The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-04-16

A company is being organized with
a capital of 100000 to finance a sum-
mer resort which will be established
three miles east of Florence.
John II. Du Bois has purchased the
famous seltzer springs at Springdale.
in Boulder county, and will try to Or
ganize company which will pipe the
water to Boulder, eight miles.
The federal government through c.
f. Cabell has begun proceedings to
oust number of homesteaders on
land west of Trinidad. 1t is claimed
by the government that the land was
entered as homestead when 1t con-
tanned mineral.
Charles l.. Sherrard, who recently
brought suit against the Santa Fe rail
way for the loss of a foot in an acc:-
dent at Rocky Ford several months
ago, has settled with the company for
$1,000. This is the largest settlement
in similar case known for some time.
A prize of $25 in gold has been Of
fered to the member of the junior class
of the Agricultural college who writes
the best paper on the college. by Mrs.
Nettie X. Robeson. principal of the
Robson Studio of Oratory at Fort
Collins. The contest will be held in
May.
After two months search. Herman
Pheiffer. formerly Denver fireman.
VINO fell heir to sixth part OF
large estate in Germany some three
months ago, has been located in San
Francisco where he is employed as
bookkeeper with the telephone com
pany.
Miss Manning of Chicago, IA graduate
Il aaconess, has been employed by the
Methodist church Mt Greeley to assist
the pastor. Mr.. Davis. in his duties
with his congregation. This Is the first
church 10 employ pastors assistant.
She will 1e paid regular salary by the
church.
Albert SchiemenZ and Juan Santise-
van, charged with firing the coke
washer at Sopris. March 18th. which
caused the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company a loss of 100000, have been
bound over to the next term of the Dis
trict Court at Trinidad under bonds
of $4,000.
About 100 persons were present at
the annual reception given April Sd to
normal conductors and Instructions.
county superintendents and prominent
educators from all parts OF the state by
Miss Katherine l.. Craig. state superin-
tendent NJ public instruction In her Of
fice in the state house.
Work is being pushed in the con
struction q: "A ! .90O.foot tunnel through
the hogoack near the northern limits
of Canon City. This work is In con
nection with reservoir which will
store the food and secpaSe water OF
Sand creek TO irrigate 600 acres of val
liable lands near the fair grounds.
Fifty convicis are employed on road
work In the eastern end OF Fremont
county. New roads are being graded
and old ones improved. The state gives
the free use OF the convict labor and
all the expense To the county is for
their board and guards while on duty.
They will be worked all summer.
At the annual meeting of the North.
ern Colorado Power Company held in
Denver. April ith. n s3.O00.000 bond Is
sue was authorized. and 1t was an
nounced that the proceeds OF the sale
Of the bonds will be expended In com
pleting the plans for the development
OF the company's work In northern Col
orado.
Col $. X. Hooper. general passenger
agent OF the Denver a Rio Grande rail
road. has Just issued "A new edition OF
Camping in the Rockies II IL care
fully compiled and beautifully illustrat-
cd guide to desirable camping places In
Colorado. Utah and New Mexico and
gives estimates OF the cost OF various
cuttings.
Ninety-one years OF age. Mrs. Abb
gail Dnnhnm, the oldest woman among
the uni1n colony of pioneers who
founded Greeley. has again planted her
garden. doing all the work alone. so
that she might brag of it, she said.
Every year she cultivates a plot OF
ground tos recreation and carries the
crops to Leighbors.
A rare and valuable gold coin. of es.
pocial interest to Coloradoans. has been
discovered in the National Bank of the
Republic at Chicago. \ shipment OF
gold was received from the banks Mo
line correspondent and one of the tel
lers. in weighing II. found among the
coins "A $50 Colorado gold piece issued
by Clark, Gruber a. Co. OF Denver. in
SCI.
Farm products to the value OF $1,000
were raised on the Denver poor farm
of $50 acres by Superintendent w. j.
Phillips last year. The farm itself con
sumed about two-thirds of this product
last year and the rest was sent to the
county hospital or sold. The vegetable
plot yielded over sixty tons of vege-
tables. None of the inmates do any
OF the farm work. although they are
set to light work about the house and
yards.
Greeley claims to have the largest
high school of any city of like popula-
tion in the United States. There are
now $50 students enrolled, all attend
ing regularly and. with the exception