The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-03-11
COLORADO ITEMS

new brick court house.
The contract has been let to com
plete the Boulder county road from
Lyons to holland.
st. Mary's hospital at Grand juno
tion. the oldest one in the Western
slope. is to have $4,000 addition.
An elaborate guide for Colorado
sportsmen is being prepared by Lee
Haney. advertising agent for the Colo
rado Midland railroad.
Three million fish eggs of various
kinds were shipped TO the Glenwood
Springs fish hatchery on the 18th inst
via the Colorado Midland. The spawn
came from Wcissport. Pa.
The loveland City Council has let the
contract for building the new city hall
to NJ. c. Fansler for $s,9s5. Work will
begin at once and only local material
and labor will be used in construction.
Farmers near Brush are planning
cabbage raising on a large scale this
year. A profit of $500 AN acre was
realized by those who tried 1t last year.
The seed used was imported from Den
mark
Contracts have been let TO the Con-
solidated Engineering Company for
waterworks system for the town OF
Englewood. the initial cost to be about
$4,000. The system will be owned by
the town.
The Missouri Pacific railroad has an
nounced its intention to allow stop
overs ON all one way and round trip
tickets to Colorado from the East and
from the East to Colorado. 1t will ap-
ply TO tourist tickets.
A mass meeting will be held at
Greeley February 21th and be ad-
dressed by IL. y. Snyder. president OF
the State Normal School on the matter
of securing n trades school for Weld
county. Action by the Legislature
will be asked.
phe Laramie Poudre Irrigation Com
pany has purchased the big Pierce lat
eral. twenty-five miles long. for $io.'
600. to become an important part of
the irrigation system which will pro-
vide water for the Greeley-Poudre IT.
rigation district OF 100000 acres.
Congrcssman.elect Edward Taylor
has announced the appointment Of Leo
Vincent OF Boulder as his private sec
retary. Mr.. Vincent was recently
candidate for clerk of the Supreme
Court. but failed to secure the position.
Perhaps the place at Washington will
suit him better.
Grand Junction is TO have 100000
cold storage plant for the care OF fruit
OF the Grand valley. The enterprise
Is backed by j. c. Vining. formerly
superintendent of the Colorado Mid
land. who will be president and man
ager OF the company which Will erect
the structure.
After "a prolonged Illness. DR.. c. &c.
Bradbury, one OF the founders OF Ev-
ans. died at his home in Denver on the
18th inst. ut the age of sc years. with
ST. Louis and Boston associates he
plated the town OF Evans in 1870. re-
moving to Colorado Springs In 1872
and later to Denver.
The Fort Morgan sugar factory laid
off all employees February 18th, with
the exception OF the office men. the
work of repairing the factory VIII be
done after March LIST. when the direc-
tors of the Great Western Sugar Com
pany meet. The factory is In excel
lent condition. after making the phe-
nomcnal run OF last fall.
The Union Pacific railroad has an
nounced that during March and April
IL VIII operate through Pullman
tourist sleeper without change be-
tween Denver. Colo, and Oakland.
Calf. The car will be routed Union
Pacific to Ogden. and Southern Pa
cific to Oakland, and will run daily
during these months.
The annual report OF the Colorado
Telephone Company for the year end
ing December 81. 1908. shows that the
company added 1920 subscribers in
1905 and added SAG miles TO the
length of it's local exchange lines. The
total number of exchange telephones in
service at the close of the year was
Gs .967. and the mileage was 159,59S.
Denvers great auditorium would
hold every man. woman and child In a
CITY of twelve thousand inhabitants.
but the people OF Denver are finding
It too small. 1t would not begin to
accommodate the crowd on Lincoln's
birthday Two thousand children
gathered in one end Of 1t to sing pa
triotic songs. They, with the military
organizations and members OF the
Grand Army of the Republic, about
filled the ground floor.
Patents have been issued to the fol-
Lowing Colorado inventors: N. H.
Baird, Elizabeth, vehicle wheel; p. A.
Brown. Denver. automatic signal
alarm; w. f. Brown. Colorado Springs.
crib attachment for bedstead: A. l..
Cobb. Estes Park. extension clamp; p.
w. Ellis, Denver. car seal; IL. 5.
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