The Holly chieftain., 1909-05-28
COLORADO NEWS

Max Gerry of Weld county has sold
his lambs at es.15 per hundred AMI
from each clipped wool worth s1.25.
making an average OF about $3.50
head.
Colorado postmasters appointed:
Minturn. Eagle county. Dora Baker.
vice ID. J. Maynard. resigned; West
minister. Adams county. Loren D. Mul-
ford. vice r. H. Mellett, resigned.
The Department Of Commerce and
Labor has given favorable Endorsement
to Senator Guggenheim's bill estab-
fishing an additional fish hatchery in
Colorado. The bill provides for its To-
cation at Estes Park.
G. 8. Billheimer, state secretary of
the Y. M. c. A.. was elected secretary
Of the Denver Y. M. C. A. yesterday to
fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of F. l.. Starrett, who went to
Oakland. Cal, two weeks ago.
Information has reached DIR. Leach.
chief of the federal laboratory in Den
yer. that the Association of Oficial
Agricultural Chemists will meet in
Denver at the same time that the
Pure Food and Dairy Commissioners
Association holds its meeting here
This will be from August cath to 9th
H. w. Dean, for six years past con-
nected with the adjutant generals Of
flee in Denver and holding the rank of
sergeant major, has just wired General
c. A. Kelley that he has received an ap-
pointment as third lieutenant in the
Philippine constabvlary. He is at pres
ent at Hoquiam. Wash, and will leave
soon for the islands.
An anti-Jap movement has been
started at Florence with the organiza-
tion of branch Of the United Mutual
Brotherhood, whose object is to pre-
vent the immigration of Japanese to
America. A large membership was en-
rolled. The organizers claim this
movement is rapidly spreading over
the country.
The Denver Motor Club will give
treat to the orphans of Denver Satur-
day. June 9th. Four hundred autos are
to visit the various orphans homes of
the city and collect the little ones for
the purpose Of giving them an outing
such as they never had before. Pea
nuts and popcorn in great quantities
have been contracted for.
The invitations for the thirty-fifth
annual commencement of the Colorado
School of Mines have been issued by
the Board of Trustees and the faculty
of the school. The commencement
Nxyfn tnly ,1nr Erfl nR%
28th, at Simon Guggenheim hall, in
Golden. The annual address will be
delivered by Mr.. John Hays Ham,
mond.
The State Esperanto Council elected
the following officers at its annual
meeting at Colorado Springs: James
Underhill, president, Idaho Springs;
julius Eckhert, vice president, Denver:
X. M. Smith, treasurer, Colorado
Springs; w. G. Adams. secretary. Col.
orado Springs; Prof. F. H. Loud, cor
responding secretary, Colorado
Springs.
Many valuable dogs have been pois.
oned in Colorado Springs recently. The
humane society has been notified and
employees at the library and other pub
lie places requested to issue gen.
eral warning to dog owners to safe
guard their animals. The police say
in every case death was caused by
strychnine. The authorities will Wig
orously search and prosecute the pois.
Oners.
When the shift came at both head
ings of the Gunnison tunnel on the
morning of May 17tn the distance be-
tween the two was Just 900 feet, AT
the present rate of progress they will
come together by July Goth. when the
20,64O feet of the big bore will be
completed. The opening day will be
between the 18th and goth of August,
when President Taft has announced
his intention to be present.
]. H. Day Of the form of Gobel &
Day, produce merchants of New York
city, was in Montrose the middle OF tho
week, making an inspection of the fruit
situation. He stated that fruit in the
Hood river country in Oregon would
be short this season and that Idaho
would have only a small crop.
He stated that Colorado had the best
fruit crop prospect of any state of the
West.
Secretary OF the Interior Ballinger
explained to Messrs. De Long and Aup.
perle of the Grand Valley Water Us.
ers Association, who called on him in
Washington, that the stoppage of work
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