The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1919-10-23
Plthy News Nptss
From Al Parts Of
Colorado

QuiSltOrlAi DOuy 10 UattIc thc uiSu cOSt
Of living will be recommended by At
tOrney General Victor e. Keyes as
part of the program to be included In
the special session called by Governor
o. h. Shoup.
The Supreme Court has granted per-
mission to New. Mexico to file suit
against the state of Colorado for the
purpose Of determining the correctness
of the present boundary between the
states. The case was made returnable
next March 1st.
One OF the most important silver
strikes made In recent years was dis
covered in the famous old Champaign
mine, near Alma. in the Fairplay dis
trict, when a six-inch vsln of red car
Donate ore that averages Sol ounces OF
silver and five ounces of gold, running
$1,000 to the ton, was found.
Edward Skoog, Rio Grande Southern
freight conductor, suffered the loss of
his left leg in an accident when his
train was entering the local yards at
Durango. As he was swinging off the
rear OF the cabo0se the hand grip
broke loose and he was thrown under
meath a car Of ore attached to the rear
of the caboose.
The advOcation Of tunnel through
Marshall pass and the delaying Of the
brOad-g auging of the line from Salida
to MOntrOse until after this tunnel In
completed. which was opened again by
A. B. Reynolds, prominent mining ex-
pert Of the San Juan country. has
aroused Interest in this Improvement,
which has been under discussion for
years.
Private Hubert b. johnson of Com
pany b. eth Machine Gun battalion. U.
s. Marines, who showed exceptional
courage under fire during the engage
ment at Belleau Wood in which the
Marines lost 20 many men, Ii to be
presented with the Croix De Guerre
and citation from the French govern
ment. Private johnson IL 4 native OF
Fort Morgan, Colorado.
John A. Lohrey, farmer of GIlcrest.
Is the defendant In a &11,95O damage
suit filed In District Court at Greeley
by Charlie Thomas. Thomas suit II
brought as the result of collision In
which ne lost his left leg. Sept. II,
1919. Thomas was riding 4 motorcycle
within the city of Greeley when he
was struck BY an automobile driven by
Lohrey.
That the United States Is at last to
nave the privilege OF nearing real
indian opera with a real indian giri
an principal 70 now an assured fact, for
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Joe Geiser. for several years travel
ing ensanees 1or the western Lieht
ana rover company IN northern COLO
raoo terratory' mas accepted commits
sion from the Gug&enheim interests to
Ooiio Dig electric power plant In CHI
huAhea. Mex Geiger graduated from
the University OF Colorado engineer
INK college In 1914. He recently re-
turned from service with the A. e. F.
In France.
The voters Of Grand Junction, at the
city election Tuesday. Nov. 4. will de-
eide whether or not to waive the bonus
OF $1,000 for the year. beginning Jan.
II, 1921, which sum, according to ita
twenty-five-year franchise granted by
the city July IL. 1905, the Grand June.
ton Street Railway 4 Interurban Com
pany annually must nav after the fran.
chise has been In operstiou for = pef.
iod Of twelve and a half years.
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