The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
Pitlly News Notes
From Az Pans Of
Colorado
western Newspaper unlon New. service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS.
July a1-Dsmocratic state Assembly In
Aug. S3-al-Colorado State Firsmsn's
Convention at Georgetown
sept. 1e-BsAvsr Park fair at Psnrose.
sept. 3s-as-coioredo state Fair At
s.es eEs.aa ss-s'-Ilnooln County Fair at
A hospital Is to be established at
NsclA.
Littleton is to have an alfalfa prod
ucts mill.
The Butte Valley community chapel
u completed.
The Sailor Boy mine at Silverton Is
being worked under lease.
Report from Eads is that the work
at the oil rig is progressing nicely.
Two barns and a private garage
were destroyed by fire in Longmont.
Son of w. 8. Jackson OF Colorado
Springs killed In American army IN
France.
A large barn on the dairy farm OF
Huxh Watson, Jr.. near Denver. was
destroyed by fire.
The floating dredges at, BreckeE-
ridge cleaned up gold to the amount OF
sc, 900 in one week.
Leadville boys in training at Camp
Cody were highly complimented on
their soldierly qualities.
Premium list il being published for
the Beaver Park fair which Ii to be
held at Penrose. sept. 10.
Colorado Midland railroad ordered
to cease operations and to be sold to
highest bidder by roceivsr.
Twenty-three persons were arrested
In . raid by the police at Pueblo ON .
pool room. The charge was gambling
Norman d. Hutchison. . marine OF
Eaton, succunbsd to wounds. accord
ing to TIE casualty list given out In
waahinstos.
The opeaing Of the railway between
Silvertou and the Joker Tunnel means
much to San Juan county in the way
Of ore production.
Albert P. Smith q Denver was
elected president Of the Colorado Re-
tail Coal Dealers Association at the
rnssting in Pueblo
W, H. Wilder. former resident OF
Trinidad. . veteran Of the Civil war.
was killed in an automobile accident
near Grand Junction.
J. ]. suter Of Pueblo was elected
president Of the Colorado Letter Car
riers' Association at . meeting OF toe
association In Pueblo.
Just at the opening Of the tessfst
season, the hotsl At Twtn Lakes. oos
Of the finest resorts In the West. has
besa destroyed by fire.
United states Senator James =.
Watson, Of Indiana, spoke at . patriot
ic meeting at the hall Of Denver Ledgs
No. II. knights oe Pythiss.
aixty-four narrow gauge goadose
cars formerly used on the f1orsAcs =
Cripple Greek railroad have besn TAX
en- apart and shipped to Cuba.
Governor uuntsr. in proclamation.
urged the observance OF the Preach
helllay, July IL. BY CoaoradoeAs. ana
It was observed In many cities.
A number OF people At Durango are
signing and circulating petitions ask
ing for Q change to the commission
form of government for that city.
Charles H. Saunders. who fell off .
freixht train on the west slope Of Mon
arch pass not far from Sargeant.
leaves a wife and seven young chill
dren.
Lin Downs, II, son Of Mr. and Nrs.
B. w. Downs. living near Two Buttes.
killed Q wildcat at the junction Of Bur
falo and Bear creeks. which weighed
= Dsunds.
A heavy rain, which reached the
proportions Of cloudburst in the west
section Of Colorado springs filled
many csllare with water and did con-
siderable property damage late this
afternoon.
Expected opening Of the new scenic
road from Florence to Victor 10 post
ponsd several weeks. Shortage Of
bridge materials and Of man power
makes delay Just when the road u
nhfost needed.
Resumption Of operation Of the con
csntraties plants in Boulder county Is
announced ct jamestown. whore
James Wood has secured the Bueno
mill and IL preparing to handle the
fluorspar ores Of the district.
In attempting to stop two loaded
mine cars at the Royal mins near
Trinidad Jim Calas was caught BE-
tween tho two and severely injured.
the cars coming together catching hfs
head, crushing the skull.
BY odds the most extensive new
mining enterprise of the year in Colo