The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-30
COLORADO ITEMS

new 8Imoty al Brush. ~ w."
1890 feet IN aize.
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows ut
Greeley voted to hold its next annual
session at Pueblo.
The Rev N. B. Williams of Chicago,
noted evangelist, is to head four
weeks series OF revival meetings In
Denver.
The sample ballots for Weld county
for the general election have been
prepared In the English, Swedish. Rus
sian. Spanish and Italian languages.
On the 21st inst, for the first time
In the history Of Pueblo. there was not
case Of contagion registered with the
board Of health. nor was there case
In quarantine.
The Denver district Of the Pullman
car service is now under the superin-
tendence of F. L. Wood. recently ap-
pointed and transferred from the Gin
cinnati district.
According to Prof. C. e. Chadsey,
city superintendent of schools in Den
Yer, 1t is necessary for Denver, in or
der to keep pace with the growth OF
school population, to spend about
$l,000,0O every five years for school
buildings.
Florian Cajori, head professor OF
mathematics in Colorado college, and
dean Of the engineering school. has
recOnsidered his decision made last
term that he would resign as dean OF
the school, and will again take up his
work.
The Kansas Colorado Electric Rail-
road Company Friday commenced con-
demnation proceedings against eighty
four property owners in Pueblo county
to complete its right of way. The
court issued an order giving the road
immediate possession.
The Colorado State Prison Associa-
tion is preparing statistics to be used
in support OF bill permitting adult
first offenders to be paroled by the
courts in cases where such action
seems desirable. Good results have
followed this practice elsewhere.
While attempting to repair electric
wires which had broken down under
the heavy SHOWS Of Saturday night, ].
]. McCloskey. bookkeeper and office
man Of the Northern Colorado Power
Company Id Louisville was instantly
killed Sunday morning by touching
live wire.
Stricken suddeniy with pneumonia,
Capt. John r Armit, for many years
q prominent attorney and social leader
of Colorado Hprings, died in Butte,
Montana. hospital on the 22nd inst.
after only a few days' illness. For the
past year Captain Armit had been
manager Of the Montana Consolidated
Mines Company, one Of the big copper
producers of that state.
In notices sent around to nearly ev-
cry business man In Denver, Secret
Service Agent Goddard warns all
against two men who are reported to
be examining cash drawers under pre-
tense Of belonging to the secret SER
vice. The men have been caught, 1t
is said, in the act Of removing money
several times. but have each time es-
capped.
Denver viii have venison for
Thanksgiving. Christmas and New
Years feasts, Judging from the num-
Der Of storage permits being taken
out in the office Of the state game and
fish commission. Over 200 permits
have already been issued and many
hundred deer are being stored in the
cold storage rooms Of various ice
companies IN this city.
Without exception the bids sub
mited to the county commissioners of
Pueblo county for the erection Of the
new court house exceeded the esti-
mates OF both architects and the board.
Five bids were presented, the lowest
being that o! Frank Taylor Of Pueblo,
$44S.30s. Taylor contracts to use Tur-
key Creek stone and to complete the
structure within two years.
Charles H. Mcclure, engineer at the
Denver mint, stood highest in the ex-
animation given by the United States
civil service commission to applicants
for the position Of inspector of me-
chanical and electrical engineering in
the supervising architects office in
Washington. He has been ordered to
report at Washington to assume the
position.
A. q. Williams, blacksmith work
Ing for the stratton-G Granite. company,
sixteen miles north Of Salida, was evi-
IDENTIFY victim Of the heavy snow
storm that ragged in that vicinity Sum
day. He was last seen at the camp
OF the company and his frozen body