The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-08-09

Man arrested at Canon City for
reasonable remarks.
Denver Elks won the drill team
prize of $500 at Boston.
Man charged with murder at Canon
City arrested in Kansas City.
Lieut.. II. C. Byrnes has been ap-
pointed captain of Company ID.
The Denver peach week" idea is to
be spread throughout the state.
Thousands witness flag presenta-
tions at Camp Gunter at Pueblo.
Assistance of women to harvest
crops in state may be appealed for.
The number of visitors to the Mesa
Verde region is constantly expanding.
Logan county's valuation has In
creased nearly S4.OO0.OO0 in the last
year.
Assembly adjourns after passing
most of Governor Gunters legislative
program.
Second regiment of National Guard
stationed at Camp Gunter now in fed
eral service.
Mrs. ]. T. Clark OF Pueblo acci-
dentally shot herself in Colorado
Springs hotel.
solid train OF nine express cars
OF grapes passed through La Junta
from California.
There is large increase in tho
number OF men seeking work in the
mines about Telluride.
Many railroad section foremen are
rejoicing over the recent raise in sal
aries of SO per month.
The Alsace- Lorraine Club of Den
yer celebrated its twenty-fifth ami.
versary with a dance and banquet
DR.. Victor c. Anderson has been ten.
dered the presidency of the Colorado
School of Mines at a salary of $4,000
a year.
Mine operators of the Leadvillc dis
trict announced an increase of wages
of so cents a day. making scale OF
81 day.
Boulders charter convention, COM
posed OF twenty-one members chosen
at special election. is now at work
drafting a charter 10 rule the city.
Colorado's soldiers automatically
became members OF the United States
army at midnight Saturday. when
they were federalized. in accordance
with the order OF the War Depart
ment.
Fred f. Hagen, registrar of the
University OF Colorado at Boulder. has
NJ inf IN
a commission as captain in the quar-
termasters' department of the regular
army.
Reports being compiled by the Unit.
ed States Land Office will show that
during the twelve months ending July
30 approximately 100000 acres of
government land were filed upon in
Colorado.
The report of Postmaster Stapleton,
made to the postmaster general at
Washington, shows that the Denver
postoffice did a business of $140, ,606.7S
for July. an increase of $23,S27.94
over July. 1916, or 20 per cent.
A determined contest will be made
by the Greeley Commercial Club
against the closing OF the Denver
Laramie & Northwestern railroad by
its purchaser. NJ. s. Radetsky, who In
tends to sell the equipment OF the
railway for junk.
A motion for new trial has been
filed in the District Court at Fort
Morgan in the case of farmers and
land owners in the Niles irrigation
ditch against the Henry L. Doherty
Company. in which the company was
sued for 100000.
Saturday was the big day at Camp
Baldwin at Overland Park. Denver A
great program of athletic and track
events. broncho busting and the mat
Riding Club. made the day one of the
biggest Denver has ever seen.
Shortly after eating a picnic lunch
at Camp Gunter, Pueblo. eighteen
Ordway visitors, nine OF whom were
children and two soldiers at Camp
Gunter were seized with violent i'll
ness which the physician summoned
diagnosed as ptomaine poisoning
Representatives of the Federal
Farmers Association of Colorado ask
that the organization be given repre-
sentation on the State Food Control
Board.
Mrs. Frederick o, Vailie, promlnen;
in religious and literary circles. died
at the Vaille ranch, near Fort Logan
following an illness of more than a
years duration.
The recent changes in the worlds
demands for silver and consequent ad
vance in prices are OF special interest
to the United States, which is now
the worlds largest producer of silver