The Holly chieftain., 1903-01-02
COLORADO BRIEFa

COlOfadO cOnvene9 January ith.
The care OF the poor. eighteen In
number. cost Montrose county S2,257.3o
In 1909. T;
Great preparations are being made in
Denver for the inauguration Of Gov
ernor Peabody January 18th.
Secretary. of State Mills on Christ
mas Eve received = gold headed cane
from the employees Of his once.
Gunnison county spent s4.762.95 in
1907 in caring for forty-four poor per-
sons. twenty Of whom were women.
John W. Quick, proprietor Of Pu-
eblo livery stable. committed suicide on
the morning OF December 9th by
shooting himself through the head.
The Colorado Worlds Fair board
still adheres to its plan Of erecting .
permanent Colorado building on the
grounds Of the st. Louis exposition.
On the preliminary hearing of Byron
and Joe Hun at Gunnison, December
Gath, on the charge of cattle stealing.
they were bound over for trial In the
Circuit Court.
Work IL being pushed on the new
reservoir for Central City and 1t will
probably be completed within the next
ninety days. It will store about H.
100000 gallons.
In Denver, a few days ago, Fred
Whitner put $4,000 In bank bills in his
watch pocket and started out to con-
clude the purchase of q saloon. When
he arrived at the saloon the money
had disappeared.
Governor-elect Peabody has an
nounced that he will appoint John
Cleghorn to be warden Of the State
Penitentiary upon the expiration OF
the term of Warden Martin next
March.
Lottie Du Pell, described as beauti-
full French girl, seventeen years Of age.
committed suicide at Victor December
eth by taking carbolic acid. Her
mother committed suicide in the same
manner six months ago.
William Grifith, Christian Science
practitioner of Denver, has filed a $40
claim against the Stratton estate for
eight weeks treatment given the late
millionaire in Colorado Springs last
January and February.
Theodore Rand. seventy years old, q
rider In the pony express service In the
early days. died suddenly at Atchison,
Kansas, December 9th. Rand carried
the mail 4om Box Elder to Julesburg,
( Colorado, from April. 1860, to Novem-
Der, 1851.
: A. regular meeting Of the Lincoln
Cou9ey Cattle Growers is called to meet
In Hugo January 7th and the sheep
growers association will meet the fol-
loving day at the same place. Dele
gates to the national will be selected at
the same time.
q. e. Johnson. who froze his feet
and ears on the night Of December
18th while walking from Montesuma
to Breckenridge, was found by . jury
to be Of unsound mind and ordered by
the court to be committed to the in-
sane asylum at Pueblo.
After being lost in the mountains
for thirty-six hours during = terrific
snowstorm Rev. e. o. Butler, pastor
Of the Baptist Church of Saguache.
was found ON December Goth by people
In search Of him. He was on horse
back and spent one night In deserted
sheepherder's cabin.
Lawrence G. Phipps during his brief
Aln1uCASC IA 4$0AtCA h@o AA0AV WV
large and unsolicited gifts to the char
ity organisation. A Christmas gift to
the poor of $1,000 was the second con-
tribution received by Mrs. Ixetta
George. secretary Of the organization.
Mr.. Phipps gave to the organization
$1,000 shortly after he came to Dem
yer.
John Singer. veteran OF the Civil
War, poisoned himself and his aged
wife with strychnine at Denver on
Christmas day. After their death q
letter was found In which Singer states
that he committed the deed because he
and his wife were worn out and unable
to work hard. The two are said to
have left property valued 1t about 312,-
900.
Professor p. H. Van Diest, one Of the
leading scientists Of Colorado. died
suddenly at the residence of his son,
Edmon G. Van Diest, at San Luis on
Christmas day. Professor Van Diest
was for seventeen years chief Of the
land department in the surveyor gen
erals ONCE at Denver and held the
chair of metallurgy In the State School
of Mines at Golden.
There was light vote cast in Golden
at the special election December 9th
on the proposition Of bonding the city
for 100000 for a gravity system Of
water works. The bond issue carried
by ninety-fve majority. The total vote
cast was 205. At previous election
the proposition carried but a defect in
the ordinance necessitated . reelection
to satisfy purchasers Of the bonds.
The Continental Fuel Company has