The Holly chieftain., 1902-12-05
COLORADO RIFFS.

livery routes. averaging 194 pieces OF
mail daily.
Ellis Meredith. in the Denver News.
highly commends the present condition
H the State Industrial School for Girls.
Colorado Springs ladies' are arrang-
ing to raise $1,000 with which to EN-
ploy a coach for the Colorado College
football team next season.
]. C. Waters, who was overcome by
foul gases in the Last Dollar mine at
Cripple Creek short time since. died
at Cripple Creek November 25th.
In the District Court at Glenwood
Springs DR.. j. ". Collins. a dentist
at Rife. was acquitted of the charge
Of criminal assault on a young woman
patient.
J. F Wolf of Denver, who has had
three trials In the District Court at
Greeley on charges Of obtaining money
by false pretenses, was finally acquit-
ted of all charges.
The Commercial Club of Lamar pro-
poses to guarantee any company that
wishes to build a sugar factory 5000
acres of sugar beets for a term of five
years
The vote on the Rush amendment
in Arapahoe county stood 21 ,933 for
and 1O.750 against The vote on the
Bucklin amendment was 1876 for
and 1,o15 against
DR.. F. II. Welles OF the Victor hos
pital, whose foot was amputated sew
eral days ago, will receive $2o. 200 for
the loss of the member. He was in
sured in an accident company
Nearly every large town in Colorado
had one or more football games on
Thanksgiving Day and the number of
players more or less injured Will prob
ably foot up eleven or more to each
team.
Guy Russell. guard at the State
Reiormatory at Buena Vista, was
found dead on the morning of Novem-
Der 2ith on the floor Of the tailor shop.
His death was caused by a hemor-
rhage.
Philip Davis, the miner who, it is
believed. tried to blow up the house
occupied by Superintendent Griffith at
Tercio, a short time ago. has been ad-
judged insane in the County Court at
Trinidad.
In the District Court at Canon City
Fred Shockley. the colored man tried
on the charge of killing woman at
Chandler, was found guilty of inyol-
untary manslaghter and sentenced to
one year in the state penitentiary.
The Reed Investment Company of
Colorado Springs is preparing plans for
the construction Of a $4,000 one-story
brick business block In Grand juno
ton. The block will take the place Of
the hotel originally planned by Mr.. V.
2. Reed
The dolls of all nations will be ex-
hibited by the Womans Club of Den
yer December Sth, 9th and 10th Among
the attractions will be the information
al doll exhibit. which is a collection Of
800 dolls gathered from all quarters
of the globe.
A fire in the Belle Vista hotel at
Golden on the morning Of November
25th. was extinguished before much
of the building was destroyed, but the
damages are estimated at about 81 ,50l
The postofiice. which is located in the
building. was not injured
Hot Sulphur Springs will endeavor
TO secure the shops and round houses
Of the first division OF the Denver,
Northwestern and Pacific railroad.
twenty acres of land to the company
as site for the building and tracks.
Ell Paso county is 1900 richer by
decision rendered in its favor by
Judge Moses Hallett OF the United
States Circuit Court, compelling the
railroads owning property in the coun-
ty to pay the twenty-five per cent.
withheld by them from the 1897 levy.
Fifteen minutes after the pupils had
left the Victor high school building on
the afternoon OF November Gath. an
explosion in the trench that was be-
ing dug in the street for big conduit
in front of the building broke the win
dows, injured the walls and desks and
made holes in the floor
Word recently reached Colorado of
the death in Corea of Miss Christine
Collbran. She was the daughter OF
Former President Collbran of the Col
orado Midland Though only twenty
years old. Miss Collbran had written
and published a little book OF travels
which received much praise.
James Ernest Andrews of San Ber-
nardino. California. has presented
fine collection of California insects to
the University OF Colorado. There are
upwards of 5000 specimens in the col
lection. representing every known spe-
cies. to be found In southern California.
Mr.. Andrews was former student OF
the university, his specially being biol
ogy and entomology