The Holly chieftain., 1905-03-31
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

The Colorado railroads are doing a
large amount OF advertising to attract
tourist travel next summer.
1t is estimated that about 1900 peo-
pie VIII be entitled to vote at the
coming city election in Pueblo.
The annual convention of the Ma
tlonal Federation of Musical Clubs will
be held in Denver the week beginning
June 5th.
ST. Luke's Hospital in Leadville has
been purchased by syndicate of Lead
vile physicians, who will rebuild and
enlarge it.
Active preparations are being made
for III. annual convention of the
American Stockgrowers' Association,
which meets at Denver May 9th.
Ex-Governor John l.. Routt is re
ported 10 be very ill in Denver of an
affection OF the heart. He will be sew
enty-nine years old in a few weeks.
|. w. Larimore. pnysical instructor
of the Y. NJ. c. A. at Denver. will have
charge of the physical culture depart
ment OF the Boulder ChautauQua this
summer.
Herman Iesche. barber, commit
ted suicide al Cripple Creek few
days ago by shooting himself through
the body. He had barber shop in the
Masonic building.
Hugh Stewart. charged with assault
with intent to kill Editor G. A. Walker
al Salida, has been held for trial at
the July term of the District Court
his bond being fixed at 1000.
On March oath William Wood,
miner. was precipitated 800 feet down
q shaft in the Ajax mine at Victor by
the breaking of one Of the rounds OF
a ladder. Death was instantaneous.
The State Land Board has decided
TO give the Denver Park Commission
a twenty-years' leave on forty acres of
ground adjoining the City park on the
west side at yearly rental of $4,000.
James Ward. Colorado pioneer
who died at Golden March 22d at the
age of seventy-five years, was stage
driver between Denver and the Mis-
| souri, river before the advent of rail
| roads
The Douglas County Ditch and Res
ervor Company, capitalized at $780,
| 900, has been formed to construct two
large reservoirs, one being in Stone
Fe bridge at Larkspur.
After the hearing in Denver March
22d Commissioner Richardson of the
United States Supreme Court commits
sion in the Kansas Colorado water suit
adjourned the sessions TO April 10, to
| reconvene again in Denver.
An expensive cement plant, backed
by Pueblo capital. is to be erected one
| mile south Of Verde station, on the Rio
| Grande, twenty-five miles south of
| Pueblo, and II. H. Born will be the
| manager of the new concern.
Mrs. Lille Barnes has been ap-
| pointed substitute mail carrier for
| rural route No. /, and Mrs. Lucy Nc
| Donald substitute for route No. 2, at
[ Greeley. The husbands of these women
| are the carriers on the routes.
Complaint having been made to
State Engineer Carpenter that the
dam at Lake Jackson, near Fort Nor
gan, appeared to be in danger orders
were issued for its repair and work
was Immediately commenced on re.
lieving bank.
Little three-year-old Earl Francis
Purcell, son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Francis Purcell of Denver, awoke
March 23rd, after sleep that had
lasted seven days and nights. When
the sleep began he had been exhausted
| by epileptic convulsions.
Frank Sundberg, a farmer who lives
uine miles northeast of Berthoud, had
n heavy team of draft horses stolen
during the night of March 22d He
traced them to Denver and recovered
the horses al a livery stable, where the
thief had sold them for 5000.
Application OF Orson Adams, Jr.;
George P. Smith, w. p. Ella Albert b.
Sampliner. James II. Smith and others
TO organize the Mesa County National
bank, of Grand Junction, Colorado,
with 100000 capital. has been ap-
proved by the comptroller of the cur
rency.
Miss Katharine l.. Craig, state super
intendent of public instruction, visited
Summit county the week ending March
25th. She rode from Breckenridge to
Dillon in sleigh over snow reported
10 be nearly ten feet deep and returned
| the same way TO address the meeting
at Breckenridge.
Counterfeit $50 and $40 bills are re-
ported TO have been passed in Pueblo
and Cripple Creek, and perhaps other
parts Of the state. The description is
as follows: Series 1901, No. 29513972;
face plate 159; back plate 81; check
letter d; signed Lyons, register; Rob
erts, treasurer: portraits of Lewis and
Clark. The bills are duplicates of the
Buffalo series.
Game and Fish Commissioner Wood
ard, at Denver, recently received word
from Eagle county that his chief war
den, Thomas A. Putinton, had arrested