The Holly chieftain., 1905-06-02
coluaADo NEWS ITEMS

l4th. august
sahda 10 making extra prep.r.t,on.
for Fourth OF july celehration snd
has sent out invitations To ali neigh.
boring towns.
Egat prtses. amounting in all to
slIIv. nave been offered for the rock
Ginnax contests at Boulder ON the
Fourth, Of July.
ine lrobattoners Of the Pueblo Ju.
yeniis Court are reported to be doing
eAceisent work in the sugar beet fields
of Bent county.
me American Stockgrowers. Asso-
ciauons recently organized. will main
tam central ONCE in Denver in
charge OF Secretary T. W. Tomlinson.
IL. y: Orth. florist 1t the State Agri-
cultural College. lost two fingers of his
righo aend In moving machine few
DAYS a4o. the cut being made as clean
as though by . surgeons knife.
The Gore canon case came nm in the
leaerAl court 1t Denver May 25th and
argunents we're postponed until June
ioth N order TO give the attorneys on
ooth noes time to Ale their amdavits.
DR.. l. 8. Turner Of Trinidad has been
named member Of the board OF con-
troll of the State University in place
OF UT. Corvfn Of Pueblo, who resigned
to become . member Of the State Nor.
NAL School At Greeley.
A second dividend OF thirty per
CENT. 10 favor Of the creditors Of the
First National Bank of Victor. Colo
rado, mas been declared, making in all
sixty per cent. ON claims proved.
amounting to s236,794.64.
DR.. Luke McLain, city health COM
missioner OF Pueblo has issued . proc
lamatton calling upon citizens of all
classes to Join IN . general movement
TO clean up the city and make Pueblo
healthier and better city.
The comptroller OF the currency has
approved the application of J. L. May
field. 8. G. Gregory. X. M. Irving, L.
D. Boggs and J. r. Gordon to organize
the First National Bank Of Granada,
Colorado, with capital OF s25, 900.
The new armory building Of Com.
pa1y d, National Guard. at Greeley.
will be 11ex54 feet in size. with drill
hall 9Sx54 feet. Omcers' and company
quarters will be nicely fitted up, and
will be free headquarters for the G.
A. r.
The civil service commission will re-
sumo examinations at Denver June
14th to NIL numerous positions In the
Denver mint. Applicants can secure
full Information by writing to the sec
retary OF the board OF examiners at
Denver.
Maj. w. r. Norcroff, . Union colony
pioneer and veteran Of the Civil War,
has organized a drum corps of forty
boys at Greeley from twelve to eight
cen years Of age. which he will take to
the national G. A. r. encampment at
Denver.
The cog road reached the summit Of
Pixies Peak May Goth with its FIRST
train this year. In order to open the
track force Of 100 men was kept at
work for six weeks and removed 4,000,-
900 cubic feet Of Ice and snow from the
right Of way.
State Treasurer Holmberg has had
six special agents in the state during
the past month collecting state liquor
licenses, and 1t has proved . very prof
liable stroke Of business. The expense
of the work has been $9, 900. To date
the collections are 5000 ahead Of
what they were at the same time last
year. ss
W. s. Uirich. former postmaster at
Manchester, Wyoming, lately en-
ployed by the street car company Of
Pueblo. Colorado. pleaded guilty in the
United States court ar Cheyenne to a
charge OF raising . receipt from
s10l.37 to $171.S7, and was sentenced
by Judge Rtner to serve one year and
one day in the state penitentiary.
A..s. Rachel Lavelle viii have to
serve her sentence Of from three to
five years In the state prison, convicted
of perjury. The supersedeas asked has
been refused by the Supreme Court.
Mrs. Lavelle committed perjury In the
trial of her brother for murder in the
District Court at Cortex, Montsxuma
county, and the case came up Oh error.
Governor Mcdonald has appointed
the following named Colorado men to
represent the state at the National
Good Roads convention which will be
held at Portland, Oregon, June 21st to
Oath Franklin e. Brooks, Colorado
Springs; Edward T. Taylor. Glenwood
Springs; James w. Abbott. Denver; D.
w. Brunton. Denver; Thomas w. Jay
cox, Leadville.
The American DeForrest Wireless
Telegraph Company has contracted
with the Colorado College authorities
at Colorado Springs for the erection OF
a 21Ofoot pole on the campus near the
Wocott observatory. All messages for
Colorado SprinRs will be received at
this station and will be relayed to a
ten-foot pole ON top Of or> Of the down
town buildings.
The first dwelling house built in
Greeley has been torn down to make
room for . lumber yard. The house.
which was q two-story frame building.
stood opposite the Union Pacific de.
pot on Seventh avenue. and attracted
attention because Of its well-kept lawn
and old-fashioned flower garden. 1t
was built in 1870 by Levi Hanna, who
was cousin of Mark Hanna.