The Holly chieftain., 1901-07-12
COLORADO NOTES.

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European plan.
Late reports from many sources in-
dicate q heavy cantaloupe crop in ,hc
Arkansas valley.
A fifth sub.station Of the Denver
postoftice is to be established, located
on Capitol hill. and three new carriers
sAdd1d to the force.
Banjamin Pettipsell of Denver
claims to have invented method by
which nitro-glycerine can be safely
nred from n cannon.
William II. Snider, one of the own
ers OF the Manitou Grand CavernS
died at Manitou on the 9Th instant, at
the age Of hfty-three.
Samuel Aioffat, the oldest brother of
David II. Moffat, the Denver banker,
died few days since ut Goshen, New
York, aged eightystwo.
Denver hotels are reported full TO
oyerfiowing with tourists. The Brown
Palace, after placing many cots, was
compelled to turn lsople away.
In excavatins for the lnsement of
new building at the $corner of -Four
teenth and Lawrence streets. Denver,
the workmen found the tooth of
mastodOn. t
There was avery large attendance
Mt the opening of the Chautnuqua As
sembly at Boulder. July 4th. The ora
ton was delivered by Father Malone
of Denver. d
The new law permitting the inf1'c-
tion of the death penalty for murder
went into effect July 1, but the quo
tations do not show any rise in the
price of hemp. t
At Ouray, on the Fourth, in the min.
ers' double-hand drilling contest,
Hupps and Lindquist drilled in the
regulnti0n contest time 30A inches IN
Gunnison granite.
The club women of Denver are con-
sidering the erection of handsome
building for club purposes, with an
auditorium in it to seat in the neigh
borhood of 1000 people.
w. F. Bailey, formerly general pas.
senger agent of the Colorado Midland,
has been appointed manager of the
railroad department Of Rand, McNally
&fCo., publishers of Chicago.
The American .Microscopicni Society
will meet in Denver at the same time
with the American Association for the
Advancement of Science. One hundred
members are expected to be present.
The Glen Park Chautauqua at Pal
mer Lake was opened July 9Th, Presi-
dent Main Of Iowa College delivering
the opening address. Present condi-
tions indicate an exceptionally success
ful assembly. ''H& 7N8
There We're f1fty-rine cases OF diph-
iberia In Denver during the month of
June, as compared with fourteen the
year previous, and the health commits
soner has instituted an Investigation
to try TO find out the causes.
Pretty four-year-old Esther Oliver
of Denver was killed instantly on the
5th instant, by dynamite torpedo,
which had been carelessly dropped in
the yard the day before by Fourth of
July celebrators. 1t exploded In her
mouth.
Chancellor II. A. Buchtel of the uni
versity Of Denver reports that the uni
versity had S76 students last year in
all departments, a gain Of 24S over
the preceding year. He says the at
tendance viii easily reach 1000 this
fall.
From all parts OF the state come the
usual reports OF Fourth Of July accl.
dents. II al the victims could be
gathered in one crowd it would furnish
an appalling object lesson, for there
would be fully 100 sufferers, SOMA very
seriously huft.
A. T.. Cassidy was shot and Killed on
the 7th instant while trying to escape
from Policeman ]. ]. Mcdonnell. Cas-
sidy had injured Howard Fisher in
gaAoon quarrel and was arrested by
McDohell, who fred at him when he
tried to run away.
President Mckinley has signed the
foIDwing EHo{4do fopnilssiops: Per.
~ R0bAark, ,sfeceivdsaS n Sfspdblicsxhoneys
at Del Norte; David G. Fleming, reg
lister of the land Office at Sterling IRE
Appointed u Charles B. Timberlake, re-
scsiveR ofpahtic moneys at Sterling ire
appointed).
s5udt Northcutt of the District
Court at Lamar overruled the de-
murrer OF the attorneys of Prowers
county to the complaint filed by the
attorney generals office, in the suit to
compel the payment of interest collect
ed on delinquent state taxes by the
county. FtftsA
On Sunday, the 7th instant, prac.
tically the whole clergy of Denver de-
nounced Judge Palmer, who had a few
days before publicly reprimanded two
Qf their number for cpntenqpt lpf court
In criticising his injunction iiis favor
OF Sunday liquor selling in rest1aranta