The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-05-15
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seems to be great need for houses to
meet the demands of the tOuristA
There has been a real shortage of
comfortable houses all winter. due to
the discontinuance of the Midland
railroad. The people from the adjOin-
ing towns came to GlenwOOd to make
a home. Now that the summer season
Is at hand, the need of more houses
is vital. The Chamber of Commerce
has taken the matter up and several
indications point to an immediate
| erection of houses.
Mich ObrOderich and George Guicich.
miners who went fpo,n Silverton to
MontrOse, were arrested there and
their grips searched. They were sus-
pected of knowing something about
the murder of Frank A. Carlson, of
Denver, in Telluride. The men were
arrested by Sheriff Gill and they stat
ed they had come direct from Silver
ton and were going to Bingham Canon.
Utah, to work. ObrOderich had
bloody handkerchief and a revolver in
his grip and Guicich had pair of
brass knuckles.
throughout the San Juan basin and
the sheepmen are receiving far better
returns than they anticipated n few
weeks ago. AS a general rule, the an
nual lamb crop has averaged from 90
per cent to 100 per cent, but owing to
the severe winter weather and the
scarcity of feed 1t was predicted that
this years crop would be high if 1t
averaged 90 per cent; whereas sheep
men now say the crop average will be
from IS per cent to 30 per cent.
The Great Western Sugar Company
has authorized the building of a twen-
ty-five-rOom addition to the new thir-
ty-five-room hotel built by the COM
pany at Brighton last year. A four
apartment terrace will also be built
by the company. The sugar company
has built fifteen residences in Brighton
during the past two years. Some OF
these properties cost more than $5,OO6
each. The great scarcity Of houses In
Brighton has made these improve
| ments necessary.
The matter OF holding a Western
Slope fair this year was brought up
at the annual meeting Of the associa-
ton at Montrose and thoroughly dis
cussed. 1t was decided to hold the
biggest fair in the history of the West
ern Slope, to be called the "victory"
fair. The fair will last four days, tha
exact dates to be announced little
later. They will be the last of Sep
TENDER, however, and about a week
before the state fair.
Edward L. Seiwald, who Is serving
life sentence In the Canon City pen
itentiary for the murder of James
Lloyd, valverde salOonkeeper. who,
with Patrolman william Mcpherson.
was shot to death during an attempt
ed hold-up by Seiwald and Oscar
Cook on the night Of March 10, 1912,
was denied new trial by the Su.
preme Court in decision handed
down ut Denver.
Frank A Carlson, a Swedish miA-
er, railroad and auto repair man, 81
years old and for several months en-
ployed In Denver, was found muir
dered on the outskirts Of Telluride
Robbery is believed to have been the
clew to the perpetrators, though they
are believed to have been men who
met Carlson on the train from Den.
yer and lured him to the spot where
he was shot dead.
Upon opening the door of his bro
TIERS home ut Pueblo. to pay him
short visit, Louis Gonzales found HE
brother, Macmillan, dead in bed wit1
/ his head cruahaI In nv coma hInvSt In
strument and the body in an advanced
condition OF decomposition. He had
been dead several days. A coroner's
jury was summoned. but was unable
to determine the identity Of the muir
derer or murderers.
Alex Cooper, 20 years old, was ar
rested at Idaho Springs after he had
shot n neighbor, Joe Bridges. The
trouble arose over burro owned by
Bridges son. The boy rode the canary
| to school and parked 1t in the school
yard. Bridges, who was working di.
rectly across the street, saw Cooper
unite 1t. He went over and asked him
what he did II for. A quarrel followed
and the old man drew n gun and shot
Bridges. the bullet taking effect in the
hip. Bridges took the gun away from
the older man and gave him terrific
beating with 1t. OF the two, Cooper is
the more severely injured.
Inability of the police to locate
Judge George Briggs saved Gov. Rob
ert Carey of Wyoming from paying q
Police Court fine In Greeley. Governor
Carey was overtaken by the Greeley
speed cop while driving big six
through the city at thirty-mile clip.
He was on his way to Denver, but
agreed to call at the Police Court on
| his return The governor showed nm nc.