The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-02
COLORADO ITEMS

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nois Is expected to speak in Denver
October 18th.
The Master Builders Association Of
Denver has endorsed the proposed erec-
tion Of fourteen story skyscraper.
They hold that 1t would benefit the
city.
Manager W. S. Dunning of the An
tiers hotel, suggests that straw hats
be worn all winter an an unique method
of advertising Colorado Springs as a
winter resort.
The county clerk Of Ell Paso county
has issued 2s5 hunting licenses for
the opening of the deer season. Oct.
| 1st and at least 200 additional appli-
cations are expected.
Gov. J. Frank Hanly of Indiana will
be in Colorado October Sth, 9th and
10th and will deliver addresses under
the auspices fthe Anti-Saloon league.
He will speak in Denver October 10th.
Greeley men are interested in a
proposition to bring lumber from Old
Mexico and are about to incorporate
company to take valuable timber from
$4,000 acre tract near the City of
Mexico.
The statement of the associated
banks of Boulder, just published, shows
aggregate deposits of $1,s54, 1888, and
for the first time in eighteen months,
an increase in deposits over that of the
preceding statement.
Contracts have been awarded by the
Ward Gold Cyanide Milling Company
for the erection of two unit miles of rs
tons each of the 150-ton mill at Ward,
Colo. The mills will be in operation
early next year.
DR.. Clough T. Burnett, a graduate
of Michigan University, has been ap-
Iointed professor in bacteriology at
the University OF Colorado, succeed
ing to the chair held last year by DR..
Bessie Robertson, now Mrs. Frank L.
Barrows.
After having received a sentence Of
! from ten to twelve years for the muir
der Of Alex Swanson, E. Wiley of Gree
ley has been granted stay of pro-
ceedings In his case by the Supreme
Court. The killing occurred during a
quarrel
An addition is being made to the
Fort -dorgan postoffice building doub-
ling its capacity for business. Last
year the office made the greatest per
cent. Of gain of any in the western
part of the United States, with one ex-
ception. Free delivery starts Novem-
Der 18th with three carriers.
Peter Gondry, who was arrested in
St Elmo September Gath, charged with
burning the shafthouse and upper ter
minal Of the Mary Murphy tramway,
was given a hearing on charge of
arson and bound over to the January
term of the district Court at Buena
Vista In $1,000. The evidence against
Gondry is circumstantial.
Eugene Grubb of Carbondale,. one Of
the delegates to the national irrigation
congress at Albuquerque, took with
him an exhibit of potatoes, oats and
wheat grown inthat section which will
be one of the features of the display
Of agricultural products at the con-
gress. He also took 1000 booklets ad-
vertising the district.
Because the two modern buildings
erected over year ago are not large
enough to meet the demands that the
rapid growth of Denver is raising,
Mayor Speer will recommend in his
budget for 1909 an appropriation to
build a commodious addition to Steele
hospital for contagious diseases. An
other appropriation will be asked for
the erection of $4,000 pesthouse to
replace the Sand Creek hospital de-
stroyed by fire.
The Calve concert will be held in
the Denver Auditorium, October 29th.
Besides Calve, Olive Fremstad, the
creator Of the Richard Straus "Sa-
lome," will be heard in the auditorium.
Madame Jomelli and Arthur Hartman,
the former dramatic soprano of great
reputation and the latter the noted Am
sterdam violinist, will appear as well
as Karfl Klein, the violinist, and
Brahm den Berg, the Dutch pianist.
1t is evident that Denver's mammoth
hall is not be white elephant"
Unsual suffering among the cattle
over the state due to the scarcity of
grass on the ranges this year is ex-
pected by the officers of the State Blu
reau Of Child and Animal Protection as
soon as the winter storms begin. Both
on the plains to the east and on the
mountains the growth OF grass during
tho snripp and summer has been dis