The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-01-13
STATE NEWS ITEMS


Trinidad must vacate by February list.
when the old building will be torn
down and a new Masonic temple. to
cost about $4,000. will be erected.
The fact that few or none of the
fashionable apartment houses in Den
yer will admit children has led to a
movement to erect such a building ex-
clusively for families with children.
1t has been decided to build the new
Normal school building at Gunnison
with Gunnison granite, on a founda-
tion of brick. From the water table
up it will be trimmed with Gunnison
white sandstone.
A new system of feeding lambs will
be inaugurated on the Zeigler ranch in
Larimer county. Watson Zeigler. in
an address to the short course stu
dents at the Agricultural college
stated that the present method OF
separate feeding of hay and grain
would soon give way to the new meth
cd of grinding the alfalfa and grain
together and feeding the mixture.
The Fort Morgan sugar factory shut
down on the 4th inst. after an eighty
five day run, having sliced about ~,
900 tons of beets, or an average of
SAT tons per day. This mill is rated
at GOO tons. The mill made the cam
paign with but one minor accident to
machinery. The pulp is being held by
the sugar company. which is feeding
5000 cattle in the yards near the fac
tory.
Judge Shattuck. in the District
Court at Denver. has rendered a judg-
sui Adolph Rossi. representing the
Italian government in Denvor. in IA
vor OF former Consul Pasquale Corte.
who charges Rossi with defamation OF
character. The judgment was by de-
fault. Consul Rossi claiming that an
American court is without Jurisdiction
In such a suit.
g Governor Shafroth has appointed
Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker delegate to
the National Civic federation meeting
in Washington. ID. c.. January II to 90.
1910. and Labor Commissioner Z. V.
Brake delegate to the conference to
be held in Washington. January 20.
1910. to investigate the employers liza
bility law and report for its better
ment along the lines of the workmen's
compensation act.
According to the report OF the
weather bureau at Denver the lowest
temperature during the month Of De-
cember last was seventeen degrees
below zero. For the thirty-one days OF
the month the average Of the highest
temperature recorded was 32.s de-
srees Fahrenheit. The average OF low
est temperature was sc degrees. And
the average OF daily averages was
21.2.
James A. klug. who was drowned
In Lake Minnequa. at Pueblo. on the
I'd inst. and was believed to have
been a Knoxville. Tenn, man, was
later identified as the new superin-
tendent of the Pueblo Gas Company.
He had been In Pueblo only few
days. arriving from Denver. where he
was connected with the Gas and Elec-
trio Company. His home was in Ar
cadia, Wis.
The Reclamation Service has $50
men and teams enlarging the west
canal. which will irrigate about $4,000
acres. and extends from seven miles
above Montrose to Delta. II will be
enlarged to carry ESQ feet OF water
per second. 1t is expected to be fin
ished in time to serve all land own
ers on the west side OF the Uncom-
pahgre river this year. The work
will cost $65.o0O.
At Denver on the 5th inst the Colo
RADIO State Grange. Patrons of Hus-
bandry. elected the following officers:
John Morris OF Golden. reelected
master: Rudolph Johnson OF Niwot
overseer; C. Sway of Edgewater
elector: X. S. Rhea Of Littleton, stew
ard; c. F. Schooner. assistant stew
ard; Levi Booth. chaplain; C. II. Pc
terson, treasurer; A. Riddle. secretary,
reelected. Steady growth aud pros
perity were shown by the reports.
BY a majority of forty-four votes
out of 200 cast. the people Of Grand
Junction, on the 4th inst, voted to is
sue bonds for the purchase of the wa
ter system now owned by the Glen
wood Springs Light and Water Com
pany. When the polls opened a dep
uty United States marshal from Den.
yer appeared and served upon each
election officer a copy of the writ of
injunction issued by Judge Lewis in
the Federal Court at Denver, restrain
fng the citizens from issuing the
bonds.
In order that he may convert his
thousands of acrGs of sheep range in
northern Weld county, Colorado. and
southern Wyoming. into farm land, an.
ticipating that the time is near when
there will be no government land by
which he may supplement his sheep
range, Senator Warren of Wyoming
will build ten reservoirs the coming
year and use the water 70 raise ii