The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-09-06
COLORADO
STATE NEWS
stern Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
COMING EVENTS.
Sept. s-s-Firemen's State Convention
at Colorado Springs.
Sept. lS-20-Eastern Star Meeting At
Sept. l7-21-Nasonic meeting At Dem
Nov. 12-1s-Automobils Show At Den
Sept. 11-14-Logan County at Sterling.
Sept ls,2l"Cheyenne County at Chey-
Sept. s-a1-western slope at Mont
Sept. 2o.z2-Indian Fair at Ignacio:,
Sept. 20-22-Phillips County at Hol-
Sept. 2s-2s-colorado New Mexico at
Sept. s5;ss-Las Anim.s County at
Sept. 26-2s-El Paso County at Calhan.
Sept. 27-2s-Lincoln County at Hugo.
sept. 27-2s-Grand County at kremm
Oct 2-5-Kit Carson County at Bur-
lington.
Milk producers receive higher prices
for milk.
Hearings on labor situations in
southern coal fields resumed.
!. N. Barnard and Harry Hilvitz in
stantly killed in auto accident on Rye
road.
Crowley county will ship 400 car
loads of pink meat and honey dew
melons this year.
Beanless chilli con carne this winter
is in prospect unless the price of Mex
ican beans is reduced.
The Colorado unit of the Red Cross
has received two more trucks for use
on the fields of France.
The Colfax-Larimer viaduct in Den
yer cost a total of $s39.272. according
to an audit of construction.
The machinery for the new Domin-
ion mine at Ophir has been unloaded
at Boulder and is now en- route to the
NINE
Floyd Overstake has confessed, Of
Acers at Colorado Springs state, to
half a dozen crimes besides that of
bigamy.
In a gun fight with officers at Vic
tor, Irving Poague, "a years old, re-
ceived wound that 1t is believed will
be fatal.
Durango reports copper ore running
$72 ton and silver 335 ton, in, the
assay statements received from the
Mary Murphy mine near Durango.
From Rico station. In June. fifty
cars of ore were shipped. the desti-
nations being Leadville. Garfield, Mid
vale. Durango, Coffeyville and Cana
dium. ,.
Tho completion OF new mills in the
Gilpin and Clear Creek county. dis
tricts is delayed by the difficulty of
obtaining machinery and other equip
ment on time.
Mrs. A. G. Miner. owner Of the Lit
tie Giant group of mines at lawson,
north of Georgetown, IL, finishing q
large mill which will be equipped with
flo.ation units.
The Santa Crux, located near the
ophir loop, and operated by Wickman
L Fantone. is making one OF the sea
sons new shippers. A carload of $50
ore was loaded out.
A number Of Colorado men " no re-
Gently received commissions at Fort
Riley. were ordered to report immedi-
ately for duty at Camp Cody, near
Deming. N. M. -,
With indications pointing to a
bumper crop of potatoes in all parts
Of the United States. consumers may
expect relatively low prices during
the coming winter.
Telluride station in July shipped 127
cars Of concentrate. At twenty-five
tons to the car. and eighteen tons Of
crude ore to one of concentrate. this
means 55,420 tons lifted from the
mines,
Colorado Jews are forming an or
ganization to raise Colorado's share OF
$1O,OOO.O0O fund to be used in the
relief of thousands OF Jews made
homeless by the latest German ad
vances In Russia.
There are $4,000 acres OF alfalfa in
the Arkansas valley, and If each acre
produces only one ton OF hay on the
second cutting. and is sold for $1S per
ton. this crop will bring in the neigh
borhood of s2,5oo.o00. n
Mrs. M E. Hawkins, president OF
the Women's auxiliary. Base Hospital
No. 20, Red Cross, has issued an ap
peal for sweaters, socks, wristlets. hel
NETS and other knitted articles for the
members of the hospital company.
Denver's assessment for the year
1917 shows gain Of $2O,49S,595 over
1916, according to the abstract of as
sessment certified to the Colorado
Tax Commission by Manager Of Rev
enue Pitcher, the ex-officio assessor.
Leading the farmers of the state in
officially indorsing the fight for an
army recuperation camp in Colorado.
the Glendale chapter of the Colorado
Grange has passed resolution CON.
mending the efforts being made, and