The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-03-13
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aication that even this vast sum will
be raised several millions of dollars
before the final sum Is reached. Ap-
proximately 10000 acres of beets had
been signed up for by the Great West
ern Sugar Company in northern Colo
RADIO and 1t is possible that the final
figures will reach 100000 Basing the
beet crop. however. only on 10000
acres and with an average of twelve
tons to the acre, on the so flat rate
ton to be paid by the Great Western
Sugar Company. there will be 1,6SO.O
tons of beets OF S16.SOO,O 600 paid to the
farmers.
The dream of the American dough-
boy that some day he might sleep in
the Kaiser's bed has almost been real
iezd by Lieut.. Gilbert H. Osincup, son
of DIR. and Mrs. c. H. OsIncup, Colo
RADIO Springs, who is in the medical
corps In the army of occupation. Lieu
tenant Osincup is occupying the room
of the crown prince in his country
estate near Cologne. He has bathed In
the princes Turkish bathroom and he
has pounded his ear" on the pillows
that the crown prince used.
The greatest building boom in the
history of Pueblo is in sight. NUM-
cipal improvements are contemplated
when spring comes. Two new paving
district petitions have been filed with
the city commissioners and two peti-
tions asking for the creation of two
| other paving districts are being cir
culnted among the property owners
and the response is such that there 10
no doubt but that they will be included
in the work this spring.
An employment bureau for the re-
turned soldiers and sailors has been
opened at Denver in the knights of
Columbus building, by the National
Catholic War Council, under whose
auspices all X of C. work is carried
on. 1t is open to soldiers and sailors
of any creed and every effort will be
made to secure employment for them.
No fees will be charged. Lieut.. james
Il. Kenney, recently returned from the
service, Is In charge of the bureau.
State superintendent OF schools has
offered n bronze tablet to the school
showing the largest holding per capita
of War Savings stamps. 1t Is said that
Pittsburg, Pa. and Breckenridge, Colo,
pupils are running meek and neck"
with S15 to the pupil. Mrs. Melissa
Hayden. superintendent of schools of
Summit county, Colorado, is confident
that the Breckenridge schools will
prove to be the winner of the bronze
tablet.
proposal for a bond issue for
$4,000 is likely to be submitted to the
taxpayers of Logan county shortly In
| the interest of dormitory for the
Logan County Industrial Arts High
school. The need of dormitory has
been apparent for long time, and 1t
In declared that many of the rural
children nre prevented from attending
the high school because of the lack of
accommodations for lodging in the
city of Sterling.
| Among those adopted on third read
ing in the House was the Davis-Lacy
bill giving teachers in the public
schools of Denver. Colorado Springs
| and Pueblo, Il tenure of office after
three years service, and providing
that they shall not be removed with
out n public hearing and an OppOrtun-
ity to defend themselves.
| The Western Sugar Company
through Its representatives has ex-
pressed desire to city officials and
others of Littleton to construct one OF
the biggest sugar factories in the state
in Littieton. II the factory Is decided
upon construction probably will be un-
dertaken within few months.
| At the joint meeting OF the board Of
county commissioners and the town
council OF Lake City, held ut the court
house in Lake City, the "flu" quaran-
tine ban for Hinsdale county and Lake
City was entirely lifted, except AZ to
public dances.
| Murl Edminston of Montrose, con-
fessed slayer of Vincent Corado of
| Telluride, was taken from Jail at Tel
luride, and at night session OF court
In Grand Junction was sentenced by
Judge Black to twenty to twenty-five
years in prison. Edminston, after kill
ing the Telluride man and hiding the
body, stole his automobile and several
hundred dollars in cash that he car
ried.
President Wilson Tuesday signed
the public health service hospital bill
which, 1t Is expected, will give to Colo
RADIO $1,5OO.OOO hospital for soldiers.
Word to this effect was received by
the Colorado Development Federation
from Carl Hinton. executive secretary,
who is In Washington and who repre-
sented the federation in the campaign
to obtain the adoption of the bill
Mrs. Il. r. Rose is being held in the
county Jail at Sterling on charge Of
stealing an automobile. The car,