The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1908-01-03
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

Twenty large bald eagles are said to
have taken up winter quarters in the
tall timber round the river east Of
Hardin. Weld county, in the locality
known as Eagles nest.
In the County Court of Weld county
Walter Had'cy and Charles Nicholas
were found guilty Of running a disor-
derby house at Mead. Judge Nixon
gave Hadley six months and Nicholas
ninety days in jail.
A company capitalized at $4,000 is
being organized by John B. Taylor for
the purpose Of erecting canning plant
in Pueblo. Contracts will be made
with farmers in the Arkansas valley
for vegetables and fruit.
An early morning fire December
9th at Eureka, small town eight
miles from Silverlon, destroyed four
buildings, the Eureka hotel, the Eu-
reka saloon and two livery stables,
with loss of $4,000. The total insur-
ance Is only $4,000.
On Christmas night at midnight the
night shift Of 100 men at the Greeley
Sugar factory were served fine tur-
key dinner in the factory by their en-
ployers. When the men went to eat
their midnight luncheon they found
the feast spread for them.
Ell Paso, Texas, people have incorpo-
rated the New Mexico Development
Company in New Mexico, to build
railroad from Columbus, New Mexico,
near Ell Paso, to the coal fields of San
Juan county, New Mexico, and La
Plata and Montezuma counties in Colo
RADIO.
Captain Augustus Paddock, father OF
l.. c. Paddock, editor of the Boulder
Camera, died at Boulder, December
Gath, from pneumonia He was in his
SD year. Up to 1873 he was one of
the leading lumbermen Of Michigan.
For the last four years he lived in
Boulder.
AS the states portion of the sale of
government lands during the year just
passed, $17,046.81 has been turned over
to State Treasurer Alfred Bent. The
state is allowed five per cent of the
total sum realized by the federal au-
thorities from the sale of government
lands in lieu of taxes.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey has returned
from his lecture trip, and will take
charge of the proceedings of the Ju-
venile Court of Denver from this on.
Judge Alexander, county judge OF
Arapahoe county, who has been filling
Judge Lindsey's place, will return to
his own county.
A fire, which for time threatened
the entire business section of Silver
ton, occurred on the morning of the
9th when t,le Vickers & Company
plumbing establishment was destroyed,
entailing loss of $4,000. The entire
stock was lined and the building
Quilted. 'There was $500 insurance.
During the national Democratic con-
vention next July meeting of the
Single Takers of the United States
will also be held in Denver. Among
those who will attend the convention
are Louis Post of Chicago Bolton Hall
of New York, Mayor Tom Johnson of
Cleveland, and Henry George, Jr., Of
New York.
Finding that the Denver & Rio
Grande Railway Company, through the
negligence of its employees, responsible
for the famous Adobe wreck, jury in
Judge Shattuck's division of the Dis
trict Court at Denver, has awarded
Pat Brennan $500 damages for the
death of his son, who was killed in
the wreck.
A large force is at work for the Den
yer & Interurban road in and near
Boulder, setting poles for the trolley
wire. The company hopes to be able
to run cars between Boulder and Den
yer within few months. Most of the
grading is done. The new grade will
grade by the electric cars.
There is now stored in the Greeley
starch factory 100000 pounds of potato
starch In 1000 sacks, awaiting ship
ment to market. The starch campaign
has fairly begun and potatoes are com
ing in freely at 20 cents sack. These
are unmarketable, and it is expected
that by apring six times the amount OF
starch now on hand will be re,dy for
market.
To form state association Of the
district attorneys and their assistants,
a movement is on foot to call a meet
ing of all he Colorado district attor.
neys to be held in Colorado Springs
early in February. The object of the
organization will be to bring the dis.
trict attorneys into closer sympathy
and to suggest to the legislature from
time to time changes in existing or
proposed laws.
In report just completed by Cash