The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-01-18
LITTLE COLORADO IrEMs.
Small HappsnInss Occurring Over the
State Worth While.

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dividend of twenty per cent.
The bridge in Grand Junction to
cost $67.215. has been started.
w. 8. Sewer OF Eaton is one of the
aeirs to an estate valued at $8.O00.0OO
The Capitol Heights Presbyterian
church. in Denver. was recently dedi
Gated.
The city authorities OF Rocky Ford
nave abolished the office of heal q
officer.
H. Madenick was found guilty of
oootlegging at Loveland and fined 5000
and costs.
Range stock in eastern Colorado are
dying OF thirst on account of water
.reezing.
Victor's new auto fire truck has
been given a tryout and found salts
factory.
The Buena Vista dancing pavilion
was burned with loss OF $500, with
no insurance.
Rev. Clarence E. Campbell of Chi
cago has been called to the Presby-
terian church at Greeley.
Mangled beyond recognition, an un-
Identified man was killed in the Un-
ion Pacific yards in Denver.
Mrs. NJ. v. Catorro. "A a native of
Italy, but a resident of Boulder coun-
ty for twenty-five years, is dead.
Snow is causing more delay and
trouble to trains in Colorado than 1t
has at any time in twenty-five years.
w. H. Caywood, of Meeker, the wide
ly known wolf and bear hunter, who
was recently operated on. is recover
Ing.
Reports say there are $500 head
of cattle starving to death in the
snowbound region near Craig. Moffat
county.
The Exchange National Bank Of
Colorado Springs has purchased $685.
900 worth of school bonds at pre-
MUM of $3.50.
To vote an additional $4,000 in
bonds for completion of the Greeley
High school. district No. 6 will hold
a special election.
The Cripple Creek Short Line is
considering the advisability of estab-
fishing up-to-date sightseeing automo-
biles in the Pixies Peak region.
The proposed federation of railway
trainmen on the Denver & Rio Grande
has fallen through because Of the re-
fusal of the engineers to join 1t.
Judge Lewis in the Federal Court
has issued an order enjoining Otero
county from collecting taxes assessed
against the Santa Fe railroad.
Lyman Robinson. one Of the wealth.
est and best known citizens of Canon
City and Fremont county. died at his
.esidence on South Canon Of paraly-
sis.
In the District Court at Central
City the trial Of Jack Dunn and Tom
Costello for stealing drills from the
Concrete mine resulted In verdict of
guilty.
Judge Burke of Wray sentenced
Tom Conn, arrested on q charge OF
forgery, and John Roberts, held for
grand larceny, to the reformatory at
Buena Vista.
The Panama California commission
for Colorado will ask the Legislature
for $25O,O0O for a building for the Col
orado exhibit at the exposition in San
Francisco in 1915.
Economy in the management Of
Greeley's affairs has put a surplus OF
315.1S0 in the treasury after. all ex.
penses for the last twelve months
have been paid.
The largest single shipment Of po-
tatoes from the Greeley district this
season was twenty-three cars, which
went to Kansas and Oklahoma. and
was valued at $4,000.
For the theft of a woman's hand
bag and $12 which it contained,
Douglas Murphy. q beliboy employed
at the Oxford hotel. was sentenced by
Magistrate Thrush to sixty days in the
county Jail in Denver.
Following a conference with District
Attorney Carlson. three clubs in Fort
Collins which have been providing
members with liquor announce that
they will stop the practice. They are
the Elks. Moose, and Eagles Club.
In the game OF Billiards in Denver re-
Gently. played between Joe Carney and
Alfredo De Oro. for the world cham
pionship as well as for the Lambert
trophy. Carney won by score OF 60
to so.
The recent land muddle. as a result
of which between fifty and seventy.
five families on the Little Beaver, near
Meeker, were deprived of their homes,
may be adjusted and the filings per.
mitted to stand.
plans are maturing for the erectinn