The Holly chieftain., 1903-01-16
COLORADO BRIEFS.

| ward Fitzpatrick commissioner of
/ Adams county, vice Wilson r. Smith.
| resigned.
| The Colorado Telephone Company is
gathering in the independent lines in
| he San Luis valley and promises many
| improvements in the service.
The contract has been let for two
| miles of the extension OF the Otero ca
/ hal near La Junta, bonds being ac-
| :epted in payment for the work
The shaft house and other buildings
1t the Cross coal mine, near Golden,
| were burned on the morning of the 9th
inst. The mine was being operated.
| 1t cost the county OF San Juan ST.
/ i44.25 to support twenty-three men and
six women last year. according to the
| poor report filed with the secretary OF
4 state.
The Greeley sugar factory, sliced its
last beets for the season January 10th.
| Forty thousand tens were handled and
| the enterprise so far is pronounced a
success.
The county commissioners of Jeffer-
son county will erect new buildings on
the county poor farm which has been
recently purchased. Heretofore the
| county has rented poor farm.
Major Ralph Hartzell, young Den
yer lawyer, was married at Canton.
Ohio, December 30th, to Miss Mary
Barber. niece of the late President
William Mckinley They came at once
to Denver
George w. Drake. a Colorado pio-
neer and one of the prominent citizens
nf tod ha n,
ter few days illness from an attack
of appendicitis. He was about sixty
| five years of age.
The State Humane Society expects
to prosecute the participants in the
rabbit coursing at Central City New
Years day. Special Agent H. B. Kerr
was present and secured evidence
which the society will nse.
| The body OF Robert Cohn, saloon
keeper at Como, who wandered few
miles from town during fit of ill
ness year ago. has been recovered.
There was about 81 500 insurance on
his life which will now be payable.
Antoine Woode. the celebrated boy
criminal in the Canon City peniten-
tiary, is attempting to secure evidence
to prove he was only ten years old at
the time he was given a life sentence
for murder, and that he was therefore
Illegally sentenced.
Postmaster Morgan of Colorado City
has received notice from the depart
ment at Washington that 1t has ac-
cepted the proposition OF the owners OF
the new First National Bank building
to occupy one of the three stores for a
postoftice, leasing The room for the next
live years.
The poor report of Arapahoe county.
filed with the secretary OF state, shows
that SS2.S70 was expended on the poor
of the county last year. There were
1927 cared for in the county hospital,
35S at the poor farm. $3.50 cared for on
the outside, and 5 ,435 treated by the
county physician
The pay roll of the Minnequa steel
works at Pueblo for the month of De
cember last amounts to $303. 1913 73.
This is an increase of nearly S25 900
over any previous month in the history
of the big plant, and is exclusive of the
Sum paid the small army of men en-
ployed on contract work.
An effort is being made by the w. C.
T. U. workers of Colorado to raise a
birthday purse for Mrs. Antoinette
Hawley, state president. who sails in
February for long trip abroad. Mrs
Hawley's birthday occurs January 23rd,
and all unions of the state have been
asked to contribute to the fund.
As a result OF the verdict of the cor
oner's jury at Red CIir, in the case Of
Dan Wright. who was shot and killed
| by Nat Molinaro at Minturn, Mollnaro
was held without bail. Testimony was
introduced to show that while Wright
was abusive. and provoked the Italians
anger. he was helplessly drunk and un-
armed.
News has been received In Denver of
the death of DR.. Arthur Beavis. at Ma
pimi, state of Durango, Mexico. Janu-
ary End. Dr. Beavis had eaten poisoned
cabbage. He lived In Aspen and Den
yer for several years. He left three
years ago for Mexico. where he has
since resided. His widow resides at
No. 81 Eighteenth avenue, Denver.
Iittleton has organized a board OF
trade with J. A. Farnsworth. presi-
dent: Nelson Rhoades as vice president
and j. C. Richards. secretary. The sum
Of 81 100 was raised to purchase site
for the proposed machine manufactur-
Ing plant of the Leyner Drill Company.
In accordance with the agreement of
The company to build plant II the site
Is donated.
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