The Holly chieftain., 1903-06-26
COLORADO BRIEFS.

An investigation into the fall of The
Michaelson building in Denver a few
weeks ago has led to the arrest of the
architects, contractor and city building
inspector
The widely-known Hotel de Paris at
Georgetown. kept for so many years by
the late Louis Dupuy, with its wine cell
lar and library. has been purchased by
a Denver investment company.
The railroad assessment for Boulder
county, exclusive of the Colorado a.
Northwestern road, has been raised
from $s43.16S in 1902 to $974,1l5 for
this year, being an increase of $780,
The school census OF Las Animas
| county shows s.721 registered children
within the scholastic ages. being an
increase of 1,010 over last year OF
this, more than 500 are registered in
Trinidad
| The Grand Junction Chamber OF
Commerce has decided to hold a grand
Fourth of July celebration in connec-
| ton with the Western Slope Veterans
Association. which will meet July End,
3rd and 4th.
The Minnequa steel plant at Pueblo
paid its May wages few days ago.
amounting to $4,000. This is, by
$4,000, the largest pay roll in the his
Tory of the institution. About $500
men are employed.
The members of Upton Post, Grand
Army of the Republic, have erected a
granite monument on the federal
grounds park in Pueblo 1t is sur
mounted by four fifteen-inch shells
used by the Union army in 1864.
AS one of his duties, President d. H.
Moffat of the Denver, Northwestern q
Pacific railroad has to sign his nama
q. 800 times to the issue of first mort
gage gold bonds issued by the com
pany, each bond representing $1,000
Three hundred members will attend
the twelfth annual convention of this
National Association of Elocutionists
in Denver. June 22nd to 26th, inclusive.
These viii represent teachers of elo-
cution in all parts OF the country.
On June 18th bad accident hap
pened to the stage en- route from Red.
with eight passengers on board and
went down an embankment nearly 200
feet. No one was fatally injured.
Several bears and one lion have been
recently trapped in Estes park. The
who in one cluster of traps, caught
cinnamon bear, two cubs and fox.
MIR. Mills will keep the cubs for pets.
The Pines beautiful tract of 100
acres near Monument, will be convert
ed into cemetery this summer. II
has been bought by the Monument
Park Cemetery Association, recently
incorporated Colorado Springs is th9
nearest large town.
The physicians OF Fort Collins have
organized the Fort Collins, Hospital
Association and filed articles of incor-
poration The Franhlin-Corbin build
ing on Remington street has been Sc
cured and will be fitted up as an up
to-date hospital.
Strawberry Day was eiaborately cell
ebrated on Saturday, June goth. at
Glenwood Springs, it being estimated
that nearly 5000 visitors were present
Music was furnished by bands from
Aspen Leadville and Redstone. Wis
itors were treated to abundance of
Strawberries and a free plunge in the
big swimming pool.
The officials of the Pacific Jurisdic-
tion of the Woodmen of the World
have sent $1,000 to Portland, Oregon,
for the benefit of the sufferers from the
| flood at Heppner. In addition to this,
| an appeal for more funds has been
mailed to every lodge In the jurisdic-
| ton, and the head officials expect
ready and generous response.
| The Colorado Springs Merchants As
sociation is negotiating with Manager
Burns Of the Millionaires baseball
team to send the Midland band in In
dian costume to the National and
American Baseball League cities at the
close of the regular baseball season,
and have the Millionaires play series
of games with the league teams.
The Colorado State Dental Assoca-
| tion at its meeting in Denver June
18th elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: e. w. Varley Of
Pueblo. president; f. Y Herbert of
Denver, secretary; H. w. Bates of
Denver, secretary; William Smedley of
Denver, treasurer. Next years meet
ing will be in Colorado Springs.
The Denver Tramway Company has
announced a pension system which
provides that employees reaching the
age of seventy years, who have been in
/, the employ of the company for twen-
ty-five years, shall be retired on part
pay. Employees between sixty-five and
sixty-nine years who have served the
same length of time may be retired for
physical debility.
The board of trustees Of the State In
dustrial School met at Golden on the