The Elk Mountain pilot., 1910-10-27
LITTLE coLonAoo ITEMS.
Small happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth Telling.

State Worth Telling.
Ell Paso county will vote at the
coming election ON 4 proposed $780,
900 bond issue for road improvement.
Conditions among the cattle OF
northern Colorado have never been
better. according to J. A. Merrill, gov
ernment inspector.
Eight feet of snow and freezing
temperature on the Moffat road above
I ollani again brings up the old ques-
ton Of the whereabouts of last sum
mer's salary.
Forty land buyers from Kansas, H.
linois and other middle west states ar
rived OF La Junta by automobile. ac-
companied by agents who are selling
1900 acres south OF Pueblo.
The Grand Junction city council
has voted to macadamize the upper
portion OF Seventh street as an expert
ment II successful many streets will
be macadamized.
United States Senator Charles ].
Hughes. Jr.. who left Denver several
weeks ago. broken IN health. for trip
~ I1OUOtuiu, haS itNuih " Saiioh
mia much improved.
1t is the plan of the Associated
Relief organization at Greeley to Sc
cure employment for needy persons
who are strong and well instead OF
making them objects OF charity.
Because of success OF the expert
ment of oiling portion OF North
Cascade avenue. at Colorado Springs.
Commissioner Lawton will ask for an
appropriation next year to extend the
work to several more streets.
julius C. Gunter. formerly of Trini-
dad. has been chosen by the Demo
cratic state executive committee to
take the place of the late Justice II.
w Steele on the party ticket as can
didate for the supreme bench.
The date of the Milliken jubilee
has been changed to October
29th. Elaborate preparations are be-
ing made for rousing time and 1t Is
expected that one OF the biggest
crowds ever in the town will be there.
c. w. Varnum, a prominent attor-
ney OF Denver and state vice counsel
lor OF the junior o. u. A. NJ. OF Colo
rado. will deliver the eulogy OF the
Council or Sorrow the order will hold
In Colorado Springs Sunday, October
3Oth.
Within the last two days five deeds
for rights OF way by the Burlington
railway have bee- filed at Greeley.
Deals for other rights OF way have
been closed and the Burlington II
getting everything In shape TO begin
work on the Greeley Hudson Denver
branch.
Cattle in the sixty square miles Of
territory embraced In the district
east OF Greeley. bounded on the north
by the Wyoming line and on the east
by the Julesburg branch Of the Bur
lington, are absolutely free from scab.
says the government inspector. DIR. J.
Merrill.
ton for the year has been made by
+. W. Brown. who has sold 32S6 worth
OF potatoes from one and one-half
acres OF land. He estimates tnat the
entire twenty-seven acres will yield
returns fully as good AZ the acre and
a half which he has harvested.
Thomas Mahoney. secretary Of the
Grand Junction chamber Of commerce.
has wired Mrs. Martha A. Shute sec.
retary Of the state board Of horticul-
ture. to urge all Colorado fruit grow
ers to send exhibits to the Fruit Grow
ers' exhibition at Council Bluffs.
Iowa. November 10th to 18th.
O.chardview is the name OF new
town which has been plated out and
the town lots placed on the market.
II is located in Montrose county. nine
miles northwest OF Olathe and is on
the line of the proposed electric rail
way. With the advent OF the inter
urban line the new town is expected
to develop into n thriving settlement.
very rapidly.
French engineers. representing
French capital. are in Weld county.
looking over completed and projected
work by the Denver Reservoir 4 Irri-
cation Company and II the report is
favorable 1t is understood that Paris
capitalists are ready to take hold Of
the work and complete 1t.
The Winchester brothers Of Evans
broke the record for potato gathering.
With two helpers they packed 62S
whole sacks in one day and then fol-
lowed the next day with 651 whole
sacks, which is the largest number
ever picked in nine hours by four
men. according to those in the county
who know.
In the apiary department at the
Montezuma county fair. H. L. Luce
had an exhibit OF 16O pounds Of comb
honey produced by one colony Of bees,