The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-02-27
WEEKS EVENTS
COLORADO
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
DATES FOR COMING EVENTS.

March 3-S-Twelfth Annual Automobtlo
March 4@convention knights of Pyth-
las at Delta.
June-German funniest at Denver.
| June.-Northern Colo. Sunday school
Convention at Greeley.
| Oct. 21-Colorado State Baptist Associ-
alton at Pueblo.
A fire at Trinidad burned seven
horses and other property. valued at
100000
Governor Elias Ammons' dinner to
state officers and legislators. at the
Albany was largely attended
Mrs Della Bowman, rs, a residen.
of Colorado for fifty years. died at
Pueblo after a brief illness from stom-
ach trouble.
Twelve applications for pension un-
der the new mothers compensation
act have bee filed in the Denver juv-
emile court.
Andrew Christian Hansen, aged sc,
carpenter living at Boulder was
found dead in bed at the Phil Hogan
ranch north of Marshall
Saturday was the 1s1st anniversary
Sf the birth of George Washington
and the day was observed by Denver
banks and business houses.
Simultaneous with movement
over the United States to raise 49,
100000 for missions, a campaign was
inaugurated in Denver Sundey.
Mrs. Lena Stiber-Rood, whose hus-
band, Hugh r. Rool, millionaire, of
Seattle and Denver. went down with
the Titanic, came to Denver from New
York.
Petitions have been started to take
the lid off amusements In Colorado
Springs on Sundays, and the question
will be presented to voters at the
spring election.
The forty-ninth anniversary OF the
founding of the Knights of Pythias
lodge, was celebrated in fine style by
the Sterling Knights with an informal
program and supper.
The decree annulling the marriage
of George B. Cooper and Marguerite
Storrs Cooper was set aside by Judge
Flor Ashbaugh of the Arapahoe Coun-
ty Court at Littleton.
The City Council. by vote of five
to four, has awarded contract to c.
N Hampson for the construction OF a
municipal power and light plant for
BOULDER for $4,000.
Eight petitions for relief under the
mothers compensation act have been
filed with the Juveline Court by moth
ers who desire to share In the $4,000
available for use during 1918.
e. r. Bennett, professor of horti-
culture at the Colorado Agricultural
college at Fort Collins has resigned
| to accept a position at a higher sal
ary as horticulturist for the Rock Is
land railroad system.
George Rogers was badly injured
in the Gaylord mill at the Dante mine
at Cripple Creek. Rogers was ex-
aniining a piece Of machinery when
his clothing caught in the betting and
he was hurled over pulley.
Increased freight tariffs and higher
passenger fares between Denver and
Breckenridge will mark the opening
of the Colorado & Southern's Como
Breckenridge line, ordered placed in
operation by the state railroad COM
mission.
His flesh and clothing torn from
thirty-mile chase through the noun
tains and so wearied and cold that he
scarcely could move, Marshall Wal
ker, who shot and probably fatally
injured Harry F. Meredith, at Rye.
was captured near Pueblo.
Through the efforts of Senator Gug-
genheim the Colorado School of Mines
at Golden received a most valuable
addition to it's library, complete bound
volumes of the geological reports.
bound in red leather. and consisting OF
several hundred volumes.
State Mining Commissioner Thomas
r. Henahen returned to Denver from
trip to Eagle county, where he re
ports one of the richest strikes OF
silver ore made in the state for years.
Henahen went into the drift himself
and took ore which assayed in Den
yer 477.40 ounces of silver to the ton
A municipal election has just been
held at Haxtun and 100000 in bonds
voted to build complete water sys-
TEN. Until last year Haxtun was a
cattle-raising center of about fifty in
habitants. Last spring several thous-
and acres of dry farming grains were
planted and the community now has
population of 600.
Contracts have been let for grad
ing and construction work on the
Castle Rock Scenic Railway, Charles
F. Quaintance to R. d. Kenyon OF
Denver. The cost of this road will be
| s51 200 and il is financed largely by
Adolph Coors, Sr. Castle Rock Is
700 feet above Golden, and at the sum
nit it is planned to erect a dancing