The Holly chieftain., 1901-07-19
COI.OKAINJ NOTES.

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A correspondent estimates the proba-
BILE value of the beet sugar crop of
Bent county this year at $4,000.
| Thomas Thompson, q well-knoTnresi-
dent OF Gold Hill in Boulder county,
recently became insane and was taken
TO the asylum at Pueblo.
The board of trustees of Eaton have
passed ordinances for the issuance of
bonds to the amount OF 10000 for put
| ing in water works and 81 600 for elec-
tric lights.
Colorado is overflowing with intellect
| this month, Chautauqra assemblies,
teachers institutes and summer scfpels
being al hi fnll blast in various l1rts
of the state.
large working model of Cripple
Greek has been proposed as one OF the
| chief exhibits of this state at the 81.
Louis Worlds Fair in 1868.
The directory publishers who have
Just finished new directory for Puebl
10, estimate the population at 41.001.N
The census of 1900 gave Pueblo pop
ulation of rs. 15I.
The committee on new club build
ring for the Woman'a Club of Denver
announce $1,000 on hand in the treas
rry of the club and $4,000 pledged en-
subscriptions. tF &c
An automatic feeding headlight for
locomotives. invented and patented by
w. +. Waldron of Colorado Springs,
has been successfully tested on the
local street railways.
Superintendent Of Fish Hatcher!es
Holland recently went to Estes park 10
put 25,UU young trout in the brooks OF
that section. The fish We're hatched il
the Denver hatchery. Mi
The county commissioners of Bent
county lave appointed a committee Of
ten to arrange for county fair to be
held at Las Animas in September a
liberal appropriation was also made.
The Northern Colorado Produce As
sociation met In Greeley and elected
the following directors for the ensuing
year: john Rankin A. S. Mumrer,
Dan Wallace, A. n. Lester, John Hop
kins.
C. w. James of Denver has been
chosen general secretary of the Y. NJ.
c. y. at Pueblo. after having made Il re
markably successful record rs depart
ment secretary of the Denver assoeia-
tion.
sentence In the county Jail at Trinidad
for adultery, made his escape on the
Sth instant. He feigncd illness and
was placed in the sick ward. From
there he made his escape.
The committee in charge of the hor-
ticulture show at the Festival sof
Mountain and Plain at Denver has De,
cided to divide the state into the six
horticultural districts for the purpose
of Offering sweep stake prizes.
Arapalioe county will take few se-/
lect boardefs. 1t has agreed with SheH
III Adm Putnam of Elbert county to
keep in the Arapahoe county jail such
prisoners as he cannot care for at home
at cost of 80 cents day each.
Five new street cars patterned after
the convertible open and closed car.
which recently Won a grand prize al
the Paris exposition. have been ordered
for the Colorado Springs railway and
will probably be in operation by Sep
tember 1st.
Two terrible accidents occurred on
the same day at Pueblo on the 10th ill.,
stant. from attempting to start fires
with kerosene oil. Mrs. Francisco Vid-
man died at the Sisters hospital and
Mrs. Savereo Deldondo was taken to
the Pueblo hospital in apparently dy-
ing condition.
One of the results Of the building of
the Short Line from Colorado Springs
has been to bring about large in.
crease in tourist travel to the Cripple
Creek district. Among the visitors
have been Iareg number of Epworth
League delegates on tiieir way to Cali
fornia.l ~ ~
Peach day at Grand Junction will be
held earlier than usual this year and
the celebration Will last hr three da
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, A1A
gust 2Sth, 18th and 8Nth. There. will
be horse races, baseball games and
other sports to give variety to the er-
tertainment. 'gr-s
A largely signed petition was receiv--,
ed by the Fort Lyons Canal Company [
directors while in session at Las ANY
mas few, days ago, requesting that
suit be instituted against the. Amity
canal and the Oxford Farmers canal.
to determine their rights to the u6A Of;
water as against the rights of the Fort
Lyons canal. -----,.---s-,s,
Henry Oxnard, vice president Of the
American Sugar Beet Company. esti-
mates that the total yield Of beet SUI
gar In Colorado for the year 1901 Will
be 100000 sacks Of 100 pounds each or
within $1,000 sacks Of q SUFFICIENT
quantity to meet the entire demand Of
Colorado for sugar during twelve
months. 8MAE st
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