The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-03-10
COLORADO ITEMS

| The Stock Growers Association OF
GunnisOn county has issued invitations
for its fourth annual banquet. to take
place at Gunnison April 1. Elaborate
preparations are being made for the
event,
1t is announced at Denver & Rio
Grande headquarters that II. c. Stew
ems has been appointed master mechan-
ic OF the fourth division of the road
with headquarters at Alamosa. sue
| ceedingJ. II. Farmer.
After a conference with the board OF
trustees OF the State Normal school.
Governor Shafroth advised them that
they cannot let a contract for a prac-
tice building to cost $l23.000. when
the appropriation for building. para
phernalia and furnishings amounted
only to 100000. The board agreed to
readvertise.
Mrs. Helen Grenfell. formerly stats
superintendent of public instruction.
has been secured by the National WO-
mans Suffrage Association TO lecture
for their cause in the twelve Eastern
colleges. among them the University
of Chicago. University OF Cincinnati.
University OF Michigan. Olivet college
and Oberlin.
Following the convention of the su-
perintendent's department OF the Ma
tional Education Association. which
she went from Colorado to attend. at
Indianapolis. Ind. Mrs. Margaret Cook.
state superintendent OF public instruc-
tion. is to tour the East. visiting
schools with a view of gaining infor-
nation 10 be utilized in Colorado.
With all the previous records bro
ken. there have been more than 100
land entries filed in Weld county since
the beginning OF the year and In one
day forty-two filings were made by As
many different persons. More than
half the entries have been on half sec
tions. and three-fourths OF them are
on land In northeastern and southeast
ern Weld county.
The city of Greeley won a sweeping
victory In the opinion OF Federal
Judge Lewis. which upholds the city
in the suit against 1t by the Greeley
4 Northern Railway 4 Utility Com
+ pany to test the validity OF the fran
the city has held TO be invalid. The
court also dismissed the complaint
and assessed all costs against the com.
pany.
The United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea have submitted to their president.
| T. A. Lewis. a scathinE report de-
nouncinE the Colorado Fuel 4 Iron
Company and holding 1t responsible
for the seventy-five lives lost in the
Primcro mine disaster ON Jsnuary
3Ist. The committee appointed for
the investigation accuses State Coal
Mine Inspector John ID. Jones. and his
deputy. ID. II. Griffiths. OF allowing the
company to violate the law.
At luncheon given Mt the Albany
hotel in Denver by the Aero club OF
Colorado II was decided to hold the
first of a series OF balloon aScensions
Monday. March 13. The first applicant
for an ascension Ia W. w. Barnett. and
be will probably take with him Wayne
Abbott and Harold Brinker. Barnett
Is enthusiastic over the trip and has
taken a strong interest in the club
since he returned to Denver. A model
member was flown twice the length
of the room. while the luncheon was in
progress. Both flights were satisfac-
tory.
Governor John F. Shafroth has ap-
pointed the following delegates to At
tend the meeting OF the American Prison
Association in Warrington. ID. c.. Sept.
81, NJ ht rvrt toru a nr
al Prison Congress in the same city.
Oct 2-s: Father William Organ. Den
yer: Lafayette Hughes. Denver; James
Williams, Denver: Ben b. Lindsey.
Denver: Harry c. Riddle. Denver:
| Thomas ]. lyman. Canon City; VIII
liam v. Elliott. Denver: John r. Dix
on. Denver: James T. Locke, Canon
| City: John w. Davidson, Pueblo;
| Sprigg Shakleford. Grand Junction;
and Joseph f. Ferguson. Victor.
The matter OF unifyinE the entire
system OF bitches in the Uncompahgre
valley has been solved. temporarily. at
least, at a meeting OF the Uncompah-
ere Valley Water Users Association Of
Olathe, when the proposition made by
Engineer Walters for the government
WAS accepted. Every ditch company
will make = proposition for the sale
Of its ditch to the government. and II.
after q careful investigation, govern
ment engineers find that the bitches
cannot be paralleled for the same
amount OF money, the ditch will be
bought. II 1t is thought that construc-
ton of ditch would not be SO expen-
sive. one will be built. 1t Is thought
this solution will work out to the sat
isfaction Of all concerned. and 1t is BY
far the best proposition the govern
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