The Holly chieftain., 1903-09-11
COLORADO BRIEFS.

died Sept. ith OF hemorrhage OF the
brain.
The Colorado Springs base ball club
Is still playing close second to the
Milwaukee club, which leads in the
Western league.
The Colorado Federation of Women's
Clubs will hold its ninth annual con-
vention at Colorado Springs September
18th TO October 1st.
Tke ten days conference meeting OF
seventh-Day Adventists of Colorado
and New Mexico at Saiida. which closed
August Both, was largely attended.
The Agricultural college football
team will Ee coached this fall by W.
II. Galley, who WAS for many years a
leading member of the Michigan team
Rev. Daniel H. Fleming of Leadville
has been appointed a chaplain in the
army. He WAS chaplain of the First
Colorado Volunteers in the Philip
pines. Mr.. Fleming is an Episco-
palian.
The public library at Denver h,<A
been opened at its new quarters in LIZ
Veta Place. The new Carnegie library
building is said to be assured. but work
cannot be commenced for several
months.
Edward B. Clayton died at Denver
Sept. 4th at the age of 65, leaving it Is
said, considerable fortune. He was
the brother of George w. Clayton. who
left some two million dollars to found
a boys school in Denver.
Denver brick manufacturers have
raised the price Of hard brick. deliv-
cred, to IS per thousand. 1t was for
merly $3.50. The manufacturers stand
in with the bricklayers and there is no
appeal from their decision.
On August 31st a runaway freight
train on the Colorado Midland railway.
starting at Ute pass, ran to Colorado
City and crushed into switch engine,
doing damage to the amount of $4,000
or upwards. Fortunately none of the
train crew was injured.
William G. Whitney of New York,
formerly secretary of the navy, passed
through Denver Sept. 4th with party
of friends on their way to Rifle, Colo,
where they had arranged to take the
stage for sojOurn in the White River
country hunting big game.
The Postofice Department has adver-
tised for bids for carrying the mail
from Loveland to Moraine park and Es-
tes park six times week. over the new
road to Estes park. Bids will be re-
ceived until September 18th and service
will begin October 1st
The Colorado & Northwestern raiiiS
road, line twenty-six miles long. rul-N
ming between Boulder and Ward, will
be sold at auction on November 21st
by order of Judge Hallett Of the fed
eral court. All efforts to effect a COM
promise OF the warning interests have
failed.
Christ NJ. f. Church, Denver. on
August 3Oth, celebrated the payment Of
$4,000 Indebtedness. The mortgages
were formally burned in the presence
of the congregation amid great, rejoic-
ing. Bishop Cranston was present and
took part in the ceremonies. together
with Presiding Elder Carnine.
Mr.. Jacob Shmitt, the instructor of
physical culture in the public schools
OF Denver has received an invitation
from James E. Sullivan. the chief OF
the physical culture department of tn,
Olympian games next year, to act as
a member of the honorary committee
of the Turner's in connection with the
games.
A dispatch from San Diego, Calf.
says that DR.. G. Il. Cowell of Grand
Junction, Colo, suddenly became in
sane on the NOR sg of Sept. list, and
was taken in charge by the authorities
on request of his wife. On examina-
tion before the superior court he was
ordered committed to the asplum at
Highlands.
One hundred and sixty-two building
permits were issued in Denver during
the month of August, providing for the
erection Of buildings to the aggregate
value of $36S,81O. The permits include
seventy-six dwellings, eight terraces
and six business blocks. There is one
factory and one hotel, each of which is
to cost $4,000.
The pay roll for the c. F. & I. for
August beats the record Of previous
amounts paid out for one months
work, by more than $10,Oes. the total
being $3.50, ,039.30, OF this amount $24,-
900 was paid to the Colorado & Wyom-
ing railway employees, the rest being
paid to the wage earners IN the C. F.
& I. plant at Pueblo.
A special dispatch received at Den
yer from Grand Junction says that
on September 4th on the Dolores river
in the Unaweep country, south of
Grand Junction, William Lafare,
well known cattleman, shot and killed
E. T. Massey, another cattleman. La