The Holly chieftain., 1901-11-15
COLORADO NOTES.

w AocOA0ys ~NONemUeI 1oth'
Of the colony In all parts of the Wes'
are invited.
By the overturning of an automobile
near Overland park in Denver on the
1th instant, three ladies received pain
ful injuries. The victims Of the acci-
dent We're Mrs. n. X. Morris, Miss
Anna Lewis and Miss Julia Campbell.
Fortunately NO bones were broken.
Judge W. 8. McElroy of Cripple
Greek, who broke two OF his ribs by
falling over an eiabankment while
walking fast to catch an electric car a'
Anaconda a few days ago, was at
tackled by pneumonia as q result OF
the accident and died on the 9Th inst
The Western Passenger Association
has granted a rate of one fare plus 81
for the triennial convention Of the In
ternational Sunday School Association.
which will be held In Denver June 18th
to July End, 1902. The convention X
expected to bring more than g. 900 Wis
itors to the state.
Elmer, the eleven-year-old son u
Greeley Draper Of West Florence. wa
almost instantly killed on the 9th inst
He was playing ball with some com.
panions, when one Of them threw the
ball at him, striking him on the breast
and causing hemorrhage from which
he died In eight minutes. 4
Mrs. A. C. Johnson, department presi-
dent Of the Women's Relief Corps. re-
Gently visited Pueblo on an annual
tour of inspection. After visiting Up
ton and Butler circles she was tend.
cred a banquet In Butler post hall, tc
which the officers Of the G. A. r
were invited.
The travel to Platte Canon resorts
last summer broke all previous records.
The Colorado & Southern reports re
ceipts of $4,000 from this source in
1900, while the close Of this years tour
ist season showed receipts approxim-
ately $4,000. The largest increase
heretofore was twenty-five per cent.
Bishop Spalding Of the Colorado dio.
cese Of the Episcopal Church has de-
cided that owing to falling health he
needs the assistance of a cOadjutor
bishop. He has therefore called spe-
cial council to meet In Denver January
9Th for the purpose Of electing coad-
jutor bishop and making provision for
his support
The preliminary hearing Of Charles
Taylor, charged with crimlnally as
saulting Pansy Burford. an eight-year-
old girl. near Atkins last week, was
held in Justice Gordon's court at Love
land, The defendant was bound over
to the next term of the District Court
and in default of $1,000 bail was :;
to the county jail at Fort Collins.
Charles Taylor, said to have been re-
Gently released from the Canon City
penitentiary. was caught few days
since near Atkins, In Larimer county,
In the act of criminally assaultine
Pamy Burford, eight years OF age, and
turned over to the sheriff by Clarence
Smith and William Catlett, who over
powered him after hard struggle.
At meeting held in the ofiice of
Governor Orman few days ago It
was determined to at once advertise
for a forty-acre or smaller tract of
land on which to locate the State
Home for Dependent and Neglected
Children. With the surplus of the
legislative appropriation, estimated at
5000, a first payment will be made
and the next legislature will be asked
to complete paying for the farm.
Two important conventions will be
held in Denver during the present
month. The Colorado State Beekeep-
ers' Association will hold its twenty
second annual session on November
18th, 10th and 20th, and the annual
State Horticultural convention will be
held on November Goth, 2lst and 22nd.
The last days session of the beekeep-
ers and the first days session Of the
horticulturists will be held Jointly.
On the 10th inst George Veney, q
farm hand, recently from Michigan,
was discovered dead in the bottom Of
well on the Elliott ranch, near Green
horn, some twenty-five miles west Of
Pueblo. G. w. Elliott, the owner Of
the ranch, had missed Veney for some
days, and In making search for him,
found the body In the well. It Ia sup
posed that he had an attack of heart
failure and fell head foremost into tho
well.
The verdict of the coroner's fury at
Telluride that Investigated the murder
of Norbert Savignac, who was killed
In has cabin on the night Of the 1st
inst, charged the nephew of the. dead
man, Arsene Latour, who was alone
In the house with him, with being ac-
cessory to or principal in the murder.
Latour was witness at the inquest
and Immediately after the return Of
the verdict was arrested and placed In
Jail.
The Peoples Bank building at the
corner of Lawrence and Ejxteeuth