The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-07
COLORADO NOTES.

The trial Of the State School q
Mines students at Golden chafos4
with Illegal voting at the last eleef1ea.
has been postponed
Parson Thomas Uzzell Of the Pee
pies tabernacle in Denver viii ~
his ninth annual rabbit hunt at Lamar
December 18th and 20th.
Augustus Anderson, bridge caf.
penter employed on a Denver & Rio
Grande construction gang. was aiUoee
instantly killed on the 22nd by Q pteee
Of rock hurled by blast
Charles Green, who was shot in ths
election day riot at Denver while aet-
ing as a special policeman. has beea
released from the county hospital, hAv-
ing entirely recovered. Policeman Car
penter Is. improving.
H. H Shepard. the veteran travel
Ing agent of the Chicago d Alton road.
was made general agent of the Al
ton at Denver December 1st. 1t y
thought there will be no other changes
in the local force. Mr. Shepard for
thirteen years has been in Denver.
The Missourians of Georgetown held
cider banquet on the night Of De
cember LIST. A barrel of cider, just in
from Missouri, was tapped and served
with gingerbread. When the band
played "On the Old Missouri Shore"
the audience went wild:
The Colorado Supreme Court has de-
cided against the legality of the bond
issue of the city of Denver for the pur-
pose of building an auditorium. The
court holds that eleven distinct purpO6-
es We're set forth in the proposition to
be voted for. which is unconstitutional
The stomach and other digestive or
gans of George A. Barber. who died
at Pagosa Springs with symptoms OF
virulent poison, have been received by
DR.. ]. A. Sewall, of Denver, for analy-
Sis. 1t is feared that Barber was pOis-
oned to obtain his insurance, amount
ing to $500
General Passenger Agent Eustis of
the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy
railroad. who was in Denver few
days ago, says that he is personally in
favor Of a one cent mile rate to Col
orado for the G. \. Il. national en-
campment next summer, and thinks it
Is likely to be granted.
l. II. Robeson, manager of the Peli-
can, Dives. 7:3O and Bismarck mines,
as has been his custom for several
years past. gave to each employe on
the mine turkey for Thanksgiving.
Two hundred and twenty turkeys
were distributed, amounting in the ag-
gregate to over 5000 pounds.
Tie Texas House on Harrison ave-
nue., Leadville. was partially burned
November 23rd. the damage being es-
timated at nearly 5000, partially In
sured. The Texas was famous as the
greatest gambling resort for many
years In the city. 1t was the scene of
many tragedies. one Of the last ones
being the murder OF Mart Dnsean. y
The Denver Evening Pust rays ! \
big dinner to 150 newsboys on Thanks
giving Day at the Brown Palace hotel.
Governor Thomas and Mayor johnson
were present and made speeches. The
menu was as follows: Blue points, eel
cry, potatoes, turkey, with cranberry
sauce, mashed potatoes, asparagus, Ice
cream and cake, milk, coffee, nuts and
raisins.
Or. Riley of the Colorado sanitarium
at Boulder has received word from
Commissioner General Peck that his
sanitarium has been awarded a bronze
medal for their exhibit in class three
at the International Exposition ut
Paris. and the first prize and gold
medal for the best and purest sanitAr-
ium foods. These foods were made in
the factory OF the sanitarium In Boul-
der.
Charley Campbell, the man who shot
and killed A. F. Gribbel on the sum-
init Of Veta pass last July, and who
has been confined in the county jail at
San Luis, was acquitted at an adj
journed term of the District Court Of
Costilla county by jury Of nine Mexi-
cans and three white men.
DIR. Solomon Book reported upon his
return from Wray. Yuma county, that
the epidemic among cattle that he was
called there TO investigate was caused
by ergot poisoning. The belt Of corn
land Is excessively moist and fungus
growth has appeared upon the corn.
The veterinarian warned the cattle-
men to destroy the corn that has been
contaminated and keep the cattle there
from.
Mathews & Co. of New York have
compiled an interesting circular for the
benefit of the stockholders OF the Colo.
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company For
August and September. the net earn
ings exceeded by $4,000 the interest
on the bonded debt, taxes and full div
idends on the preferred stock for. ose
year, leaving the earnings for the nine
remaining months to be applied to div
idends on the common stock. The
profit on the common stock may reach
ten per cent.
At Castle Rock on the 9th, Judge
Harris sentenced the Palmer Lake