The Holly chieftain., 1904-05-06
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

lows anniversary celebrations were
held April 2Gth are Longmont. Wray
and Florence.
| A fair to raise money to build an
addition to St Joseph's hospital at GU
ray will be held by the people of ouray
May 18th TO 18th.
David II. Mofrat, IL is well known,
| cen run railroad. he has lately
| bought an automobile and is learning
| to run that.
Fifteen burros were recently shipped
| from Trinidad to the Worlds Fair,
| where. it is said, they will be used as
| asses from Jerusalem.
The Carnegie library at Colorado
| Springs has arrived from Andrew Car
negie the gift of the works OF Hugo
Grotius on international law.
Inc Gentlemen's Riding and Driving
Club of Denver laid the corner stone
of magnificent grand stand April
Both at the speedway in Denver's City
Park.
Lieut. Gov Warren c. Haggott ar
rived in Denver April eth to act as
governor during Governor Peabody's
absence of about week at the Worlds
Fair in St. Louis.
The Longmont Farmers Produce EN-
change has been buying out Implement
dealers. 1t includes some 400 farmers
among its stockholders and starts III
as if it meant business.
At Rocky Ford April Goth Mrs. J. j.
Thompson and her little grand-daugh-
ter were fatally burned by coal oil
explosion The child died in snort
time, but Mrs Thompson lived until
the next morning.
r. b. King. electrician at the dis
tributing plant of the Colorado Electric
Power Company at Dyer. on Bull hill,
was severely but not dangerously
burned on the face and hands While
overhauling the plant.
The eleventh annual meeting OF the
Arkansas Valley Odd Fellows Anniver-
sary Association was held at Rocky
Ford April 26th with an unprecedent-
ed attendance. Next years meeting
will be held at Ordway.
Bishop Tikhon, head of the Greek
Church of North America, celebrated
high mass at the Green church IN Pu-
eblo April 25th. While in Denver the
bishop was entertained by Bishop Ohm
stead of the Episcopal Church.
Bishop Warren, who has been absent
| since last September having visited
Hawaii Japan. China and the Philip
pines, returned to Denver April 27th
| and Immediately left for Los Angeles
to attend the Methodist conference.
AS result of experiments conduct
! ed by Professor E. r. Wolcott of the
State School of Mines and Professor
| j. c. Shedd of Colorado College. the
water os the mineral springs at Mani
| tou has been found to possess radio
activity.
| The comptroller of the currency has
| authorized the First National Bank OF
Monte Vista to begin business. The
! bank will employ capital of $25,O00.
| The officers are: President, II. H. ABB
| bott; vice president c. w. Gates;
treasurer, Wesley Naly
The proprietors of the Albany hotel
in Denver have bought ranch of $50
acres, formerly known as the G. V. AL
len ranch midway between Denver and
Golden, which they will call the Albany
| Hotel Farm. 1t will furnish milk,
chickens and vegetables.
Secretary Haywood of the Western
Federation of Miners, who was in Jail
|
derstood were made to prevent his be-
ing taken to Telluride, was admitted
to bail April S0th The charges
against him at Telluride were with
drawn.
Ex-Governor John l.. Routt celebrat-
| ed his seventy y-eighth birthday at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. w. H.
| Bryant, in Denver, April 25th. While
n e., ~, TO at
callers, he was the recipient of many
| good wishes and numerous gifts OF
flowers.
The trial trip over the new street car
line at Trinidad was made April 25th.
! One car was run from the power house
| in Trinidad to Sopris. Some of the Of
| ficials of the road made the trip over
the line. which was for inspection only.
Everything was found to be in excel
| lent condition.
| Sheriff w. H Gilbert Of Ell Paso
| county has rendered his resignation to
the coutny commissioners OWING to the
| pressure of private business. Under
| Sheriff o. p. Grimes has been appoint
! ed sheriff in Gilbert's place, while Dep
| uty Sheriff George f. Dayton will sue
ceed Grimes.
Over 1896 young fruit trees have
been planted in Mesa county this
spring. Besides the trees aver 10000
grape vines have been planted. This is
the largest number of trees ever plant
&C in one season in Mesa county. Here
tofore from $4,000 10 10000 trees have
been set cut each spring.
At the opening of the District Court
in Pueblo April S0th by Judge oor-
! hees, indictments were presented
against ]. l. Beamau. sheriff of the
county: H. NJ. Shoup. chief of police;
3. B. Brown. mayor of the city: r T.