The Holly chieftain., 1903-07-17

Sherin r. NJ. Veatch OF Charlton coun-
", Missouri, for Ira Oldham, twenty
.hree years old, now under arrest at
Colorado Springs and wanted in Char
iton county for violating the age of
consent law.
Governor Peabody refused to issue
extradition papers for William Fazon,
the wealthy gambler who is wanted in
Seattle on a charge of grand larceny,
and who, according to Deputy Sheriff
Wilson, who came to Denver to arrest
him, was involved in a gigantic swind-
ling scheme, whereby, through crooked
roulette wheels and brace" faro
banks, several prominent citizens of
Seattle were mulcted OF large sums of
money. The governor found defects
in the extradition papers.
/The Denver News says: The Tram
way company has virtually decided to
build three important interurban lines
to Golden, Littleton and Boulder. Work
on the Golden line will begin within a
week or ten days. The L4ittleton line,
which will be an extension OF the South
! broadway, will not be constructed un-
"a. next spring, while the building OF
the extension to Boulder Is somewhat
further in the future. The removal of
the general Offices of the company to
the Majestic building has been effected.
The following assignments in the di-
vision of geology and paleontology of
the United States Geological survey for
the season of 1903 have been an
nounced for Colorado: DR.. William
Cross, assisted by Mr.. Ernest Howe and
Albert Johannsen, will continue inves-
ugahon of areal geology of San Juan
district. S. F. Emmons will complete
his report on geology of Leadville min
ing district, and DR.. Waldeman Lind
gren and DIR. F. l.. Ransome will be as
sociated in resurvey of Cripple Creek
district in cooperation with state.
Governor Peabody has appointed the
following named delegates to repre-
sent the state of Colorado at the
Transmississippi Commercial Con-
gress, to be held in Seattle, Washing
ton, August 18th to 21st, inclusive,
1903: B. B. Brown, Pueblo; Arthur
Cornforth, Colorado Springs; William
W. Roller, Salida; Alexander H. Ma
jor, Creede; A. A. Rollstone, Victor;
Judd Brush. Greeley; Fred G. Moffat,
Denver; Hiram G. Wolff, Denver;
Charles Cavender, Leadville; John @.
M1cDonald, Florence.
~, Delegates to the Transmississippi
1ining Congress were appointed by
Governor Peabody on the 11th inst. as
follows: James M. Downing, Aspen;
o. E. LeFevre, Denver; E. Lyman
White, Denver; Percy S. Rider, Rico;
{, Samuel v. Newell, Central City;
Thomas NJ. Bowen, Pueblo; Lyman
hinson, Canon City; Frank M.
Wood, Victor; Charles MacNeill. Colo
RADIO Springs; E. M. DeLavergne, Colo
RADIO Springs; George w. Teal, Boul-
der; Charles Lerchen. Georgetown; w.
C. Newell, Cripple Creek A. A. Ber-
nard, Leadville; Frank l.. Bartlett,
Denver.
Because of the physical condition of
Louis F. Block who was sentenced to
serve term of one year in the county
Jail at Denver for involuntary man
slaughter, Governor Peabody on the
9th inst granted him an unconditional
pardon. Block killed Robert Jones in
quarrel which he had with the lat
ter during business transaction sew
eral months ago. He is said by physi-
clans to be suffering from hopeless
case of melancholia resulting from re-
morse over his deed. Block has been
accorded unusual liberties ever since
said to have spent money literally.
In the future all cattle in infected
F., districts of the state must be dipped
during the thirty days between Octo-
her 18th and November 18th, with the
exception of six southern counties,
where the range is so large that more
time is yequired. These six are Kio-
VIZ Otero, Bent, Prowers. Las Animas
<S4d Baca counties, and they are al
Vowed until December 18th. This rule
was made at the meeting of the State
Live Stock Commission held on July
10th 1t had been pointed out that
\ with different stockmen dipping at diff
kerent times, very little protection was
MNed. and the object is to see that
everyone has the same protection.
The board of capitol managers is
at a loss to provide quarters at the
capitol building for the members of
the travelling library commission,
which was created through law
passed at the last session of the Leg
islature. The bill provides that the
members of the commission are to
have quarters in the capitol. At the
meeting on the Sth inst. the architect
of the board was asked to form a plan
whereby the commission and it's books
could be housed. The board ordered
the payment of $42,700 on account for
the frescoing and decoration of the
first and third floors of the capitol.
1t also ordered the kalsomining of
seven rooms, at an expense of $295.
The Court of Appeals on July 9Th