The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-03-23
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring over the
State Worth Telling.

The Montrose section is jubilant
Storms have retarded the budding of
fruit trees.
Municipal ownership of a lighting
system is to be one of the issues in
the election campaign in Fort Collins.
Rivalry is warm over the site of the
Durango $4,000 federal building. that
sum having been already appropriated.
Eaton has organized commercial
club with a membership of 100. The
new club combines the old Eaton
social club.
The Commercial Club OF Gill is try
ing to secure the Amish colony-not
necessarily because of religious affili-
alton with the sect.
L. d. Grain and Jesse Harris, promi-
nent citizens and old residents, head
the two party tickets as candidates
for mayor at Fort Collins.
At Georgetown Alber Bridge. tool
sharpener at the Marshall-Russell tun-
mel. suffered the loss OF both thumbs
couple OF days ago.
Miss Ora Winn. seventeen years OF
age. OF Palisade, is in serious condi-
tion as result of having swallowed
pair of dentists forceps.
Elks lodge No. 3O9 of Colorado
Springs. has contributed 5000 toward
transferring 100 elk from Wyoming
to the Pixies Peak forest reserve.
The formation of company OF in.
fantry at Delta has been completed un
der the Colorado National Guard with
a muster roll OF fifty enlisted men.
Longmont is working hard to secure
an electric light plant which is to be
owned and run by the town. Estimates
are now being made along that line.
The class OF 1911 OF the State Nor
nal school at Greeley have voted to
give the students. beginning with next
winter. fine skating pond costing
5000.
+. c. Shearer. secretary and treas
urer OF the Western Sugar & Land
Company. says the projected Delta
sugar factory is rapidly assuming
shape.
The good word from Gunnison.
which is a sort OF distributing point
for moisture on the Western Slope. is
that plenty OF water for irrigation is
assured.
Ore valued at $40 ton has been
discovered on the property owned by
A. II. Hiler. the city jailer. twelve
miles southwest OF Westclif. In Gus
ter county.
On June 6-s Salida will have the big
gest convention In its history-the
grand encampment Of the G. A. X OF
Colorado and Wyoming. and she is
commencing to primp up already.
Bayfield,. eastern La Plata county.
has a boosters club of seventy-five
members and will proceed to hastily
change the census statistics by divert
ing population to the fertile Pine river
valley.
Grand Junction Chamber OF Com
merce protests against the proposed
construction OF the High Line canal
by private capital and telegraphed
resolution to that effect to President
Taft and Secretary Fisher.
Preparations will be made shortly
for financing the excellent Boulder
band In order that the evening con-
certs which have been such u pleas
ure to the people OF that city for the
past few summers may be continued
this year.
On the basis of n population OF 10,-
600 Greeley claims that more of its
people are gliding about on the resili-
cnt wheels of auto or motorcycle than
in any town In Colorado. being a pro-
portion of one to every twenty-five
residents.
A decline of 10000. 900 in nine years
in the output of Colorado mines, is
largely attributed to excessive taxes
placed on mining properties in the
state. according to report made to
few days ago.
The Big Springs ranch. thirty miles
east of Colorado Springs. has changed
ownership. Amelia and Hattie Raaf
have sold the property, comprising
500 acres. to Frank NJ. Gilbert, former
ly of Pueblo. The consideration is said
to have been approximately $1,000.
About 5000 acres of leased school
land is in cluded in the deal.
When the Agricultural College DEM
onstration train arriver at Eaton,
hundreds inspected it. School was dis
missed and farmers drove miles to see
the exhibits. The train visited Fort
Lupton. Brighton and Platteville and
from there went to Sterling, Brush,
Kersey and Fort Morgan. returning to
Fort Morgan by way of Greeley.
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ern Woodmen of America 1t was de-
cided that the degree team be empow-
cred to arrange for special train for
those desiring to attend the state
camp, which convenes at Delta on