The Holly chieftain., 1902-12-26
COLORADO BRIEFa.


Noffat railroad out from Denver.
The poor report OF Las Animas coun-
ty shows that the total cost of main
tenance during last year was $35S14-
IS.
The Slaves of the Silver Serpent at
Denver will reorsanixe and begin early
preparations for the next Festival Of
Mountain and Plain.
George Ellis, aged twenty-four, COM
mitted suicide at Neyadaville on the
18th instant, shooting himself through
the head with . rihe
President. Packard OF the Denver
baseball club promises 26-cent rate
Of admission to next years games In
place Of IS cents last year.
An effort will be made In the next
Legislature to have Larimer county di-
vided and q separate county made out
OF the North Park country.
/ Governor-elect Peabody has taken q
comnQdious and handsome residence
1t 1893 Grant avenue on Capitol Hill
state house.
Work is being pushed on the new
reservoir for Central City and IL will
probably be completed within the next
ninety days. 1t will store about H.
|. 600 900 gallons.
Pueblo ID to have frog factory, New
York capitalists having decided to
build large plant at cost of $500. 900
for the manufacture Of steel switches
and frogs for use on all kinds of rail-
ways.
Governor-elect Peabody has an
nounced that he will appoint John
Cleghorn to be warden Of the State
Penitentiary upon the expiration Of
the term of Warden Martin next
March.
William Grifith, Christian Science
practitioner of Denver, has filed $40
claim against the Stratton estate for
eight weeks treatment given the late
millionaire in Colorado Springs last
January and February.
An imperfectly insulated incandes-
cent electric lamp caused the death Of
Joseph Effesmeier at Denver on the
18th inst He stood on the damp floor
while turning on the light and heavy
current passed through his body.
e. E. Johnson, who froze his feet
and ears on the night of December
18th while walking from Montezuma
to Breckenridge, was found by jury
to be Of unsound mind and ordered by
the court to be committed to the in
sane asylum at Pueblo.
The Fourteenth General Assembly Of
Colorado will convene in the capitol
building at Denver on Wednesday,
| January Z, 1903. The governor will be
and all the newly-elected
state officers will assume their duties
on the following Wednesday, January
14th.
Arrangements were competed De-
vember 18th for football game at
Denver on New Years Day between the
football team of the Preparatory De-
partment Of the University of Colorado,
(Boulder) and the team OF the North!
Division High School Of Hyde Park.
Chicago.
William e. Pasmore, Alexander D.
Snodgrass and Charles l.. Chandler
have been appointed by Judge Lindsey
at Denver to appraise the personal es-
tate Of the late Arthur L. Collins. the
general manager of the Smuggler- I'm
ion Mining Company, assassinated No,
vember 18th.
WOTh WdS COlumeuCeu ~ tuo SOlO-
RADIO Packing Company's immense
new plant at Denver on the 10th In
slant. Its capacity. when all arrange
ments are completed, will admit OF
killing and dressing 200 hogs an hour.
No part Of the hog goes to waste ex-
cept his squeal.
After being lost in the mountains
for thirty-six hours during . terrific
snowstorm Rev e. o. Butler, pastor
of the Baptist Church Of Saguache,
was found on December Goth by people
in search Of him. He was on horse
back and spent one night in deserted
sheepherder's cabin.
Commissioner-in in Chief Thatcher Of
the worlds fair board has received
telegram from the authorities at st.
Louis informing him that the grounds
and buildings committee OF the exposi-
ton has received copy Of the ordi-,
nance drafted by the mayor OF st.
Louis to cover the location Of per-
manent Colorado building In Forest
park, and that there is no objection on
the part Of the commission to the erec-
| tiOn OF Z permanent building.
The proposed beet sugar factory for
Brighton is assured. according to the
articles of Incorporation hled Deem
ber 22d by the Commonwealth Indus
trial Company. 1t will also reclaim
lands by irrigation and operate coal
| and other mines and sink oil wells.
The capital stock is 100000 and the
directors are Jabez Fisher, James w.
Wilson LYMAN HOOth J. l. Brown and