The Holly chieftain., 1908-11-06
COLORADO ITEMS

AT the present rate of progress IN
building the new Denver public librar!
it will be finished and ready for use
early next spring,
The Denver Mining Exchange is tobe
transformed into a general stock ex-
change. modelled after the New YORK
Consolidated exchange.
s. J. Peterson of Dunlap, Iowa, Will
build the Parva ditch and reservoir,
north of Windsor, to irrigate several
hundred acres.
One hundred and ten tons Of dried
brewery grain was shipped from Trim
idad few days since for London, Eng
land. by way of Galveston. The grain
was purchased by King Edward VII.
through Sir Charles Willoughby and
will be used in the private stables Of
his majesty.
r. X. Potter has filed plans with the
county clerk of Pueblo county for an
extensive irrigating system in the
northwestern part of the county, in
the Turkey Creek region. The pro-
jected reservoir will have capacity Of
425.O00,00O cubic feet. Preliminary
work has already been commenced.
The removal of Dean w. l.. Carlyle
and Professor w. II. Olin from the
State Agricultural college was made
against tine argent protest of Governor
Buchtel, who wrote circular letter.
expressing his opinions very strongly
in answer to the appeals of prominent
citizens and organizations, but stating
that he was powerless to prevent the
action of the state board.
John Whitemore's livery barn, con.
Quoted by Dode Wykert at Severance
in Weld county, burned October 30th,
entailing loss of $4,000 with insur.
ance of only $500. All animals were
taken from the barn and corral ex-
cept colt. which was burned. Men,
women and children turned out and
ber yard of George Schillig of Greeley.
To furnish electric power to indus
trial centers and towns within a ra-
dius of twenty to forty miles on all
tically Danish stationery steam engines
from the district, is the object of the
Southern Colorado Power & Railway
Company. Following out enlargement
plans the money has been raised to in
stall generators to furnish a total Of
10000 horsepower.
On the 2nd inst. the county commits
sioners of Pueblo county signed the
first section of the $448,O00 court house
contract with Frank Taylor of Pueblo.
This contract is for the excayating,
foundation and all first floor steel
beams for $54,540. The contract also
contains proposals by the contractor
for building and erecting the remain
der of the structure in stages at stated
prices within fixed periods of time
should the proposition be hereafter ac-
cepted.
At Colorado Springs on the End inst.
Miss Ellen T. Brinley was elected pres
ident of the Young Women's Chris
tian Association to succeed Mrs. Mary
7. Hatch, who was retired at her
own request, to succeed Mrs Elizabeth
Cass Goddard as vice president. Mrs.
Goddard also asked leave to retire.
and was made second vice president.
Mrs. w. +. Slocum and Mrs. Noble
were made third and fourth vice pres
idents; Mrs w. C. Robinson, secre-
tary, and Mrs. William Strieby, treas
urer.
The body of John Lynch was found
lying beside the state rc"l five miles
west { Tin Cup, Taylor rark district,
few -. ) since, by Mail Carrier Haw-
kins, who took it into Tin Cup. 1t is
reported that Lynch fell or was thrown
from his buggy and his neck broken.
He came to the district in 1879 and
had been prominently identified with
the development of the mineral re-
sources of Taylor Park, two large min
ing companies having been organized
by him. He leaves widow and a
son.
Civil 6 rvice examination will be
held at the Federal building in Den
yer, December End and 3rd. for the po-
sitions of junior engineer and junior
chemist in the technologic branch of
the Geological Survey. The salaries
range from $s40 to $1,000 a year. All
men twenty-one years old or more are
eligible to apply for this examination
and may secure application blanks
from Werner w. Campbell, secretary of
the United States Civil Service Com
mission, federal building.