The Holly chieftain., 1912-06-21
LITTLE COLORADO ITEMS.
Small happenings Occurring Over the
State Worth While.


western Newspaper Union News Service.
Walter Irwin of Cripple Creek was
killed by hlghwayman.
Orchard City is new incorporated
town on the Western slope.
Mrs. Ika martinez of Olathe is the
mother Of triplets, born recently.
The Argentine Central railway has
been sold at sheriff's sale for $22i 1000.
Delta fruit people fear serious dam
age to the crop from shortage OF
Eelp.
A midnight rainbow was the unusual
sight recently seen by the people OF
Meeker.
Construction work has been started
on Grand functions new federal
building.
A class of two boys and thirteen girls
graduated from st. Joseph's academy
at Trinidad,
The Argentine Central railroad was
sold recently at the court house in
Georgetown.
Heavy rains have fallen in Routt
county. doing great amount Of good
to the farmers.
Gunnison county will have to rebuild
several bridges on account of the re-
cent high water.
The mountains in the vicinity OF
Central City are covered with three
inches of snow.
A gain of $3.50 was made last month
over May of 1911 in the receipts Of the
Grand Junction postoffice.
+ Meeker proposes to have Frontier
Day on the Fourth that will rival the
celebrations of Cheyenne.
A total of S.. 900 has been allowed for
flood damage by the County Commits
sioners of Montrose county.
John Hopkins and Frank Sturgeon
pleaded guilty in the District Court at
La Junta to the theft OF beef.
The Colorado Springs Chamber of
Commerce will maintain an informa,
ton bureau during the summer.
An contract has been let at Sterling
d
to be finished in Colorado-Yule mar.
BILE.
Pricking a pimple with a pin has
resulted in bad case OF blood pois-
oning for. Miss Annie Dupper of La
Sale.
Lois Twiggs. the only person in
Colorado SO far as known who was a
victim of pellagra, died in Eaton re
Gently.
The Methodists of Meeker have just
completed one Of the best and most
comfortable parsonages on the West
ern slope.
The largest cinnamon bear killed in
Mesa county in the last two years was
shot recently by Carl Bowers. eleven
years old.
A total damage of $4,000 will be
sustained by Mesa county this spring
by loss from the high water in the
Grand River.
The twenty-six-months old baby of
Ray Richel, residing on the Mann
ranch near Boulder, was drowned in
the Farmers ditch.
The county OF Garfield faces loss
OF not less than $l50.OOO as result OF
the high water on the Grand and Roar.
ing Fork rivers.
Alfred Faynor. who recently died in
the poor house at Pueblo, was heir to
an estate of 100000, which he would
have soon received.
Tho Colorado State Fair Association
is sending out programs OF the Santa
Fe race meet, which commences at
Las Animas August %.
The Steamboat Springs Commercial
Club is arranging to entertain the
State Druggists Association which
convenes there July 10 and 20.
The Colorado Grain Dealers Associ.
alton held It's annual meeting in Colo
RADIO Springs. Several Kansas and Ne
braska grain men were present.
Miss Lizzie Sampson OF Berthoud
was elected president OF the Fifth dis.
tlict of the w. c. T. U. at business
session Of the convention in Greeley.
A Fellowship meeting" or "retreat"
will be held by the Congregational
ministers of Colorado at the Congrega-
tional church in Manitou June 21-2s.
Financial, political and industrial
education for boys of Grand Junction
is the purpose Of new movement
launched by Secretary E. S. Galloway