The Holly chieftain., 1900-10-26
COLORADO NUIES.

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The Daily Evening Star ef PueAso
u to be run or the cp-opcfatiye p1a1.
y Simeon w. Canfril has bssn eiecte1
general superintendent of ths Dsnvex
Tfamway Company. to succeed G. =.
Durbin, resigned
Winter may be Gid to have set II
quite generally IN the mountaln sec-
tons Of Colorado ON the 10Th inst,
when cold weather and snow wsfe re.
ported over large area.
Secretary Osborn has practically
completed the program Of the conven-
ton Of the State Horticultural Society.
which meets In the state house on No
vember 21st 22nd and x3rd.
Warden A. G. butcher says thAre
have been no punishments necessary ~
the stat~ EefOrmatory for the past ave
months nd no attempt has been mads
by any os|the inmates to escape.
General H. G. Merriam, commandex
Of the Department Of the Colorado,
says hard bread and bacon make the
best emergency rations for soldiers.
No new Invention has proved thetY
equal.
BARRIERS from all parts Of the state
are preparing TO ask tile next Isegts-
lature to establish a license and exam
ination for BARRIERS, to shut on the
hastily educated ''students" Of the baH-
bers' colleges.
The canning factory at MansanoIa
has canned 1000 cases of string beans
and 5000 cases of tomatoes. This week
pumpkin canning begins and 2,O0O
cases will be put up. Pueblo groceries
take the entire output.
The Denver boys who put small
garter snake In q mail box for the fun
OF seeing the letter carrier jump when
he put his hand in after the mali have
all been discharged after having been
pretty well scared by the prospect Of
having to serve n term In Jail.
The comptroller of the currency has
approved the application of the First
National Bank OF Sterling. Colorado,
to begin business with capital of $25,-
600. Il. NJ. Kelly, Charles Vale, Geo.
A. Henderson, w. J. Powell and L. N.
Judd are named as stockholders.
The Pixies Peak Belgian Hare Club
Of Colorado Springs has been organized
with membership OF forty. w. j.
Doyle WINS elected president. Charles II.
Leibold secretary and r. G. Davis
treasurer. The club is making ar
rangements for a hare show to be held
soon.
Thomas i. Walsh, owner Of the
Camp Bird mine near Ouray, and Col
orado commissioner to the Paris Expo
tition, IL said to have spent half a mill
lion dollars on dinners, receptions and
entertainments during the past sig
months. He has quite set the pace for
the luxurious French capital.
Joseph Shaklee, arrested at Greeley
and confined for some time In the Weld
county jail, has been taken to Denver
on the suspicion that he is the person
who murdered Mrs. Lillian Bell and as
sauited Mrs. A. L. Jessub and Miss
Annie McAtee, besides assaulting other
women on Capitol Hill. Sllaklee is.
mentally unbalanced.
Word has reached Montrose that JOS
eph Woods was murdered at Naturita
in Montrose county, by Austin T. Ions
way, neighbOring ranchman. There
has been Ill feeling existing between
the farmers for some time, growing
out Of dispute over some land, c0-
minating In murder The murderer,
while fleeing, met his victims sons
coming to the home he had saddened.
On learning of the death of their faith
er, the SONS pursued the fugitive.
A half rate from all points in Colora-
do, selling October % and good to No
vember 1, to the Good Roads c0nvcn--
tion, to he held October 70, has been
granted by the railroads centering In
Denver. 1t is quite probable that the
two cabinet officers Will be present,
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson to
talk on the general subject of good
roads, and Postmaster General Smith
to emphasize the fact that the only
thing which now stands In the way Of
universal rural free delivery is the poor
condition of the country roads in the
nation. Hon Martin Dodge, secretary
Of the Office of road inquiry Of tile Ag-
ricultural Department, will also be
present.
Constitution Day" was observed In
the many towns throughout the state
on Friday, October 10Th. In most of
the schools an hour was given in the
cluding history OF the famous naval
battle In which the Constitution van.
quished the British frigate Guerriere.
Constitution Day" was appointed by
the Society of the Daughters Of 1872 in
Boston, which desires to raise the $780,
GOO necessary to restore the old frigate.
In letter sent to all tn eschools in the
state, Mrs. Helen l.. Grenfell, state su-
perintendent of public instruction,
asked that the school children contrib
ute something toward the fund. Small
sums were raised in few of the
schools.
The Western Passenger Association
has given rate of one and one-fifth
fares from all points In the state, where