The Holly chieftain., 1908-04-17

Margaret A. Jones has been ap-
pointed postmaster ut Empire in
place Of William e, Avery
The board of the State Normal
School has elected Richard Broad of
Golden president for tho ensuing
year
Summit county Is arranging for an
extensive mineral exhibit at Denver
during the Democratic national con-
vention In July.
1t is expected that the board of ap:
praisers for the Denver water plant
to fix its value on proposition for
its purchase by the city. will reach
decision some time in May
Il. w, Rogers. one of the best
known jefferson county ranchmen,
edied on the 9Th inst at his home near
Golden He was seventy four years
old and 4 member of the Jefferson
County Pioneer Association.
A prize OF $2s in gold has been of
fered to the member of the junior class
OF the Agricultural college who writes
the best paper on the college, by Mrs.
Nettie R. Robeson, principal Of the
Robson Studio of Oratory at Fort
| Collins. The contest will be held in
May
Col. A. J Sterling. a veteran of the
| Civil War, and one of the Oldest and
most prominent attorneys in Lead
Vile, died at his home in Leadville
| April 10th. aged sixty-nine, after an
illness OF few days with pneumonia.
He had been resident OF Leadville
since 1875
The following new postoffices have
been established In Colorado: Delhi,
Las Animas county, Samuel J. Reid,
postmaster; Shaw, Lincoln county.
Elizabeth A. Hockenbey, postmaster.
The name of the postoffice at Daffo.
dill, Douglas county. has been changed
to Deckers. with Stephen d. Decker
postmaster.
The mayor and trustees Of Coal
Creek have decided to abolish their
salaries so that the expenditures of
the town can be kept within the in.
come. The mayor is paid SIS and
each trustee $50 per annum. Since
the town was burned last June the in
come has been small.
Deputy State Dairy Commissioner
Girardet has completed test Of the
Soldiers Home dairy herd at Monte
Vista for tuberculosis, according to
government requirements, and finds
the herd entirely free from tubercu.
lar disease. He has issued his Ger.
titicate to this effect to the commander,
Andrew Carnegie has donated the
additional sum Of $4,000 for the com.
pletion Of the inside work of the new
public library at Durango Mr.. Car
negie previously gave $12,5OO for the
construction Of the library. and this
gift makes total of $4,000. The
building has been in use for some
time, although the interior was not
completed.
The Dairymen's Association re-.
Gently organized will have for one of
its objects the promotion of dairy ex.
hibits at fairs In Colorado. To induce
competition large prizes are to be OF.
Tered A premium list for the inter.
state fair at Denver Is now being pre.
pared by B. e. d. Bishopp, state dairy
commissioner, who Is lending his aid
to the advancement of the new or.
ganization.
Four separate suits have been filed
in the United States Circuit Court hy
the government against the Cutler
Lumoer Company OF Lake county, al.
'eging timber trespass. The men
named AZ having cut the timber and
SOLD 1t to the Cutler company are
John Anderson. J. D. Riggs, Daniel
Ray. G. H. Methard and Edward How.
ard The government places the
amount OF dam''aj at a total of SG34.