The Holly chieftain., 1903-07-03

10y, WHO was fOunu Sullty III the
United States court of altering a
money order. was sentenced to three
years in the Fort Leavenworth peni-
tentiary by Judge Riner June "a.
motion for a new trial was denied.
Agent Kerr of the State Humane Blu
reau. who went to Pueblo to the rop-
ing contest to see that no cruelty was
practiced, reports that Marshall Nnck-
oils OF Pueblo broke steers horns.
and the question of prosecuting him
has been taken under advisement by
Secretary Whitehead.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed
June oath by John w. Lowell, former
state auditor and now president OF the
Lowell, Barroll & De Witt Live Stock
Company. In which he places his liza
bilities at $3017l.39 with assets OF
$723.67. Mr.. Lowell says he has many
cattle on the ranges in Routt county,
but that he cannot get their full value
, now. He also says he has a barren
land claim in Routt county, but he will
not own clear title to this for two
years.
State Game Warden Woodard has re-
received word that Special Game War
den W. +. Givens has secured the con-
shooting doves out of season. Each
was fined $25 and costs. Deputy Civ
ems is the first special officer of the
game warden's office, out of 1870, who
has ever secured conviction. The
open season for doves is the month of
August, and Mr.. Woodard has received
word at various times that the law in
regard to doves has been violated. The
conviction of the two men at Florence.
he thinks. will have the proper effect
on others who are inclined to break the
law.
The Civil Service Commission has
given notice of examinations for gov
ernment positions soon to be held in
Denver. Among the places to be filled
are those of school teachers in the
Philippines, game law assistant in the
Department of Agriculture and stem
ographer, typewriter and telegraph op-
orator at Pensacola, Florida. Other
positions open are those of dairy in
spector in the Agricultural Department
and jobs in the revenue service. These
examinations will be held within the
next three weeks. The exact dates and
the rules under which the same are
held can be obtained from the civil SER
vice examiners at the postoffice.
AS soon as the State Board of Chari-
ties and Corrections approves the plans
the city and county of Denver will be-
gin the construction of an addition to
the Steele hospital for contagious dis
eases-the first of several that will be
built in the near future. The addition
that will be built Immediately will be
for scarlet fever cases exclusively. The
plans have been submitted to the
board They will be considered at the
next meeting. If they are approved the
work will begin Immediately and the
building will be completed before the
end of the summer. In the meantime
other plans will be drawn and arrange
ments made to provide for the con-
struction of the other additions.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce
and Commercial Club has had printed
for mailing several thousand copies
of the address of F. H. Brandenburg,
local weather forcaster, on the meter
ology of Denver and Colorado and is
sending them to all the medical jour
mails and newspapers of the. United
States and Europe. Citizens desiring
copies for mailing may secure them by
applying to Secretary Williams. Mr..
Brandenburg prepared the data for
this address from the official records
and made SO favorable showing that
the document is considered very valu-
able to people desiring information of
Denver's climatic conditions covering
period Of thirty-two years.
Fruit growers of Colorado are to be
well represented at the biennial ses-
sion of the American Pathological So
ciety, which meets in Boston, Septem-
Der 10th-12th. Several growers have
announced their attention of entering
the competition for the Wilder medal,
which is awarded by the society to the
originator of the best new variety of
standard fruit. Mrs. Martha Shute,
secretary of the State horticultural
Bureau, says that there are several
new varieties originated by Colorado
fruit growers which she considers have
very good chance in the contest. She
has forwarded the names of the origi-
majors to the headquarters of the socie-
ty, and upon the, receipt of the entry
blanks, arrangements will be made for
entering the contest
Ninety thousand dollars were appro-
priated by the Fourteenth General AS
sembly for building of new roads, and
State Engineer Carpenter has taken
the initial steps toward their location
and survey. He has appointed James
w. Abbott of this city, an expert in
road building, to go over number of
the mountain roads. Mr.. Abbott has
been special agent of the government
in the bureau Of roads of the Depart
ment of Agriculture for a number of
years, his field being the Rocky Noun
tain region, and thence westward to