The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-23
STATE news ITEMS

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The Boulder Poultry Association
will hold Its annual exhibition Decem-
ber 14th to 18th.
Plans have been prepared for new
$4,000 hotel to be erected in the busi'
ness section of Grand Junction.
The cornerstone for the new club
house for the boys Of the First Con-
gregational church at Pueblo was laid
Sunday.
Over 400 deer had been received In
Denver up to the 14th inst. with pros
poets Of at least 1000 more before the
close of the season, October goth.
On the University grounds in Den
YER Saturday the University OF Den
yer football team defeated the eleven
Of the University of Utah by score
Of II to Is.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey has announced
his intention Of running for Judge OF
the Juvenile Court in Denver on an
Independent ticket that will contain
only his name.
From 100 acres east OF Eaton, James
Graham has harvested 10000 sacks o1
potatoes. which he expects to bring
$1.10 a sack for seed. This was the
first season the land was cultivated.
George Tebeau has sold hisone-hali
interest In the Denver baseball team OF
the Western League to ]. F. Gunthrope
OF Platnview, Neb., but he still retains
a part ownership In the Broadway park
in Denver. where all the games are
played.
During the year 1907 the state Of
Colorado led in the production of tung-
stem minerals, 1,146 tons of wolframite
ore approaching wolframite in compost
ton, valued at $573,642.74, being taken
from the mines located in Boulder
county.
The Musicians' union is the first sub
scriber to the fund to be raised to
maintain permanent symphony Or
chestra In Denver. The union has pre-
sented the directors of the Denver
symphony orchestra with check for
$500.
The Estes Park Water Company has
been incorporated, with capital OF
$4,000 to construct waterworks sys-
tenn for Estes Park. The first work
will be to install pipe line 11,0O0 feet
long, the water being taken from
Black Canon creek
Charles e. Hooper of Denver. son OF
Maj. 8. X. Hooper, general passenger
agent Of the Uenver & Rio Grande, has
been appointed general agent of the
San Pedro. Los Angeles and Salt Lake
railroad, "The Clark Road" and will
soon open an Office in Denver.
Work ic, progressing on the River
side ditch and dam and before another
month all contracts are expected to be
finished. This ID one Of the largest
projects in the state and will bring
under irrigation 100000 acres of Nor
gan county farm land.
The dangerous season of leaf and
weed burning is here, Among the first
victims was Mrs. Harry Teiffer, living
northeast OF Longmont, whose clothing
caught fire while she was burning
weeds few days since. resulting in
burns that the physicians predicted
would prove fatal.
Mrs. Phoebe Bushnell, colored wo-
man sixty years Of age, living near
the railroad tracks In Denver, was SO
shocked by the sudden spectacle of
coffin being carried into the house
next door that she dropped dead on
the front porch Of her house. where
she was standing.
Frank Lennon, a resident of the
Cache la Poudre valley, for thirty-five
years. but lately engaged In feeding
sheep near Kimball, Neb., together
with John. Warren and Engineer E. E
Baker, will develop. with irrigation
10000 acres just over the state line,
near Kimball. To do this they will form
an irrigation district, to be provided
with water from proposed Lodge Pole
creek reservoir.
In reply to an inquiry by ]. M. Alb
bott, an attorney at Yuma, Attorney
General Dickson states that mere pos
session of homestead In the state OF
Colorado for year prior to the com
ing election, does not entitle a man
to vote in this state, unless he has
lived in this state with his family dur.
ing that period Of time, or actually
moved into the state and established
home for full year.