The Holly chieftain., 1911-01-13
LITTLE COLORADO ,rEm.
sma" happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth TeIlipo.

SSSo'rin0 over tno
State Worth Telling.
Chester o. Herring. aged 81. died at
1reeley of peritonitis.
Pueblo will soon have the greatest
'ullding boom in its history.
coyotes are numerous in Weld conn.
~ and poultry has suffered as a re.
suit.
Local men have organized the
Pueblo Union Stockyards and Traffic
Company.
Greeley ships out of Weld county
On an average of 10000 cars of pota-
toes annually.
George Goodrich was sentenced IN
tnirty days in Jail for theft of a wagon
load OF coal In Pueblo.
MRS. Lena Fox of Eaton, aged 50.
Anown as Grandma Fox" the Oldest
women In Eaton. is dead.
Inc steel work of the first story of
tne Denver postoffice and federal
building is practically complete.
At the annual meeting of the Boul.
oer County Medical Society. DR.. G. H.
Cattermole was elected president.
1t is probable that the clubs of
Greeley will observe Horace Greeley's
birthday anniversary. Feb. 8.
Gordon Enociss. the coal miner who
had MS back broken by a cave-in at
tne Hecla mine near Lafayette. died.
For beating F. Olipas Nov. Is, Jesus
Garcia was sentenced to seven to ten
years In the penitentiary from Pu-
eblo.
Two more victims of the dust explo-
sion at the Portland Cement works
near Florence are dead, making eight
in all.
L. F. Girard, postmaster at Sun
shine, has been appointed receiver for
the lnter-Ocean Mining and Milling
Company.
A movement is now under way look
ing toward the permanent organiza-
ton of the public school teachers of
the Western Slope.
Recently $4,000 cash was paid at
the stock yards at Pueblo for fifteen
carloads Of steers and fat cows from
the Western slope.
Harry Strube, aged 40, pioneer of
Cripple Creek, was found dead In his
cabin at independence. with his body
frozen stiff.
. Denver has been selected as the
next point to be raided by govern
ment agents in the war for the extinc-
tion Of bucket-shops.
Farmers about Lucerne are in des.
rair over the recent heavy losses in
sheep which have been killed in q
wholesale manner by tramp dogs.
The election in Larimer county held
en- November Sth last, cost. according
to the figures Just compiled by the
clerk of the board Of county commits
sioners. $6,S4s.7s.
James A. Hill, who in 1905, was con-
victed of wrecking the Denver Saw
ings bank and sentenced to the peni-
tentiary, will be set free January 18th.
He has served his sentence.
The La Junta Elks have decided to
build home of their own. The lodge
has $50 members and has purchased
two lots to erect $4,000 building,
three stories with basement.
Alexander E. ]. Whitney, aged 67
years, formerly state boiler inspector,
was sentenced by Judge Hubert L..
Shattuck in Denver court to one
year in the penitentiary for swindling.
The grand champion six-horse team
Of the world is to be special feature
at the Denver horse show, which
opens for its sixth annual event at the
National pavilion Monday, January
10th.
County commissioners from all over
the state are expected to be in Den
yer Monday. January 10th, when the
annual meeting Of the state associa-
ton of county commissioners will be
beld.
On account Of an interview, in
which he accused Samuel H. Punten.
ney of Loveland, with tricky business
methods, Charles F. Meyer of Ault, is
being sued for $4,000 damages by the
former.
The Postoffice Department has or.
dered free city delivery service estab
lished April 1 at Sterling. where two
carriers and one substitute carrier
will be employed and thirteen street
letter boxes installed.
Reservoir companies in northern
Colorado generally are joining the
District No. 8 Consolidated Water