The Holly chieftain., 1908-07-17
COLORADO NEWS

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Rural route No. / is ordered estab-
county, serving 700 people and l6O
families.
Richard Lee, nephew of Gen. Robert
E. Lee, with his family, visited rela-
tiyes in Denver during the Democratic
convention.
Mrs. Thomas Macon, wife OF the
late Judge Macon, died at her home in
Denver on the 10th inst. Her health
had been failing for some time.
Chief Game Warden Charles Puring-
ton has provided $4,000 trout eggs to
stock the Denver fish hatcheries. The
eggs were taken from Trapper's lake.
Governor Buchel has appointed Fla
vius Naylor. Michael Donovan and
Frank Auken commissioners for the
purchasing OF burial places for old SOL
diers at Victor.
Four live Teddy bears have been on
exhibition In the California street win
dow OF the Colorado Midland railroad
office in Denver. The bears were cap
tured by ]. F. Wakefield OF Paonia.
The Denver Auditorium, with its
decorations intact, after the adjourn
ment Of the Democratic National con-
vention, was thrown open to the in
spection Of the public Saturday night
and Sunday afternoon.
The directors OF the Portland Gold
Mining company on the 7th inst. de-
clared the regular quarterly dividend
of four cents per share, amounting to
$4,000 On the 100000 shares of cap
ital stock. This will be distributed
July 18th, and make total of $685.
900 paid by the company.
Morrell Law of Denver, and recently
connected with the Colorado Midland
railroad, has been appointed traffic
manager of the Santa Fe Central and
Albuquerque Eastern railways, with
headquarters at Santa Fe. Samuel B.
signed as general manager and assist
ant to the vice president of these two
lines.
Taking the trip up Pixies Peak on
the Cog road, while a spectacular cleo
trical and rain storm ragged with un-
abating fury, Congressman and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth and party had a
very lively experience. Afterward
their automobile got stalled in the
mud on the way to Colorado Springs.
But they declared themselves i'm
mensely pleased with the visit.
State Dairy Commissioner Bishopp
stated recently that he had an applica-
tion from Twin Falls, Idaho, for 1000
Colorado milch cows. and that he was
in position to supply only few hun.
dred head at the present time. Some
time ago Charles Brand of Colorado
Springs shipped about forty head of
Red Polls to Idaho which were abso-
lutely free from tuberculosis.
Secretary McCrillis of the State
Stock Inspection Board, has received
word of the death of Edward o. Lock
er, the inspector for the board at Kan
sas City. For fifteen years Mr.. Lock-
er looked after the interest of Colo
RADIO cattlemen in Kansas City and was
one of the best in the work. At a
meeting of the board July goth the va
cancy left by Mr.. Lockers death will
be filled.
While attempting to board a Rio
Grande train between the engine and
the baggage car at Salida on the 9Th
inst, James F Jennings of Leadville
caught his foot in the frog of switch,
was pulled under the train and run
over, his head being crushed in such a
manner as to cause instant death. His
father, Peter Jennings, was in Denver
at the time of the accident to attend
the Democratic convention.
James S. Barber, one of the first
settlers in the Platte valley, died near
Evans on the 10th inst, aged sixty
three. He was born in Meadville,
Pennsylvania, and came to Colorado
In 1873, settling on big ranch, where
he lived continually. He was men,
ber of the Legislature during Governor
Peabody's term, county commissioner
several years, A Knight Templar and
a member Of the Woodmen of the
World.
Three Mexicans, who are alleged to
have been passing counterfeit money
in Lamar were placed in Jail in Colo
RADIO Springs on the 10th inst. by
United States Deputy Marshal Thomas
Clarke. The men were detected by
H. B. Richardson of the secret service,
who found that they had been working
in the beet fields near Lamar and get
ting change for IS, $40 and $3.50 false
gold pieces, usually in the evening.
The men are Thomas Ayala, R. Ayala
and Domingo Ochoa.
Martin Hyles, fifty years old, living
on farm near Greeley with his broth
er Robert, became unsettled in his
mind, brooding over what he regarded