The Holly chieftain., 1908-05-15
COLORADO ITEMS

The Fort Morgan Boosters band
has been engaged 10 play at the ma
tional Democratic convention in Den
yer.
Charles X. Hamilton OF New Britain
Connecticut, will exhibit his aeroplans
At the Interstate fair in Denver nexf
September.
While dixsecting a chicken at Lead
Vile Mrs. r. ]. Mcdonald discovered a
gold nugget weighing about an eighth
Of an ounce The chicken came from
Kiowa county.
Rodney Olney, son Of Henry c. Oh
ney. who was formerly prominent
newspaper man in western Colorado.
was drowned in Lake Pend d'Oreille.
Idaho. on the 9Th inst.
The new Christian church at Salida,
built ut q cost OF $4,000. was dedicated
On the lost inst. the sum Of $4,000 be-
ing raised at the three services to
clear 1t Of Indebtedness.
A committee appointed by the city
council of Central City has raised
money and arranged for Saturday
night band concerts. with foot raced
and other amateur sports.
The Morrison State Bank has been
sold to w. A. Clark Of Boston and c.,
H. Hinman of Denver. 1t Is planned
by the new owners to increase the cap
ital stock from 10000 to $4,000.
The City Council of Leadville has
fixed upon Monday, May 18th, as a
general cleanup day, and all persons
are notified to have their grounds and
surroundings free from dirt and ref
use.
The 81, ,000,0 900 tunnel through Ration
mountain, work on which was started
by the Langtry Construction Company
April 1, 1907, is practically completed
and will be ready to be turned over to
the Santa Fe about May 25th.
Otto Fehringer, the Colorado Springs
druggist who was mysteriously muir
dered a few months ago, was worth
$4,000, according to the report of the
appraisers of his estate. Adolph Feb
ringer, a brother, is the sole heir.
Mrs. E. v. Alkire, formerly con-
nected with the city and county hos
pital of Denver, has been appointed
superintendent of the Fort Collins
hospital, vice Miss E. NJ. Griep. who
goes to Europe to study.
Three examinations are to be held
at Denver in June by the United States
civil service examiner for chemists.
| testing engineers and land law clerks
The examination for land law clerks
Is to be held June LIST to 18th. For
technical engineers tests will be given
June 3rd and 4th, and junior chemists
on the same date.
Two thousand dollars is being Of
fered by the Globe Express Company
and the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
for the arrest and conviction of the
robbers who shot and killed Messenger
Charles H. Wright near Denver May
7th. This amount includes the $500
already offered by the express COM
pany.
The Coal Creek Water and Land
Company has decided to remodel Its
entire system and excavate for another
large reservoir. The pressure has not
been sufficient for fire purposes, this
being the reason the big fire, which
swept the town last June, could not
be checked. The company will also
supply Williamsburg with water.
Chief of Police Michael A. Delaney
OF Denver has rendered his resigna-
tion to Mayor Speer. His administra.
tion has been bitterly assailed during
the present mayoralty contest and his
resignation is thought to be prompted
by a desire to remove that source Of
embarrassment from the mayors cam
paign for reelection.
A camp of the convicts has been es-
tablished at Starkville by Warden
Cleghorn, and the work of building the
state road from the north boundary
Of New Mexico to Trinidad and north
ward has begun. ]. A. Hill, who with
LEONARD lmboden was sent to the peni-
tentiary for looting the Denver Saw
ings Bank, is in convict road gang
Knocked down and left for dead, W..
Valentine of Grand junction was held
up by two men at the depot in Ridg-
way on the night of the 9Th inst. and
robbed of $50. He did not recover
shall has no clue as to the identity of
beaten and received serious injuries.
The Leadville Sportsman's Associa-
tion, composed of local fishing enthus-
lasts, has sent communication to
State Game and Fish Commissioner
Farr of Denver, asking him to prevent
the pollution of the Eagle river by the
dumping of waste and refuse into the
waters by mining properties. 1t is
pointed out that the prevention ofShis
practice will not In any way affect
the operation Of the mines.
The State E,nwnrth Ieapna Conyan.