The Holly chieftain., 1902-06-20
COLORADO BRIEFS.

| Inc newspaper artlsts OF Denvef Will
give an exhibition of their work at the
Brown Palace hotel.
| A postoffice at Sellar, Pitkin county,
has been established, with Otto b. Kill
patrick as postmaster.
! The newly completed Meeker canal.
which cost about 1900, will do much
toward beautifying the town.
The Colorado & Southern is meeting
with success in Its efforts to attract
visitors to the Platte canon this sum-
mer. .f,.s ~
Roy Bourquin, boy Of II, had both
hands blown on while playing with
powder at Cripple Greek on the 18th
inst.
The recent book carnival at Colorado
Springs netted $1.15S. which will be
used to buy books for the public
library. ,E
Greeley will celebrate the Fourth Of
July with big firemens tournament,
All the volunteer teams Of the state
have been invited.
II. Chester Crouch of 0swego, New
York. has been appointed assistant pro
fessor of mechanical engineering in
the University of Colorado.
| The following Colorado postofiices
will become International money order
Offices July LIST: Breckenridge, Buena
Vista, Delta, Gillett, Golden, lamar.
Loveland. alas ,q.si l.
Henry Hurley, wanted in Denver for
trial on several accusations of robbery,
was brought from Kansas City, Kan
sas, and placed In jail at Denver on the
18th inst. 1i}5sA n
Stakes have been driven for the loca-
ton of the new station of the Colo
radO & Southern in Loveland. 1t will
be a fine building 112xI0 feet in size
under cover.
Boulder shipped 1913 crates of straw
berries in one day recently. This large
amount does not include shipments by
individuals.
The Indications of the tourist rush
to Colorado thus far are said to point
to great increase over that of 1901.
fully justifying the estimate of 100000
visitors this year.
Miss Katie Bruderlin. who made the
best record in this years graduating
class Of the East Denver High School,
has been offered n scholarship in the
University of Chicago.
President James II. Baker of the
| Colorado State University left Boul-
der on the 11th instant for n trip to
Europe and will spend the summer and
q part Of the autumn abroad.
| At Colorado Springs June 10Th James
i Walsh, barber, was killed by stab
from a pair of scissors In the hands of
Toe Scott. Walsh had interfered to pro-
tect Scott's wife from an assault by
her husband. sisli
The Union OF Grocery Employees Of
Denver has arranged for a big picnic
| on the Fourth of July. This will not
take the place of the annual joint pic
| mic Of grocers and their employees lat
er In the summer.
Van E. Rouse, one of the state com,
missioners to the st. Louis exposition,
| states that Colorado will have the best
site on the grounds, secured by early
choice. The site is on a beautifully
wooded knoll, 1000 feet from the south
| entrance.
The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
Is said to be contemplating a pavilion
and other improvements at Parkdale,
several miles west of the Royal Gorge,
| with the view Of makingsthat place q
| pleasure resort.
The Reauena OIL Company of Cali.
f0rnia IL doing extensive work in
Colorado and expects soon to have six
wells under way, or producing, in Rio
Blanco county. which promises to de-
velop several large oil district.
| The Ammons bill, requiring all rail-
ways to erect fences along each side Of
/ their tracks in Colorado, became law
I on the 14th Inst. The railroads claim
that It will cost $375,0OO to comply
with the law in full and test case u
expected within short time.
The Union Ore Extraction and Re
duction Company's plant and the ware
house Of the 8. H. Supply Company at
Thirty-first and Wewatta streets in
Denver were destroyed by fire on the
morning Of the 18th inst. The loss on
the reduction plant is estimated at e45,-
900, on which there was $4,000 insur-
| ance.
The First regiment of the National
Guard Of Colorado expect to attend the
st. Louis exposition in 1904. Colonel
| Verdeckberg has been In st. Louis to
make arrangements and has issued
circular stating that the exposition
managers will take care Of the regi-
ment while there and assist in Its
transportation, SO that $50 each will
be all that the members need to raise
William Hun. the colored porter Of