The Holly chieftain., 1900-04-20
COLORADO NOTES.


use for long time. Water will be
supplied from two large reservoirs
which are to be built
President William Siocum of Colo
RADIO College has gone TO Chicago to
notify DR.. ID. h Pearsons that the
terms of the $4,000 gift which DIR.
Pearsons made to the college some
time ago have been complied with, and
that 10000 laboratory building has
been erected. DIR. Pearson's gift will
be used as an endowment for the
building -
Wednesday night that snowsiIde hid
occurred in Iowa gulch, near the Ready
Cash mine. A number OF buildings
were carried away and. II is believed
that one or two men have been buried
In the slide, although nothing definite
could be learned in regard to the mat
ter. As soon as word was received a
resculng party left for the scene.
The following state agents of the Hu-
msns Society have been appointed
since March 10th and up TO April 18th:
Mrs. Jennie Mcdowell, Cripple Creek;
Edgar Burton. Rathbone; John s.
Haskey and Edward Huter, Dillon: 6.
+. Zimmerman, Antonito: Sherman NJ.
Hobson, Pueblo; j. l.. Chatfield, Gyp-
sum, Jno. Doyle, 81. Elmo; Fred K.
Glrardot, Orchard
Judge Voorhees, on the. 11th heard
the petition of Willisford Dey for an
injunction against the Pueblo city Off
Gals to restrain them from signing a
warrant for $1,000 for the purchase of
land for the opening of Tenth street
east OF Santa Fe avenue, and granted
temporary injunction. 1t is alleged
that the city bargained for the land
without having made an appropriation
for that purpose. and that also the land
Is outside of rhe city limits. t
Colonel Edward yerdeckberg. recent
ly elected commanding officer of the
First infantry, G. \. g., has published
an order which outlines his policy in
the management of the regiment. The
order states that the colonel favors the
granting Of fewer discharges than has
formerly been the custom and does not
wish 10 grant any discharges unless
good reasons are advanced. Non-com-
missioned officers will be required to
pass written examination before re-
cclving the warrants A board of Off
GERS 10 hold such examinations will
convene the second Monday of each
month.
There is strong probability that II
Denver Is selected as the location for
the National Elks' Home, the site Sc
lected for the building and grounds
VIII be that of the Baptist Ladies' Col
lege in Montclair At meeting of di-
rectors OF the college society the sub
ject was discussed at length and ten
tative proposition has been made to the
local Elks' committee for the purchase
of the property. The price for the
building as ii now stands and the sur
rounding twenty acres of ground is
S3J,ooo. The bilding alone when first
constructed cost $4,000. The local
committee of the Elks is known to IA
vor the property above all others which
nave been submitted for consideration.
The question of the extension of the
Lakewood railroad 10 Idaho Springs
and across the divide to Middle Park,
has been one of the pet hobbies of Mr..
Newhouse. His mining schemes have
reached the point where they will not
require his personal attention, and 1t is
believed that from this time he will
give personal attention to railroad
matters. The Lakewood line has al
ready been cross sectioned to this place
and the financial backing in Boston and
New York gives assurance that an on
ward movement will be made within
the next three months. From CONVEX
sation with oHe of the officers of the
road. 1t is believed that the Burlington
has something to do with the exten-
sion. IN
The state fish department will stock
what has been known as 1.-The Colorado
dead sea-" This is lake near Grand
mr. f.I In. tnr I'll
land, superintendent of fish hatcheries
for the state, has never known what
a fish is. Gold Bridge lake will be
filed this year with some of the best
stock which can be procured and an
effort be made to see if fish cannot be
trained to live in the water. Some.
thing about the water of Lake Gold
Bridge has kept fish from living In 1t,
but last year residents in that vicinity
noticed that the water materially clear.
ed up, as IL the impurities 1t carried
We're disappearing. A report to this
effect so encouraged Mr.. Holland that
he listened to the solicitations of many
citizens Of the neighborhood who are
anxious to fish and have nothing to fish
for. He has therefore decided to make
n trial of the matter.
verdict of $4,000 damages for
breach of promise was given by the
Jury at Colorado Springs In the case of
Nellie Lewis VS.. Sam Strong, the mill
ionaire mine owner. The case was on
trial for three days before Judge Har-
ris in the District court, which has
been crowded with curious people dur
ing the trial. Several sensational
features We're brought out This has
probably been the most sensational
trial in the courts of Colorado Springs
for many years. The plaintiff sued