The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-17

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clifford sproul. No. 1851. and George
Bosko, No. 1O,740. The two former are
under sentence to be hung during the
week beginning July 20. Bosko will
not be hung until some time in Sep
TENDER The State Board Of Pardons
has refused to interfere with the
course of the law in either Of these
cases, and only executive clemency
can prevent the prisoners from paying
the supreme penalty for their crimes
Exclusive Of fluxing ores, Colorado
manganese mines produced 81 $40 tons
of manganese ores In 1918, according
to figures compiled by D. F. Hewett
Of the United States Geological Sur
vsy. Practically the entire output for
the state come from the Leadville dis
trict. OF the gross tonnage shipped.
32,270 tons contained not less than IS
per cent Of manganese. The remain
der, o4,00S tons, contained 10 to 95
per cent manganese. no ores Of less
than 10 per cent grade being shipped
from Colorado.
Excluding the many applications
filed in Denver county in April. May
and June, there were 274 applications
for benefits for the blind filed July 1.
according to figures given out by the
blind benefit commission. OF the fig
ures compiled there are 100 who have
been awarded the maximum amount Of
$500, seventeen who have been award
ed $3.50; six S12O. five $40, and one
$50. One applicant died after his ap-
plication was granted and one with
drew. Six have been rejected.
Costilla is the latest Colorado coun-
ty to ask the federal bureau Of pub
lie roads for approval of road con-
struction project under the federal aid
plan, estimates and specifications hav-
Ing besn submitted for building six
and six-tenths miles of natural gravel
and dirt road between Fort Garland
and San Luis. The project. listed as
federal aid project No. "A, Is largely
a drainage and grading undertaking.
The estimated cost l. $40 OS.
Colorado will entertain 1855 promi-
nent New Workers., members Of q spe-
cial excursion Of the Department Of
the Interior and the Brooklyn Eagle
July n, ~, q and "A. The party will
pass the first day in Colorado Springs,
the second in Denver, the third In
Estes Park and the fourth in Fort Col
Inns on its way to Yellowstone and
Glacier National parks and the Pa
cific Northwest.
The largest revenues In the history
Of the local postoffice are announced
for the fiscal year just closed. the
amount reaching a total Of e, $780,
2S1.1S. This Is an increase Of $162,-
62875 over the preceding year. and
c. F. Trotter, assistant postmaster, a.
serts that the Scent postage rate was
not wholly responsible for the u
crease. The receipts for the quarter
ending June 80 were S5a3,070.2S
Denver got Its first glimpse Of the
completed lighting system on the Civic
Center when the lights were turned on
to test them and judge the sffest, pre-
paratory to the dsdicatory osrsmo-
nies, which are planned for Colombo
Day, Aug. 1. Experts pronouacsA the
system perfect. TIE iishts are -
placed that there IL scarcely . sus-
picion Of q shadow anywhere within
the groundA-
Charles Bellamy was killed and
Charles Cleary Of Fleming, Colo, was
probably fatally injured when a road
ster driven BY Fred Sharp hit . ditch
and overturned near Haxtun. Tho
latter was only slightly scratched.
Bellamy's chest was crushed and his
head nearly severed from his body. He
was taken to Q hospital for treatment.
but lived only an hour.
Cherries in the Uncompahsre valley
arc bringing n high rs $40 ton this
year. This In one of the best prices
ever recorded for sweet cherries and
the growers are having no difficulty In
disposing Of their entire outputs to the
many shippers who are bidding for tn
cherrfeA
Denver sites for q new tuberculaE
hospital to be erected by the Brother
hood OF Locomotive Firemen and En-.
ginemsn will be inspected by a com
mittee consisting Of the general secre-
tary and treasurer, the international
president and the general medical ad-
wiser Of the organization, according ia
plans announced in Denver. The bro
thsshood voted to contribute $76 .
month to support Of members afflicted
with tuberculosis until the hospital
project materializesI
Twenty nine more army trucks have
reached Denver consigned to the Colo
RADIO Highway Commission, according
to announcement BY e. e. Sommers OF
the 1rommissaon. The state now has
forty-six Of these trucks, including this
shipment. The Twenty-Five trucks ar
irving came from Fort Benjamin Har-
rison, Ind. and are mostly "heavies."
Total receipts collected from the