The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-06-13
oENTENN1AL STATE ITElGA

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guson. q negro boy living at $500 Del
gany street. Calling cards found In
the womans pocket gave her name as
Miss Pearle Tomlinson. A handbag
found in one OF her pockets contained
$45 and three checks. one for $50 and
two for 325, on the Exchange National
Bank at Hastings, Neb. She was about
60 years old.
Thomas B. Stearns. federal food ad-
ministrator for Colorado, issued .
word of warning to the farmers hav-
ing the $4,000 acres OF wheat to save
which the Denver Union Water Com
pany has opened Cheesman dam so
the wheat can be irrigated. Mr..
Stearns issued the order as further
means Of aiding the water company,
not only to supply the farmers. but
the city and 1900 war gardens in Den
yer.
Proposal OF an amendment to the
state constitution to make all state,
county. school and municipal offices
hold for four-year terms was heard
before the board of directors of the
| Civic and Commercial Association in
Denver, and the matter referred to a
Joint committee of the civic and legis-
lative bureau and the board of direc-
tors.
Tactics of modern warfare used on
French battle fields will be depleted
on q small scale at the rifle range near
Golden during q ten-day period begin
ming June II. One hundred line Off
GERS Of the Colorado National Guard
will be given instruction in a summer
training school to be established by
Adjutant General Frank D. Baldwin.
| Regents of the University Of Colo
RADIO granted DR.. Livingstone Farrand.
president Of the school. further leave
held In Boulder. Dr.. Farrand returned
from France to attend the commences
ment exercises at Boulder. For the
last year he has been helping to COM
bat tuberculosis in France.
In San Luis valley the farm and live
stock bureau has endorsed the follow
ing ratsa Of wages In Sagusche coun-
ty: Single man 945 Per month and
board. Married man 36S per month.
house. COW and garden. Man and team
IS Per day. no board nor horss feed.
Man and team - per day. with board
and horse feed.
At the annual meeting of the Col
onial DANES At Colorado Springs. Mrs.
Frank Wheaton Of Denver was elect
cd president: Mrs. H. H. Seldomridge.
Colorado Springs, first vice president:
A. u.u-v II Anl.<ar To NOloroAn
Springs. second vice president: Mrs.
David Elliot, Colorado Springs, third
vice president.
w. L Evans, formerly representa-
tive for the Frisco lines In Denver.
has been appointed Denver represents
tive for the Emergency Fleet corpora
ton. He win be detailed to handle
the transportation Of the materials for
shipment plying between Eastern
points and the Pacific coast.
The Elks' auction held in Denver
brought 10000 for tho Red Cross.
Richard BauSh shot and killed Celina
Habsri Of Denver ~ she and her sis
ter were returning from visit At .
neighbors. and then attempted to end
his own life by sending bullet into
his own head
Not many years ago the COW pony
was the sole means Of travel In Baca
county excepting half dosen old
wagons used for the annual cook
camp At the round up. Today the
county has 637 registered automo-
biles.
The Royal Gem mine at Carabou.
which has been idle for many years.
has been acquired by New Orleans
capitalists, who plan to reopen the
mine for active operation.
Trinidad has developed . case Of oil
fever and il getting ready to bore at
Delhi some miles out.
The naval appropriation bill in
cludes provisions for an appropriation
to cover the cost of erecting another
enlargement of the National Naval
hospital at Fort Lyon near Las AMI
mas.
The road from Brighton to Greeley
and from Greeley to the Wyoming
state line, has been graded and sur
faced. Work will be in progress this
year and the road will be kept In good
shape.
Sheriffs officers raided a cabin in
the southeast portion OF Victor and ar
rested two men charged with high
grading" About $1,000 worth Of ore
was found in the cabin.
The Stranahan tungsten property.
lying between Dry Lakes and Victor
Camp, has been taken over by the
Tungsten Products Mining Company
of Boulder.
In Boulder and Larimer counties
the road from Iyons to Estea has heen