The Holly chieftain., 1901-09-13
COLORADO NOTES.

not to have his name published
severe haiIstorm at Berthouu' SEP
tember 9th, did considerable da!hase 70
fruit, knocking 1t from the trees ah"
also injured sugar bt-ets.
On Saturday night, SepteRser eth,
the Hallack block at the corner VI
Eighteenth and Market streets in Deh-
er WAS destroyed by fire. Loss, nearly
100000.
John Linberg, a mine contractor.
was instantly killed SepteHsber 9TH
while at work on the Park lode of the
Denton Mining Company al Ieadville
by the caying In OF heavy body OF
earth.
w. +. Miller just finished drilling q
well for the town waterwOsks plant at
Eaton. An abundance Of pure water
has been secured. The work Of laying
the mains will be carried forward as
fast as possible.
Many Denver dogs have recently died
of disease which has been YengniZed
by local veterinarians as poiBsnyels
If the disease is anything like
name 1t must be doggoned hard on theS
CANNES No wonder they die.
City and Manitou, near what is known
as Arensdale. $50 feet Of the Aanitouy
street car track was washed out bE1
the steady downpour Of rnfn, Txs
street car company was obliged t0<
transfer passengers around the scene
Of the accident.
The general merchandise stare of c.
II. Cross at Minturn was entered by
thieves on the night of September 9Th.
and about $165 worth of goods stolen.
On the Sunday night previous the res
taurant belonging to Mr.. henry was
robbed Of something over $3.50 in cash.
At the rock drilling contest in Lead
vile on Labor Day, Hupps and Lind
Quist Of Ouray broke the worlds rec
ord by driving the drill 41h inches,
which beats the former record held by
Chamberlain and Andregg Hearly two
inches.
The directors of the state fair to be
held at Pueblo September I'd to 9th
have received letter from Gunnison
county asking that arrangements be
made to allow the county - have
building made from bales Of hay IN
which to place its exhibits.
In addition to his former donations
of the surface rights Of his austin
Bluffs land to the city of Colorado
Springs for park. General William J.
Palmer will also give righ of way
over all the ground owned by the Colo
orado Springs company for boule-
ward.
9. ii. Holly. an old resident of CNn-
RADIO, died suddenly ut his home
Beulah, Pueblo county, a few days ago~
The deceased formerly lived in Pueblo
and his wife, Mrs. Clara Clyde Holly,
who survives him, was a member OF
thn ytu 70 7 yfs1s, In. or.I
author Of the age of consent law. p
Mrs. Helen Grenfell will mak6
careful inspection of the public schGblsy
in the North park, part of the state
that has not always received the at
tention 1t deserves on account OF the
time required to reach 1t from Denver.
John Erickson proposes to buifd
$4,000 opera house at FLORENCE
The grand stand for the Festival OF
Mountain and Plain will be erected on
the site of former festival arenas at
Colfax avenue and Broadway. The
seating capacity will be upwards of
10000. All special events win take
place in the arena. All parades will
pass In review before the grand stand.
+. L. Dana and Charles Zebrlst an
nounced their intentions to baild
street car line to Prospect Lake from
Colorado Springs. The lake is about
mile and half from the center Of
the city and the parties intend to make
1t big resort. The building Of this
car line will be the first step. It Will
cost $4,000
During the storm at Loveland Sep
tember Sd, two men, William Clark
and Charles Wells. were hurt by Z
lightning stroke while under their wa
gon, about mile west Of town. Their
dog was killed. Lightning stuck
some hay stacks on the farm olAEs
Rist, four miles west Of town, andS
about fifty tons were burned.
Blast furnace A At the Mlnnequa
steel works. Pueblo, which has been
In course Of construction for more 4
than year, was blown in Septembes
4th. Miss Gramner, daughter Of
pcrintendent Grammer of the blast
furnace, started the big machip0y 60
ing. The furnace will add absut 400
tons Of pig iron a day to the output OF
the plant.
1t Is announced that by October 1stA
work will be commenced on the new
steel wagon plant at Pueblo to b N
erected between the Minnequa, town
site and the Union Stock Yards on tll 4
land Of the c. +. & i. Company. 1t
understood that the $3.50. 600 Of eapita
stock Of the comuauy has all been sub