The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-10-15
STATE NEWS ITEMS

Deputy Sheriff Peterson captured n
large porcupine on one of the principal
streets of Greeley few mornings
since.
Contracts are reported to have been
let for 100 new cottages to be built at
resorts along the Moffat road for use
next summer.
Petitions from nine city precincts
have been filed with the county clerk.
asking for special election on local
option in Pueblo at the election Novem
ber Sd.
Denver is investing money in new
buildings at the rate of over million
dollars n month. The building per-
mits for September call for an expen'
diture of sl.o06.625.
The International Womens Chris
tian Temperance Union will hold its
annual convention at Denver October
l3d to 30th. Several hundred delegates
are expected to be in attendance.
William Barth. "A Denver capitalist,
has bought the Equitable building in
Denver of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society for sl.fO0,000. 1t is tne
finest buesiness building in Denver.
At a cost of s250.OOO factory is
20 be built in Denver by the Electro
iytic Purifying Company for the man
ufacture OF machines invented by n
New York man to purify water by cleo
trictly.
C. C. Bull. formerly of Denver. where
he was for "A long time connected with
the postoffice and more recently OF FL
Paso and Albuquerque. has been ap-
pointed assistant postmaster at Trini-
dad to fill the vacancy caused by the
recent death of John Alberty.
While hunting rabbits near Trinidad
Monday. Peter Bessolo. fourteen-year-
old boy. thrust his arms into a prairie
log hole In an effort to catch rabbit
which he had been chasing. As he
did 80 a rattlesnake struck its fangs
into his fingers. He was taken to
Trinidad for treatment.
ars. Frances s. Klock. one OF the
first four women members of the Colo.
RADIO Legislature and past national
president of the Ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic. died al
her home in Denver on the 9Th inst.
uf paralysis. Her husband. John l.
,klock. who survives her. is n veteran
'oi the Civil War. in which her father
,-nd brother were killed.
F. w. Nltardy has been named an
inspector for the pure food and drug
commission of this state and will work
under the direction OF Commissioner
Wilbur F. Cannon. Mr.. Nitardy who
recently came to Denver from Chi
caeo. IL a pharmaceutical chemist and
viii pay special attention to the viola
tions of the pure food laws with re-
gard to drugs.
Prof Edgar l.. Hewitt, a director OF
tbs American Archaeological institute
al Washington. who recently returned
to Greeley from u tour of Egypt, Syria
snd Asia Minor. where he has been
studying people in comparison with
tribes OF the Southwest. gathered in
his travels a most valuable collection
oi rare curios for the State Normal
school.
The Denver Symphony Orchestra
Association has been incorporated
with the following directors: J. a.
Thatcher. f. d Field. John F. Cam
pion. John w. Springer. w. A. Hover.
Thomas r. Daily. George b. Berger,
O. r. lie t'eyre. Franklin Guiterman.
Philip Feldhauser. Godfrey Schirmer.
William G. Evans. Lucius NJ. Cuthbert
and C. j. Hughes. Jr.
Work has been commenced on the
steel frame of the new livestock pavil
ion and coliseum at the Union Stock
yards in Denver The structure will
he 2O5 by 3l2 feet In dimensions and
seats will be provided for $500 persons.
beside which there will be standing
room for us many more The arena Ip
t1c center will be 20 by 100 feet. The
Western Stock Show is set for the
week of January 18th.
The new Mennonite sanitarium. four
miles west of La Junta has been com
pieted 1t has three stories and was
erected at a cost of $4,000. 1t is on
the summit of high hill in the center
OF 100 acres OF land and is equipped
with the latest appliances for the care
ui tubcrcular cases. There is sufficient
iaud for tent colony. The santa
rum will be thrown open about octo-
Der 25th.
DR.. II. Bowles.. veterinary surgeon,
returned to Cripple Greek few days
since from n hunting trip to the Black
mountain county, 60 miles west, bring.
INK back one of the largest bald eagles
ever killed in Colorado. The eagle
weighs little under forty seven
pounds, and with wings spread out
measures eight feet and one and one
sixteenth inches from tip to tip.
Cooperation in road building is ex.
emplified at Eaton in the opening, grad
ing and graveling of n regular county
road through the Bruce Eaton land,
east of town. The road saves nearly
.. half milo tn farmers The land was