The Holly chieftain., 1905-02-24
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

rate a flower contest in Denver next
summer
Rock breaking has been commenced
on the Pennington railroad south Of
Durango.
The Rio Grande railroad paid over
$4,000 to its employees at Pueblo on
its las: monthly pay day. February
Nth.
The Pixies peak climbing contest for
automobiles next August Is attracting
good deal of attention all over the
country.
Isaac Rosskam, who died at Phila-
delphia recently, left 81 900 for the Ma
tional Jewish Hospital for Consump-
tives at Denver.
The annual exhibition Of the Colo
rado Kennel Club will be held at
Denver March I'd to 4th. Some IA
nous dogs will be shown.
William F. Jones, auditor of the Mof-
fat road, who has recently returned
from the East, states positively that
the road has not been sold.
1t is said that creamery men
throughout the state propose to take
active steps to enforce the law in re-
lation TO oleomargarine and butterine.
The name, "San Cristobal.' as ap-
piled to a body of water in Hinsdale
county. has received the approval Of
the United States Board on Geograph-
ical Names.
Chris Laib of Longmont was badly
frozen while trying to walk from Ned
erland to Caribou on the 18th inst. and
I n "A M nj a a
OF his limbs.
A. NJ. Stevenson, Republican ma
tional committeeman from Colorado.
has been notified that he has been ap-
pointed member of the presidential
inaugural reception committee.
]. c. Boosinger, the Pueblo engin-
eer who was injured in Denver &
Rio Grande collision near Portland,
In Fremont county, some months since,
died in the Salida hospital on the 18th
inst.
Engineer Sullivan of the Colorado &
Southern, in charge of engine 425, was
badly scalded at Loveland on the 18th
inst. by the loosening of rivet In the
boiler. He was taken to the Loveland
hospital.
Numerous robins and meadow larks
| made their appearance in many parts
of Colorado previous to the recent ex-
tremely cold weather and it is feared
that some of them may have been
killed by it.
Oscar C. ReitZe, former president Of
| the Reitze Wall Paper and Paint Com
pany at Denver, committed suicide by
shooting himself through the head in
his room at the Baltimore hotel at Vic.
tor February 18th.
Mrs. Jennie Peabody, widow of the
late Jesse Peabody. and sister-n-law
of Gov James H. Peabody. died at her
home in Canon City February 18th.
eight days after having suffered a
stroke of paralysis.
The late F. A. Falkenburg will be
succeeded as head consul OF the Wood
men of the World by John H. Foley
! head adviser of the order, until meet
! ing of the head board of managers
can be held to make permanent Sc
| lection.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sopris. widow of
Richard Sopris. former mayor OF Den
yer, celebrated her Goth birthday ami
versary at Denver on the 18th inst.
Richard Sopris. was the first represen-
tative of the pixies Peak country" in
the Kansas Legislature.
| Fifty-five carloads of lambs, num-
bering 1900 head, left the depot at
Greeley for Omaha. ST. Joseph and
Chicago February 18th. 1t is estimated
that about one-half Of the sheep being
fattened for market in northern Colo
rado have been sold.
the application of Morton Jones of
Denver, ]. NJ. Herbert, A. c. Foster,
M. Y Osborn, ]. ]. Meade and E. E.
Fauver, to organize the First National
Bank of Loveland, Colorado, with $780,
900 capital, has been approved by the
comptroller of the currency.
Miss Margaret Prendergast. first as
sstant in the Department of Domestic
! Art at the Colorado Agricultural Col
lege, has ben elected to the professor
ship of domestic science and art at the
Wyoming Agricultural College and will
begin her duties there next Septem.
ger.
Ten High school students Of Colo
RADIO are invited by the Department of
the Interior to be present, with ten
from each of the other states, at the
Inauguration of President Roosevelt
\. arch 4th. They will be accorded
any privileges as Official representa-
tives of the state.
The first shipment from Greeley of
potatoes for Kansas and Texas points.
after the cold snap, was made on the
18th inst. and consisted Of twenty car
loads. the price being 80 cents for
pearls and 35 cents for rurals. Far
mers will soon begin sorting to haul
to the starch factory.
At the city election April 4th the
people of Greeley will vote on the is