The Elk Mountain pilot., 1911-07-06
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over the
state Worth While.


A two-inch rain fell in parts OF
kiowa county recently.
New potatoes are selling four
pounds for IS cents.
Las Animas is preparing for
Fourth Of July celebration.
Breckenridge will hold a two-days
celebration Of the Fourth Of July.
Caddoa people will hold good old
fashion Fourth OF July celebration.
Great preparations are being made
for the Lamar ChautauQua to be held
soon.
A barn belonging to Silas Ashley OF
Brandon was destroyed by fire re-
Gently.
The day the Postal Savings bank
was opened in Loveland $3.50 were de-
posted.
A sneak thief. who entered the
home OF Judge Greeley w. Whitford
in Denver. secured $3.50 in money.
The salary OF the postmaster at
Yuma has been increased from $1,000
sl.+00 year.
The Union Pacific ran its first pas
senger train into Fort Collins over It's
new road recently.
Two hundred and seventy-seven
thousand acres are under profitable
cultivation in Weld county.
Pueblo county lost a well known and
highly respected pioneer in the death
OF J. II. Divelbiss. aged sixty-eight.
There are now in the Colorado state
,apfr.pttary rppyiTfa the largest
number In the history of the state.
VIM. II. Beery. aged seventy-three.
a Colorado pioneer and Civil War vet
eran. died recently in Cripple Creek.
The Teachers Institute will be helf
in Colorado Springs at the time OF the
summer school at Colorado college.
Al the regular meeting Of the iumi
County Fair this fall a long list OF
handsome premiums will be offered.
J. F. Mendenhail of Granada was
severely injured recently by falling
from a haymow TO a manger below.
In spite OF the drought the govern.
ment estimates the crop OF wheat now
normal yield.
The Weld County Fair Association
has set Its dates. The fair will be
held at Greeley on September is. ls.
20. 81 and %. 1911.
The Y. NJ. c. A. and the Civic I'm
provement Society of Montrose, have
decided to establish a public play
ground for children.
The Idaho Springs postoffice has
been designated y branch OF the Pos
tai Savings bank and will be opened
TO receive deposits July 18th
Al Dead Rock. 4 small mining
camp in the western part OF Mont
rose county. Alex Peterson was killed
by John Foster after = quarrel.
Suit will be instituted to prevent
the s450,o0O bond issue. planned for
Grand Junction. for the construction
OF the Kennah creek water system.
William X. Wallace OF Florence has
been nominated by the President as
second secretary OF legation at Ha-
vana.
The Homestead shack of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ramsey. residing northwest OF
Robb. was totally destroyed by fire,
together with all their household
goods.
Frank Pagunen OF Dolores rode a
horse off a cliff at Smussler and
rolled with the animal nearly seven
hundred feet. the man being unhurt.
while the horse was killed.
Mesa and Delta counties are now in
a race for fruit raising supremacy and
orchardists are coaxinE their trees to
produce the biggest and best crop pos.
sible.
First Lieut. f. kearrley Sterling.
Third cavalry has been directed to take
station at Denver for duty as inspec-
tor-instructor of the organized militia
OF Colorado.
The report of State Bank Commits
sioner Z. W. Pfeiffer. shows that In
the last five months there has been an
increase OF 36s3,952.14 in the deposits
of the 1870 banks under his supervi-
sion.
Seventy-two hours after his arrest
for passing a forged check In Cripple
Creek, r. s. Shaffer. contractor and
mine promoter. was sentenced to one
year to eighteen months in the peni
tentiary.
Andy Elofson, miner in Russell
Gulch. WAS killed by his horse running
away and throwing him among n pile
OF re cks. fracturing his skull. break
ing several ribs and causing other in
juries.
Good Roads Day" was observed at
Hastings, small mining camp near
Trinidad. when thirty-five men and
seventeen teams turned out to repair
a seven-mile stretch OF road between
Ludlow and Delagus.