The Holly chieftain., 1900-01-12
COLORADO ITEMS.

banks. Including savings Dihhs, over
100000.
The body of an unknown man was
found hanging under tree a few miles
from Florence He had apparentl.
been lynched some time ago.
The body of William Zaden was
found in well near La Junta the
other day. He had evidently been
murdered. Two Mexicans are sus-
pected.
Building permits issued in Denver
during 1899 We're S2.190.o13. compared
with s1,Tds. 200 in 1895. S1.26T.2o in
1897. S1,114,G0O in 1896. S1,125,Goo in
1895 and SI65, 100 in 1894.
The receipts of the Denver postoftiee
in 1899 We're S4cD.354. The expenses
were S152.sO4. and the net profit TO the
government was S2II go. The in
crease in revenue over 1898 was SO per
cent
The merchants of Grand junction
have agreed 10 close their places Of
business at I o'clock every evening ex-
cept Saturday for the next three
months. This matter was brought
about through the efforts Of the Retail
Clerks International Association.
\. L. Humphrey. superintendent Of
motive power of the Colorado Midland
Railway, is in Paterson. New Jersey, 10
inspect the 10000 rotary snow plow
ordered several months ago. The ma
chine is now completed and will be
delivered as soon rs approved by Mr..
Humphrey. 1t VIII be the biggest
snow plow in the West, having a
sweep two feet greater in width than
T1.4N In In. Inc
The value of the manufactured goods
produced in Denver during the year,
exclusive Of smelter products, was S34,
63i, ,342. The factories employ 1885
persons, whose earnings were SI,935,
80. During 1898 the Denver factories
produced goods valued at 500, ,26S, 80.
and employed 1l.5T6 persons, who
earned SI,1l0.45O in wages In addi-
tion the smelters employ 800 men.
whose earnings during the year Were
100000.
BY the agreement of the telegraph
ers and the Rio Grande, new office
is created. that of manager of the
main telegraph office. at salary of
$50 a month. ]. T. Fegan has been in
charge of the Rio Grande telegraph of
flee for ten years, but without official
position. Now that the position is de-
fined, 1t is to 90 to the man who is
oldest in line of promotion. who is j.
W. Brunton of Pueblo, now wire
chief, with headquarters nj Pueblo.
Secretary Martha 4. Shute of the
State Horticultural Society has been in
consultation with the National Paris
Commission as to the display of Colo
RADIO fruit at the Paris Exposition. II
was the intention of the commission to
have fine fruit display in Paris from
Colorado, but the fruit growers of the
state have responded coolly to the ap-
peals In this behalf Mrs. Shute now
fears that the state will not have any
fruit exhibit at Paris, as the growers of
Colorado do not seem to think that the
effort will bring n fair return for the
expense involved.
The four days from the 18th to the
10th of February are TO be gala days
at Colorado College. Preparations have
already been largely completed for Il
double celebration-in honor of the
opening of the new Pickens Fine Arts
building, and in commemoration of the
tWenty-hfth anniversary of the found
ing of the college. The exact anniver-
sary date came last May. but IL was
decided to postpone its celebration un-
til the Perkins building should be fin
ished, and then make the joint cele-
bration the most notable occasion of
its sort in the history of the college.
j. /. Jackson of Grand Junction has
invented machine which bids fair to
make for the inventor fortune. The
machine is n beet digger and topper. 1t
hus f.,u haala to, 1,,-.
series of levers at the command of the
driver. \ plow which is preceded by
coulter raises the beets out of the
ground and throws them to the side,
and while this operation is going on n
sharp knife slices off the top. As fast
as n team can walk the beets are taken
out of the ground, topped and ready
for the teamster TO haul them to the
factory. y patent has been applied
for.
The Woman's Club of Grand June
ton Is rejoicing greatly because of the
munlticent donation made by Andrew
Carnegie to found free public library
in that city. The sum given by Mr..
Carnegie is 5000, which was the
amount asked for. The Woman's
Club own n fine building lot on
Seventh evenue and the building will
be erected on this lot. For some time
the executive committee of the club
have been working TO secure this dona-
tion from the great iron master and
philanthropist and their joy is great
because they have been given this
handsome New Years present from
Mr. Carnegie.
The first shovel full of dirt on the
new Colorado Springs & Cripple Greek
short line was thrown out at / O'Clock
| Thursday. President Irving Howbert
| performed this ceremony near the
mouth of Bear creek canon. About