The Holly chieftain., 1903-01-09
COLORADO BRIEFS.

~ DouiNHF.
New buildings to the value of about
-$sy9 s.fu- NETT erected In Boulder dur
Ing the past year
Denver building permits In 1902
amounted to s4.512 55l, gain of more
than $500 coo over the building busi-
ness of the previous year
Grade work vas begun on the Moffat
road at camp west Of the end of the
Denver & Northwestern January End.
by Orman & Crook, contractors.
Denver's Charity Organization So
clety has received the bronze medal
from the. Paris Exposition for the third
best showing for organized work.
The school at Bennett in Arapahoe
Tor Adams county has been discon-
tinued for want Of funds until the
Rush amendment controversy is set
tied
The two rival Trades Assemblies OF
Denver have agreed to unite into one,
which will be in afflliation with the
American Federation OF Labor and the
Colorado State Federation OF Labor.
The Huerfano county poor report,
filed with the secretary of state, shows
that forty -HeAicans. all very old, have
been paid $40 each, quarterly, at to-
tai cost of 81 500.
Major Ralph Hartzell. young Den
yer lawyer was married at Canton,
Ohio. December Goth to Miss Mary
Barber, niece of the late President
William Mckinley. They came at once
to Denver
j. II. Jackson OF Colorado Springs is
being prominently mentioned for the
position made vacant by the recall Of
Dr. Grassland as minister TO Liberia.
Mr. Jackson was formerly editor of
Western Enterprise, leading col
ored paper of this section.
The Colorado Springs Mining Ex-
change has posted aotice that the
dues for the ensuing quarter will not
be called in. on account Of the com
fortabe balance in the treasury. The
treasury reserve amounts TO over $780,
poe The dues are s25 per quarter.
In tho case of G. H. Parker, on trial
before Judge Cunningham at Colorado
Springs. the court declared unconsti
tutlonal the statute which brands as a
felony punishable by a penitentiary
sentence, the giving of a rebate by an
insurance agent, and discharged the de-
fendant =
In a saloon alteration at Minturn on
the night of December 3lst, Natalie Mol
inalo. an Italian. shot and. mortally.
wchndeI Dan Wright, roundhouse
emrlcye of the Denver & Rio Grande.7
MOinaro was arrested and taken to
RcdCiff, the officers having TO use
strategy to prevent a lynching.
Herman Hertzel. veteran of the
Spanish-American and Philippine
wars. committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head at Denver
December Both He had been employed
as a cook at the Brown Palace hotel.
but had to quit work on account of lo-'
corUOtor ataNia and was in destitute
circumstances.
Mrs Orman. the wife of Gov. James
b Orman, gave a reception at the fam
lily residence in Denver on the night
OF December Both, at which she was
assisted by Mrs. James II. Peabody,
wife of the incoming governor. who
was thus introduced into the official
sphere in which she is to move for the
neSt'two years.
Capt. Cecil A Deane of Denver.
originator and former custodian of the
State War Relic Museum at the capitol
building. has recently returned from an
exploring tour among the cliff dwell
ings In northwestern New Mexico.
where he made. n large coIlection1 of I
relics for the Brooklyn Institute of
Arts and Sciences.
Tho annual reunion of COLORADO pio-
neers at Denver on the night of De-
cemher. 39th. was largely attended and
as gay as any that have preceded 1t.
Among the speakers were William n.
Byers.. a. G.. Rhoads. Levi Booth. An
drew ID. Wilson, Mrs. Harry. I. Sales. i
Mrs Birks Cornforth and Mrs. Fannie
D. Hardin. Everybody danced. =,
A young woman in Denver received
large garter through the postoffice
as Christmas present and wanted to,
have Uncle Sam. through the postof-
fee Inspector institute summary pro-
ceedings against the man who insulted
her by sending 1t. The inspector de-
cided that the act was not a misuse of
the mails, although it might be of the
female.
The Oxnard beet sugar factory at
Rocky Ford had its most successful
run in the year just closed. 1t COM
menced operations for 1902 in October
and the run will continue until, some :;
time I'M February. During the pre-
yious season total of 100000 tons Of
sugar beets was handled. this season 1t
will probably exceed 100000 tons. The
plant has capacity of 1000 tons
day and is, being pushed to the limit.
The dispute between the Atlantic
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