The Holly chieftain., 1904-07-29
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS


Boulder district. July 2and at depth
of less than 600 feet.
An excursion OF over 400 people from
Montrose, Delta and intermediate
points visited Ouray July 18th and
spent the day sightseeing.
An ordinance has been passed by the
City Council of Denver and signed by
the mayor, providing for the issue OF
bonds to build an auditorium.
George Geim shot large cinnamon
bear four miles from Palmer Lake on
the 18th inst He also killed a cub af-
ter trying in vain TO capture it alive.
Visitors returning from the Worlds
Fair praise the work of the Colorado
Promotion and Publicity Committee,
which is sowing information broadcast.
The full amount donated by Andrew
Carnegie for the erection OF library
building at Colorado Springs, $4,000.
has been received by the library board.
The business of the Moffat road.
both passenger and freight, is so much
larger than was expected that the COM
pany is having to hustle for new cars.
The summer school of the State Nor
NAL School at Greeley closed a highly
successful term July 22nd. 1t lasted
six weeks and go teachers were in at
tendance.
The acting director of the mint at
| Washington is reported to have stated
| that an effort would be made TO inaug-
urate the coming Of money at Denver
by January 1st.
Ed. Morledge, a fireman in the em-
| ploy of the Colorado Springs & Cripple
| Creek District road, was run over and
instantly killed in the yards at Grip
pie Creek July 18th.
In the settlement of St. Thomas, Las
| Animas county, few days ago, Felippa
Zarzigliero, little Italian girl, two and
one-half years old, was killed by
stray bullet fired from some unknown
point.
By recently-adopted city ordinance
in Cripple Creek a license of $1,000 a
year is required of all foreign trading
stamp combines and 500 a year from
all local merchants using the trading
| stamps.
Thomas McMuliin, former marshal
of the town of Bachelor, near Creede.
| was found in a demented condition,
| near the HOOsier mine in the Cripple
Creek district. a few days ago and was
placed in custody.
Conductor Thomas Worlds Fair
prize chorus of over one hundred
voices, which captured prize of $500
| in the frst-class competition at ST.
Louis. is arranging to make tour OF
the larger cities of the state.
Miles Mcmahon, a longtime resident
of Trinidad, was killed instantly at
| hn nFt H.,
pany, few miles west of Sopris, July
22nd, by the falling of a smokestack
that was being raised with blocks and
tackle
The Northern Colorado Fair Associa-
ton will soon be incorporated. 1t is
proposed to hold a big lar at Fort Col
Inns next fall A large amusement park
will be established two and one-halt
miles from town. with grounds for rae
ing, baseball, polo, etc.
On Colorado Day at the st. Louis
Worlds Fair in September it is pro-
posed to distribute twenty carloads OF
melons and fruit from the Arkansas
valley The rest of the world will be
able to get some idea of our annual
melon and fruit day celebrations
The Ethiopion Protective and Beneti-
cial Association, of which Isaac b. At
kinson is manager, is reported to have
$50 acres of land in Huerfano county
and wants to start an Old folks home,
and industrial school and a hospital
for the benefit of colored people.
The school officers of the district in
which Mrs Rose Norgard was teaching
in Garfield county closed the school two
months before the expiration of the
term for which she was engaged. She
took the case into court and vas award
ed a judgment for pay for the full
term.
Governor Peabody has appointed
Harry r. Whitehead as an agent for
Colorado to secure portions of the for
eign educational exhibits after the close
of the Worlds Fair. Mr. Whitehead is
at present employed in connection with
the state exhibit at St. Louis. He is a
graduate of the State University.
DR.. Fred A. Howe. during the past
year instructor in English in the Uni
versity of Colorado, has been appointed
head of the department of English in
the California State Normal School at
Los Angeles. Professor Howe received
his doctors degree at the University OF
Colorado at the last commencement
1t is announced that George w.
Vallery, general agent OF the Burling-
ton railway in Denver, who has been
selected as general manager OF the
Colorado Midland, will be succeeded in
his present position with the Hurling
ton by his brother, J. F. Vallery, who
will take charge Of the office August
| 1st.
Game Warden Charles A. Purington
recently arrested ranchnan named
August Schempp. living on Oak creek,