The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-17
COLORADO news

Building operations in Denver for
the month of March this year showed
q remarkable gain of IS per cent. over
the same month last year.
The secretary Of the interior has ap-
proved q Colorado school indemnity
school land selection list for 1853
acres Of land in the Sterling district.
One Of the most important features
Of the religious and ethical confer
ence which 10 to be held at Colorado
College May llth-14th, is the Organ
lied Charity's Day" for which sps-
cial program has been carefully pre-
pared.
The assessed valuation OF Fremont
county property is $6,651.734. The
schedule shows that eighteen resi-
dents have property valued at $685., 5,635
and that seventy-five people pay taxes
on $3.834.050. while 1926 Others are
assessed on only 32.8l7.6S4.
After two months search. Herman
Pheiner. formerly a Denver fireman.
who fell heir to . sixth part OF
large estate in Germany some three
months ago, has been located in San
Francisco. where he is employed as
bOokkeeper with the telephone com
pany.
One Of the largest shipments of live
stock ever made from Colorado left
Pueblo on the 1lth inst. for Kansas
City. There were fifty one cars of cat
tie and sheep from the feeding ranches
near Fowler. Manzanola, Rocky Ford
and Swink. There were twenty.six
cars OF steers and twenty-five cars of
spring lambs. The shipment was val.
ued at $1,000.
The 6rst steel ties to be used In lay
ing any extensive section OF street
railway in Denver are now being put
down along Arapahoe street. from
Thirteenth to Twenty-third, by the
Tramway Company in completing the
Denver 4 Interurban electric line
from Denver to Boulder for the Colo
rado & Southern railway The ties
are shaped like rails. but are not so
heavy. They will last much longer
than wood.
Mrs. Mary E. Price. one of the old.
est pioneers Of Jefferson county, died
at the home Of her son-in-law. Will
liam C. Carroll. at Ralston Crossing
on the 18th inst, aged eighty-fve
years, Mrs Price was born in Ohio
and came to Colorado in 1859 She
leaves three children. Mrs. Alfred
Hurst, Mrs. Carroll and Mrs f. J
Doyler. Prior to her death there were
five generations of her family living
on Ralston creek.
w. d. kaessner. who has been EN-
ployed for the last year by the Colo
rado Springs Electric Company at It's
power plant. left Colorado Springs on
the 1lth inst for San Francisco. where
he will join the American fleet OH its
trip around the world He will be as
signed to Admiral Evans flagship. the
Connecticut, as assistant to the chief
engineer. He has already served four
years in the navy and has been inj
every European harbor
The animal encampment OF the
Department OF Colorado and Wyom-
ing, Grand Army of the Republic, at
Fort Collins, May goth. 21st and 22nd,
will he enliyened by the attendance
OF the members of Custer Post No |
OF Laramie, Wyoming, In body
They will come In wagons. carriages
and automobiles and will be accom-.
panied by many of the ladies of the
Woman's Relief Corps. At Fort Col
Inns they will camp in the field.
Arrangements have been completed
for the tour of Inspection Of the senior
School Of Mines class, the finishing
touch to the four years course al the
state mining school In charge OF "a
number Of professors. the class of 1908.
.,,ilI
Golden Tuesday. April 21st. The itin
erary includes all the principal smell
ter cities Of Colorado. Utah and Mon
tana. with a stop of Ave days at Butte.
They will return May 18th. one week
before commencement.
The business men of Walden have
organized chamber Of commerce to
take up the matter Of advancing the
agricultural interests of western Lari,
mer county and twenty acres have
been donated for model farm. 1t is
purposed to put In charge of this u
practical and experienced farmer. one
who is acquainted with the climatic
conditions and soil OF the section. 1t
is. planned to raise specimen grain.
grasses, forage crops and small
fruits best adapted to the altitude OF
North Park.
Pending further appropriation.
the government coal-testing plant at
West Maple and Fox streets in Den.
yer has been closed down. and Eng,
neer A W. gBelden. with his assist
ants. is busy putting the results of
the past four months experiments in
shape for transmission to Washing.
ton. The plant commenced opera
tions November 80. 1907. and was
closed down March 2lst II Is hoped