The Holly chieftain., 1909-06-11
COLORADO NEWS

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A six-foot vein Of fine lignits coal
has been opened in . cross-cut being
made at the Parfet clay banks, south
Of Golden.
The tipple. boiler and engine house
OF the Calumet Coal Company uear
Durango. burned on the night of the
End inst. LOSS about $4,000.
Owing to change In date. the an
nual conference of the Methodist
church of Colorado will be held in Pu-
eblo on September LIST this year, In
stead of September Sth. as first an
nounced.
Fifty homeseekers are travelling
daily via the Moffat road to Routt
county where 100000 acres of govern
ment land are now open to entry. They
come from the East and are from all
parts Of the United States.
The eighteenth anniversary of the
Cripple Creek District Pioneers As
ISOLATION, falling on Sunday, July 4th.
memorial services will be held on that
day and the graves Of the pioneers will
be fittingly decorated.
The United States civil service COM
mission announces an examination on
June goth at its rooms in the Federal
building. Denver, to secure eligibles
from which to make certification to
fill vacancies in the position of timber
cruiser under the chief of the field d.
visions Of the general land office at
81 day.
The commercial value to Trinidad Of
the new state highway was illustrated
when the Santa Fe reduced freight
rates between Trinidad and La Junta
from % cents to Is cents per hundred
; weight. Transfers had been making
contracts for hauling freight between
the two points at is cents per hun
dred
Boulder Elks have rendered the use
of their building as headquarters for
the officers of the grand lodge at the
state conclave of Knights Templar,
which will be held at Boulder the last
week In September The home will
also be used as headquarters for the
State Realty Association, which meets
in July.
The old Presbyterian church at
Evans, used for eighteen years as a
saloon, until saloons were abolished
two years ago, is about to be restored
to its former dignity. Liquor signs and
parts of the bar remain in the build
ing. These are to be torn down, pull
pit built and the walls repaired by the
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Seventeen governors of western
states and territories have promised to
be In attendance at the ns-Missis-
sippi Commercial Congress at Denver,
August 10th to 21st, and four others
hope to come. Only one, Governor Gil
lett of California, has announced that
1t will be impossible for him to attend
Many cabinet officers, senators and
congressman are coming.
| In the contests between the high
schools of Routt county, held at Hay
den, Steamboat got first place in the
oratorical contest, Hayden second and
Craig third. In the field sports Craig
made II points, Steamboat, 81 and
Hayden 1s. Craig also won the relay
race, getting beautiful banner. A
ball game between the regular teams
of Craig and Hayden resulted in VIC
tory for Craig.
John H. Kinney, the first mayor OF
Black Hawk, in 1S64-5, was recently
rendered reception and banquet by
the Black Hawk City Council and a
number Of old-timers, several Of whom
rode up from Denver to attend. The
honored guest was presented with a
handsome gold-headed ebony cane, on
which was the inscription: Presented
to our first mayor, John H. Kinney,
Black Hawk, Colo"
The State Supreme Court has
handed down decision denying the
application of Henry E. Woklcke for a
writ of supersedeas, which went up
from the District Court at Boulder,
which held that the election held in
Nederland April Sth, when the town
voted to become anti-saloon territory,
was legal. The writ was applied for
In behalf Of saloon which will now
be closed.
County Judge Lille Of Ell Paso coun.
ty has appointed w. s. Jackson, presi.
dent Of the Ell Pase National bank, ap.
praiser Of the Palmer estate to fix the
state Inheritance tax due, which is sup.
posed to approximate 100000 The
last Legislature provided for state ap.
praisers. but Attorney General Barnett
has ruled that the law was not in force
when General Palmer died, and his es.
tate comes under the provisions Of the