The Holly chieftain., 1904-06-03
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

buildings being insufficient TO accom-
1nodate all the students.
Dan Collins. who held up Pueblo
lawyer. II. E. Robinson. and robbed
him OF $40 and gold watch, has been
sentenced by Judge Dixon TO fourteen
years in the state penitentiary.
On May 25th the state engineer re-
ported that all the irrigation bitches
connected with the Platte river, includ-
ing the Burlington and High Line. were
full of water for the first time within
year.
The cornerstone of the new Carnegie
library at Idaho Springs was laid May
25th, with Masonic ceremonies. An ad-
dress was delivered by Superintendent
Aaron Cove of the Denver public
schools.
The school census of Greeley, just
completed, shows 1873 persons between
being gain of 243 over last year.
There are thirty one more girls than
boys.
e. w. Rollins of Denver offers to be
one of seventy-fiye persons to give
81, 900 each for the purchase of a suit
able site for the new Denver auditori-
ed to expend 100000.
Charles De Molli has filed direct
information in the District Court at
Pueblo charging o. Pagnini and Paul
Gregory, formerly a Denver deputy
sheriff and now a ranchman at La
Sale, with assault to kill.
Claude B. Lytle, for the past ten
months an employe of the Hehey-
Acularius Drug Company of Colorado
Springs has been arrested on charge
of Systematically robbing the firm. 1t
is thought that he has stolen nearly
$4,000 worth of druggists supplies.
A special election will be held at
Fort Collins June 9Th to vote on the
question of granting a franchise for
gas works. The the privilege is voted
Mr.. Frank English of Boulder, who pro-
poses to build the works. agrees to
complete the plant within two years.
The first municipal election of
Bowerman. held May oath. resulted in
the election of the Citizens ticket. the
following named being the first Off
cials: Thomas J.. Kane, mayor; J. w.
White, f. o. McFall. Andrew Short,
Bert Beymer, John Chapman and A. F.
Dukeman,' trustees.
AT Canon City the memorial address
| Sunday and the Grafton on Memorial
| Day were both delivered by sons of
| Confederate soldiers. One of the
| speakers, the Rev. Mr.. Thomas, pastor
OF the First Presbyterian church, is
nephew of Gen. George H. Thomas OF
| the Union army.
! Richard Barton who was eXtradited
/ from Clear Creek county to Massachu-
sets and sent to the states prison for
swindling a railroad out of $2100 by
pretending to be hurt on the lines
when his injuries We're received else
where, has been pardoned by Governor
Bates.
Idaho Springs will invite the people
of the state to an 'Inter-Mountain Fes-
tival" August 18th. The Newhouse
tunnel will be thrown open to visit
ors, who will be given free ride on
an electric line running two and one
! lalf miles underground. There will be
many other unique attractions.
The Fort Collins City Council has ap-
proved of an ordinance granting an
electric railway franchise to the North
ern Colorado Electric Railway Com
.pany. The ordinance provides that
construction work on the line or lines
must be commenced within one year
and the railway completed within two
years.
Colorado College at Colorado Springs
will graduate class of forty-two
young men and women this year. Great
preparations are being made for the
commencement exercises, which will
begin June 5th and last for three days
Hon. Charles ]. Hughes. Jr., of Denver,
will deliver the commencement address
June Slh.
Friday, May 9th, was commence
ment day. in many of the high schools
of the state. Tt Fort Collins there We're
eighteen graduates: at Grand Junction.
nine; at the high school department OF
the State Normal School at Greeley,
thirty-seven; at La Junta, thirty-six;
at Idaho Springs, eleven; at Aspen,
ten; at Glenwood Springs, four.
A directors meeting of the Uncom-
pahgre Water Users Association held
at Delta, developed the fact that less
than 1000 acres will complete the
amount required by the government be-
fore it will commence work on the
Gunnison tunnel. 1t is probable, how
ever, that some of the subscriptions
will be rejected, hence the directors are
trying to secure an additional 10000
acres.
Colorado City pioneers are about to
inaugurate a movement to preserve ShU
old territorial capitol building The
building. which was once occupied by
the territorial Legislature, is now used
for Chinese laundry. 1t is proposed
to secuse an appropriation from the
Legislature, with which to repair and
improve the building, using it for a