The Holly chieftain., 1902-12-12
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Pru5setsd impFoys1slts II the Rio
0r1A4s system call for IN exDeadituse
a 4. .o0o. zoe.
Epemio Martdnss. tr,sd at Trinidad
for the murder q Tsuigo Aartinez.
was acquitted.
On December 31st tie Daily Live
Stock Record will publish - exhaustive
review q the live stock bsaaness fof
1904.
According to. his report Glsd vitA
the secretary Of stats II cost Hon.
Alva Adams n, 1,a34.so 70 run TOR con
gresanAA-at-larpe. Z;
Aro B. Pratt iats Of company ?.
First Colorado cavalry. died at the
Soldiers and 0ailcgs' Homo at Chey-
enne, DecembR ~.
Work on the 6snltarium extension
Of the Boulder street sailyay system
y now well under way, The company
y obliged TO build Z mile cf road be-
along TO hold IT. franchise.
The Boulder Gas Works began sup
plying customers December 5th- The
plant represents an outlay Of $50. 600
and its two large generators have .
daily capacity Of 150. 600 cubic feet and
the reservoir Of $1,000 cubic feet.
A IRE at Durango ON the night of
December 3rd destroyed the plant Of
the Durango Soap Company. the loss
being estimated at about $1,000 with
$500 insurance. The plant was
erected only Q few months ago.
Mrs. Helen c. GrenfelTs report of
expenses in her campaign for state
superintendent of public instruction
states that she paid out 1874. of which
$500 went to Democratic committees
and the remainder to incidental ex-
penses.
The executive committee Of the
Western Federation OF Miners has de-
ctded to create q woman's auxiliary
branch. 1t is to serve, according to
the explanations OF the members, as an
educational feature in unionism and
Socialism.
I. The first couple to be married in the
city and county OF Denver under the
provisions of the Rush bill were John
Clark Wells and Miss Elizabeth Flo
rfas Rowe. They were married by DR..
Frost Graft at the parsonage OF Trim
ity NJ. e. Church.
All preliminaries to the construc.
ton Of an electric light plant in Ster-
ling were decided 1t q recent meeting
Of the city council. Work will be be-
gun as soon an the material arrives.
A half block In the northeastern part
Of town has been purchased for site.
The commissioners Of the new coun-
ty Of Adams. established by the adop-
tion OF the Rush amendment, met ut
Brighton, the county seat, on Decem-
her 4th, and effected an organization.
The county commissioners are Messrs.
Wilson r. Smith, BENJAMIN Benbow
and r. p. Watts.
]. p. Hall. general agent Of the pas
senger department Of the A. T. 4 8. F.
railway In Denver, celebrated his sil-
yer wedding anniversary December
lth. Mr.. and Mrs Hall received big
box of silverware and other handsome
presents. along with the good wishes
Of thousands Of Colorado people.
At 4 special election December End.
the taxpayers Of Durango voted to
bond the city in the sum Of $3.50, 900
to provide for . new water system.
Certain reservoir sites, will be pur.
chased on the Florida river and .
large reservoir constructed near the
city. The water Of the Florida II re-
markabie for its purity.
Manager D. G. Packard OF the league
base ball team at Denver has signed
the following players for next season:
Catchers, Parke Wilson, Schlie, Car
rish; pitchers, Whitridge, NcCloskey,
Barber, Lemke, Webster and Cristall;
iniielders, Delehanty. Nohler, Radcliff,
Dundon and Hartzell; outAelders.
Jones, McHale, Preston. Honeyman,
Ramey.
The statement OF election expenses
filed with the secretary of state by MIL
ton Smith, chairman Of the Democrat
ic state central committee. showed re-
ceipts Of $27,9S7.50, Of which he paid
out all but S86.07. The receipts from
candidates amounted to $8,492.6O. G.
J. Hughes gave $3.50, while Senator
+. N. Patterson and C. 8. Thomas gave
d, ESQ each.
Orman & Crook will begin work in
few days on the 1900 foot tunnel for
the Taylor Park railroad. It will be
worked from both sides Of the range.
and about 200 men will be employed.
The tunnel will enter the mountain
from the Atlantic side near the Alpine
tunnel on the Colorado & Southern and
come out on the Pacific slope near the
mining camp Of Tin Cup.
The grand Jury in the District Court
at Telluride was sworn In ON Decem-
ber LIST. A part of its duty will be to
investigate the murder Of Mine Man
axer Collins. the disappearance of w.