The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-11
Pithy News Notes
From AuPasfs of
Colorado
Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News ssrvics-
COMING EVENTS.
July 1e-Republican State Convention
at Colorado Springs.
July 2z-Democratic State Assembly In
Denver.
Aug. 22-2l-Colorado State Firemsn's
Convention at Georgetown.
SEPT. RRa.sio. is.s'-c0l'f.d0 state F-
Sept. ss-3s-Lincoln County Fair at
A fire at Georgetown did $4,000
damage.
Forty cases of smallpox in Pueblo
since January 1.
Burglars broke open two safes In
Greeley, securing $l0s.
Housewife can obtain plenty of SUI
gar for canning purposes.
The colored settlement at Deerfield
held big celebration July Fourth.
The Democratic County Assembly
will be held in Denver on July 1S.
A state highway that will pass
through Waunita Springs is being
urged.
Ten counties In Colorado have de-
pleted their lists OF class one men for
the draft.
Over on the west slope every man
able to fork hay is now worth his
weight in bacon.
Rifle and the vicinity surrounding
1t are rapidly taking the lead in sheep
and wool growing.
First crop of alfalfa of this year has
practically all been cut. throughout
the Arkansas valley.
Incorporation papers of the Colorado
Coal Operators Association we're filed
with the secretary Of state.
The canning factory at Greeley BE-
gan operations in taking care of the
pea crop with $50 employees at work.
Henry J. Rexfield. "a years old. died
in q Greeley hospital. He had been
resident of Greeley for thirty years.
School board at Lamar has decided
in favor of an all-arolnd increase in
salaries of teachers for the coming
year.
Denver's observance Of the 14zd an
niversary> of the natal day of the
United States was OF the safe and sane
variety.
A new oil company. made up OF
Boulder people. and embracing only
Boulder county property has been
formed.
According to Washington reports.
Colorado has 13s millionaires. and T.
$50 persons pay income tax-one on
$500. 900.
close to $50 tons Of ore each day.
which carries from 300 to IS ounces in
silver to the ton. .
It IL stated that It has about
reached the point In Rocky Ford
where the only way to get domestic
help IL to marry 1t.
Weld county's War Savings pledges
approximate S1.000,00O. Greeley's
workers went over the top. of the
city's quota Of $30s.O00.
Two draft calls to be made in July
will leave but 1862 men in class one
in Colorado. Eleven hundred men will
be called on July %.
A conference Of county agents Of
the stats-thirty In number-will be
held at the State Agricultural College
At Fort Collins July to Is.
It il estimated that more than 10000
Denver school children are engaged
during the summer vacation in the
work of maintaining "war gardens"
First load of gooseberries arriving
at the new cannery at Penrose weigh
ed TAO pounds. The factory is putting
up large quantities OF cherries and
spinach.
No more slot machines in Pueblo
says commissioner.
Proposition to sell the grounds OF
the Del Norte Fair Association anu
wind up its business was voted down
1t was decided to go ahead and hold
fair in the fall.
In round figures the monthly pay
roll at the Pueblo steel works has
reached 100000 the largest in the
history of the plant. with approx
matsly $500 men employed.
Announcement has been made from
Washington ~of the denomination by
President Wilson of Harry B. Tedrow.
United States attorney for the district
Of Colorado, for q period of four years.
According to a telegram from Sena-
tor John Shafroth. In Washington. the
government has made final adjust
ment Of the Fort Logan improvement
bill and $130.000 has been appropri-
atsd to make repairs at the fort.
Skilled white men In thirty-three vo-
cations who were among the regis
trants June s. are given their first op-
portunity to enter the service through
voluntary induction, according to a call