The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-05-08

CohciAve OF knlGhts Ienpiaf' Iva
Aug. 1s-2o-American Association OF
Park Superintendents at Dei1Iine. Denveri
National Society. at Denver. ,
Aug.-Grand Council of Order Oh heo
Aug 25.-Conference of Governors at
Aug. 2s.SKnights of Pyth!as Grand
septSNationai Association of First
Class Postmasters. at Denver; ..o.
Oct; 2l.-Colorado State Baptist A'so-
1sl5.-Last Grand Council of North
American Indians. Denver
Patrick H. Mullen. City Supervisor
and wealthy milling man. died at his
home in Denver.
For the year to date the Denver
market shows an increase OF $4,000
cattle and $1,000 sheep,
Judge Black denied an Injunction
to restrain the board of trustees from
closing the saloons at Gunnison.
At sale of dairy cows at Fort Col
and the average for the entire offering
$3.50.
The Cripple Creek districts output
of gold ore for April amounts to $685.
tons, carrying a gross bullion value OF
$1,194,232.
Canon City paid homage to Pomona.
the goddess of fruit trees. by bios
som day" celebration under the direc-
ton Of the Civic Improvement League.
Silas Edwin Hoskins, pioneer Colo
rado railroad man, the conductor who
brought the first train into Denver.
street.
Harry C. James has been named by
Mayor Arnold to succeed the late
Moses Hallett as one OF the five trus-
tees OF the Clayton School for Boys
In Denver.
Gov. Elias NJ Ammons launched
Colorado's tourist season when he
pulled a rope which hoisted the Ameri-
can flag to the top Of the pole on the
top of the Chamber Of Commerce
building in Denver.
After attempts. extending over half
a score OF years, to give Denver fair
worthy OF the agricultural and animal
breeding resources of Colorado and its
adjoining states, the Interstate Fair
Exposition Association. whose build
ings are located at Overland park, has
given up the ghost.
With Governor Ammons. Roady Ken
nehan, former Lieutenant Governor E.
r. Harper and other state officials In
attendance, the funeral OF the late
Jared L. Brush was held from the fam
lily home In Greeley. The Rev. F. J.
Estabrook officiated and paid glowing
tribute to the Greeley pioneer.
The Colorado Passenger Association
has been requested by the Greater
Colorado bureau of the Denver Cham
ber of Commerce to grant low round
trip rate to Denver from all agricul-
tural points in the state to permit
farmers to attend a plowing carnival
to be held near Aurora, May % and "a.
That the recent freeze did consider.
able damage to the peaches. apricots
and cherries on the Western slope was
the statement made at Fort Collins by
C. p. Gillette. college entomologist
who returned from a weeks visit to
Delta, Eckhart, Grand Junction and
other towns on the Western slope,
where he has been investigating the
condition of the fruit crop.
At the first meeting of the new city
administration at Colorado Springs,
Mayor C. l.. McKesson announced the
appointment of Henry C. Hall as
city attorney. The appointment was
confirmed by the Council. Mr.. Hall
served one term as mayor several
years ago.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany settled the suit brought by the
Government for the cancellation of
patents by the company on $500
acres of land in Las Animas county,
by returning to the public domain g.
4SO acres of the land in controversy.
which was obtained through the for
est lien" law. The lano now will be
thrown open to entry under the pro-
visions governing coal lands.
The German government, through
its ambassador at Washington and
consul in Denver, is investigating the
killing of Oswald Heinriches. Ger
man miner, by Frederick Kemper. at
Alma, Colo. February of this year.
The investigation was ordered follow
ing charges sent to Berlin by Mrs.
Sophia Hoffman, friend of the dead
man, living at Alma, that he was
killed for his money and mining prop
erty.
Mrs. Nancy MCGEE, sixty-five, and
Frederick Baker, sixty, eloped from
Fort Lupton and despite the hurried
| attempts of Mrs. McGee's son to stop