The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-10-03
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small Happenings Occurring Over ths
State Worth While.
Western Newspaper Union New. s.rvic.


sity of Colorado has started at Boul-
der.
A hold-up disguised in q woman's
dpess is, the latest in Denver Grim
inals.
The national grand lodge of the Or
der of Harugari will meet in Denver
in 1913, it was decided at Chicago
The dedication of the recently com
pleted $4,000 Odd Fellows Temple In
Denver, was held in the lodge rooms
George Miner. a lessee, was acci-
dentally shot while resisting arrest at
Cripple Creek and his condition is
critical.
Some disease is killing horses near
Kersey, according to reports received
from the range and cattle camps east
of there.
Ten thousand dollars Is the value OF
five sacks or ore weighing less than
500 pounds shipped from Cripple
Creek to Denver.
A stay of execution will be granted
Fred Walker, negro. condemned to be
hanged for murder within the week
beginning October 6.
William E. Swan, the bartender, who
was shot through the abdomen by
Charles w. Frickey in Denver. died as
a result of his wounds.
The recent cold snap has caused
loss of about $4,000 to melon grow
ers and disoontinuance of cantaloupe
shipments at La Junta.
AFTER four days of record break
ing attendance, the thirteenth annual
Colorado-New Mexico fair came to a
successful close at Durango.
The cornerstone of the Charles e.
Dickinson memorial library in Denver
was laid in the presence Of large
number of West Denver citizens.
Delta adopted by majority OF ten
new city charter providing for the
commission form of government. The
a normal vote of 500.
The poaching propensities OF New
Mexico Indians, who yearly enter Col
orado and bag large numbers of deer
in violation of game statutes, have
already asserted themselves.
Because he would rather have his
watermelons enjoyed than see them
rot in the field, w. H Davis, living
mile and half from Fort Lupton
will give away 10000 of them to the
| first comers.
Boulder Elks have completed ar
rangements for special train to
Greeley ON October 10, when the en-
tire membership of the lodge will at
tend the dedication services OF the
new home of the Greeley lodge.
While leaning out of the cab win
dow to get a signal from a brake
man at La Junta, Engineer ]. d. Ben
jegerdes of the Santa Fe. was struck
by the crane of a water tank and
hurled from the window to death.
Harry Hyatt was found guilty in
the juvenile court in Denver OF en-
ticing two young girls. 1t is the first
conviction of its kind in more than a
year. Pat Hickey, Chinaman, was
placed on trial upon similar charge
Because Grace Ryan, twenty-siN
years of age, and pretty, had repeated
ly refused to marry him, Charles H
say, followed the woman to a room
ing house in Denver and kicked her
almost to death.
Judge Teller in the West Side court
in Denver sentenced Dan. Dennis
and John Moran each to sixty days
in the county jail. They were tried
for the murder of Jason Wright, a
teamster, killed the night of July 20
in a fight on Larimer street
Should efforts to find Albert and
Kenneth Stoute, twenty-five and TWEEN
ty-three years old, respectively, oi
Denver, fail by March /, Mrs Gladys
Stoute Root, sister of the boys, will in
herit $4,000 left her by her grand
uncle, who died recently in Seymour
Conn. The brothers have been miss
ing several years.
Clever New York swindlers, who
are said to have victimized many per
sons throughout the country by means
of Trinity Land Heir" scheme
have succeeded in duping many
wealthy residents of Denver and Col
orado out of several thousand dollars
within the last few months. accord
ing to federal authorities.
George Martin Dunn, Burlington
detective, who in March 1911, shot
and killed Mrs. Sophia Brandt. moth
er of four children, as she was pick
ing up coal along the Burlington
right of way, has left the county jail
in Denver free man. He has served
the one-year sentence imposed upon
him, when he pleaded guilty to in
voluntary manslaughter.
A decision was handed down by
the United States circuit court of ap
peals, sitting in Denver, suspending
the order entered last June by Judge
Lewis, of the United States district
court, which enjoined the Denver &