The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-03-06
Pithy News Notes
From, All Paris of
Colorado
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News service
The total value of all animals on
farms in Colorado Is estimated by the
government at s1T2,751, 900. compared
with $163.975, 100 for 1917, an increase
of about 5.3 per cent.
Hundreds of residents of Fort Col
lins turned out to see Lieut.. Otto r.
Benell, one of their home heroes, deco
rated with the distinguished service
cross by order of the Secretary.of War.
II. NJ Watkins and Carl Sherry of
Merino were arrested Mt Willard,
northwest of Sterling. when they
alighted from Cheyenne train with a
suitcase. 1t contained thirty-seren
pints.
Recruiting for the army is to begin
at once In Colorado and Wyoming
Lieutenant Barney received instruc-
tions from the War Department to re-
sumo the task of finding men in the
Denver district to fill the standing
army
In the death of Fay Gorham OF Ri
fle, who died following an operation,
another of the pioneer stage drivers
and settlers of this state, who driftcd
in during the early days from the
Black Hills country, have answered
the last call.
Announcement is made that Colo
radO Springs is going to extend Its
white way as far as the Santa Fe stn-
ton. A new system of ornamental
street lights will be installed on East
Pixies Peak avenue to the railroad
station within the next few weeks.
Lieut.. Edward Smith. Tiger quarter
back in 1916, has returned to Colorado
Springs from France, where he brought
serving on the French front in the
American aviation forces. Smith will
re-enter colleges and will try out for
the football team next fall.
Danish the billboarfs and other un-
slightly advertising signs from Den
ver's mountain parks is the slogan of
the Colorado Mountain Club. which
has undertaken n campaign to coop
erate with city officials of Denver in
an effort TO maintain the parks with
out these commercial atrocities.
The Great Western Sugar Company
will build u Steffens plant in cOnnec-
tion with its Fort Morgan factory
which will cost about 100000. The
work of construction will start In
April and material has already arrived
for the building, which will be com
pleted for the fall campaign.
The Denver Motor Club is making a
drive for new members. The member
ship now includes 1,5OO Denver pleas
ure car drivers, but as there are over
1900 owners of such cars in the city
the field for growth is large. Plans
are also underway to improve the
clubs picnic ground and clubhouse at
Idledale, near Morrison.
Sensational developments are ex-
pected to follow threatening letter
received by Thomas Purcell, a young
attorney OF Colorado Springs. Purcell
Is defending Sydney A. Wilson, on
trial in the District Court for a statu-
tory offense. The complaining wit
ness is 15-year-old niece of Wilson.
The letter. which has been turned over
to the postal authorities for investign-
tion, declares that Wilson must '.go to
the pen or die"
Dr. George A. Norlin, for the past
two years acting president of the Uni
versity of Colorado In the absence of
President Farrand, was elected presi-
dent by the board of regents of the.
university, filling the vacancy cansed
by DIR. Farrand's resignation. The
result of his appointment by President
Wilson as national director OF the
American Red Cross, necessitating his
presence In Washington.
Leadville is undergoing a record win
ter. The snowfall has been remarkably
light and the water mains and pipea
sll over the city are freezing. Warren
G. West, manager OF the Leadville Wa
ter Company, said that this winter Is
the worst he has ever seen in Lead
vile for freezing pipes. In one resi-
dence the pipes froze three times In
two hours.
Clifford Sproules, aged "a, a negro,
must hang for staying w. W. Green.
turnkey at the Pueblo county Jail, Oc-
tober 18th, when Sproules endeavored
to make his escape from the Jail.
Green died after being shot twice by
the negro In the corridor of the Jail. A
jury brought in a verdict of first de-
gree murder. with death penalty rec
commended.
Leadville's big welcome home recep-
ion to the returned soldiers and sail.
prs was great success. The program
included u speech on government insur-
ance by Capt. G. NJ. Cauthorn of Fort
Logan, delivered mainly to the retuGn-
I'd boys, but listened to with interest by
all, and community singing, led by Pri-