The Holly chieftain., 1902-09-26
COLORADO BRIEFS.

| The streets OF large sectlon OF Cap
itol hill in Denver will be paved with
disintegrated granite.
Denver dealers report an uncommon
ly large amount of fruit on the market
recently and correspondingly low
prices.
A football game is to be played on
October 4th on the Boulder grounds
between the State University and the
University of Nebraska.
Estes Park people hope that the
building of the new MOffat railroad
will lead to the speedy construction of
a branch road into the park.
Mrs. katherine Felt Hallett, wife of
Judge Moses Hallett, died 1T Denver
September 18th. Her death was the
result of an illness of several weeks.
The Denver joint labor committee
finds that the Labor Day celebration
has netted about $3.50, which amount
will be divided among the different or
ganiZations. n,
The Prohibitionists of Weld county,
have nominated Robert Steele and
Mrs. A. Putnam for the state Legis-
lature. Only four towns in the county
have licensed saloons.
In the Joint Republican senatorial
convention Of Pueblo, Teller and FIRE.
mont counties. held at Canon City,
Louis Campbell of Cripple Creek was
| nominated for float senator.
1t is probable that the Colorado and
| Wyoming delegation to the National
Encampment of the G. A. X. in Wash
| ington will make another effort TO Bfing
| the encampment to Denver in 1908. I'D
| The Denver Athletic football team
has arranged to open the season with
a game with Colorado College at Colo
rrdo Springs October l1th. Its next
game IN the state will be with the
| School of Mines October 25th. :,
a homing pigeon. liberated in Den
yer by c. NJ. Day of the Adams Ex:
press Company on the 11th of August
reached Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, on
| the morning of September Bird, having,
made the trip III twenty-five days.
The trial of the county commissions
e"s of Arapahoe county, for. .malfels-
ance' In office III connection With tile al,
| legged overcharges in the Smith Brooks
printing contract has been postponed
and may not come up until after. cleo
/ ton. .
James A. Semple, formerly promi-
nent railroad man, died in Denver
September 18th at the age of seventy
seven years. He was the father of
Frank b. Semple, city passenger agent
of the Denver l. Rio Grande railroad
| in Denver.
In response to a circular letter. John
Hipp of Denver chairman of the CEN
tral committee of the Prohibition par
ty,. received promises from 1,2O0 min
listers to deliver Il sermon upon prohi-
bition or temperance Sunday, Septem-
ber 2Sth. I"
The city officials of Denver have
again moved into the city hall. which
Las been repaired, remodeled and
greatly improved since the big fire Of
several months ago. 1t is no more
like the old building than n parlor is
like a pig sty.
Dennis Nolan, aged twenty-seven,
was. killed by a blast in the c. f. Fl.
mine at Orient. near Villa Grove Sep
| tember 17th. Nolan set off three shots,
two of which exploded. and he went in
to the shaft and brushed up the fuse
on the third when it went off, killing
him instantly.
The Masonic grand lodge at its meet
ing in Denver elected the following Off
GERS: Marshall H. Deane of Glenwood
Springs, grand master; James II. Kill
lian, Denver, deputy grand master;
George I. Cooper, Amethyst. senior
grand warden; Darius A. Barton, Dem
ver grand treasurer; William d. Todd,
Denver, grand secretary. r. ts..".
The death rate for the city of Den
yer during August according to the
report of the Board of Health, was
1850 per 1000 This is an increase of
1.S4 per 1000 over August of last year,
when the rate was 14.9G. The deaths
last month numbered 21O. The in
creased mortality is attributed to dry
weather, dust and consequent contami-
nation Of water.
| The surveyors of the Denver & Rio
Grande in the field between Palmer
Lake and Hustled, distance of twelve
miles, have not yet completed their
work but Manager Herbert is said to
be Of the opinion that the grade of sew
enty-five feet to the mile between the
| two places will be reduced and if neces-
sary the entire twelve miles of track
| will be built anew. 20.
Supervisor Lindquist of Denver, who
was injured in the runaway accident
last summer in Which Alderman Kelly
was killed. has had to have his left
leg amputated about four inches above
the ankle. The accident occurred
while a party of ofiiials We're on their
way to visit the new dam Of the Den
YER Water Company on the south fork
of the Platte river.
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