The Holly chieftain., 1902-10-31
COLORADO BRIEFS.

last. night.
William Mitchell was yesterday
knocked from the Rio Grande brioee
over TETON street in Colorado Springs
and will die.
Ground vas broken in Denver sun
day for the Catholic cathedral. which,
when completed, will be one OF the
finest church edifices in the West
L. F. Woodruff has been chosen
marshal OF the town. Of Loveland. The
Office was declared vacant about two
weeks ago. The former marshal was
E. d. ]. Sivyer.
The controversy between the execu
tors and administrators Of the Stratto
estate was continued in the Distr
Court at Colorado Springs until
o'clock Saturday morning.
s. l. Hallet, who was elected senator
from Pitkin county two years ago. and
who soon afterward removed TO san
Juan county, has been prevailed upon
to withdraw his resignation as senator
Sterling has granted a franchise to
o. p Sells of Pueblo for the lightins
of all the city by electricity for per-
iod of twenty years. The city Will
have ten arc lights placed upon the
streets at present, and probably
number more in the near future as
the city is growing at rate that Will
soon warrant additional lights.
A large sale of real estate has been
made at Greeley by Herman McKelyy.
secretary of the State Normal School,
who disposed of the Park addition to
the town of Windsor to Davenport &
Armstrong. The purchasers Will
build a large hotel and a number OF
residences on this addition. The con-
sideration is not made public.
A message from Pearl, North park.
to Coroner Barmer of Fort Collins says
that "Ad" Moore, well known charac-
ter in North park, was found Friday
morning dead in bed, apparently from
the effects of alcoholism. Jus'ice w.
d. Beckwith of Waldron. who was in
Pearl this morning, made the discov-
cry. Several years ago Moore killed
man in North park, and since drank al
most necessarily.
The merchants organization of
Cripple Creek intends to push the
fight against the eXorbitant freight
rates. meeting will be held in a
few days and all freighters will
asked to Join in the mbination. Mery
chandise can be hauled from Colorado
Springs to Cripple Creek by freighting
at forty per cent less than is now be-
ing charged by the railroads. The
freighters will do their work over the
Cheyenne mountain road.
The corner stone of the Carnegie
public library at Leadville was laid
Saturday under the auspices of the
Masonic lodges of that city. DR..
Marshall H. Dean, grand master Of
the Colorado Lodge. was present. The
Grafton was delivered by John A. Ew-
ing. ex-grand master. All the letters
which passed between Mr.. Carnegie
and the library committee. together
with other manuscript in connection
with the new library. and copy Of
the newspapers, were placed in a box
and buried beneath the corner stone
Coal will be advanced in price in
Denver on the first of next month by
most of the retail dealers of that city.
Ignite coal, which is being sold at 50
a ton by some firms, is almost certain
to rise in price. The Northern Coal
Company has determined to restore
it's former price Of S1.95 a ton on lig-
mite and to add an extra 5 cents to
this amount, making total of 81 per
ton. 1t is now selling this coal at
$1.75, $1.85 per ton and less. The
raise will, therefore. be 80 cents or
more ton at the beginning of No
vember.
I. IAN amicable understanding has
been reached between state and fed
eral authorities on the Gunnison tuna
mel project" said photographer A. LN
Fellows. Surveys. have been made
In the Grand river valley, and II the
government decides to begin its work
there, an immense acreage will be af-
forded for cultivation" Mr.. Fellows
statement confirms news received from
Delta that committee has been ap-
pointed from among the citizens Of
the Uncompahgre valley to cooper
ate with the federal officials. The
committee is non-partisan.
The San Luis valley is soon to have
an immense group Of reservoirs, to be
constructed by private capital inter
ested in the lands of the district. In
corporation papers are now being pre-
pared for a heavily stocked COMPANY,
which will build dams to store water
on the Mogote and Elk creek rsser-
voir sites, west Of AptonitO on the
Conejos river. The recent dry
spell in the valley has aroused .
the farmers to the need Of pro+
curing more water and the v.
rious interests have allied to tmpoa9e
it. They are now waiting up0a; =.
JIlrtch the Denyar irrfRnfloR 9Hp0rL