The Holly chieftain., 1901-08-23
COLORADO MITES.

July, which is higher than ever before.
The planning mills and woodworking
establishments OF Denver have been
IDLE for some time by reason Of q
strike OF 80 wnrknen
The Colorado Federation Of Wom-
ans Clubs will hold its annual meet
1ng at Victor and Cripple Greek, Sep
tember 10th, 1lth and 18th.
The open aeason for deer and ante
iope with horns, grouse, prairie chick
ems, Wild turkeys and sage chickens,
began In Colorado on August 18th.
While on picnic with his family in
williams canon at Manitou few days
since, Nelson II I Gates, Of Nebraska,
fell from cliff and was Instantly
killed.
The Telluride Reductioa Company,
which has been boring wells on the
Hobbs tract near Colorado City. has
opened two springs with capacity II
U.0OO gallons day.
The haying season is now we'll under
way In the South park, ahd large
tonnage Is being cut, for which good
prices are expected owing to the drouth 1
in Kansas and Nebraska.
The directors of the Pueblo stat
fair have established bureau Of inSSa
formation to help visitors secure Lodge
ing places and hotel accommodations:
l.. J. Tyson will be in charge.
Lieutenant Colonel Cassius NJ Moses
has returned to Pueblo and will makesa
1t his home In the future. Since req
turning with the Colorado regiment Mr..
Moses has lived in Kansas City apdg
Denver. -
In the Sugar City school bond cleo
tion the proposition to issue $4,000
bonds for an eight-room brick school
building was carried unanimously. The
new building will be ready for occu-
pancy this year.
Colorado football teams are already
beginning to arrange dates for next
falls contests. The Denver Athletic
Club will have team in the field AZ
usual. but the Denver Wheel Club
may keep out.
In the amount Of building permits
last month Denver stood twelfth in the
list Of American cities, her citizens
taking out permits to the amount OF
$31S.1S9, being an increase of thirty
six per cent. over July, 1900.
The Colorado Holiness Association
will hold their annual camp meeting
at Greeley from August 3Oth TO Sep
tember 18th, inclusive. Rev. Isaiah
Reed of Iowa and Rev e. A. Ferguson
of Normal, Illinois, will be in charge on
the meeting.
On the 18th instant large excursion
went from Pueblo over the Texas
Greek branch Of the D. & II. G. road,
running from the main line at Texas
Creek to West Creek. The new branch
is worthy of the reputation of thel
Scenic line"
A Los Angeles dispatch says that +.
D. Bright. formerly prominent resi-
dent of Trinidad. Colorado, committed
suicide in East Lake park, Los Ange-
les, August 18th, by shooting himself
through the head. Mr.. Bright WAS an
old timer in Trinidad.
1t is stated that q hotel company is
now being formed under laws Of Tex
as for the purchase Of the tract Of land
of about forty acres. including the
Manitou and Mansion hotels in Mani
tou Springs. 1t is proposed to erect q
new building to cost 100000.
While prospecting near hewitt, If
teen miles east Of Buena Vista. George
Cooper discovered the tooth Of mas
todon in very good state Of preserva-
tion. 1t Is described as measuring eigh-
teen inches In length and six inches In
breadth.
The American Microscopical Society
will meet In Denver August 10th and
Both. Indications are that about $50
representing many parts
of the United States, will be In attend
ance at the meeting. Twenty papers
and discussions and some clinics will
occupy their time.
Ivy Baldwin's two-thousandth bali
loon ascension at Elitch's Gardens in
Denver on the night Of August 18th,
was Illuminated by fireworks which
he set OF In the sky. But in coming
down he struck a barbed wire fence
and got badly scratched besides hav-
ing his balloon ruined.
The gross earnings of the Rio
Grande Southern for the fiecai year
ending June SOth were $539, $50, an in
crease Of &14.392 compared with the
preceding year. The net earnings
amounted to $252, ,74S, an increase OF
1921. and the total net-earnipgs were
$3.50, AS, an increase Of $11,0O3.
In her address before the teachers
Institute at Colorado Springs Mrs.
Helen L. Grenfell, state superintendent
Of public instruction, said that thirty Z
one out OF fifty-seven county superin-
tendents are women, as are also nine
tenths Of the teachers. Many mem-
bers Of the school boards of the state