The Holly chieftain., 1905-09-29
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

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Blossoms have appeared on many ap-
pie trees ut Pueblo during the past
two weeks.
, State Treasurer Holmberg will prose
cute all saloonkeepers and druggists
who undertake to do business with
state licenses.
The Woman's Club Of Colorado
Springs has voted to donate $50 TO the
Jacob Riis settlement at IS Henry
street. New York City.
The county commissioners Of Fre-
mont county have ordered large
steam roller. crusher and other ma
chfnery for road work at q cost OF 81
600.
The broad gauge railroad from Du-
range to Pennington. New Mexico. was
finished September 10th. All fruit
shipments from Pennington now come
to Durango by rail.
Harvey ". Hawley. editor and pro-
prietor Of the Denver Times from 1883
to 1894, died at Berkeley. California,
September 2lst after an illness of
several years from paralysis.
President David Starr Jordan of the
Stanford University will be one OF the
lecturers at the meeting of the Colo
RADIO State Teachers Association In
Denver December e6th to 29th.
The baggage room of the Rio Grande
railroad at Colorado Springs handled
$4,000 pieces Of baggage during the
month Of August. this business far ex-
ceeding that Of any previous month In
Its history.
F. C. Smith. retiring general super
intendent of the Cripple Creek Short
Line, was presented with $3.50 gold
watch and chain by several OF the
Short Line employees. previous to his
departure for New York.
Rufus Petit, a full-blooded Cherokee
Indian and graduate Of Carlisle
school. enlisted at Trinidad few days
ago In the regular army as an infantry
private. Petit graduated from Car
lisle with the highest honors.
Pueblans went to Canon City to at.
tend the Fremont county fair. Each
wore a badge on which. appeared a
large cluster OF grapes and the words.
Pueblo Greets Canon City Sept. Fl.
1905"
Gov. Joseph W. Folk. the celebrated
reform executive of Missouri, was a
guest Of the Denver Chamber of Com
merce luncheon September 21st and
made ringing speech in behalf OF
clean government and the enforcement
of the laws.
H. L. Hall, post trader for the Ute
Indians at Ignacio, Colorado, is author
ity for the statement that the name
given 10 Pixies Peak by the Utes was
"Acowacadee." meaning Red Top
mountain" The accent Is on the sec
end syllable. COW
by Marshal Herxinger for October 23d
and a4th for the organization Of the
Colorado State Association Of Chiefs
OF Police. Mayors. city marshals and
heads of city detective departments
are eligible to membership.
Invitations have been issued by the
board Of trustees and faculty of the
/ Colorado School of Mines, Golden. an
| nouncihS Monday, October I'd, as the
date on which the cornerstone of the
/ Simon Guggenheim hall will be laid.
/ The exercises will be held in the after
7 noon
The contract for the construction Of
new high schoo, building in district
( No. 20, Pueblo tSouth side), has been
I let for $los,oee, the structure to be
completed by October l. 1906. While
I the present building viii cost $IeS, GOO,
/ the plans call for two wings on the
ends OF the building and when these
are copleted, the cost OF the building
will be $4eo. eco. hut these wings will
/ not be constructed until there 10 q de-
mand for more room.
At the close of the second trial at
/ Durango. September eath, the jury in
/ the trial Of Jake Zipperian, charged
/ with the murder OF Matt Laxsinger, If.
ter being out twelve hours. brought In
4 verdict OF guilty Of manslaushter.
Zippsrman was then sentenced to from,
seven 10 eight years in the peniten.
Of last October and was the result Of 4
quarrel over some OF Luxsinger's cat.
tie that gos into zspperman's fields.
Thre new members and one traasfe,
{ are announced in the faculty Of tie
Agricultural College at Fort Collins
& Royan Hawlsst and Miss F2orencs
Ssuver viii be assistant professors in
mathematics and Professor s. A. Nc
poaard viii be acting bead OF the
mathematical department ProteSso:
E B. House, fo-msriy At the head o:
this department. win take the position
ot poesesso. ot irrigation engineering
Under Director l. G. Carpenter.
On September I'd Il ]. Williams
Z Jr-. OF Battle Creek Michigan. for
I merry physical Instructor IN the sani
/ .a-iua ot thzt az-e. walked from the