The Holly chieftain., 1904-04-08
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Two men recently arrested in Den
yer are charged with having stolen
] 900 chickens.
Plans have been completed and work
Will soon be commenced on the new
Catholic cathedral in Denver.
A Peabody club has been organized
al Cripple Creek TO work for the re-
nomination of Governor Peabody.
Representative Hogg has recon-
mended TO the President the appoint
ment OF A. NJ. Reed as postmaster at
Silyerton.
The Denver baseball team is being
trained for the seasons contests with
other league teams and the Denver
newspaper reporters.
Louis Hepp was killed and three men
slightly injured by the breaking loose
of cars at the Arkansas smelter IN
Leadville April End.
Five men accused OF election frauds
in the recent Denver charter election
have been held for trial in the Grim
inal Court by Judge Johnson.
Noah johnson was fatally injured
and Fred Parker very seriously hurt
by q cave-in in the Bismarck lode OF
the Seven-Thirty mine at Georgetown
April End.
On March 29th the taxpayers OF
Boulder voted to issue bonds for the
extension of the water system. The
vote in favor OF the bonds was about
ten to one.
Thomas Tonge, the wellknown Colo
rado newspaper correspondent. is visit
ing Mexico accompanied by his wife,
and writing interesting letters from our
sister republic.
A Juvenile Improvement Society has
been organized in Denver to lend a
helping hand to the boys who are un-
der the supervision of Judge Lindsey's
celebrated juvenile court.
1t is proposed to heat the city OF
Gienwood Springs by means OF water
from the hot springs, which Will be
piped to every part of the town. 1t Is
claimed that an abundant supply Is
available.
The executive committee of the Post
masters Association of Colorado met
in Denver few days since, and agreed
upon April 9th as the date OF the an
nual convention of the association, TO
be held at Denver
The ice dealers of Boulder have
agreed upon a schedule OF prices for
next summer. The rate will run from
&C cents a 100 pounds to the small
consumer, to $3.50 ton % these bly,
ing it in ton lots.
In the District Court at Denver
April End, Judge Palmer sentenced
Thomas c. Williams. convicted OF
throwing sulphuric acid in the face OF
Albert Wassenich. to a term of five to
eight years in the penitentiary.
Sixty-four pages, seven columns TO
the page, is the size of the annual sta
tistical edition just issued by the Daily
Mining Record at Denver. 1t is evil
dent that the bottom hasn't dropped
out of the mining business.
At the request Of the Denver school
| board the bank presidents of Denver
| have named an expert accountant to
examine the books of the school dis
trict. Charges OF extravaganza have
been made against the board.
The application OF A. H. Abbott, Wes-
! ley Staey, George W. Gates, c. II.
Mathis and d. Fl. Staley to organize
| the First National Bank of Monte Wis
Ia, with s25,000 capital, has been ap-
| proved by the comptroller of the cur
rency.
The Denver city government is max
| ing an earnest effort to settle the own
ership of all property along Cherry
creek within the city and county linn
| its in order that steps may be taken to
build inclosing walls and establish a
| boulevard along the stream.
The Pueblo land office has sent out
notices to all stockmen in the Pueblo,
| Otero, Kiowa and Bent counties warn
| ing them against inclosing government
| land for the purpose of grazing. George
| u. Hair, special agent, arrived from
| Washington and sent the notices.
| 1t is announced that the railroads
will make round trip rate of $25 from
St Louis to Denver and other Colorado
common points from June LIST to Sep
| tember 30th. A rate has been made
! from Chicago which permits tourists
to visit Colorado for one fare plus SO
cents.
The Burlington railroad will carry
! the special train of the members of the
Colorado Federation OF Woman's S
Clubs to the Worlds Fair to attend the
meeting of the General Federation Of
Woman's Clubs, which convenes in St.
Louis May 18th. The train will leave
Denver May 14th.
Buena Vista sportsmen. headed by
Mayor A. E. Wright Jr., A. c. Wallace
and Jos. Dougherty. have leased for a
term of three years what is known as
Thompson's lake, which lies just west
OF that town. They expect to have the
| best kind of duck shooting, the lake
covering about 200 acres.
At Greeley March 31st, Ralph San
ford was sentenced to nine to ten years
in the penitentiary for robbing the
store of William Miller Of Ault. One