The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-07-29
COLORADO ITEMS

The quarterly convention of the
Colorado Realty Dealers Association
at Boulder on the 2lst inst. was large
ly attended by representative business
men from all sections of the state.
Professor Greene. of Newton. Mass,
has been appointed a member of the
Colorado College faculty to succeed
Prof. ]. R Armstrong. who has been
granted two years leave of absence.
In order to accommodate better the
tourists who are coming TO Denver in
greater numbers every day, the Union
Depot Company will establish a new
bureau of information in the general
waiting room.
The Christian Scientists of Arvada,
under the leadership of Mrs. Mary c.
Beck, have completed plans and are
receiving bids for a small church
they hope TO have ready for occu-
pancy before the snow flies.
Dr. Florian Cajori. dean of the Colo
rado College school of engineering
and a mathematician and astronomer
of worldwide fame, rescued Mrs. ].
sutherland OF El Paso. Tex. from
drowning on the beach at La Jolla,
Calf. few days ago. according to a
letter received at Colorado Springs.
Rev. W. G. Hawkins. known as the
Oldest clergyman in the Episcopal
church. died on the 18th inst. at Mercy
hospital in Denver after a long illness.
He was 81 years old and was one OF
the most prominent figures in the
church. having filled a number of i'm
portant charges and preached for sixty
years. He was retired ten years ago
and went to live with his daughter.
Mrs. Frank Smith of Paonia. Colo.
All the mining camps of Las Ami
mas county are short of miners and
coke pullers. and agents for the differ
ent companies are securing the East
in search of more help. The big coal
companies are working overtime to
fill coal and coke orders. Many of
the smaller mines are getting orders
from Kansas. Nebraska and Oklahoma
and present indications are that the
output will be the heaviest for years.
In an interview at Chicago ex-Gov-
ernor Buchtel. who was credited with
an interview denouncing woman suff-
rage, denied that he had made any
such statements. Il stated that some
OF the best people l know are very
Indifferent TO the exercise of the
franchise" he said. "'Nothing that /
said could be made to convey the idea
that only the dregs of womankino
vote That's not true
On the afternoon of the goth inst
there was = heavy cloudburst in
Green canon. thirty miles north OF
Trinidad. causing n food which swept
away 4 portion OF the tramway trestle
leading to the mine OF the Green
Canon Coal Company and partially
flooding the mine. causing suspension
of operations. number OF houses
were flooded and there was considera-
BILE damage done to furniture.
II. E Snider. formerly of Manitou.
and brother of E. E. o. p. and Char
iotte Snider. all OF Manitou. and
Charles E. Snider OF Denver. was kill
ed in Los Angeles. Cal. on the 10th
inst. by Albert Ryan of Arizona. who
was shooting at Otto Miller. a hotel
porter. Mr.. Snider was one Of the own
ers OF the famous Cave of the Winds
In Manitou. forty years old. and un-
married. He lived in Manitou ten
years prior to 1891 and was wealthy.
Joseph G. schall. one OF Golden's
most prominent business men. died n
few days since at York. Pa. from
Bright's disease. Mr.. Schall had
served jefferson county eighteen years
either as county treasurer or deputy
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and for years had conducted the larg-
est book and stationery store in tho
city. and was heavily interested in
real estate. He was a Mason. an Epis-
copal vestryman and staunch friend of
the School of Mines.
Representative Taylor has secured
the adoption by the house OF an
amendment to the emergency appro-
priation bill to pay W. II. Clark and
A. H. Adams Of Meeker. $500 for
surveying ten townships of lands in
Routt county for the government in
1904. The original contractor, vii
liam c. O'Brien. failed to make the
survey. which was sublet by his bonds
men to Clark and Adams. local engi-
neers. They completed the survey.
but through the delay caused by
O'Brien's failure. the funds provided
lapsed into the treasury and legisla-
tion was required to again provide
funds TO pay for the work.
Chipeta. the aged widow of Chief
Ouray. the friend OF the whites, and
the Indian who left a deep impress
on the Uncompahgre valley. may be
guest of Montrose at the celebration
OF he opening OF the Gunnison tun-
mel September 2Sth. 1t has been de-
cided to extend an invitation to the
noted squaw. Chipeta is now resi-
dent of the Uintah- reservation in
Utah. II is thought that she can be
induced to come to the celebration.
The hnusa which was OcCuDied hy