort Collins is preparing to entertain
the annual department OF the Grand
Army of the Republic. department OF
Colorado and Wyoming, next May.
The Colorado Fruit Commercial AS
sociation and the Grand Valley Fruit
and Produce Association have formed
consolidation under the former name.
In order to secure charter for
lodge of Elks, members of that order
have Just completed "A census OF Fort
Morgan. They find the population to
be 3,205.
The Bureau of Child and Animal Pro
lection will try its hand at running the
dog pound in Denver, money for the
purpose being appropriated by the City
Council.
In order to establish a headquarters
for the western states the Salvatlon
Army has appropriated $150,OOO for the
purchase or erection of building in
Denver
The Associated Charities of Colorado
Springs have found several hundred
men out of employment and are en-.
deavoring to influence the City Council
to create public work for them.
]. c.. Emerson, who had served as
day marshal OF Rifle ever since the
town was incorporated, died on the
10th inst. of diabetes. He was thirty
eight years Of age and leaves fam
lily.
Work on the new Carnegie library
building at Denver, which was stopped
by the failure of the contractor, will
soon be resumed by his bondsmen, who
promise 10 finish the structure in good
time.
The State Normal School has added
one of the rarest and most expensive
collections OF humming birds In the
world to its museum. 1t numbers 400
different species, gathered in South
America especially for the school.
While sinking hole for the founda-
ton of the proposed Pueblo court
house workmen uncovered metal disc
showing tnat by the United States Ge-
illogical Survey in 1872 the elevation
of Pueblo was placed at 1880 feet.
The First State Bank of Num-, Colo
RADIO, has Incorporated with n capital
of $40 1000. with b. +. Clark OF Fort Col
Inns. president. Boyd Wolfe OF Num-,
vice president, and John ii. Leinr and
Amos Entwistle of Num-. directors.
The Salvation army contemplates
the erection of n church at Greeley
which will make the seventh in the
city. 1t will cost $4,000. have three
stories. and part Will be used as
rooming house and for storerooms.
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Agricultural College will speak at the
! University OF Colorado February 22d.
on THE College Man in Politics." his
address being the principal feature OF
7 the washington's Birthday exercises
at the university.
The Seventh Day Adventists Of Colo
RADIO and neighboring states have ar
ranged to hold their annual convention
| in Pueblo next September. The con-
yention will continue for ten days and
more than n thousand delegates are ex-
| pected to attend.
Judge Garrigues OF Greeley will con
/ duct the first hearing on the question
| OF the disposition OF the state inheri-
lance fund. Judge Garrigues has given
notice that he will hear the State uni
versity demand against the inheritance
/ fund on April 2, 1908. A new set OF In
] heritanCe TAX lOrHS nave peeu Pae-
pared for attorneys.
1t is announced that the Pueblo
Foundry Machine Company, better
known as Lannon's foundry, VIII add
/ to It's present plant cast steel manu-
| factory at a cost OF $4,000. The new
plant will employ 100 men and Will be
the only one OF its kind west OF st.
Louis. Besides turning out cast steel,
a number OF specialties will be manu-
| factured.
Bob" womack, "the father OF Grip
| pie Creek" who made the first impor-
tant discovery OF gold in the district
| in the Gold King mine In Poverty
| Gulch. is row lying at his sisters home
| in Colorado Springs helpless victim
| of paralysis. An effort is being made
by the newspapers, backed by promi-
nent citizens, to raise fund for the
purpose Of caring for him during the
| rest of his life.
II. r. Smith, who carries the mail
from Loveland to Drake, recently met
with a serious runaway accident. bolt
worked loose, allowing singletree to
strike the heels Of one of the horses.
| This caused them to run and Smith
was thrown out He was picked up by
passing teamsters and taken home.
His left thigh was dislocated and the
right shoulder severely bruised, but no
bones were broken.
The Pueblo postofice officials have
received information that the only
rural route in the United States which
doubles back on itself is to be estab-
lished out of Pueblo, running east
along the Arkansas river. The govern
ment has heretofore not established
routes unless the carriers go one way
and return another. The large number
OF people to be accommodated on the
twelve-mile route caused the change in