The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-01-02
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

boulder poultry snow Wnlcn attrdCteu
much attention.
An organization is being effected In
Denver for the study of Esperanto, the
new universal language.
Pullman porters who live in Colo
RADIO have organized themselves into
an association to be known as the
pullman Porters' Club.
The following fourth class postof,
fices will be changed to presidential
January 1st: Cheyenne Wells, salary,
$1,000; Manzanola, $1,000.
AS the result of days hunt near
Fort Morgan $50 jackrabbits were
shipped to Parson Uzzell for distribu-
tion among the poor OF Denver.
Fifteen recruits for the army and
navy were secured at Trinidad from
the 1st to the Goth of December. with
six others awaiting examination.
The Ault Bachelors club is arrang-
ing for a novel ball. Only dances pop
ular fifty years ago will take place
and each bachelor is expected to ex-
ecute Fishers hornpipe.
The city council of Boulder passed
resolution of thanks to the county
commissioners because they refused
to renew the saloon license at Downer.
the coal camp near Marshall.
The decline in the price of silver.
lead and zinc is causing n good many
mines to close down. Among the latest
are the Smuggler and Durant mines at
Aspen, affecting about 200 men.
A physical culture wave has swept
Greeley, embracing both women ana
men. Notwithstanding the pressure OF
the holiday trade large classes OF both
sexes are studying physical culture
Two little boys, both under eight
years of age, were recently arrested
in Pueblo on the charge of stealing bi-
cycles Several valuable wheels are
said TO have been found in their pos
session.
/ A construction force has resumed
work on the double track Of the main
l line of the ID. 4 n. G.. between Flor
| ence and Canon City. The work VIII
be pushed and rails will be laid in six
weeks.
Mrs. John Rommel. n Russian. liv'
ing northeast OF Fort Collins, was ac
cidentally shot and killed few days
ago by Jake Rommel, a cousin OF her
husband. Rommel was cleaning g
shotgun when IL was accidentally dis
charged, striking Mrs. Rommel In th'
face.
The Democrats OF Colorado Springs
are planning to capture the next Dem
ocratic state convention which VIII b,
held sometime next September. Prom
inent Democrats are leading the move
ment and claim that Colorado Spring,
should be given the preference II
view OF the fact that Denver has cap
tured the national convention.
The Boulder county commissioner
are building near l.ongmont one OF th'
best county roads In the state. Ce
meui-g gravel is being used TO surface
the road. 1t will be rolled until 1t Il
almost as smooth as pavement. Wori
is being done on. the main road iron
l.ongmont TO Lyons. where II connect
with the new automobile road to Este
Park.
Several newcomers who have set
tied on land eighteen miles north q
Fort Collins have organized com
pany to construct a pipe line to carr,
water from a large spring IN the noun
tains to their homes. The line VII
be ten miles long and the spring howi
from 10000 to $4,000 gallons IA day
The work will cost several ihousin'
dollars.
lows, whose quarters were recent!
burned, have let "A contract for th'
construction of a two-story stone build
ing at n cost OF $4,000. A grand cele
bration to include all the lodges o
Fremont county. is planned for Apri
26th, after the completion OF the neu
building. The first floor OF the build
ing will be used for an opera house.
Consul Ferarc, representing the GOV
eminent of Austria-Hungary. was IL
Pueblo a few days ago to investigat Il
the recent steel works accident IL
which five Of his countrymen lost fhcil
lives The Austriaps at Pueblo art
not satisfied with the verdict OF tht
coroner's jury, which exonerated the
company from all blame. and an ef
fort is being made to secure damages
Surprised by the fashlight OF Po
liceman Andrew l.. Halligan. as tina
officer was examining the rear dool
of the jeyelry store of Sherman w
Moody, on Main street, in Grand June
ton, a burglar who was preparing te
break into the establishment at
tempted to kill the ofiicer. After 6
running battle for two blocks. during
which dozen shots were exchanged
the burglar escaped.
Assessor Gird places the real value
Of Denver-its realty and persona ty
and its public buildings, at $265.000,
900. The assessed valuation. gross. is
$131 .06S. .445. which is about fifty pei
cent OF the market value. The net as
sessment for the year is 3l1S,92l .S55
as compared with $115.J52,910 for last
year. The increase of $3,S6s.945 is al
most altogether on new buildings and
improvements made during the year.
Three prisoners escaped from the
Huerfano county Jail Saturday morn
ing after beating Under Sheriff Nc