The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-01-21
COLORADO ITEMS


Game Warden Williams recently be-
gan feeding $50 antelope held in a
pasture nine miles southwest Of Fort
Morgan.
The work OF paving Main street In
Trinidad has been completed Over
half a mile OF asphalt was laid at =
cost of $4,000. =
The red light" district OF Colorado
City was practically wiped out by \
fire that occurred on the 9th inst. The
loss is estimated at from $35,OOO to
$4,000.
The regents of the State University
have provided for the establishment OF
a summer laboratory in the mountains
near Boulder. to be conducted by the
department OF biology.
There will be thirty pieces in the
newly organized brass band OF the
State University at Boulder. The uni
form OF the members will be gray.
adorned with gold braid.
District Judge Sheafor made perma-
ncnt his Injunction restraining the city
of Colorado Springs from building Its
proposed public comfort station on Ne
vsda avenue between Pixies Peak ave-
nue. and Kiowa street
J.F. Burris. aHveteran of the Civil
War. died at Golden ON the 18th inst
at the age Of eighty. He served As
second lieutenant In the One Hundred
and Forty ninth Ohio volunteers. He
had lived .tAe ktKapf a recllAe. at
Golden fsr&akehfy Years. 1t is thought
he left a wife in Clsrksburg. Ohio.
OF the 10000 taxpayers in Weld
county. Bruce G. Eaton Is said to pay
the most taxes. being assessed for
nearly $1,000 taxes on his lands In
Weld county alone. valued conserva-
lively at nearly $4,000 comprising
$4,000 acres. The greater part OF this
land 10 that which was taken up thirty
ycarH ago by Eaton's father. Ex-Gov-
crnor Il. II. Eaton.
Miss Lila Rogers. 4 nurse from New
: )rk, has arrived at Pueblo and taken
up q new work In the South Side
schools. Miss Rogers. who originated
the idea In New York City. Is looking
after the health of the 5000 school
children IN district 20. She makes
regular rounds of the different schools.
examining every chIfa .yor infectious
and contagious diseases.
Arthur Francix OF Cripple Greek.
secretary OF the Trans Mississippi Con
xrcss. has gone to Washington for
conference with Thomas +. Walsh and
other officers and directors OF the con-
grexs, on matters connected with the
coming convention In Denver. While
there he will. present to President
Roosevelt copy de luxe OF the pro
ceedings OF the last Trans Mississippi
Congress.
The $50.000 project of DR.. r. p. Lon.
ergan OF Evans. Courtney Washing
ton OF Greeley and Haniey a. Calvert
OF Denver TO reclaim 10000 acres OF
desert land lying forty miles east of
Greeley. in the neighborhood OF keota.
has taken definite form. All reports.
surveys. etc. were approved by the
government and company has been
incorporated under the name OF the
Pavuee Irrigation Land Company to
carry out the enterprise.
Denver ia 10 have a near-skyscraper.
the Puget Sound Realty Association
having recorded lease for five lots
at the corner OF Stout and Seven
tccnth streets, opposite the Equitable
building. on which 1t is proposed to
erect u twelve-story fireproof struc-
turc. The lease is for nincty-nine
years at a rental OF $4,000 to 10000
yearly. and is granted by the Intcrna-
iional Realty Company. better known
AZ the Stratton estate. Architect T..
+, Edbrooke. who will have charge of
construction. reports that work will be-
!, gin about May ist
Samuel Patterson Gutshail, who died
in Denver on the 18th inst. was one
OF the pioneers of Denver. Gutshall
came to Colorado In fs66. driving an
OK team from Leavenworth. Kan. and
has been since actively identified with
the business life OF the state. He had
lumber yards in Colorado Springs
Leadville. Grand Junction, Delta and
Pueblo. and had lived in Denver for
a number OF years. Mr.. Patterson was
member of the Byron L.. Carr post
of the G.. A. X. of Denver and was a
thirty second degree Mason, ShrineI
and Knight Templar.
The electoral vote of Colorado was
cast at Denver on the 11th inst. fol
William ]. Bryan and John w Kern
as Democratic candidates for President
and vice president OF the United
States. The formality was observed In
the. secretary Of states office. those
participating being the electors ant
Chief Justice r. w. Steele, who ad
ministered to them their oaths of of
flee. The electors were Charles s
Thomas, Samuel F. Wheeler. Thomas
j. Ehrhart. Dexter T. Sapp and Charles
b. Ward. The last named was choser
to fill the place of b. L. jefferson