The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-05-18
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth Telling.

Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth Telling.
The new city council has arranged
for better fire protection for Ridg-
way.
Wilson De We're, arrested at Bould-
er for passing forged checks. has con-
fessed.
William Harvey. aged 60. one of the
best known mining men in the Victor
district. is dead.
The convention of the Western
Slope Federation of Women's Clubs
WAS held In Salida.
George Davidson Of Oxford, Ohio.
has been chosen school principal for
the ensuing year.
Fire OF unknown origin burned three
business buildings at Milliken, entail
ing loss of $4,000.
A large fire on what is known as
considerable damage.
Denver will have a rousing. old
fashioned Festival Of the Mountains
and Plains next fall
Windsor schools are the first In
northern Colorado to install the bub-
bling drinking fountain.
John C. Cliff. aged 79. and for thir-
ty-five years resident of Colorado.
died in Fort Collins.
Not N many years has there been
such a good prospect for fruit in Weld
county as at the present season.
The speed limit for automobiles has
been fixed by the new City Council OF
Kersey at ten miles an hour.
George Momeyer. Of Denver. has
been chosen superintendent OF schools
at Lamar for the coming year.
In a heavy hitting game the Greeley
high school baseball team defeated
the Normal nine by a score OF IA to 3.
Gov. Woodrow Wilson. who for sew
eral days has been the guest of Den
yer. has departed for Los Angeles.
Governor Shafroth vetoed 8. b. No.
545. by Senator Cary. making certain
changes in the powers OF the land
board.
Grasshoppers have made their ap-
appearance in large numbers in the
ginning war on them.
Jesus Rios. employed at the Capital
mine. near Lafayette. who was wound
ed In a fight with an unknown assail-
ant there recently. died.
Stock raising is to be made spe-
cialty in the Gilcrist vicinity this
year and many farmers will plant
/ nd IN ri q
Gov. Shafroth has signed House bill
No. 2O7. making an appropriation for
the maintenance Of the capitol build
ing and grounds for the biennial
period.
The number OF names in the Den
yer directory for 1911. which Is now
ready for the press. is 122.927. or an
increase of about per cent over the
figure for 1910.
Two new state officials have as
sumed their duties. James A. Shinn
became the fish and game commits
sioner and Thomas Henehan, commits
sioner of mines.
| Adam c. Patton. one OF the best
known lawyers OF northern Colorado.
and first president Of the Boulder
County Bar Association, is dead at the
age Of 81 years.
| For the purpose Of making Evans
one OF the most beautiful towns in
northern Colorado the women of the
town have organized a Civic Improve
ment Society.
Because they were refused raise
OF 75 cents per day. twenty-eight men
employed in construction of the new
Union Pacific freight depot at For:
Collins, went on a strike.
A petition asking the Postoffice De-
partment at Washington to establish
star route starting at Ordway and
extending to Forder is being circulat-
ed and numerously signed.
The English department of Colo
rado College. at Colorado Springs. is
making an effort to have Alfred Ten
nyson, Dickens. son Of the famous
Charles Dickens, deliver a lecture at
the college next November.
At a meeting OF the Commercial
Club of La Sale. the establishment
of a creamery was discussed and
committee was appointed to confer
with officers of the Farmers union on
an offer to establish one.
The annual state convention of the
knights OF Columbus was held in Den
yer and between automobile rides.
luncheons, a banquet and theater
party, in addition to the convention
business, the delegates put in busy
day.
IT
ough experiment in growing Kaffir
corn and Mexican beans on dry land
near Osgood, f. M. Markley, o. d.
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