The Holly chieftain., 1901-07-05
COLORADO NOTES.


ty, John Mccoy, manager, was burned
June 2Sth.
The President has signed the COM
mission of J. S. Olney rs postmaster
at Crested Butte.
Fred G. Folsom will coach the foot
oal team Of the state university nj
Boulder during the season Of 1901.
With the opening Of the D. 4 r. g.
line from Texas Greek, Westcliffe and
Silver Cli6 have made their second de-
but into railroad society.
Mrs. NJ. A. Shute, secretary Of the
state Board of Horticulture, will have
charge Of the horticultural department
OF the state fair at Pueblo next full.
There is very pretty rivalry be-
tween Boulder and Colorado Springs
In the matter Of a quarto-centennial
celebration. Good advertisement for
both.
The county commissioners of El PaSc
county are considering petition ford
franchise to construct an electric rain
way from Colorado City to tue Garden
of the Gods.
To be described as beautiful and ac-
complished and to get her half-tone
portrait published, all 4 Colorado girl
has to do Is to be married and sen'sF
her photograph TO the Denver dailies.
Ex-Governor ]. B. Grant is preparing
to erect fine residence on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. between Seventh and
Eighth avenues in Denver. 1t Is re-
ported that the cost will be about 49,
600.
The purchase of the mineral artesiaD
we'll At Montrose for hospital purposes
has been completed and a contract for
the erection of a hospital. to be fin
ished by October 1st has been let for
$4,000.
In the District Court at Fort Nor
gan Frank Gibson was sent to the pen
itentiary for nine years for burglary,
and j. w. Stacy was sent to the state
reformatory for two years for the same
offense.
At Its recent session In Columbus,
Ohio, the supreme council, United COM
mercial Travellers, granted charters for
councils at Trinidad and Pueblo and
also a charter for the grand council of
Colorado.
During a sudden squall of wind at
Pueblo, June 3Oth, Mrs. ]. w. Mitchell
was struck by falling limb from 4
dead cottonwood tree and dangerously
hurt. She was taken to st. Mary's
hospital. A babe that she held in her
arms escaped almost entirely uAip-
jured.
The regents of the University OIL
Colorado have ordered the publication
of an annual to be called the ''Universi-
ty of Colorado Studies" Ii will contain
papers from the various schools and
departments-the result of experiments
and investigation during the year. THIS
first number will be issued soon. ~
At Pueblo June Goth the temperature
as shown by the thermometer was 1881
degrees at $3.50 p. m, which was rec
ord-breaker. The hottest day previous
to that was in July, 1883, when the
mercury rose to 1927. But no pros
trations were reported as would have
been the case in any eastern city
A Denver daily says there is a move
ment on foot to send to the Pan-Amer-
lean exposition the four star athletes
of the State Interscholastic Associa-
ton, Annis, Johnston and Van Fleet of
East Denver and Martell of Central
High School. Pueblo. The money for
expenses. 1t is said, is being raised by
subscription.
Carl Hahn, mncliinist IN the em-
ploy of the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company at Pueblo, has invented a
machine to be run by liquid air. He
estimates that one gallon of liHuid air,
which can be manufactured for 25
cents, can be made to run a bicycle $50
miles on smooth road, and an auto
mobile 100 miles.
Up to June 25th the Colorado Springs
base ball team of the Western League,
had won nineteen games and lost
twenty-four, while the Denver tdkm
had won seventeen and lost twei3e1
seven. Des Moines is the only team
behind Denver, and Kansas City
stands at the head with thirty-four
games to Its credit, having lost but
fifteen.
Information has been received ~
Denver that Professor George c. II
den, the eminent mining engineer for
merly of Colorado. and nephew Of
Samuel ]. Tilden, has lost his reason
while pushing some difficult work in
South America for an English syndi-
cate. For seven years Professor TIL
den was professor Of analytical chem
lstry and assaying In the Colorado
School of Mines at Golden.
The company that has been orgap-
lied to build cement factory near
Florence Is arranging to begin the con-
struction of n 100000 plant. 1t 10 ex-
pected that by August 1st at least 100
men will be employed and the masons
and carDenters will he act to work at