The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-10-22
COLORADO ITEMS


gresational church at Pueblo was laid
Sunday.
Over 400 deer had been received in
Denver up to the 18th inst, with pros
poets of at least 1000 more before the
close of the season, October goth.
On the University grounds in Den
yer Saturday the University of Den
yer football team defeated the eleven
OF the University of Utah by a score
of II to Is.
The new addition to the Denver
postoffice has finally been occupied
and opened to business. 1t cost about
$4,000 and is much smaller than was
really needed
Judge Ben b. Lindsey has announced
his intention of running for judge of
the Juvenile Court in Denver on an
Independent ticket that will contain
only his name.
From 100 acres east of Eaton. James
Graham has harvested 10000 sacks of
potatoes. which he expects to bring
Sl.lO sack for seed. This was the
first season the land was cultivated.
George Tebeau has sold hisone-half
interest in the Denver baseball team OF
the Western League to j. +. Gunthrope
of Plainview. Neb but he still retains
part ownership in the Broadway park
in Denver, where all the games are
played
During the year 1907 the state of
I.l L.. II, -
sten minerals. 1,146 tons of wolframite
ore approaching wolframite in compost
tion. valued at s573.642.7i, being taken
from the mines located in Boulder
county.
The Musicians union is the first sub
scriber to the fund to be raised to
maintain permanent symphony or
chestra in Denver. The union has pre-
sented the directors of the Denver
symphony orchestra with a check for
$500.
Charles L. Hooper of Denver, son OF
Mai. S. X. Hooper. general passenger
agent of the Denver & Rio Grande. has
been appointed general agent of the
San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt Lake
railroad. The Clark Road" and Will
soon open an office In Denver.
Work is progressing on the River
side ditch and dam and before another
month all contracts are expected to be
finished. This is one of the largest
projects in the state and will bring
under irrigation 100000 acres of Nor
gan county farm land.
The dangerous season of leaf and
weed burning is here. Among the first
victims was Mrs. Harry Teiffer. living
lortheast OF .Longmont, whose clothing
caught fire while she was burning
weeds n few days since. resulting in
burns that the physicians predicted
would prove fatal
Two of the candidates for state su-
perintendent OF public instruction
have Katherine for their first name
and the other two are named Cath
crime" Following are the names as
they will appear on the ballot: Kath-
crime Craig. Republican; Mrs. Rather
inc Cook. Democrat; Catherine
Schooler. Prohibition. and Catherine
Phillips. Socialist. Katie is sure to be
elected.
Frank Lennon. a resident of the
Cache la Poudrc valley. for thirty.five
years. but lately engaged in feeding
sheep near Kimball. Neb.. together
with John Warren and Engineer f. L.
Baker. will develop. with irrigation.
10000 acres Just over the state line.
near Kimball. To do this they will form
an irrigation district, to be provided
with water from proposed Lodge Pole
creek reservoir.
With the view of settling up Routt
county as rapidly as possible. the
State Land Board has disposed of 1000
acres of land within the past few days.
\ majority 9f the purchasers will 10
cate their homesteads in Routt coun-
", as 800 acres were sold in that
county at prices ranging from IS to
s37 per acre. In Larimer county 1.G00
acres were sold and the remainder
of the sales were divided between Lo-
gan. Rio Grande, Weld, Saguache. Pu-
eblo. Baca and Ebert.
1t has been arranged that the State
Pharmacist association shall visit Es-
tes Park June II, 1909 to open the
Stanley hotel, now in process of con
struction. At least $50 delegates, with
their families and friends will be pres
ent. A great hydro-electrical plant is
TO be built in Estes Park. The power
house will be established near the fish |
hatchery, SO that the two institutions |
may be cared for at the same time at
small expense. The plan is to tap the |
stream below Horseshoe park. The |
minimum summer fall of the stream |
is 4JJ horsepower. The power will |
Snnnlv eyery huildinn in Estes Park