The Holly chieftain., 1901-04-26
COLORADO MITES.

Rural free delivery at Fort COll1n0
has been increased by one carrier. who
will serve . population Of Cos.
The first i 800 feet Of the road being
built by the Florence Electric Street
Railway Company has been consplet-
ed.
Ex-senator Woicott Is expected to
arrive In Denver within few days
to remain In Colorado during the sum-
mer.
New postoffices have been estab-
iished at Firder and White, Lincoln
county, With special service from
Hugo.
John f. Farley, Denvers veteran
chief OF police, resigned his position on
the advent Of the new Elre and Police
Board.
Colonel William 4. Grove of Colo.
RADIO has been appointed captain and
assistant eommissary Of subsistence
In the regular army.
The Newhouse tunnel at Idaho
Springs was driven 225 feet In hard
rock last month, which is regarded as
remarkable achievement
The Cripple Greek Womana Club
recently held q very successful ball
for the benefit Of the public library
fund, clearing upwards Of $500.
The Boulder City Council has re-
scinded Its order requiring all pupils
TO be vaccinated before entering
schools, as there ID now no case Of
smallpox in the school district.
Emerson King, bartender for j. r.
Ffnlan at Salina, in Boulder county,
was robbed Of $84G5O of the saloons
money on the night Of the 18th instant
by a masked man with gun"
Libel suits come high; but Senator
Patterson of the News and Crawford
Hill Of the Denver Republican have
plenty of money and can perhaps af-
ford to do a little advertising.
During the snowstorm on the 11th
inst there were more or less serious
collisions on several Colorado rail-
roads. though fortunately without loss
of life.
Lord Lyulph Ogilvie, son of the Earl
of Airlie and formerly a well-knowa
ranchman of Colorado, has returned
from South Africa, where he served
In the British army against the Beers.
Bert Cassidy, formerly the popular
cartoonist Of the Denver Republican,
committed suicide in Chicago a few
days ago, shooting himself through
the breast in the reporters room of
the Chicago News.
1t is reported that the pending con-
solidation Of Colorado railroad lines
will result in the abandonment by the
Colorado and Southern of its proposed
short line from Denver to Cripple
Creek via the Platte valley.
IN tho 11tk nra rn<l A..
dailies published column after column
of kilograms frog different places in
| the STATE along 1lE front range and
east Of it. telling Of a heavy and long
continued snowfall. The plains got a
thorough wetting down.
The Colorado grand lodge of the An
cient Order of United Workmen. bet
ter known simply as the A. o. U. W..
at Its session In Central City, April
11th, adopted the classified plan of as
sessments, which has been under con-
'sideration for several years.
On the 18th instant it was decided
by the public authorities of Fort Nor
gan to close the schools and churches
and prohibit all public gatherings FOR
the period of two weeks on account of
the prevalence of scarlet fever. al
though no fatalities were reported.
The town of st. yrain, in Boulder
county. which was plated In June,
1887, by w. d. Suydam of Denver,
will be reconverted into a farm. Out
of 76S lots perhaps less than dozen
were sold and no houses were built
Henceforth it will exist only as
memory Of a "busted" boom.
Colorado is to have an ostrich farm.
w. 8. Belfield Of California has &C.
cured a ten-year lease on q tract of
five acres OF land near Manitou and
is fencing in the ground for an ostrich
farm. In short time fifty ostriclles
will arrive from South Pasadena, Cali
fornia, coming from Belfields ostrich
farm there.
The Rev. Camden NJ. Cobern has re-
signed the pastorate Of Trinity N. Il.
Church, Denver, where. he has labored
for the past five year,, and says he
cannot consider reappointment. He
is not decided rs to where he will go,
but will probably quit preaching for
time and seek a lower altitude on ac-
count Of his family.
The Colorado State Fair Association
completed organization at Pueblo,
April 11th, with capitalization of
$4,000. The grounds have already
been secured. on which buildings will
be erected and track laid out. The
Driving Association will hold races in
the latter part Of March, and the
State Fair will be held In the fall.
Under the nroyiatonR, of the noxv row.