The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-12-26
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COMING EVENTS.
Jan. ae.al-Mid-wintsr meeting Of
Colorado Editorial Association at
Jan. si-ss-western Stock show at
Denver. ..
George l.. Nye was eAeeted presi-
dent Of the Denver Bar Association.
Stocknen have contributed heifers
that win be sold to aid the Red Cross.
Tho Tederated Woman's clubs Of
Sterling started movement fnr .
80. 900 hospital.
Tho Sterling city council named u
committee to get figures ON the cost
Of municipal heating and lighting
plant. p1
A $4,000 fire that threatened to
wipe ont the entire town OF Briggs-
dale. destroyed q lumber yard and q
garage. a ifi
. Retail merchants In Denver have
been permitted by the State Council
Of Defense to return to their old meth
DDS Of delivery.
The campaign to raise the $4,000
debt on the Y. NJ. c. A. building at
Grand Junction was successful, $780,
O6O being given.
Eleven commissions in the marine
corps were. awarded to Colorado boys
with the closing OF the training camp
activities at Quantico. Va.
A test case was started Dec. II to
determine whether the express COM
paAy In Denver can deliver the booze
on hand to permit holders.
Despondent because OF illness which
she feared was incurable. Miss Helen
Parsons. - years old. committed sui
eide by inhaling chloroform in her
room In 4 Denver hotel.
Charged with having received \
soldiers allotment unlawfully. Flor
ence n. Howard of Pueblo was ar
rested on q warrant issued by the
JIpitsd States District Court.
Silver mine operators in Colorado
can count on being drawn upon for all
the silver they can produce for many
years. according to all signs now ap-
parent as affecting the demand for
the white metal.
Robert Q. Smith of Longmont has
received \ message from the War De-
partment announcing the death, Oct.
2. Of his son. Sergt. Charles w. Smith.
from wounds received on the battle
fields OF France. Sept. %.
For the calendar year 1918 no divi-
dend has been announced from the
London office of the Tomboy Gold
Mines Company. The probable figure
is 10 per cent ON $1.500. 900. or $780,
ure,
The Food Administration began the
distribution Of placArds displaying the
revised food regulations for hotels and
restaurants. The use OF meat, butter.
cream and bread IL still to be regu-
lated. while sugar il now on the free
list.
A bill providing for the issuance OF
boods Of the state Of Colorado to the
amount OF $4,000. 900 y being pre-
pared for introduction into the Twen-
ty-second General Assembly at the re-
quest Of the state Highway Commits
sion.
II il estimated that 9.234,O57 bushels
OF wheat have been threshed up to
Dec. 1. Reports sent in later bring
the figures up to 100000 bushen.
The wheat crop had been estimated
at l3.3a6.0OO bushels. Oats threshed
up to Dec. l totaled 1.s41.35s bushels.
Frank J. Hayes. president of the
United Mine Workers Of America.
will be succeeded by ]. H. Walker. ac-
cOrding to word coming to mining
headquarters in Denver from Indian
apolis. Thomas Gillespie OF Spring
field, ILL.,. received a telegram while in
this city. saying Walker had defeated
Hayes for reelection by 10000 votes.
One Of the most important discover
les ever made In the Cripple Creek
district was made Nov. 30 on the Port
land property when the drillers work
ing ON the Roosevelt tunnel. now be-
ing connected up with the Portland
No. shaft at the bottom or twenty
second level. struck rich vein Of ore
which assays from three to six ounces
of gold to the ton.
Denver's battle against Spanish In
fluenxa as an epidemic is being waged
with success. according to reports re-
ceived at the health office. A marked
decline in the number of new cases
is the most cheerful bit Of informa-
tion that has been received at-the Of
flee OF Dr. w. H. Sharpley. manager
OF health, since influenza first broke
out in Denver. Oct. 6.
Grain totalling 75.00o,O0O bushels
was raised during 1918 by the United
States Boys Working reserve, for
which members received approximate
ly 325. 100000 in wages, there being
about 25O,OOO boys thus employed, ac-