The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-12-15
LITTLE coLoHApo ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth Telling.


"a cave-in at Marble.
Mrs. Helen E. Plotter has been ap-
pointed postmistress at Castle Rock
Two full blooded Cherokee Indians
were divorced in County Court in Fort
Collins.
A franchise for lighting the town OF
Fort Lupton with electricity has been
granted.
A 10 farmers union has been or
ganized at Lucerne, with !. F. Read
president.
John Aikine. father o: ex-Mayor
Aikine OF Gunnison, died suddenly.
aged SO.
Plans are being made for the for
nation OF county anti-saloon league
in Weld county.
The population of Grand Junction
is 1855, an increase OF 4.252 over the
census returns of 1900.
The new 100000 home of the Cole
RADIO Telephone Company in Grand
junction has been occupied.
A local branch of the Farmers Ed
lcational and Cooperative Union has
been organized in Windsor.
A Boulder man has discovered
treatment for gold ores which. II sue
oessful will do away with smelling.
Greeley will soon be provided with
an adequate fire alarm system. pur-
chased recently at cvost of $4,000.
The automobile of Gus Nietzke ran
away on the Ell Moro near Trinidad.
and two persons were seriously In
jured.
Walter Currie. a noted British min
ing expert. is in Colorado for the
purpose OF inspecting methods OF ore
treatment.
The seats and pews for the new
Baptist church OF Greeley have ar
as possible.
Denver packers have announced
that there have been no reductions OF
any Importance in the wholesale
prices on meats.
A new postoffice will soon be es-
tablished about fifteen miles north
east of Grover. probably in the house
OF u. r. Thorman.
The annual institute and fruit fair
OF the Fremont County Horticultural
Society will be held in Canon City the
first week in January.
The commissioners have appropri-
ated 100000 for expenses OF Jefferson
county during 1911. an increase OF but
$1,000 over last year.
Fearing threats of Black Hand
agents. Lucca Vito. a Sicilian farmer
near Pueblo. has sold all his posses
sions and started for Italy.
Thirty-five miners at the Keystone
mine near Colorado Springs went on
strike. refusing to work with new
Eeighcr because he was not n union
man.
Fire completely destroyed n land.
mark. the old Baptist Church build
ing in Loveland. sold about ten years
ago and since used as a business
block.
The Ell Paso County Ministerial AS
sociation OF Colorado Springs appoint
ed a committee to arrange for a state
conference to be held soon to discuss
marriage and divorce evils.
About fifty children are now max.
ing their homes at the McClelland Or.
rhanage in Pueblo. and more interest
than ever is being taken in the in
stitution by the public at large.
Builders are taking advantage OF
the good weather and incidentally
the news OF the coming OF the rail.
road, with the result that q veritable
building boom is now on in Meeker.
Information has been received in
Shoshoni that the Chicago & North
western railway intends to soon begin
the construction of two hundred and
fifteen miles Of road west from there
Although 20 years old. Joseph L.
Allerd Of Loveland proposes to take
another voyage on the sea OF matri
mony and took out license to wed
Mrs. Sarah Hooker. aged Sc. also OF
Loveland.
A rich silver property acquired re
Gently at Port Arthur. Ont. by c. w
Baker of Denver will be at once de
veloped by Baker and associates. II
Is considered the richest silver De
posit in that district.
After going the rounds Of the under
takers in Eaton, H. Gottleib said none
of their coffins were strong enough
for his five-months-old baby and had
one made of heavy boards by a car
penter. t.,
The announcement OF General Man
ager Clark Of the Denver & Ria
Grande that work on a new depot will
be started by January LIST was re-
ceived with great rejoicing in Colo
RADIO Springs.
The famous Meredith case in which
the trustees Of the Stratton estate q!
Colorado Springs are being sued FOR
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