The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-08-05
STATE NEWS ITEMS

John Remple, conductor, and E. A.
| Craddock, motorman of street car.
were held up and robbed of gold
watches and about $50 in money a fsw
nights since in West Pueblo.
The government fish hatchery on
the Grand Mesa is preparing to ship
large quantity of trout eggs to foreign
countries. Italy will receive 100000.
France 100000 and Japan 100000
Bids for the erection of three cot
tages at the insane asylum at Pueblo
were rejected because none OF their
were inside the sum available. The
lowest bid was $l50,000. The boaro
will advertise for new bids.
A Takamine. a Japanese. will estab-
lish a large Japanese boarding house
in Denver. he has purchased for
$4,000 the building and grounds on
Broadway formerly occupied by Dean
Peck's training school for girls.
John Gates and William Easan. who
were arrested by the Union Pacific for
digging a hole under the track to save
their homes during the recent floods
at Greeley. were dismissed in justice
court for lack of evidence.
BY the will of Francis Serriere a
goodly sum is left to the McClelland
orpranage OF Pueblo and the Vineland
Methodist church Serriere was a
prosperous farmer near Vineland and
his estate is valued at $1,000.
William Wahl has sold his farm just
north of Golden. to Nathaniel Ketchel
of Denver for $25.000. Two years ago
the place was offered for $4,000. its
value having increased in that time
over one third. Similar advances In
agricultural land are reported from all
over the state.
Charles w. Comstock, state engi-
neer. has issued postal cards giving
out strict set of rules concerning the
filing OF plans and blue prints with his
office. All drawings will be refused
II they are folded or creased and all
specifications shall be letter size pa
per and so bound that they may be
filed in a vertical file.
The Silver State Packing company
OF Fort Lupton opened its factory July
26th and began canning beans. on
account OF the severe hailstorm there
tomato plants have been replanted.
More than $1,000 worth OF tomato
plants were set out after the hnilstorm
and these will make fair crop.
A letter has been received by the
state land board from w. F. Teagarten
of Craig. saying that the state grabbed
many thousands of acres OF coal land
for lien lands in Routt county. and II
they are not opened the citizens will
assist the government in getting con.
troll OF the land. He says the state
will not sell and allow development.
The Boulder Evangelical association
has filed articles OF incorporation. II
is formed for the purpose OF providing
a tabernacle in Boulder and carrying
on series OF revival meetings under
the management OF Billy Sunday. to
commence the iatter part OF August
The meetings will continue six weeks
and It is said will cost, with the taber'
nacle. about $4,000.
The city council OF Montrose has de-
cided to expend up to $500 for decorat'
ing the city during the visit OF Presi-
dent Taft at the formal opening Of the
Gunnison tunnel September 23d and
gath. The council decided to decorate
ten business blocks and appoint a com.
mittee to manage the work. President
Taft will reach Montrose September
23d and remain until p. m. Septem-
ber cath.
James l.. Hurt OF Center. who is
one of those before the Legislative in
ftno tfaa oh 10 "
over the administration OF Mark G.
Woodruff as register of the state land
board. made application a few days
since for $50 acres of land at the low
est appraisement placed upon 1t. The
board rejected the bid and raised the
appraisement SO per cent
The Denver & Rio Grande has or
dered 1000 fifty-ton steel dump bot
tom coal cars. 1,500 steel under and
upper frame box cars. 500 steel under
| and upper frame stock cars. $50 steel
fifty-ton flat cars and 200 refrigerator
cars This road has under construc-
tion ten all-steel passenger coaches.
ten all-steel baggage and express cars
and few caboose cars.
An airship, which. when completed
will bear some resemblance to a
merry widow" hat, has been designed
by Architect John Conkie of Trinidad
who aside from being an inventor. is
senior vice commander of the Depart
ment of Colorado and Wyoming G. A.
X. Mr.. Conkie's invention is an aero
plane with parachute attachment
which. he says. will prevent any seri'
Gus accident.
A mass meeting attended by rep
resentatives from every town in Mesa
county was held at Grand Junction q
few days since for the purpose Of dis