The Holly chieftain., 1901-08-09
COLORADO NOTES.

has lived in Pueblo for somewhat over
a year.
The Pueblo Y. NJ. C. A. has added
fifty members in three weeks since the
accession of the new secretary, Mr.. q.
W. James. Hs'r
The fiftieth annual meeting of the
American Association for the Advance
ment Of Science will convene In Den
yer August 26th.
Contracts are to be let soon for the
construction of new steel bridge
across Clear creek on the Middle Park
road at Idaho Springs.
In Denver ON August Sd Carl Mene
shot and probably fatally wounded his
next-door neighbor. W. D. Hogan, - .
the result Of a family quarrel.
The death penalty law went into ef
feet at midnight \ ,gust 1st, according
to an opinion rendered by Assistant
Attorney General George Post.
The Denver Eye, the principal sub
urban weekly paper of Denver, has
been purchased from the estate OF J.
G. Garrison OF L. n. Zalinger.
Delays in the construction Of equip
ment for the new telephone exchange
at Colorado City will postpone the
opening for three weeks. About 5000
will be expended.
Fred Jeffries was killed at Black
Hawk on the night of the Sd instant
by taking hold of live electric wire.
He was the only son Of a widow on
whom she was largely dependent for
support.
Ticket sales last month at the union
depot in Denver were $4,000 greater
than for July of the year before and
there was an increase Of 9.lO3 IN the
number of pieces of baggage handled.
Colorado has been full Of tourists.
The Reed Investment Company Of
Colorado Springs has decided to demol-
ish the old Brunswick hotel building
at Grand Junction and erect on the
site a first-class modern hotel to be
called "The Reed" 1t will cost $25,OO0
and will contain fifty rooms.
In the Telluride Journals voting
contest for the most popular young
lady in San Miguel county. Miss Min
ME Tosh, assistant postmaster. won
first prize, n trip to the Buffalo Expo
sition, and Miss Genevieve Mcleod of
the telephone station, second. a trip to
the Mountain and Plain Festival.
The Grand Junction city council has
voted to give the Peach Day committee
the benefit of the license that may be
assessed against shows, etc, during
the three days celebration. August
2Sth, 10Th and Both. The committee
hope in this way TO raise several hum
dred dollars more toward the big cele-A
bration.
OrviEe Wilson. who was brought
from nuru pur M CnIiIo Sho,.iff An
kle on charge of being implicated in
the death of Eta Fowler. was taken
before the coroner's jury and made his
statement to that body. He was taken
to the county Jail at Buena Vista and
the preliminary trial was set for Au-7
gust Goth.
Thomas Conway, recently returned
from the Philippines, was instantly
killed at Anaconda on the night of the
4th instant by taking hold Of live
wire. Conway was about twenty-five
years of age and his father at one time
was superintendent of bridges on the
Florence & Cripple Creek railway.
He has two brothers who reside at Du-
range.
Lightning struck the dome OF the
federal postoffice building in Denver
on the afternoon of August 4th, tear
ing patch of plaster off the wall,
breaking an electric light globe and set
ting fire to pile of rubbish. The fire
was quickly quenched and no real
harm was done. Weather Forecaster
Brandenburg and Guard Virgins felt
the shock but were not hurt.
Weather conditions for August in
Colorado for. the past thirty years
were summarized by the weather de-
partment at Denver August LIST. Most
striking in the report was the indica-
tion that Colorado is getting less rain
now than formerly. The greatest pre-
cipitation was 2.84, just ten years ago.
The least monthly precipitation was in.
August of last year. OF course, thiSl
does not apply to every section Of the
state.
Mrs. Jane Fish, who figured in one
Of the most sensational murder trials
this state has ever experienced, was
locked up in Denver few days ago on
the charge of disturbance. Mrs. Fish
was arrested for murder of her hus- 1
band, Gaylord Fish, at Georgetown.
December z, 1897. Her present trouble
was brought about by quarrel with
Raymond Kircher, her granddaugh-
ter's husband, with whom she has
been living, and whom she accuses OF
shooting at her. 1t is very unsavory
family quarrel.
]. II. Crowley of Rocky Ford, Colo
RADIO, member of the state board of
horticulture and owner of the Fair
r,torv Il