The Holly chieftain., 1908-11-27
COLORADO NEWS

Pueblo citizens are looking into the
| merits of the commission form of city
government
The Pueblo City Council has decided
to purchase automobiles for the police
and IRE departments.
The Northern Colorado Poultry AS
sociation will hold its annual show De-
cember 14th to 10th at Boulder.
Governor Buchtel has appointed
many delegates to the American Min
ing Congress TO be held at Pittsburg
December I'd to 5th.
For the first time in the history OF
the Minnequa steel works all the open
hearth furnaces are in full blast. Fully
300 men will be added to the pay roll.
Elks lodge No. 1855 at Longmont
has placed an order for $4,000 worth
of furniture to be used in their new
home, which will be dedicated January
1st.
Police Officer Ahrend of Greeley re-
ceived $50 reward for the discovery of
Paul Phillips, whom a brother in Mis-
souri, has been seeking for nearly
year.
The Colorado Manufacturers Asso-
citation has addressed protest to the
House ways and means committee at
Washington against a proposed reduc-
tion in the import duty on lead and
lead ores.
N. Anyna, a japanese beet worker,
died at Greeley few days since of
peritonitis. This is said to be the first
death among the Japanese since the
the district.
Plans for a handsome hotel in the
central part of Pueblo's business dis
trict are under consideration by A. B.
Hulit, general contractor for the
Kansas Colorado Railroad Company,
and his associates.
Plans have been perfected at Den
yer for the revival services to be held
at the auditorium during the first two
weeks in March and to be conducted
by the famous evangelist, "Gypsy"
Smith of London, England.
At meeting of all attorneys in the
county, the Morgan County Bar Asso-
citation was organized, with L. G. Ste
phenson, president; G. G. Rickle, vice
president; Irving Van Bradt, secre-
tary, and F. e. Pendell, treasurer.
The total tax levy on property own
ers of Grand Junction the coming year
will amount to 67.8 mills. The mu-
nicipal and school taxes are each %
mills, county tax 17.8 mills, slight de-
crease over last year, while the city
tax shows small increase.
In the United States Court at Den
yer Thomas A. Mostyn of Ouray was
found guilty of illegally fencing pub
lie land and fined $50 by Judge Lewis.
John Schwend, indicted Jointly with
Mostyn last May, was discharged. The
two men are wealthy cattle dealers
and have large herds. in the Pleasant
valley country in western Colorado.
Frank and Anna Madden of Fort Col
Inns will build an extensive system of
irrigation for their lands and those ad-
joining in northwestern Weld county
to consist Of bitches and the Madden
reservoir, which will have a capacity
of 41.000,O00. cubic feet, draw water
from Sand creek and receive seepage
and waste water. The reservoir alone
will cost $4,000.
The civil service law which was
passed by the last legislature will be in
effect when the new state administra-
tion goes into office. Through its pro-
visions the patronage at the disposal
of the next executive will not be SO
large. The law applies to all reforma-
tory and charitable institutions-peni-
tentiary, reformatory, insane asylum.
deaf and dumb institute, etc.
At chapel exercises at the Colorado
college In Colorado Springs s1,O7O was
raised in fifteen minutes among the
faculty and students, with which to
send Harry E. Ewing, formerly stu
dent at the institution and secretary
Of the college Y. M. c. A., to the for
eign missionary tield. He will go to
Japan and Korea and will probably re-
main there permanently at the expense
Of Colorado college students.
Two vacancies in the staff of game
wardens in the forest service are soon
to be filled by the United States civil
service commission. The salary for
the positions is $1,000 year. Appli-
cants should be between 35 and SO
years Of age. They are examined sole
l.