The Holly chieftain., 1901-03-29
COLORADO NOTES.


The Woodmen of the World win
erect a building of their own at Mon
ument.
Pueblo will build some extensiy.
levees along the Arkansas river above
the city.
1t is stated that the Burlington route
will spend 5000 this spring and suu.
mer in advertising Colorado.
Sunday, March 18th, was St Pat.
rick's day. and was observed in nearly
all the larger towns Of Colorado.
John Il. Bennets. a prominent min.
ing man of Boulder county, died at
Gold Hill, March GOTH, aged sixty-six
years.
The spring races at Trinidad will
take place May 21. % and o and good
purses promise to attract many fast
horses.
Charles Landes, president Of the
state board of control OF the reform
school, has been reelected president 81,
| the board. sT
Harry F. sharpless. s Co. will build
seyenty-fiye-room family hotel on
Main street between Seventh and
Eighth in Boulder.
Anew creamery Will soon be erect
ed at Monument. Yards and pens will
also be built for feeding stock in con.
nection with the business.
The Denver real estate exchange will
hold n dollar banquet April 18th, at
the Brown Palace hotel. to discuss
Irrigation and How 1t Affects Colo
RADIO"
The funeral of Peter Otto, for fif-
teen years superintendent Of the Eli
ers' smelter at Pueblo, was attended
by fully 600 employees on the 18th
inst.
The Boulder City Council unanimous.
ly passed a resolution to assist the
Board of Trade in making the quartz
centennial celebration on August /,
1901, notable event.
A recruiting station will likely be
started in Boulder soon for the pur.
pose of enlisting soldiers into the RET.
ular army. Those who enlist are to
fill out the quota now at Fort Logan
The farmers near Platteyilie are con
tracing large acreage of sugar beets
for the Loveland factory. AS much
| as 200 acres may be planted II The
movement progresses as it has be.
gun.
Ex-senator Thomas H. Carter Of /
Montana has written to the executive |
committee of the National Irrigation
Congress expressing his regret that 4
will be ole to visit Colorado on hn(
way home FROM Washington /
Colorado Springs proposes to go
ahead with her quarto-centennial cele-
bration Notwithstanding the fact that
the state Senate has recognized BOul-
der. Her motto is pixies Peak or
Bust" ,.E.7,..a 4
DIR. Alfred Green, a prominent citizsf
of Greeley and 4 surgeon Of distihc-
ton during the war Of the Rebellion,
died March Goth at the age of seventy
eight years. He served as medical dl.
rector on the staff of General Meade
James Collins of Red Cliff has pre-
sented to the state historical collection
the largest cliff dwellers' vase now in
| the collection. The vase is over four
feet in circumference and was found
by Thomas Collins in Mancos canon
eight years ago.
| Philip Tritch, brother Of the late
millionaire, George Tritch, of Denver.
has sued the estate for $4,000 He q
leges that he loaned his brother 81 500
in 1868 on an agreement that 1t was to
be invested for his benefit The money
was then three-seventieths OF the e.,
tate owned at that time by George
Tritch and the amount sued for now b
estimated by the Increase Of the 81 800
loaned in 1868. nY 49,,
A Telluride special to the Denver Be
publican, March 22nd, says. ]. p. Red
ick, one Of Telluriie's most prOmlneat
citizens. had narrow escape froM
death In a snowslfde this afternoon. he
was returning to his mining properly I
in Ingram basin and when he reaSlkd
a point on the trail between Mel0l2
tunnel and Bridal Veil falls slids
broke loose from above and carried
him down4 the mountain side a dis
tance 6f 200. feet. The slide finally
threw him from under the SNOW and
when 1t stopped he. WAS on top asSAuft
but badly frightened.
AS a result Of a mass meeting Of he
mont county miners at Florence, 6at-
urday. March 23rd, all the concesf5ons
made by the, Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company were accepted and the strike
called on. The mines viii be put 10
working order at once and work will
be resumed about April i1st. Accord
ling - the company's offer the miners
receive 70 cents q ton for 1900 pounds
run Of the mine" This Is c0nsid-
cred even better than the old scale. as
the men were getting 81 per ton OF
1000 pounds lump coal before the
strike was declared ten weeks ago.
Paul Morton. second vice president