The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-04-05

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June 2I-22-christian Endeavor Con-
vention at Salida.
Aug. National Convention OF AIrl-
can Race at Denver.
Sept, l7-22-Colorado State Fair at Pu-
A modern flour mill is to be built at
Rocky Ford.
The home Of o. R. Paris at Breck.
enridge, built in 1880, was destroyed
by fire.
Wheat sold at 1901 per cwt. in Love-
land, being slightly over $1.so per
bushel.
Plans and specifications for the new
Masonic Temple at Las Animas have
been received
Sale of firearms in Pueblo, except
to persons with written order from au-
thorities, prohibited.
A Denver company of fifty mea,
veterans of the Spanish war, has been
organized and is being drilled for ac-
tual service.
Mrs. Mary Dare died at the home of
her daughter. Mrs. w. N. DeArmond.
In Fort Collins She was so years old.
The discovery of deposits that prom
Use to develop into one of the biggest
coal propositions in the West is re-
ported from North Park.
Fort Collins property owners have
petitioned the city commissioners to
have several blocks of the residence
portion paved this season.
A cavalry regiment of 1000 cowboys
has been organized in Denver with
DR.. E. E. Richardson, a Spanish war
veteran. captain of Troop B.
Open violations of the prohibition
law at Aguilar are reported by the
sheriff's office as a result of raids
made at a number of places.
Mai. Gen. Frank d. Baldwin. U. s.
A, retired. entered the governors of
flee and reported ready for service as
adjutant general of the state.
Thirty-one members OF the class Of
1917 were graduated from the School
of Agriculture at the State Agricul-
tural College at Fort Collins.
An appeal for help was sent to Den
yer from the tornadostricken city of
New Albany, Ind. where $500 citizens
were recently made homeless.
Andrew ]. Kimber. aged 81, old time
miner Of Boulder county, was burned
to death in his log cabin at Spring
gulch. three miles east Of Ward.
Fire destroyed the homestead house
and all the furniture belonging to Mr..
and Mrs. George A. Briggs. living sew
enteen miles northeast OF Grover.
A large training camp. capable of
fitting, 10000 men for war. will be es-
tablshed at Fort Logan. and many 9TH
er small camps will spring up around
Denver II war is declared.
Patriotism has Pueblo in Its grip.
Flags are displayed on every building
In the business district and local deal
ers cannot supply demand for the
small pins and badges OF the national
emblem.
A movement to enroll college stu
dents of Colorado in the naval re-
serve corps for coast defense duty
was started by Lieut.. w. P. Brown.
in charge OF the Denver navy recruit
ing office.
Facing possible charges as an al
legged violator of the Mann act and
named as the defendant in heart
balm suit for $4,000. is the predica-
ment of Claude P. Stephens of Colo
rado Springs.
Work is to begin in April by the
r,,,t tpIH tt,
planting pine trees on the slopes of
Pixies Peak near Cascade. and it is
planned to put in more than 100000
seedlings during the spring months.
From Boulder it is learned that one
carload of ore shipped recently from
the Last Chance vein of the Nancy
mine at Wallstreet brought returns of
about $75 per ton, carrying slightly
less than four ounces gold values.
From all parts of Colorado sturdy
young men are offering their services
to the military and naval branches and
helping to augment the rapidly swell
ing list of recruits who have answered
the call for the nations defense
Idaho Springs reports that a deal
has been closed by which the Ottawa
group OF claims on Yankee hill at the
camp of Alice have been taken over
by A. Clark of Denver and G. Berg
man of Silverton, under bond and
lease.
Lessees operating on certain blocks
at the Dinero have recently opened
a vein containing some of the richest
silver ore that has been found in the
property for several months. Assays
show the ore to carry as high as 531
ounces to the ton, while the lowest
content is thirty-five ounces.
The Silver King lease on Yankee
hill is the scene Of a discovery. A