The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-12-02
STATE NEWS ITEMS

ing the track has been begun.
The trial of Mrs. Allen F. Read. in
the district court at Denver. ended in
her being found guilty of assault with
intent to commit larceny upon Mrs
Phipps.
Plans have been drawn for the pro-
posed sani;arium for the tuberculosis
poor at Colorado Springs. 1t will cost
about $4,000. of which several thou
sand dollars have been raised.
Gov. John F. Shafroth has ap-
pointed J. S. Appel of Denver his spe-
cial representative to attend the ses-
sions OF the National Civic congress
to be held in Carnegie hall. New York
City, December to IL. 1909.
Owners Of property at Colorado
Springs will be reQaired by the health
department to report all cases of tu-
bercular tenants who are not attended
by a physician. to give notice when
such persons vacate rooms and to
have the rooms used by them disin-
fected.
]. w. and C. II. Ross. brothers, re-
tired merchants. have leased a tract
near the Garden OF the Gods and will
make an effort to discover oil and
gas. Outcroppings have shown an ex-
cellent quality of bituminous coal.
and II the quantity warrants. mining
will be started on big scale.
With fitting ceremonies the first
rails were laid at Pueblo November
22nd and the first spike driven on
the new Kansas-C Colorado railroad.
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grounds. A special train took about
200 business men to the scene. The
first spike was driven by Mrs. An
drew Mcclellan and General Mana
ger II. C. Johnson.
The cornerstone OF new church
building. to cost $1,000. was laid at
the corner of Logan avenue and Speer
boulevard. in Denver. Sunday by the
Reorganized Church OF Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints. This society is
not affiliated with the Mormons OF
Utah. Bishop Richard Bullard, OF
Boston. delivered the principal ad-
dress.
Rock Island engineers are reported
to be making progress in their inves-
tigation OF the Moffat road. having
visited Steamboat Springs. Craig and
other towns along the survey OF the
western extension of the Moffat. 1t
is believed probable in Denver rail-
road circles that the Rock Island will
bid very high for the Moffat road II
given an opportunity.
The three Falconer brothers. Of
Granada, attracted considerable atten-
ton at Pueblo few days since. The
combined height of the brothers Is 10
feet 2A inches. Ed Falconer, the
youngest, is the tallest. He stands
6 feet Z. Eugene measures G feet Az.
while William is G feet 3k. The
brothers have adjoining ranches and
are almost insepurable.
Since the recent announcement that
the government is willing to furnish
blueberry plants to Colorado people
who wish to experiment at raising
them in this state. Mrs. Martha Shute.
Secretary of the State Board of Hor-
ticulture. has received letters from
people all over the state. offering to
take the plants and do everything in
their power to coax them to grow.
There are not more than one-fourth
Eaton district as there were last sea
son." said DR.. Merrill. state stock in
spector, at Greeley recently. Last
year 13S carloads of sheep were put on
feed in the Eaton district. but only 40
carloads of lambs have been shipped
there this season. Greeley can make
little better showing, but it is safe
to say that the output of mutton
from the Greeley, Windsor and Eaton
districts will be so per cent. below
normal this season."
No local labor union can be forced
to affiliate with any building trades
council This is the decision handed
down by Judge II. C. Riddle in the
District Court at Denver. in granting
permanent injunction to Local Union
No. 500. brotherhood of Painters
Decorators and Paperhangers OF
America, against the national execu
tive board of the brotherhood, re-
straining them from taking away the
locals charter because they refused to
return into the fold of the Denver
Building Trades Council.
Adjt. Gen. John Chase and Mrs
Katherine Cook, superintendent oi
public instruction, will conduct the ex
aminations of candidates for entrance
tc the government naval academy al
Annapolis. General Chase will have
charge of the physical and Mrs. Cook
of the educational examination. They
will be held December 2Sth and 29th
and from the list of those successful
Congressman Z. T. Taylor will make
his appointment of a principal, and
substitute. There will also be six al
ternates. The appointments are yearly
occurrences.
The State Commercial Association