The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-10-01
STATE NEWS ITEMS

tiers hotel, suggests that straw hat,
be worn all winter an an unique methot
of advertising Colorado Springs as
winter resort.
Nicholas Finn, at one time promi
nent mining and smelling operator al
Leadville. died in the Sisters hospital
at Leadville Friday night after an i'll
ness of three months.
Medical men of Morgan county held
a meeting at Fort Morgan Saturday
formed county association and
elected DR.. ]. A. Farnsworth president
and DIR. A. F Williams secretary.
The town of Dacona has been in
corporated. 1t is one of the new settle.
ments In western Weld county estab-
lished as the result of rich coal strikes
which are being thoroughly developed.
The county clerk OF FL Paso county
has issued 2S5 hunting licenses for
the opening OF the deer season. Oct.
list, and at least 200 additional appli-
cations are expected.
Contracts have been awarded by the
Ward Gold Cyanide Milling Company
for the erection OF two unit miles of rs
IL,
Colo. The mills will be in operation
early next year.
Work Is being rushed on the Stand
ley Lake irrigation system and 1t is
expected that by the first of the year
10000 acres of land will be brought I'M
der irrigation. By the progress being
made, n total Of 100000 acres of arid
VII \, nj nSf <f
yer. will be irrigated In 1910.
Twenty-Five children between the
age OF and ~ were taken from the
Fort Lupton canning factory by a pro-
baton officer and placed in school.
Their parents. the school board and
their employers were notified that un-
less they hereafter conform to the re-
quirements OF the compulsory educa-
ton law. they will be brought into
court to answer
In the District Court at Leadville
Judge Cavender sentenced Sherman
w. Morris to 20 TO 25 years In the pen
itentiary. Morris was found guilty by
n jury OF the murder at Leadville OF
John Walsh. a saloon-keeper. In June.
1893. He was arrested at Lansing,
Mich. In May of this year. and brought
to Leadville by Sheriff Bonner.
DR.. William j. Baird OF Boulder has
presented TO the city Of Boulder for
park purposes 16O acres of land ad
joining the city on the west. lying ut
the mouth of Gregory canon and at
the foot of Flagstaff mountain. The
city already owns in this vicinity some
thing over 1000 acres and all will
eventually form one OF the most beau
tiful natural parks In the country.
In the United States Court at Denver
Judge Lewis. after hearing arguments
In the case Of Parry Hokasono. n Jap
nnese. against the Laramie Poudre
Reservation l. Irrigation Company.
decided in favor OF the plaintiff. awari-
ing him the full sum OF $i.6s2.20. ac-
cording to the contract. Owing to dis
putes In regard to the completion OF
the work the company had paid him
only s3.4s6.45.
The Southern Colorado Power &
Railway Company has filed a mort
gage for 81 100000 in favor OF the st.
Louis Union Trust Company OF st.
Louis. The mortgage covers the en-
tire plant and all the lines of the Trim
idad company. which is merger OF the
old Trinidad Electric Railway com
pany and the Stonewall Valley Elec-
trio Railway Company. or the amount
named In the mortgage. 100000 is to
be used in improvements.
Because the two modern buildings
erected over a year ago are not large
enough to meet the demands that the
rapid growth OF Denver is raising.
Mayor Speer will recommend In his
budget for 1909 an appropriation TO
build a commodious addition to Steele
hospital for contagious diseases. An
other appropriation will be asked for
the erection of 100000 pesthouse to
replace the Sand Creek hospital de-
stroyed by fire.
II the action of Judge Lewis in the
United States Court at Denver in over
ruling a demurrer of the city of Gree
ley is not reversed II would appear that
the Greeley and Northern Railroad &
Utilities Company can go ahead and
complete an interurban street car line
connecting Greeley. Eaton and other
towns in Weld county. The railroad
company has applied for an injunction
restraining the city from interfering
with It's construction of the line, and II
is the city demurrer to this application
that has been overruled.
The Denver Reservoir Irrigation
Company has just let contract to f.
w Harrington and John McNabb of
Fort Collins to enlarge the Community
tunnel located on the Community canal
near Eldorado Springs. This tunnel is
/, 40 feet long and will be enlarged to
carry a maximum of 200 second feet
of water The work Is to be COMPLETED