The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-17

P j. O'COnnor former national pres
ident of the Ancient Order OF Hiber
mans, former national president of the
Catholic knights OF America. died at
Savannah, Georgia. on the 9Th inst.
The Putnam Hill chapter. C. A. B.,
at Greenwich, Connecticut. will be in
corporated to take over the house in
which General Putnam spent the night
befor, his famous ride down the stone
steps.
The number of bonded whisky losses
in kentucky this year has caused many
companies to consider whether a moral
hazard is developing because of the
rapid increase in the prohibition and
local option sentiment.
Much curiosity has been caused by
an announcement from Wisconsin that
the soil of wealthy resident of that
state las applied for patents on a new
type Of motor car which he expects to
market at $3.50.
A total OF 11.010,S64 bales of cotton
ginned from the growth of 1908 to Dec.
lst, and 26,922 active glnneries, against
S,343,396 bales ginned to Dec. 1st last
year and 26.S54 ginneries year ago
were announced in the census bureau
report on cotton.
Miss Mary Goodwin Pinkney, died in
New York city on the Sth inst. at the
age OF ninety-nine. Miss Pinkney was
women OF the world. the value OF her
holdings in Manhattan real estate be-
ing estimated at S10.000.000.
Elks in New York are to spend ST.
000. 900 on a twelve story clubhouse. ho-
tel and theater. at Forty-third street
and Sixth avenue. Work on the
structure which will be built by New
York lodge No. ] will begin within
sixty days. 1t will be dedicated on
Christmas eve, 1909.
November fire losses have been
heavy in the United States and Canada.
and the month will be added to the
long list of others in 1908 which have
shown no profit for the companies. The
total for the month is estimated $17.-
900 900. making the total for the year
to date $225.000,000. This compares
with l97.000.000 for the first eleven
months OF 1907.
publicly eulogized the late Grover
Cleveland. who died June oath. These
tributes were paid at the memorial ex-
erciscs which marked the opening ses-
sion of the second annual meeting OF
the Association of Life Insurance
presidents, of which organization Mr..
Cleveland was chairman and general
counsel at the time OF his death.
In the suit at New York to dissolve
the Standard Oil Company, the gov
ernment inquisitor. on figures sub
mittei. showed that the Continental
OIL Company. n Standard subsidiary In
the Middle West, made profits OF 115
per cent on its capitalization of $780,
900. and that the Standard OIL Com
pany of Indiana on a capitalization OF
81, ,00O. 900 earned about S55. .000. 900 be-
tween 1899 and 1906.
The American Mining congress at its
! closing session In Pittsburg Saturday
elected J. II. Richards. Boise. presi
dent: DIR. f. r. Buckley. Flat River,
Missouri, first vice president; John
Dearn. Salt Lake. second vice presi
dent; w. F. II. Mills. Denver. third
vice president; J. F. Callbreath. Den
yer, secretary: directors. +. G. Brom
ley. Denver: NJ. Foster Balm. Urbana
Illinois. and Samuel A. Taylor. Pitts
burg. Headquarters will remain In
Denver
| YOU. nful air craft enthusiasts at Co
lumb,a University. New York City
forming the University Aero Club. are
soon 10 have an aeroplane and a diri-
gibie balloon for experimental pur'
poses The balloon and flying ma
chine will he presented to the club
by a donor whose name has not been
made public. II is probable that a
meet in which machines Of the stu
dents will compete will be held at the
university In the spring. Jay Gould ii
Is an enthusiastic member OF the or
ganization and 1t is said will contribute
to the>Cause.