The Elk Mountain pilot., 1909-01-07
COLORADO ITEMS

yer during the past year ana ooS ui-
vorces.
Merry Christmas" in Denver re-
suited in forty-six cases on the Police
Court docket the next day.
Up to December 30. building per
mits for the year in Denver had
amounted to more than sl0,OOO,OOO.
The State Board of Health will con-
duct its semiannual examination for
emba,mers at the State house In Den
yer Friday, January Sth, at 100 p. IN.
The football team of the Longmont
high school defeated the Englewood
high school team of Chicago at Den
yer Oh Christmas Day by n score OF
IL to o
A syndicate of eastern capitalists
has taken s17. 5000 of the new issue
of Denver & Rio Grande railway bonds.
The proceeds We're used to retire $l5.-
100000 short time notes.
In his county poor report to the sec
retary of state Clerk Konkel of Baca
county fills out the blank as follows:
We have no paupers. How many
counties can say as much?"
At the December meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Modern
Woodmen of America, IL was decided
TO admit free of charge to the recently
established sanitarium in Colorado
Springs all members afflicted with tu-
berculosis whose cases are curable.
The Rogers Canning Company OF
Rogers, Ark. has offered to establish
canning factory at Fort Morgan. II
the farmers will plant 1000 acres OF
vegetables suitable for canning. the
city to donate a site of two or three
acres and give bonus OF $1,000.
Albert Cree OF Manitou and J. W.
Mullins of Denver have purchased the
Spencer property on Canon avenue.
Manitou. for about $4,000. and II is
understood that Denver capitalists
are Interested In a proposition to con
struct II 100000 winter hotel on the
site.
Arrangements have been about com
pleied by Secretary Watrous OF the
Boulder Commercial Association. with
Springfield. ILL.,. parties TO bring col
ony from that section to settle on
small farms and fruit tracts near Boul-
der and along the Interurban and I'm
ion Pacific lines
In common with Pueblo. Colorado
SPRINGS rcformcrs are planning to petit
ton the next s.lte Legislature to es-
tablisa n separate Juvenile Court. like
that ir Denver. At present the county
judge attends to the Juvenile Court to-
gether with county and probate busi
ness.
grand celebration for the one hun
dredth anniversary OF the birthday of
Abraham Lincoln next February Is be
ing planned In Denver. to be held at
the auditorium. All patriotic and mill
tary societies in the city will take part.
led BY the Grand Army OF the Repub-
lie.
The theatcr at Manhattan Beach in
Denver was entirely destroyed by fire
on the night of December 26th. 1t was
the property of the Southern Invest.
ment Company. who. II Is stated VIII
build a new theater in its place. The
old building cost $4,000 and was par
TALLY insured.
The town of Kersey held its first
municipal election December 22nd.
with only one ticket in the field.
named by the Boosters" club. Fred
James was elected mayor and Len
Flint. w. +. Spauding. w. Il. Morti-
mer. J. II. Howe. b. =. Brooks and c.
s. Gardner, trustees.
reparations have been completed
for the biggest short course in domes.
tic science at the Agricultural College.
Fort Collins. ever held in the history
OF the institution. The course will be
gin Jan. l1th and run until Jan. 18th.
Applications have come In from all
over the state for enrolment.
At a mass meeting at Pierce under
the auspices of the Commercial Club
the proposition of the officers of the
Burlington Interurban Railway Com
pany to build into Pierce on condition
that $4,000 worth of stock be sub
scribed for and terminal sites provided
was accepted.
Arrangements are being made to use
the new Nationa. amphitheatre at the
Denver stock yards for the first time
on January 9th, when Denver school
children will give a song concert. More
than 200 children are expected to
take ] art in the exercises. The new
nmph'theatre is now practically com
plete, and is the largest of its kind in
the country. II will seat 5000.
meeting was held at Fort Morgan
December 29th to organize the bar of
the Thirteenth judicial district About
twenty-five attorneys of eastern Colo
RADIO were present and after deciding
to organize, the following officers were
elected. l. c Sfenhansnn rrnsidnnf.