The Holly chieftain., 1902-07-25
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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adorable damage In Otero county.
The Chantaqsa assemblies at Boul-
der and Glen Park boast Of q large
attendance and much interest.
The danger Of a serious water fam
Inc Mt Victor has been greatly re-
duced by the recent heavy rains.
The cowboys were SO insistent that
the Mountain and Plain festival COM
mittee were compelled to arrange for
rough rider tournament at Denver next
fall
Since the danger OF a water famine
has become imminent In Denver, the
Denver Dairy Association has raised
the price OF milk to 81 for fourteen
quarts.
A county convention OF the Arapa-
hoe Industrial League, to further
three constitutional amendments, will
be held In Denver on the third Sun
day in September. .a5s
Heavy rains were reported from q
large section of both the Arkansas and
Platte valleys on the 18th instant. The
San Luis valley also came in for .
pretty good drenching.
OH has been struck by the Columbia
Crude Oh Company south OF Florence
at depth Of 1900 feet The well II
near those Of the Florence Consolidated
and Keystone companies.
At Colorado Springs a few days
ago, 1000 tickets were received from
tourists in one day by the Western
Passenger Association. This breaks
the record for tenderfoot arrivals.
II 4. u.S&,-%e>3 xha% <1,r TNou,.,r IJor~>
Show Association, which Is planning
for big exhibition in September, will
try to consolidate Its show with the
rough riders tournament to be given
by the Mountain and Plain committee.
In tile Western League of eight cit
les the Denver baseball team on July
21st stood third, while the Colorado
Springs team held sixth place, having
won thirty-three games and lost forty
one. All the teams are playing ball."
The Leadville Lodge of Elks has let
the contract for rebuilding and enlarg-
ing the old Tabor opera house Of Lead
willie. Thirty thousand dollars will be
expended making 1t one of the pret-
test places Of amusement In the state.
An artificial waterfall, calculated to
initiate q natural one as closely as
possible, Is planned for North Chey-
enne Canon at Colorado Springs. The
idea originated with ]. p Brown OF
the National Arboriculture Associa-
ton. 5tsf eIf4,
The cornerstone of the new city hall
at Colorado Springs will be laid on
Monday, August 18th, the ceremonies
being conducted by the Order of Elks,
who have appointed l. N. Stevens ora
tor Of the day. Mayor Robinson will
also make an address.
The first annual meeting of the Colo
RADIO Condensed Milk Company at Fort
Lupton was held July 14th. The reports
| financial condition and considerable
net earning for the four months since
the plant began operation. !.
The Boards of County Commission
ers of MontrOse. Ouray and Delta coun-
ties met at MontrOse July 18th and re-
solved that the assessment of 1901 Of
the railroads and other corporations Of
the state should be sustained and that
action should be taken to collect the
full amount of taxes due.
At a meeting of the State Fair direc.
tors at Pueblo 1t was decided to hold
an excursion of business men down the
valley about the middle of August. The
idea Is to advertise the State Fair
throughout the valley and to give Pu-
eblO business men an opportunity so
visit the valley towns and to meet the
business men in the surrounding cities.
The famous case of Mrs. Florence
Maybrick, the American woman con-
fined in an English prison for the al
legged poisoning of her husband, is be-
ing taken mp by the British-American
Society Of Denver and great petition
is being planned to be sent to all the
British societies in the United States
for signatures. 1t will then be sent to
King Edward. t
A party Of ten surveyors of the topo-
graphical department. of the United
States survey are camped near Boulder
and have begun thorough survey Of
Boulder county. The datum plate at
the court house has finally been decid-
ed to be 5,350.9 .93S feet above sea level,
practically 5,851 feet. After taking in
the valley portion of the county, the
mountains will be surveyed. a
The Denver Mountain and Plairs
committee in charge of the Rough
Riders tournament for the worlds
championship belt has been selected
as follows: John NJ. Kuykendall, w.
H. Stewart, c. NJ. Day, Charles H.
Reynolds and Charles II. Ward. The
plan committee is as follows: c. NJ.
Day, ]. N. Kuykcndall, +. c. Smut
yer, @. F. Wilson, o. P. Baur.