The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-08-24
LITTLE coLo,.>sc ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring over the
state Worth While.

| nent citizen OF La Junta, ls ueau.
The big Republican banquet at
Montrose is to be held September 9.
Elmer Suttle, who was injured in an
auto accident near Steamboat Springs,
died.
The Colorado State Federation of
Labor will meet next year In Cripple
Creek.
A thorough test OF oil on the streets
of Greeley will be made in the near
future.
The Burlington railroad is now
grading for its proposed new line INTO
Denver.
John Lesko, an Austrian. was
drowned near Argo while swimming
recently.
Work of remodeling and rebuild
ng the Bessemer school at Pueblo Is
progressing.
Edward Bernard OF Joliet. H.. was
killed at Pueblo by falling beneath
moving train.
The forty-sixth annual meeting OF
the State Medical society was held at
Steamboat Springs.
The commissioners OF Montezuma
county have let the contract for the
new County Court house.
The bankers of the Western slope
will hold their convention in Glen
wood Springs October Z.
1t is reported the Missouri Pacific
will soon establish a fast train be-
tween Pueblo and Kansas City.
Elk. Stimson. at one time state en-
yineer OF Colorado. and also state au-
iitor, died recently in Duke. Okla.
Judge Joseph Koykendall. of Platte
vile, Sc years old, claims to be the
champion swimmer OF Weld county.
Mrs. Laura Miller OF Boulder COM
mitted suicide by drowning. Her body
was recovered after an all-night
search.
Hans Won Hage, wealthy ranch
owner, has sold his ranch near Ridg-
way for $4,000 to DR.. A. Notrap OF
Kansas City.
The town OF Edgewater has decided
not TO build n water plant OF Its own.
The proposition was defeated by a
vote OF 81 to 80.
A decrease OF 100000 In the total
assessed valuation OF property in
ouray county for the levying OF state
taxes. is announced.
The four-year-old-daught Of Ever
EFT Crozier. near Greeley. died from
eating pink, sugar-coated strychnine
pills. thought to be candy.
A delegation of 100 prominent citi-
zens OF Lamar. including many Mod
ern Woodmcn. attended the NJ. w. A.
log rolling at Holly.
The Continental OIL Company will
erect buildings and tanks at Berthoud.
which place has been made distribute
Ing point for the towns In that section.
Among the City park buffalo In Den
yer, one night recently. revolution
occurred and as a result one OF the RI
walls for leadership was gored to death
Two hundred and fifty of the lead
ing union men OF Colorado attended
the annual meeting OF the State Fed
Grafton OF Labor at Colorado Springs
The state OF Colorado has com
menced the erection Of n state home
and training school for mental defec
tiyes, near Lakeside in Jefferson
county.
Officers are of opinion that Harry
Ragsdale. or C. c. Watkins, recently
arrested in Pueblo. is the man whc
beat the Windsor bank out OF $3.50 ou
bogus check.
Owing to the prolific blooms OF al
falfa, sweet clover and clioma. the
wild bee plant, this the best bee year
in many seasons and the honey crop
promises to be a splendid one.
Louie Newman Of Denver and
frankie White of Chicago. light
weights, fought fifteen-round draw
at Creede. The bout was tame up tc
the last three rounds.
Among the districts included in the
provisions OF the Warren bill, grant
ing leave of absence to homesteaders
until April Is next. are Denver. Pueb
10. Sterling. Hugo, Lamar and Glen
wood Springs.
As the result OF suspension Of hy
draulic mining by the Twin Lakes
Placer Company, Ltd, at Cache Peak
near Granite. Colo, the water in tht
Arkansas river has been purer thar
ever at this season for twenty years.
As result OF fire which totally
destroyed the eastern business sec
ton of Haxtun. the twelve-year-olt
daughter Of l.. l.. Kelsey was burned
to death and her father so badly
burned that he is not expected to live
Following the visit of PSesiden
Bush Of the Missouri Pacific and 9th
i. er officers of that system to Pueblo
, comes the announcement that thi'
road is soon to inaugurate seventeen
hour train between Kansas City ant