The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-07-12

can Race at Denver.
Sept; l7-22-Colorado state Fair at Pu-
Dry farm crops in Colorado in need
OF rain.
Pueblo battalion to be removed to
Trinidad
Pueblo home gardens begin to show
prosperity.
Five horses were stolen from Ed
Wilson of Fowler.
Hospital unit of Red Cross from
Pueblo is fully financed.
Night flying by woman aviator may
be feature OF State Fair at Pueblo.
The special session of the Colorado
General Assembly will convene
July IS.
The marriage of Eva Dutton to II.
l. Goldsmith, of Denver, it is said.
will be annulled.
There are now n persons furnish
ing milk daily TO the new condensing
mill at La Junta.
destructive hail storm swept the
south part of Morgan county. doing
injury to crops in its path.
A total of 90 men enlisted at the
army recruiting station in La Junta
during the month of June.
The National League Oil and Gas
Company of Pueblo. with a capital
stock of $4,000, was Incorporated.
Mrs. Julia Fraser OF Aryada ia the
victim OF a self-inflicted bullet wound.
which, she says, was fired while she
was asleep in her room.
Adj. Gen. Frank d. Baldwin ordered
panies of the Colorado National Guard
In their respective armories.
In June 124 cars OF ore were
shipped from Telluride. OF this
amount Smuggler and Black Bear pro
duced 5S and Tomboy 81 cars.
Workmen are setting up the der
rick and the drilling machinery and
casing are on the ground for drilling
Ell Paso county's first deep oil well.
Matt Edwards and E. G.. Fink OF
Victor. have secured lease on the
Ramona. on Bull Hill, and are figur-
ing on a mill and mining machinery.
A three-mile anti-vice ring may be
result of q movement set on foot by
the Denver branch Of the Mothers
congress.
A fourth-class postoffice has been
established at Mindeman. in Otero
County near Rocky Ford and Adina
Mindeman vai commissioned post.
master.
Damage caused by a recent fire at
the Sunnyside group, near Silverton.
has been repaired, and the develop
ment Of the ore veins Is making rap
Id progress.
Coincident with the call Of a special
session of the General Assembly July
Is, Gov. Gunter issued a proclamation
to the metal miners of the state ask.
ing them to refrain from striking.
The Empire Gas 4 Fuel Company
has taken leases on approximately
$1,000 acres in the vicinity OF La
Junta, In Otero and Las Animas coun.
ties, and drilling is expected to start
soon.
An elaborate program for the en-
tcrtainment of the Belgian mission
while in Pueblo July 10, was outlined
at joint meeting of the Pueblo Com
merce Club and the city commission
ers.
Col. John Conkie OF Trinidad has
ben chosen commander OF the Sol
diers' Home at Monte Vista to replace
Col A. w. Hogle of Denver, who has
been director OF the home for the las,
three years.
The poultry exhibit at the state fair
this fall will be larger than that Of
last year when all records for exhibits
were broken, If the plans formulated
by the Pueblo Poultry and Pet STOCK
Association are realized.
In the Eldorado district. Boulder
county. the Dupont-Wooding com
pany OF Denver has taken the Huron
mine under lease and option and will
begin systematic development. The
General Lee mine, an adjacent prop
erty will also be worked.
At the fourteenth level OF the Cres
son mine fresh body OF ore eight
feet in width and yielding $40 per
ton is reported. The Cresson Com
pany has over $1,000 900 in bank and
has paid $5.075, 1886 in dividends on
a present capital of $1,l22,O0O.
William Bruno plead not guilty tc
a charge of murder in the West Side
Court in Denver. His case will be set
for trial Sept. IL. Bruno is charged
with the murder of his wife as she
was sitting on the porch of her sis
ter's home three weeks ago.
The Vindicator Consolidated Gold
Minins Company declared dividend
OF 3 cents per share. amounting to
34b.0OO The dividend is payable on