The Holly chieftain., 1903-05-29
COLORADO BRIEFS

an organization to establish and main
tain uniform prices.
Albert E. Fife, aged thirty years. was
killed by lightning at his home. near
Berthoud, on the 18th inst.
ihe annual convention of the State
Realty Association will be held in Pu-
eblo June 9th, 10th and 11th.
The corporate existence of the First
National bank of Idaho Springs has
been extended for twenty years.
James T. Smith, ex-labor commits
siOner, has accepted the managing edi-
torship of the Durango Trades Jour
nal.
A number of tents have been erected
on the Health farm OF the Young
Mems Christian Association, near Den
yer
The election of delegates to frame
charter for the city and county OF
Denver will be held ON Tuesday, June
End.
James d. Gage, formerly county com
missioner of Montrose. county, died at
Montrose May 18th, at the age of sixty
nine.
Nearly five thousand people attended
the formal opening of the new FL Paso
county court house at Colorado Springs
on the afternoon and night of May 10th.
The census of the school district
which includes Greeley and the coun-
try districts within radius OF two and
half miles, shows a school popula-
ton of 1,42O.
The report of the FL Paso county
grand jury charges that the police de-
partment of Colorado Springs has
plundered residents and robbed tour
lists, protecting the guilty.
An automobile coach service has
been inaugurated in Denver for the
| purpose of conveying visitors to points
| of interest in the city, after the fash
| ion of the Seeing Denver" cars.
An anonymous donor has made of a
| gift of $5 900 to the Denver Real Es-
tate Exchange for the erection of an
| ornamental gateway at the Eighteenth
avenue entrance to City park in Den
| YER
Frederick Vanderford. formerly of
Pueblo, where he belonged to the
J Plumbers Union, committed suicide in
| the stockyards of the Union Pacific at
Henderson, east of Denver, on May 10.
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sions.
The silver bell for the cruiser Den
yer was shipped to Philadelphia May
Goth, and in less than two weeks it will
be hung in place on the vessel. The
silver service will not be sent until
the ship is in commission and ready
to receive the gift
The annual Strawberry day festival
at Glenwood Springs will be held this
year on June Goth. The day will in
clude, besides the usual big free
strawberry feast, the features of free
admission to the big swimming pool
and free open air dance in the even
ing.
Louis F. Block, the Denver business
man who killed r. H. Jones in a
fight in the formers office at 1925
Champa street on September 8, 1902,
has been sentenced to one year in
the county jail by Judge Johnson of
the West Side criminal court. This
was the limit of the law.
Fifty acres of land have been Sc
| cured for the State Industrial School
for Boys adjoining the institution at
| Golden, the price paid being 5000, in
CluulIB WdlcI IIBHts lol lOuI-llltAo VI
the tract. 1t is the purpose of the
management to raise all the commits
sary supplies needed by the school.
Ouray citizens have organized new
fraternal, social and benevolent society
called Sons Of the West, and a charter
has been granted by the secretary of
state upon application Of r. o. Pier
son, A. w. Reynolds and 7. V. Cano-
van. The new organization is open to
| white males over sixteen and under
thirty years of age.
| The board of the Colorado Chautau-
qua at Boulder has received furniture
sufficient to accommodate all guests
| of the great summer school, The as
| sociation has purchased outright $2,500
worth of beds, cots and commodes.
Guarantors Of the Chautauqua fund
| have advanced to the association the
money required to meet this bill.
The largest mountain trout ever
seen in Trinidad was brought to the
city by H. Russell few days ago.
The fish, which is of the speckled
variety, was caught May 18th in the
Stonewall country. 1t is thirty inches
in length and weighed 17A pounds as
| it carne from the water, and 14h
pounds dressed. Mr.. Russell refused
several offers of S. for the skin.
General William ]. Palmer has in
creased his original gift of $4,000 for
library for the State School for the