The Holly chieftain., 1905-09-01
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Der 18th at the state fair at Pueblo.
The Montezuma County Fair will be
held at Cortez October 4th, 9TH and 9Th.
The Fremont County Fair will be
held at Canon City September goth to
22d.
The date for Pumpkin Pie Day at
I.ongmont has been fixed for Septem-
Der 29th.
The Denver Board of County Com
missioners has voted $3.50 in aid of an
exhibition at the state fair in Pueblo
September 11th to 18th.
The Bank of Berthoud, which has
been in successful operation since
1892, has announced its intention OF
becoming a national bank.
Judge d. c. Beaman, the present
owner of Grand Mesa lakes. is ris-
tributing 100000 young trout in the
streams of Delta county.
A new volunteer fire department has
been organized at Silverton with forty
members. The organization includes
hose team and hook and ladder com.
pany.
LOveland's annual corn roast festi
val will be held September 7th, Sth
and 9th. The corn roast and free din.
ner will be served on the first day at
IL o'clock.
The Colorado State Fair will be held
at Pueblo September 1lth to 18th. 1t
is expected to attract great many
tourists who come on G. A. r. eXcur-
sion rates.
Colorado Springs will make a strong
effort to secure the location of the Ma
tional letter carriers home. 1t is eX-
pected that the matter will be decided
at the convention in Portland next
month.
The Denver & Rio Grande Railway
Company has filed answer in the first
suit brought against it for damages
growing out Of the Eden wreck and al
leges that the accident was brought
about by an act of God.
The Colorado Methodist conference
will hold its forty-third annual confer
ence in Fort Collins, beginning the
evening of Tuesday, August 29th. and
ending Monday, September 4th. Bishop
McCabe will preside.
The Fruit Growers Association at
Grand Junction opened the pear ship
ments August 22d by sending out three
refrigerator cars of fancy Bartletts.
Six more carloads followed the next
day.
William L. Wilson, miner working
on the Gloriana claim on Blue hill ct
Victor, was killed August 26th by the
falling OF a rock. He was twenty
three years of age and single. His
parents live at Cripple Creek
The State Stock Inspection Board is
meeting with many evidences that the
tries of cattle are being daily violated.
and immediate prosecutions of all Of
tenders have been ordered by the
board.
The board Of stock inspection has
authorized the state veterinarian to de-
clare any counties from which mango
or other infectious diseases have been
obiiterated to be free, thus removing
the quarantine and necessity for in
spection.
James Germand. cowboy, was
killed at Norwood, forty miles north
west of Telluride, August 22d. while
drunk and resisting arrest, by City
Marshal Watkins and Deputy Sheriff
Truax. He shot at the officers. who
returned his fire with fatal effect.
Following is the list OF the dead in
the Tabasco food in Las Animas
county: Mrs Joseph Veltry and child.
Joseph Smotherman, Harry O'Neil,
William Rieboldt, PasQuale Canto, Jos.
eph Morocco, Rafael Bucchio, Antonio
Constantine, Philip Pastero, Pasquale
Bartolomeo.
Acting Lieut. Gov. Fred w. Parks
became acting governor when Cover
nor Mcdonald went to the Portland
Exposition. Since January /, 1905,
Governor Peabody has held the Office
for two terms, one lasting only day,
Adams held it for short term, then
Mcdonald, who temporarily left it to
Lieutenant Governor Parks.
At meeting of the State Board of
Stock Inspection in Denver, it was re-
ported by the inspector at Trinidad
| that stock owners are running cattle
| and sheep over the line from New
Mexico without a health certificate.
The inspectors were authorized to de,
mand either a government or state
health certificate for all cattle brought
in from that section.
The publisher of the new city di
rectory of Boulder, just out, states thai
the 1905 directory contains the names
of over $500 people. Counting two
people to each name, the names ol
children under eighteen not being
printed, the population of the city is
over II 900. The directory of 1901 had
$500 names, representing $500 souls.
This shows that the increase in popu-
| lat in Co,