The Holly chieftain., 1908-11-20
STATE NEWS ITEMS

taken q lease on the Grand opera
h6use at Pueblo and will take charge
December let.
The United Oil Company at For
ence has just struck a fine producer
the oil standing. 2,z7l feet in the well
and giving promise Of big output
Reports from the mountains west oi
Boulder indicate that already this year
more snow has fallen on the upper
ranges than during the entire winter
season Of last year.
The farmers of the Holbrook valley
in Otero county have decided to buy
the Holbrook ditch. form an irrigation
district. issue bonds and build large
reservoir in the mountains.
Frank O'Laughlin. aged forty-nve,
who died at Trinidad few days since.
left papers which showed that he was
the son Of Lord Timothy OLauell:n.
. wealthy man In Ireland.
The Great Western Sugar Company
has its feed yards at the factory full
of cattle and has begun feeding pulp.
About 5000 head will be fed this year.
Most of these belong to the sugar COM
pany.
Monday the grading on the MofIat
railroad reached Steamboat Springs
Five sidetracks "Y" and depot site
are all ready for the tracks. The
work OF laying rails into Steamboat
will begin Within two weeks.
A syndicate of Rochester, New
York, people, have purchased tract
OF land at the base of Flagstaff noun
tain. west of Boulder, and it is ex-
pected that from thirty-five to forty
families will come from Rochester to
settle there next spring.
The society of Union Colony Pion-
eers is preparing to hold its annual
banquet and celebrate the thirty
eighth anniversary of the settlement
of Greeley. The society numbers about
$50 members who meet every year at
Greeley.
The total assessed valuation of Pu.
eblo county as reported by County
Assessor Graham, is 26,s23, ,639, show
in ga gain of 100000 over last year.
The greatest gain was in farm lands,
the assessed valuation of which was
$5,s94.44s. a gain of almost 100000.
The expense account of Justice JOS
eph G. Helm, who was defeated for re-
election, is itemized as follows: AS
sessment of Republican state central
committee. $1,000; travelling. $3.50;
advertising, $79; contributions to la
bor organizations. $45; total, $1,162.5o.
Albert Smith, the Cripple Creek po-
liceman who was shot and killed. by
George Go0de, saloon man, was
given a notable funeral by the city
officers. police force and the order OF
Elks. Goode. the slayer, who shot
himself through the head after the
act. has since died Of the wound.
In the District Court at Pueblo on
the 18th inst, w. 8. Ekstrom and his
son Logan, residing three miles west
of here. were found guilty Of assault
to murder w. H. st. Clair, ditch rid
er, on the 2sth Of July last. They
were given fifteen days time in which
to file motion for new trial.
Hon. Harry Casaday, OF Boulder
county, senator-elect, Is preparing :.
bill to introduce in the next Legisla-
ture providing for state ore sam
pling works, and an assayer who, un-
der state supervision, will determine
the value of all ore shipped from the
principal mining camps of the state.
Cyril Hagerman, son of ]. j. Hager-
m ho for fur \
builder, arrived in Grand Junction
few days since. He owns the largest
apple orchard in the United States
west Of the Mississippi river. located
In the Pecos valley Of New Mexico. 1t
is suspected that his visit is in connec-
tion with the purchase of tract in
the Grand valley.
A reward of 800 has been offered
by the Denver Motor Club for the ar
rest and conviction of the person or
persons who stole the automobile be.
longing to George Tritch from the
street in front Of his residence, 975
Pearl street, on November 4th. The
machine is a fcur-cylinder Stevens.
Duryea, factory number 1858, with red
running gear, Brewster green body
and khaki top.
Pixies Peak Is settling at the rate
Of about two inches a year, according
to ]. G. Heistand, proprietor Of the
Iron Springs Pavilion in Manitou. Mr..
Heistand points out that the gradual
but certain settlement of the founda-
tion OF his iron springs, necessitating
repairs every year, is proof Of this