The Holly chieftain., 1902-08-29
COLORADO BRIEFS.

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Fire on the fDth instant destroyed. the
old Five-Mile road house at Sand
Greek, north Of Denver.
The Garden of the Gods Chautauqua
at Colorado Springs closed its first an
nual session August 2lst.
A small band Of Indians from New
Mexico surprised the people of Grana-
dA in Prowers county few days since
by an unexpected call.
Colorado City is considering prop
osftion to establish water plant Of Its
own instead of continuing to purchase
water from Colorado Springs.
The city council of Golden has passed
an ordinance providing for the sale Of
100000 worth OF bonds for the con-
struction Of a gravity system Of water
works.
Thomas Withers, Jr., of Denver, was
one Of the successful candidates to
pass the mental examinations at An
napolis for entrance to the naval acad-
envy, class Of 1906. i.
]. w. Pope, prominent business
man of Florence, died suddenly on the
10th inst. from pto1naine poisoning,
supposed to have been caused by eat
Ing trout affected with some disease.
Headquarters of the new Denver,
Northwestern & Pacific Railroad will
be In the new Majestic formerly Nc
Murtrie) building, at the corner Of Six
teenth street and Broadway, In Den
yer. %
An immense crop Of peaches is being
harvested In the Grand valley and the
railroads and express companies will
be uncommonly busy In carrying the
fruit to market during the next month
or more.
Fred Hastings of Colorado Springs
left loaded revolver in reach of his
baby daughter, fourteen months old,
and she managed to explode 1t, infiict-
ing a slight wound In the calf of her
left leg and missing her father by
about six inches. 'f- ttf'
Prof. George Sharpe Raymer, in
structor in the mining department of
Harvard University, is conducting
party of twelve Harvard students
state. Beginning In Clear Greek and
Gilpin counties, they will later visit
Cripple Greek, the San Juan district
and Leadville.t @r
The forest officers say there is far
| greater number of hunting parties in
the mountains of Garfield, Rio Blanco
| and Routt counties this year than in
any season since the forest reserve was
created. Half dozen fires have been
checked in the past three weeks, start
ed as the result of carelessness on the
part Of camping parties.
Howard E. Miller Of Denver has sug-
gested to the Worlds Fair authorities
that the 100000 souvenir gold dollars
for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
be minted at the new mint in Denver
from Colorado louisiana purchase ter
ritory) gold. He must think that the
fair ia to be held in 2OO4. by which time
the mint will probably be completed.
The managers of the Colombo Chau-
tauQua at Boulder are already laying
plans for the assembly of 1908 They
report that the session just closed has
been the most successful ever held and
they therefore feel justified In making
extra efforts to secure the best availa-
BILE talent next year. Professor DeI4ong
is at the head Of the educational de-
partment, which attracted students
from twenty states during the recent
session.
Mayor Wright OF Denver has ap-
pointed committee to consider the
proposition submitted by F. F. Noxall
of Colorado Springs to sell the city a
reservoir site In Tarryall gulch, Park
county. The commission Will include
President Hover of the Board of Su-
pervisors; President Tebbetts, of the
Board Of Aldermen; President Speer
of the Board Of Public Works; Chief
Engineer Long, of the Board of Public
Works, and City Surveyor O'Brien.
Two suicides and mine accident
were one days record at Anaconda on
the 18th instant. Abe Trevarthen,
well-known miner at Stratton's Inde-
pendence, shot himself through the
head. Mrs. John Ronning, aged forty.
four and the mother of ten children,
took carbolic acid and died. NeIs Mar.
kinson was precipitated to the bottom
of an eighty-fvefoot shaft by a defec-
tive brake and sustained fractures of
his right leg and shoulder, while J..
Ludwing, who was with him, was
badly bruised.
During the session of the Colorado
conference of the NJ. E. church at Gen.
tral City, on the night OF August 23d,
the Ladies' Aid Society served ban
quet In honor Of the University OF Den
yer, at which Chancellor Buchtel pre-
sided. 1t was the great social event
Of the conference and was In the ma