The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-07-10
Pitlly News Notes
Nu5n Au Parts Of
Colorado
COMING EvEl
The Colorado Editorial Association
nasst IN Denver. July IL. II. 1919.

COMING EVENTS.
The Colorado Editorial Association
nasst IN Denver. July II. II. 1913.
L A. Toothaker, peach grower of
Palisade, has the distinction this year
OF sending the first shipment of fruit
fron that section. The shipment was
made to Denver.
A resolution urging Congress to pass
q law prohibiting the transfer of the
forest reserves to the department Of
the Interior was indorsed by the
Southern Colorado St0ckgrOwers' Assoc
citation at its regular annual meeting
held at the Spring hotel in La Veta.
Tentative plans for 100000
building and loan association have
been accepted BY leading business men
OF Aontrose This II q direct result
Of the unusual demand for houses In
Hhis city, which at present greatly ex-
ceeds the supply.
Sixty thousand dollars In improve
meDts will be made on the water sys-
Hem of the Modern Woodman sanatO-
1ium at Colorado Springs, according to
an announcement by DR.. ]. A Rut-
ledge. The authorization was made by
WAe sanatorium committee of the board
Of directors. ,..s-..
Only $500 will be available for
est district In which Colorado 10 in
cluded under the federal agricultural
appropriation bill. which passed by
congress, 10 now awaiting President
Wilson's signature. A total Of $4,000
has been asked.
Business at the Pueblo land Office
during the month Of June was about
normal. There were 211 filings dur
ing the month and the volume Of bust
Dess was $6,927.21. This 10 consider
ably lower than in the month Of May.
when over $4,000 business was done.
but the month Of May was above nor
NAL.
Forty volunteers, including five pris-
oners from the county jail at Colorado
Springs, fought a forest fire which
threatened for a time to sweep Engle-
mans canon. Sheriff John H. Weir
and Forest Ranger Patterson led the
fire fighters. The blase was extin-
RUSHED after five hours unremitting
labor.
The harvesting OF wheat and rye
has started In Logan county, and 1t 10
estimated that the harvest in that sec
ton this year will far exceed the larg-
est that has ever been raised. The
report of the corn crop 10 very encour-
aging, as the recent rains and the
warm weather are considered ideal for
corn growing.
Thirty-six five-ton Packard army
trucks In addition to the zoo trucks
and passenger cars previously allotted
to Colorado by the War Department
for use on state and county roads
have been shipped, Elmer e. Som
mers, chairman Of the State Highway
Commission, was informed in a tele-
gram from Washington.
After seventeen years of expensive
litigation, the estate Of Winfield Scott
Stratton is about to be settled and re-
moved from the courts. The accounts
were presented to the local Probate
Court at Colorado Springs and within
q week or ten days 1t will be closed
mp. The property has assets of sew
erai million dollars-
The Lafayette Farmers Elevator
Company has let to the Burchard Con-
struction Company Of Lincoln. Neb.,
the contract for the erection Of new
elevator at this place. The building
will be 4Ox75 feet in dimensions, and
will be located on q site recently pur-
chased from Frank Miller just south
OF town on the right Of way OF the
Colorado 4 Southern railway. The
cost of the building will be $4,000
Judge w. p. Kinney was reelected
president OF the Colorado Springs
Mining Stock Association at its annual
meeting held at Colorado Springs.
Irving Howbert was elected to succeed
the late J. Addison Hayes as vice pres
ident and Fred H. Shantx succeeds
Charles d. Hopkins az secretary. 1t ID
the twenty-fifth year Of the exchange.
Charles T. Crockett, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. e. L. Crockett Of Pueblo. was
awarded the highest honors Obtainabla
at Colorado College when he was grad
uated with summA cum laude. The
honor bestowed upon Crockett 10 ths
fourth Of its kind in the history OF
the school, and It 10 the first time In
nine years that anyone has won the
honor.
Total collections by the inheritance
tax department fer the last fifteen
days Of June amounted to $12,96O70
bringing the total for the new bien.
NAL period to $415,51a86, according to
Figures given out by Attorney General
Victor Il. Keyes. The largest tax
against any estate was that of Isaac
Berlin Of Denver, the amount being
,9hsoo. TIE estate Of Albert Hahen.
wald was given the second highest tax
1t being $24O.96.