The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-05-01
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ton is promised a number of fine ami
mails from Pueblo, Colorado Springs
and other places. For the past few
years there has been some trouble in
securing the quality of melons that
the association desires to give to pa
irons, but this year some twenty-five
acres will be grown in different parts
of the valley on the best melon land
to be found, from selected seed, and
there is reason to believe that the big
pile will be the most attractive that
has ever been offered.
The present rate of tonnage produc-
ton in the San Juan mining region
will enable that section to occupy first
place during the years to come as the
most productive mining section in our
great mining state of Colorado. The
rugged San Juan mountains, embrac-
ing an area eighty miles long by from
twenty-five to forty miles wide. with
Its hundreds of submits exceeding 18,-
900 feet in elevation, is only just now
beginning to produce the precious met
ais on a big scale.
A J. Pierce, wealthy Meeker ranch
er, has presented the Meeker public
library with fifty choice volumes in
memory of his wife, who died several
months ago, and has promised 500 in
books each year to the library. Mrs.
Pierce was keenly interested in the
welfare of the library. She was the
daughter of former Congressman
Towner of Corning. Iowa, and her
Co. of q
president of the Iowa State Library
Board,
Corporal John B. Johnson, late of
Co. e, Fifth Engineers, Seventh divi-
sion, and formerly an officer of the
Colorado state penitentiary, returned
to Canon City, having just been dis
charged from the recuperation camp at
Macarthur, Okla. johnson had thrill
ing experience In the war. On Oct. 1S
in the st. Mihiel drive he was wound
ed and was In the hospital recovering
from his wounds for five months.
The largest class In the history of
the Odd Fellows lodge in western Colo
RADIO was initiated in Grand Junction
with big ceremonials, including ban
quet and fraternal addresses. The class
was composed of sixty-eight members
and represented every district in the
county. Walter NJ. Merrill, grand pa
triarch OF the state, was among the
higher officials Of the lodge to attend.
Potato acreage will be cut about IS
per cent OF the 1918 acreage this sum-
mer, according to dealers and farmers
around Greeley. This years potato
shipments will total 5000 carloads,
while the 1919 crop probably will run
under 1000. Much of the potato acre
other potato land is being seeded to
alfalfa. The value of the 1918 crop
to the farmer was about $2,25O,OOO.
Unless there Is a speeding up from
now on. COloradO's coal production In
1919 will fall below the 10000, ,OOO-tOn
mark, in the opinion of coal experts.
The monthly report OF James Dalrym-
pie, state coal mine Inspector, for
March shows that compared with 1918,
there has been a decrease Of 718,522
tons in production during the first
quarter of the year.
A lone armed bandit held up and
robbed Conductor F. w. Schulz and
Brakeman L. +. HOrten of n Colorado
& Southern freight train at Louisville
Junction. The robber secured two valu-
able watches, fine Elks fob charm
and SO in money. Schulz and Hor
ton were unarmed and therefore could
not resist
Werner T. Reed, one OF Colorado.
wealthiest citizens, an oil magnata,
mining man, philanthropist and author,
died at Coronado Beach, Calf, follow
ing long period of i'll health. Pneu-
monia developing caused his death. but
not until three hours before the end
did his physicians consider his condi.
tiOn serious.
Tom and Earl Combs, confessed
murderers Of Jacob Ballinger, Rush
merchant, made a strenuous effort to
plead guilty to the charge of murder
In the first degree, and Judge ]. w.
SheafOr had to force them to make q
plea of not guilty when arraigned for
preliminary hearing at Colorado
Springs.
Register of the United States land
office In Durango says 11S,626 acres
Of lands, designated in nearly all town
ships In that district, are open to en-.
try under the stock raising homestead
law, commonly known as the 640-acre
law
When George McQuown. discharged
soldier, went home to New Raymer he
didn't loaf about town or go to Gree.
ley or Denver to get job. George i'm
mediately incorporated himself as the
New Raymer Electric Light and Pow
er Company.
With the summit of Pixies peak