The Holly chieftain., 1901-03-08
COLORADO NOTES,

once.
A $4,000 hotel will soon be erected
at the corner OF Seventh and Main
Streets Pueblo.
The Thirtyfourth infantry. which
had lis rendezvous ut Denver, is on tS
way home from Manila.
Colorado Springs is considering the
purchase of Il large tract OF tracts OF
ground to enlarge its park area.
The Republicans of Trinidad have
nominated +. Il. Wood for mayor for
a third term. and the Democrats have
nominated W. +. Lawler
Adjutant General Overmeyer has
commissioned Charles $. Card. a ser
geant in troop c. Denver city cavalry,
10 be second lieutenant.
The train from Denver to Boulder
was held at Marshall four hours, OH
the evening of March 3rd because OF
the violence of the wind.
Plans are being made to run a three
mile spur from the Denver. Lakewood
X Golden railway to the newly opened
basalt Quarries on South Table noun
tain, near Golden. -
On February 2Sth Fred Cheney, one
of the oldest and best known miners
in Aspen, was caught by Il body of ore
In the shoot in the Bushwhacker mine
and instantly killed.
Lyman E. Baldwin, a Colorado
pioneer, died at Boulder March 3rd. He
came to Colorado in 1859 and was a
member of the Denver City Home
Guards during the war.
The Board of Pardons has agreed TO
commute the sentence of George Cor
don from ten to six years. Gordon
was convicted in Arapaloe county,
May 3, 1897, Oh the charge of criminal
assault.
John Hays Hammond. the mining
expert of international fame and Jane
son raid notoriety, is again in Cripple
Creek. where he has charge of the
Stratton's Independence company's
properties.
Il. f. Fisher. general passenger agent
of the Colorado 4 Southern, has re-
turned from El Paso. He says the
outlook is good for large travel from
Texas to Colorado during the tourist
season.
C. II. Wolfe. lately with the Rocky
Mountain News, has purchased the in
terest of L. j. Carver in the Greeley
Tribune Publishing Company. of
which Mr. Carver acted us manager
for the past twenty years.
No certain evidence has been Sc
cured against Al. COwan, the suspect
ed woman murderer in custody at Den
yer. However, his hatreu of women
is established and experts pronounx
him insane and advise his continemenu
The large shafthouse and machinery
of the Golden Age mine near James
town. in Boulder county, were destroy
ed by fire on the night of February
2Gth, the loss approximating $4,000.
They will be replaced.
Six of the small cottages on the
Chautauqua grounds Mt Boulder wer8I
blown from their foundations during
the wind storm of Mard 3rd. A funeral
had to be postponed because it was
thought unsafe to drive to the Gene
terry.
Alaska advices received via Seattle
state that Fred Watson. aged thirty
four. died November 4th of pneumonia,
in Nome. Fred 'atson was Il son of
Judge Watson, n pioneer of Aspen, and
his brother. Sam Watson. is now liv-
ing in Aspen.
AT Breckenridge, February 2Sth, I.
II. Thompson. who had been recently
divorced from his wife, shot and dan
gerously wounded John Keenan,, whom
he accused of having induced his wife
to leave him. Thompson promptly
surrendered himself to the authorities.
For the first time in the history of
the state Colorado is now represented
by Senator who trains with the Dem
ocratic party. Standing arm-in-arm
with Senator Teller, Senator Thomas
NJ. Patterson was sworn in by Vice
President Roosevelt on the 4th Of
March.
1t is reported at Colorado Springs
that the new manager of the AntleY
hotel will be C. W. Martin, who has
been managing the Hotel Coloradde
Glenwood Springs. DIR. Bell has al
ready ordered the furniture, which
will probably be in place early in the
summer.
September 10th. 11th, 10Th and 18th
will be dates OF the next horse show In !
Denver. The Denver Horse Show Asf
ISOLATION met few days ago aid
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, c. f. Stubbs; vice president, ".
W. Porter; treasurer, John w. Spring
er; secretary, G. +. Martin; assistant
secretary, J. A. Burnett.
General II. C. Merriam is In Omaha,
where he was installed as temporary
of the Department of the
Missouri He continues In charge Of
the Department Of the Colorado. 1t is
thought a new commander of the De