The Holly chieftain., 1903-09-18
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Bailey, in Park county, this summer.
The new Dodge hotel at the corner
of Broadway and Seventeenth avenue,
in Denver, Will be opened October lst.
The Denver Lodge of Elks imported
clans and had clam bake on Labor
Day. If they had few clans they had
plenty of sport.
North Park is prosperous this year
and the people held big festival at
Walden, September 7th, Sth and 9th, in
the shape of harvest home picnic.
Charles E. Carter, superintendent OF
the schools of Tarentine, Pa, for the
past three years, has been elected prin'
cipal of the Greeley High school fol
the ensuing year.
The Golden smelter closed down
September 1lth for an indefinite per-
iod. The employees were paid off and
told that when they were again want
ed they would be notified.
Cold weather marred the Labor Day
celebration September 7th at many of
the mountain towns. The first heavy
fall of snow on the front range was
viewed from Denver and other plains
points that morning.
iht county iJtllOCldtIC
convention adopted resolutions con-
demning the present calling out of
troops to the Cripple Creek district by
Governor Peabody and also the former
call of troops to Colorado City.
District Organizer John Gehr of the
United Mine Workers of America, re-
Gently started in to complete the Or
ganization of the miners in the Trini-
dad district preliminary to the antici-
pated strike for an eight-hour day, ard
bi-monthly pay day.
Thomas w. Wright who died at Sa-
Ida April 18th of typhoid fever at the
age of thirty-two years, had served ten
years in the United States navy and did
important service on board the San
Francisco in Cuban waters during the
Spanish American war.
Announcement is made that another
evening daily paper will be started in
Pueblo October 18th. 1t is stated that
new enterprise and that the new paper
will be independent in politics. Local
men will be in charge
The town board of Monument grant
ed franchise to Thomas j. Chase to
maintain and operate "A water system
for term of fifty years. Mr.. Chase
has number of good springs on his
ranch above the town and will build
a reservoir to store the water for the
system.
A committee of the Denver City
Council has decided to Recommend the
establishment CT creamery at the
county poor farm. There are forty cows
on the farm and it is proposed to add
forty more. A creamery, together with
an ice plant, can be built for about $10,-
900.
DR.. Arnold Stedman, one of the old
est and most prominent physicians Of
Denver, was operated on for appendi-
citis Thursday September Sd. DR.. Sted-
man is siXty-four years of age and
while he stood the operation well his
condition has awakened serious appre-
tensions.
Ground will soon be broken for the
new Episcopal cathedral in Denver 1t
will be situated on Capitol hill be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth ave-
nues and Washington and Clarkson
streets. Only portion of the building
will be erected at first at a cost of
about $125, goo.
The Colorado Equal Suffrage Asso-
citation will celebrate its tenth ami
versary November 7th. A meeting will
be held at the Woman's Club building
in Denver and Invitations will be sent
to the officers of the national society
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, Mrs. Ellen
Shaw and Miss Susan B. Anthony.
According to figures given out at
Denver the combined railroads in Col
orado up 10 September 1st handled
about 1000 more passengers this year
than last. These figures are for Dem
yer only, and 1t is believed that the
tourist business for the entire state
will show an even greater increase.
Edward Fontine, the ten-year-old
son of Frank Fontine, an employe of
the Pittsburg Foundry, in Denver, has
recovered from an attack of lockjaw
caused by the explosion Of a blank
pistol cartridge in his hand on the 4th
of July. His cure is attributed to the
injection of anti-tetanus serum by DR..
l. V. Perkins.
The Pueblo City Council has ratified
the appropriation of S75, 900 for park
district No. g With this money Carlile
park will be purchased and improved
It contains $50 acres, and will be crea-
ted into the City park. The car lines
will be extended to it. Drummer park
will receive part of the aDpropria-
ton for Improvement
The Denver Republican correspond
ent at Rocky Ford says it is the opin-