The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-05-13
COLORADO NEWS

Street cars have arrived for the new
Grand Junction electric line and May
18th has been set for the formal open
ing. Free rides will be given the first
three days.
In the District Court at Pueblo on
the 1st inst, Ed Hager, recently COLI
victed of the murder of Mrs. Eliza
beth James. was sentenced to death
during the week of August 14th.
The annual conference of the Colo
RADIO Methodist Episcopal church will
open in Pueblo on September Sth. The
conference will be held in St. Paul
church and Bishop Berry will preside.
Measurements taken at the Roose'
welt deep drainage tunnel in the Grip
pie Creek district, show total gain
for the month OF April Of $50 feet. said
to be a record for tunnel driving in any
country.
The first school house built in Weld
county, in 1867. is still standing and
school is In session in it just as 1t has
been for the last forty-two consecutive
years. 1t is in District No. l on st.
Vrain creek in the vicinity of Rim.
George II. Mott OF Forest City. Neb..
has arrived in Boulder to make ar
rangements for the erection of his
sanitarium at the mouth of Boulder
canon. Besides the main building.
ten cottages will be erected on the
grounds, which are to be improved and
parked.
Plans have been completed for the
opening OF 15-0OO-acre tract under
the Carey act in the southern part OF
La Plata county, and the drawing.
which is expected to attract hundreds
of land seekers. has been set for July
18th. The managing company, which
has already started work on the reser-
voirs and bitches. is bonded to supply
the area with water.
o. S. Kelly. son OF wealthy man OF
Springfield. o., who was extensively
Interested in mines In western Colo
rado. and who has been here getting
practical mining experience. was seri-
ously injured by cave-in in the Lib
erty Bell mine at Telluride. where he
was working, on the End inst. He suf-
fercd a fracture OF the jaw. sprained
ankle and a badly injured back.
The Supreme Court has sustained
the injunction granted by the lower
courts In favor OF DIR. John Espey OF
Trinidad against DIR. Alfred Freuden-
thai, restraining the latter from prac-
ticing in Trinidad for the next thirty
months. The decision marks the cul-
mination OF three years OF litigation.
In which DR.. Espey has sought to keep
Prudential from practicing In Trim
idad because OF "A breach OF contract.
The case has attracted much interest.
Denver. - Governor Shafroth has
raised the estimate for the general
revenues of the state 100000 because
of the splendid showing made BY In
comes from the inheritance tax law.
The original estimates placed the In
come from the inheritance tax law at
100000. Governor Shafroth added
100000 to this. The result will be
that many legislative appropriations
may be saved by this fact which would
otherwise have been vetoed by the
governor.
Another attempt to blackmail Mrs.
Genevieve Phipps. the third within the
past six months. of Denver. was
brought to light a few days since.
when 1t was announced by Postoffice
Inspector Cochrane that letter
threatening Mrs. Phipps' life II she
did not pay $4,000 demand. was
turned over to his office recently.
The matter has been kept secret be-
cause of the annoyance that has been
caused Mrs. Phipps by her dynamiting
experience with Mrs. Allen F. Reed.
In response to telegram sent by
the Commercial association at Boul-
der notifying Senators Guggenheim
and Hughes that the association
stands ready to send delegation to
Washington to assist In securing
duty on tungsten ore. message was
received from Senator Hughes saying:
Some qualified man. fully informed
concerning the industry and having
had experience in legislation and po-
litical management. might be service1
able and could at least make sure that
the case was fully presented"
Samuel Jaffa, a pioneer resident
and first mayor of Trinidad and for
more than quarter of a century prom
iuently identified with the largest bus
mess interests of Trinidad and neigh
boring districts. died at Trinidad on
the 4th inst. from pneumonia. Mr..
Jaffa was an uncle Of Nathan Jaffa,
secretary of New. Mexico. and a men,
ber of the firm of Jaffa Bros. known
throughout Southern Colorado and
New Mexico as leading merchants and
business men. He is survived by a
widow and six children-Dr. Perry
Jaffa OF Trinidad, Joseph Jaffa, well
known Denver attorney; Mrs. Max May
OF Detroit, Mrs. Meyer Mansbach OF
! Trinidad. and Mrs. l.. ID. Gump and