The Holly chieftain., 1899-11-17
COLORADO ITEMS.

L ne dIHual convention OF tHt NOio-
rado horticultural Society will he held
/ at Denver November 9th, 18th and
18th.
Three men tried on full suits of
clothes at Durango clothing store
and then departed abruptly without
paying. An alarm was raised but
they escaped.
A. III. Weatherbee who was elected
assessor Of Montrose county on the
fusion ticket last week. was found
dead in the road some distance from
town. Heart disease is believed 90
have carried him of
The report is current at Colorado
Springs that a powerful syndicate has
made proposition TO purchase all the
mining holdings OF the Woods Invest
ment Company, which is one OF the
largest, If not the largest. holders OF
/ Cripple Greek property. The consider
alton rumored is Sl5OO0,o0o though
that sum seems high.
Many hogs belonging to Henry
| Clark and other farmers in the vicinity
of Rocky Ford We're recently bitten ny
ferocious dog, and since then the
animals have shown unmistakable
| signs of hydrophobia. So many were
bitten that 1t will be difficult to pre-
vent the spread of the disease
A sad railroad accident occurred on
the 7th on the Crystal River Rail
road. The engine OF the train from
Redstone collided with COW about
mile. and n half from Carbondale and
was completely turned around. Engi-
nees Fletcher was almost instantly
| killed, having been caught between the
| engine and tender.
1t Is rumored that the Order of Rail-
/ way Telegraphers intends to go into
| court, accusing the Colorado X South
crn of blacklsting The case OF Il. F.
/ Bogard, recently dismissed from his
position with the Victor Coal & Coke
| Company, it is said, at the request of
Superintendent Dunaway, Will be
] placed before State Labor Commission
er Smith. Superintendent Dunaway
I denies such action.
I The monthly reports of DIR. A. p.
/ Busey, the new insane asylum super
/ intendent. show that 30 patients have
been admitted since August LIST, com
/ pared with "a for the same three
mouths last year. This time last year
4 there We're "a employees, hut under DR..
. Busey's management 10 have been
I added to this number. There are 400
/ inmates. 80 men and 1I9 women. Dur
I ing October 8 deaths and l escape oc-
Cured.
At the burning of the old Touring
mill in Fort Collins Wednesday morn
ing the following members of the fire
department were injured: j. T..
4 Walker, Robert Cameron and Fred
Buzzell. Walker fell while at work
at the fire and struck on his side.
breaking three ribs. He was carried
10 the Commercial hotel. where he re-
ceived medical attention. Cameron
was struck in the temple with nozzle
and sustained n severe cut. Buzzell
, had an eye injured.
! The official count of votes cast in
Jefferson county was completed by the
canvassing board Monday, showing the
election of the Republican ticket by
substantially the same majorities as
was shown in the unofficial count 1t
developed that the vote for sheriff
was tie between Jno. Nichols Rep.)
and William II. Barrick Fus.). The
canvassing board and the two candi-
dates agreed to draw straws for the
office. Again the fortune turned
against the Silver man, and the office
went TO the Republican candidate, put
ting the entire Republican party in
control of Jefferson county.
A. S. Ross of Wilkesbarre. Pennsyl-
vania, is in Lamar ON novel mission.
He wants to secure LOCO live jack
rabbits with which 10 stock n rabbit
farm near Williesbarre. Mr.. Ross has
twenty-five acres of land at home sur
rounded by a tight board fence set
| two feet in the ground, and in this
enclosure he will turn his rabbits
loose to increase and multiply. He
| figures that tender. juicy, young jack
rabbits will command better prices on
the eastern market than Belgian hares
and that they will be raised much
/ cheaper and easier \ rabbit drive
will take place in few days to get
the stock that Mr.. Ross wants.
Douglas county will probably cease
to be factor in the Platte canon con-
troversy. The commissioners wete in
Denver the other day and held con-
| ference with President Trumbull of the
| Colorado & Southern. From all reports
the result was satisfactory to all con-
cerned. what the commissioners of
Douglas county want" said President
| Trumbull. speaking of the conference,
'is n road. That we have promised
we will furnish. Our line lies over the
highway for only short distance-per-
haps three miles-and even there does
not wholly cover it. We have made ar
rangements to construct road by the
side of the track. wherever our line
completely occupies the old road. This
will have to be done only In
! few places"
| While a new thresher was in opera
ton on the farm of f. J.-Homer, near