The Holly chieftain., 1908-06-05
COLORADO news

10 Oe organized at Greeley.
Fort Collins will entertain the state
convention of Elks June 11th and 18th.
Glenwood Springs proposes to raise
$4,000 for the erection of an audi
torium
The board of trade of Glenwood
Springs has planned a good fellowship
excursion to Leadville June Sth.
The headquarters OF the forest su-
pervisor Of the Medicine Bow national
forest, Estes Park, have been restored
to Fort Collins.
The school census just completed
In Fort Morgan shows an increase
from 372 children of school age in 1900
to 1,471 In 1908.
BY union of Methodists and Con-
gregationalists new church has been
erected at Coal Creek, which is larger
than the church burned last June.
The Lakeside park and summer re-
yer at cost of $4,000 was formally
DR.. and Mrs. w. s. Friedman and
their little son leave Denver June 10th
for three months trip abroad. They
sail on the Kaizerin Augusta-Victoria,
June 18th.
Frederick N. Donaldson OF Denver
has won $500 scholarship for four
months travel and study in Europe,
awarded by the Philadelphia acad-
emy of fine arts.
The financial committee of the Flor
ence City Council has just made re-
port which shows that the municipal
debt has been reduced forty-five per
cent in the last five years.
The second day of the Frontier day
festival at Cheyenne next August will
be Northern Colorado day, and the last
day will be known as Denver day.
when great crowds are expected from
the Colorado capital
The annual class field and track
meet at the Agricultural college re-
suited In the sophomores winning
victory by one point The final score
stood: Sophomores, So; freshmen, 81;
seniors, 2, and juniors. /.
At Denver, May 31st, Roy Tate. a
Pullman porter, shot and killed his
wife, Eva Tate. whom he accused of
being unfaithful to him. He then shot
himself through the abdomen and died
within a few hours.
The Short Line railroad will estab-
lish an agency in Denver during the
tourist season and William Carruth-
ers, district passenger and freight
agent for the road for several years,
will be manager of the office.
Mine owners in Gilpin county have
made an agreement with the New
house tunnel management by which
it is expected that the tunnel will be
driven forward until it affords an out
let for 1922 mining properties on
Quartz and Gunnell hills.
While William Kenly. mining man
aged 20, was fighting forest fire in
a canon six miles southwest of Tellu-
ride. burning tree fell upon him,
killing him instantly. Although mem
bers of the party began at once to ex-
tricate Kenly's body, it was badly
burned.
Gen. William ]. Palmer left Colo
rado Springs for Europe on the 31st
ult. is special car attached to the
Rock Island train, attended by num-
ber of servants and with every pos.
sible arrangement made for his COM
fort. He will sail on the steamship
Eaton, Ault and Windsor, and prob.
ably Mum and Pierce, will have
farmers Institutes this summer, con-
Quoted under the auspices Of the Agri.
cultural College. The date at Wind.
sor will be June 18th, Eaton July 23d,
and Ault later. Professor>C >Cottrell will
have charge and his lecture>will be on
planting and growing of crops and
seed selection.
Deputy Cattle Inspector Rowe, at
Greeley, is credited with saying that
there are less than 5000 head of cat
tie now on feed In northern Colorado.
OF these 1000 are at Longmont, GOO at
Eaton, 200 at Loveland and none in
Fort Collins or Greeley. Longmont
fed 5000 head this season, more than
any one locality in northern Colorado,
where a total of 10000 were prepared
for market.
Many persons of Pueblo have been
placer claims for stone, gyp.
sum and fire clay in the northwestern
part Of Pueblo county, on account Of
the rumor that one Of the railroads
to construct spur through
that part Of the county and into Ell
Paso county. 1t is said some of the
finest stone and fire clay in eastern
Colorado has been found in that 10.
cality.
Three preliminary surveys have
been completed for an electric rail
way from Golden to the top Of Mount