The Holly chieftain., 1901-09-20
COLORADO NOTES.

COLORADO NOTES. !.
\ The State University at Boulder has
opened with an increased number OF
students.
An automobile parade will be one OF
the Denver Festival of Mountain anu
flain. 1t auto he a good show.
| A. q. Dewitt. arrested Mt Denver OH
| the charge of forgery, IL said to hate
-ecord Of having forged over 800
cheeks.
Miss Odessa Ross OF KioWa has been
selected as maid OF honor for Elbert
county 4; the Mountain and Plain fes-
tival
There is an active movement In Colo
Chautauqua grounds in the Garden OF
/ the Gods.
The Bent County Fair, at Las AMI
mas, closed September l3th, after
three days OF successful exhibition
and entertainments.
Miss Rose Moody of Monte Vista has
been chosen to represent Rio Grande
county as maid OF honOr at the Festi-
val of Mountain and Plain.
Miss Louise it0selerry has been Sc.
y
honor to the festival queen. She is
eighteen years Of age and was raised
In the Wet Mountain valley
Miss Edna Sweeney of Walsenburs
will be maid of honor from Huerfano
county in the Festival OF Mountain
and Plain, and Miss Ida Millinger of
Holly will represent Prowers county.
The worst OF series Of violent rain
.sft Il. NGr., toll
the forenoon of September Sd, contiiu
Ing for some time. and wrenking con-
siderable damage Between Colorado
Emma Goldman was in Denver April
10, 1888, and spoke before u small audi
ence In an interview published in
the News she said the anarchists had
decided not to kill any more crowned
heads.
Miss Ella Naomi Penfold of Bur-
lingtOn has been chosen maid of honor
to the Mountain and Plain festival
queen from Kit Carson county. She is
daughter of J. w. Penfold, county
treasurer.
COnejos and Logan counties have NJ
ready named maids of honor for the
queen of the Mountain and Plain Fes-
tival at Denver next month. Miss Stel-
Ia Van Fleet will represent ConejOs
county, and Miss Berthn Mae Brewer,
OF Sterling. Logan county.
On Sunday. September 1Elth, the day
after the death of President Mckinley,
nearly every pastor in Colorado devot-
ed his sermon to topics connected with
the great national tragedy. Lafge pub
lie gatherings were also held in all the
principal towns of the stale.
The opening day nt Denver uni-
versity, September 11th, was marked
by great increase in the number OF
students over last year The students
are not all in yet, hut 1t Ii thought the
full enrolment will show more than
1000 names. Last year there were
$50. !.
In an attempt to hold up the salo1M
kept by Grant Depler in StringtOHn,
three miles from Leadville, at mid
night. September 10th, two robbers
had fight with Depler and Joseph
Manshine, his bartender, in which the
latter was killed together with one OF
the robbers. The other rObber es-
capped.
The season of tourls. rates ON the
railroads Is reported to have been far
the best ever known In this state. The
grand total of excursionists who visit
ed Colorado during the summer just
closed is between $1,000 and $1,000.
Last year there were less than 3NOO0
The Colorado 4 Southern brought
from Texas to this state the largest
number of excursi0nlsts in its history,
great many OF them going to the
Boulder Chautauqua.
The Denver Republican of Septem-
Der 18th, prints the following dispatch
from Boulder: A terrible mountain
fire is raging about flve miles west Of
Eldorn, three miles west of the Re.
venge mine. 1t began At 2 O'Clock
and by had covered 'Epaee OF
ground over six miles pqitHres It is
destroying some Of tbs, finest timber in
this county. From, BOULDER large WI
umes Of smoke We're noticed this 4 =
ternOOn.
The Denver & Northwestern railroad
has begun work on its line between
Denver and Arvada. A contract for
erading the road was let to J. A. Osner.
Mr. Osner will have to remove 7O,00Q7
yards of earth and must have his COZ
tract completed In six weeks. Mean
time the other contractors have started
putting up poles and stringing wires.
The electric power win he furnished
by the Tramway company The line
will be three miles long and n expect
ed to be In operation on December 1st