The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-06-05
Pithy News Notes
From All Parts Of
Colorado

IN Springfield for the erection OF
flour mill
Eaton is the first Weld county town
outside of Greeley to be designated
second class postOffice The office will
be raised from third to second July i.
The famous old Yates house, built in
1S72 by Charley Yates and enlarged
in 1878, WAS nearly destroyed by fire
at Georgetown. Some years ago a large
portion of the former famous hostelry
was torn down, as 1t threatened to fall
into the creek.
The War Department announced the
following Colorado boys have qualified
for entrance to West Point at the
March examination: Davis Franklin
Stone, 116O Main street, Grand juno
ton; Frank Edwin Wilder, 1923 Tenth
street, Greeley; Warren Alfred Robin
son, Idaho Springs.
The Beaver Penrose 4 Northern
railway is now past history. E. G. Hall
completed the contract of dismantiing
the road after twenty-,hree days work
with q force of fourteen men The
material was shipped to Utah to the
Goshen Valley Railroad Company.
where it will be put into use.
In the great Western Slope Orator
ical and Athletic Association meet just
closed at Montrose, Gunnison tri-
umphed in the oratorical department
and Delta swept away the honors in
the field and track events. Several
fast records were made. Two state
records are claimed In the athletic
events
Three boys from each county in the
state will be given 4 free trip to the
state fair at Pueblo this year as
stock judging team to compete for
SIS prize. The teams will be chosen
very carefully and trained hard be-
tween now and then. They will be re-
quired to judge swine, dairy and beef
cattle.
More than 500 young people, affili-
ating with the various church auxiliary
organizations, will participate in a
great wienie roast near Grand Junction
on the evening of June II. The an
nouncement Of the big roast was made
following a meeting Of the presidents
Of each of the five churches included
in the union.
DR.. Edward 8. Parsons, for many
years dean Of Colorado college and
head of its English department. has
accepted an offer Of the presidency Of
Marietta college, Marietta, Ohio, and
according to news received at Colo
Ndo Springs, he will take up his new
duties ut once. The offer came to him
unsolicited and by unanimous vote Of
the Marietta trustees.
E C. Sommers of the state highway
commission announced that road build
ing In the Big Thompson canon would
result In that road being closed to traf-
dc much Of the summer. The work
will be started at the Estes Park end
Of the road and while the building 10 in
progress between that point and the
north fork, the road there being put in
shape to handle the business.
remarkable showing was made by
Carl Hixon Of Boulder county, the IA
year-old champion boy corn grower of
Colorado. His championship IL based
on record of his acre. the story he
wrote about it and his ten ear exhibit,
each counting one-third In the state
contest. He made a profit of $7S.S2
on his acre of Minnesota No. Is, the crop
alone considered. and In addition, his
receipts amounted to $3S from the sale
Of q half bushel crate Of seed corn a,
$14 and his ten ear exhibit, which sold
for &24 at the Boulder county corn
show. He had a yield Of IS bushels
the crop being grown under irrigation
In recognition Of the exemplary
work of the Boy Scouts, Governor Oil
yer II. ShOup has asked the churches
Of Colorado to observe June 8 as Boy
Scout day This date is the opening OF
the Scouts membership drive, which ID
TO continue until June IA.
While the owners were absent on q
fishing trip. fire destroyed the Storm
Alfalfa Meal and Feed Company's mill
In Longmont The mill was the larg
est alfalfa mill in northern Colorado
The mill was owned by o. G. and N
II. Storm. Until seven months ago the
mill was protected by insurance, but
Mt that time the insurance wa
dropped, making the estimated los OF
$4,000 complete.
With but one dissenting vote, the
taxpayers of keota voted $4,000 worth
Of bonds for the installation OF COM
plete waterworks system for domestic
and fire purposes. The bonds were al
ready sold at 99.55 and some of the
material was on the ground ready to
commence work as soon as the bonds
were voted. The water will be OBJ
ya,al