The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-11-02
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring over the
State Worth While.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Joseph Mikulich was found guilty
Of second degree murder for killing An
tone Lustik, in Denver.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. T. Stephens cele-
brated their fiftieth wedding annivers-
ary in Denver recently.
Complete returns show there were
200 deer killed in the Meeker vicinity
during the recent open season.
The recently organized brass band
at Idaho Springs is practicing regu-
larly and is getting into excellent
form.
The fate Of Frank Harold Henwood.
slayer of Sylvester Won Phul and
George f. Copeland. now rests with
the Supreme Court.
Thursday, November 2. will be Su-
gar Day at Longmont when all the
farmers and beet growers are to be
guests of the company.
The Grim Reaper has recently been
severe on the old settlers of the Long
mont vicinity. five having passed
away within a few days.
George Edwaldt. who attempted to
coast down the cog road of Pixies
peak on a toboggan sled. died OF his
injuries in Colorado Springs.
A relay race OF 100 miles from
Grand Junction to Montrose will be
held under the auspices of the Grand
Junction Y. NJ. C. A., December End.
The store of David B. Cox near Bell
vue. eight miles east of Fort Collins,
was entered by yeggmen. the Safe
blown and $500 in stamps and 5000 in
cash stolen.
Owing to the resignation of A. ].
Woodruff as president. of the Ameri-
can Apple Exposition Association, e
L. Scholtz OF Denver was elected to
fill the vacancy.
The State Bureau OF Child and An
imal Protection has so far in October
handled twenty-five cases OF depend
ent children. Most OF the cases were
where children were poverty-stricken.
c. v. Hudson. owner OF the City
hotel at Victor and employed as n
miner at the Portland. was danger
ously injured when rock fell. driv-
ing a candlestick. which was in his
hat. into his skull.
The Colorado State Baptist Asso-
citation. In Colorado Springs. went on
record In opposition TO the acceptance
by Secretary OF Agriculture James
Wilson OF an honorary vice presidency
In the Brewers association.
Sixty men went on strike for high
er wages on the Durango a Silver
ton branch of the Denver a Rio
Grandc railroad They claim they are
only receiving So n day. while others
are paid 50 and $3.50.
The Colorado Bar Association has
with the copsent, and assistance of At
torney General Benjamin Griffith. be
gun n quo warranto proceeding In the
Supreme Court In Denver to test the
validity OF the new Court OF Appeals
While w. Il. McEwen. aged 50. OF
Steamboat Springs. was taking u
wagon load OF coal down n steep hill
the wagon. team and driver were
plunged to the bottom OF the hill. the
man and team being Instantly killed
District Judge Greeley w. Whitford
followed the precedents laid down by
District Judges Hubert l.. Shattuck
and Carlton NJ. Bliss and sustained the
ruling made by the school board over
two years ago prohibiting any pupil
In the public high schools OF Denver
from being affiliated in any way with
fraternities or sororities.
Negotiations are being carried on
by Manager Herman Weinberger OF
the associated students ut the Uni.
versity OF Colorado to fix the date OF
the annual triangular debate for the
championship OF the Middle West be
tween Colorado institutions and the
state universities Of Oklahoma and
Kansas. Colorado won the title last
year.
Allen Fowler. exonerated by n cor.
oner's jury at Trinidad on a charge OF
having stabbed to death J. w. Bundy
when he encountered Bundy and
Charles Samuels in company with his
two young daughters near the rear OF
local roming house, has been ar
rested on the charge Of murder on a
complaint sworn out in the office OF
the district attorney.
David Snider OF Platteville and Den
yer filed suit in the District Court at
Greeley against Horace Haskins, ask
ing a tptal of $4,000 for mental and
physical injuries and to cover the loss
of $500 diamond ring all of which
occurred when Snider and Haskins be.
came involved In an alteration that
led to blows. Snider is one of the
wealthiest men in northern Colorado.
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