The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-07-13
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth While.

| Lafayette is to have an artesian
well in the near future.
Good rains have fallen in the lower
Arkansas valley recently
President Taft probably will pay a
visit to Denver In October.
The Platte river is higher than it
has been for two years.
The mail route between Lamar and
Wiley has been discontinued.
The Lamar baseball team defeated
Las Animas by score Of Is to 5.
curing free mail delivery next year.
The Poudre and Platte rivers are
rising and bitches are running full.
Loveland Is to have a new hotel and
one which will be a credit to the city.
Lincoln county has one field of 600
acres in flax. the largest In the state.
The Greeley beet and potato crop
are said TO be past danger. fine rains
having fallen.
The Loveland chautauqua. In ses-
sion afternoon and evening for seven
days. has closed.
II. A. Edie Is the only rural mail car
rier in Colorado who delivered mail
in an automobile.
The United Commercial Travellers
Of Colorado have closed two-days'
meeting IN Pueblo.
j. NJ. McCutcheon. a wealthy pion-
eer of La Sale has donated land to
that town for \ park
A man believed to be Ellis Uselton.
of indianapolis. Ind. was killed by
Rio Grande train In Pueblo.
Harvesting OF winter wheat is well
under way in the Arkansas valley. the
crop being earlier than usual
The school board has selected near
ly all ri the teachers for the Lamar
schools Tor the ensuing year.
The "Nimrods" of Ridgway are pre-
pairing to organize a club. to be known
as the Ridgway Fish and Game Club.
Heavy rain throughout the Kiowa
section insures bumper crops In the
Divide country as well as the Kiowa
valley
Sugar cane Is one OF the novel
crops OF Weld county. which promises
to become u staple one for fodder for
stock.
Martin Olson. aged FL. was acci-
dentally drowned In Oberon lake. one
and one-haf miles northwest Of Ar
vada-
A. r. Waterbury. aged Go. a ranch
man of Sugar Loaf. Boulder county.
was thrown from his wagon and badly
hurt.
The Union Pacific hns changed
names @. the station on the new line
to Fort Collins from kidder to Boyd
Lake.
Canon City will be compelled to pay
$500 before II can secure two con
dcmned brass cannon for park orna-
mentaiion.
J. Fields and George King Of Ramah
Peter Jackson, who was recently
found dead.
William Throop. aged AZ. was killed
almost instantly Mt Longmont, when
his team ran away and he was thrown
from his wagon.
Rev. F. f. Chandler of Florence,
has been given unanimous call to
the pastorate OF the Presbyterian
church OF Trinidad.
The s.ormal Institute for the Eighth
district. which Is composed OF Otero.
Bent, Prowers. Baca and kiowa coun-
ties. closed on July 9Th.
Leandro vigil. three years old, son
OF j. l.. Vigil OF Tercio. thirty miles
west of Trinidad. is dead as a result
of eating a box of strychnine pills.
j. II. Goudy OF Colorado Springs
was chosen department commander OF
the United Spanish War Veterans at
the closing session OF the state con-
vention at Pueblo.
The $i,OOO.00O contract for con-
struction of n double track between
Pueblo and Walsenburg for joint use
of the Rio Grande and C. & s. rail
roads will be completed by July goth.
That the ID. L. & N. w. railway will
be in Severance by December Isl is
assured and new rights of way con-
tracts are being prepared which will
expire that day.
Rudolph Unholz Of Denver, known
as the champion Boer. was awarded
the decision over Pete Jensen. the
Battling Dane," at the end of 20
round boxing match in Trinidad on
the Fourth.
A new through railroad from Delta
county to Los Angeles. via Arizona
and New Mexico is not an improb-
able enterprise eventually. according
to well laid plans of a newly organ
lied Colorado company.
A $1,000 solid silver cup has been
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