The Monte Vista journal., 1897-09-11
COLORADO BRIEFS.

! Castle Rock has Just completed q
dne school house.
Martin VALLEY has been arrested at
Colorado Springs for counterfeiting.
The first football game Of the sea.
son was played At Leadville ON the 2nd.
Chief OF Police O'Brien Of Denver,
has resigned at the request Of the
board.
A force Of men have been put to work
to look for gold a, Independence, near
Aspen.
A fine display of fruits and vegeta.
bles was made ut the fair held at
Delta on the 2nd.
Mayor McAiurray OF Denver has We
toed The ordinance granting franchise
to new gas company.
Harry Tillotson OF Victor shot Miss
Ella Taylor and then killed himself on
the 9th. He was Jealous OF her.
The Western Slope Congress gave
considerable time TO the discussion of
freight rates which 1t was claimed are
too high.
julius Pearse has resigned as chief
OF the Denver fire department and his
place has been filled by the promotion
OF w. f. Roberts.
Charles NJ. Chornley, who IL said to
have embeAzled $4,000 from the Pres.
byterian College Board, is still at large
and cannot be found.
Robbers held up employees of the
orphan Boy mine at Cripple Greek on
the LIST and got away with the high
grade ore valued at $1,000.
T. NJ. Jones has been selected as pres.
ident of the First National Bank nj
Grand Junction. and A. A. Miller will
succeed him as vice president.
The contest for maid Of honor nt As.
pen Is very heated, and 1t is believed
that between 100000 and 100000 votes
VIII be cast before September 10.
Deputy Sheriff Ell Green Of Trinidad
has arrested two Mcxicans, Terrace
and Apolocio Garcia, for completely In
the murder of Green and Kelly last
year.
Harry Barnes. boy aged O years,
was killed on the side Of the noun.
tain near Ouray, owing to large rock
becoming suddenly loose and rolling
over him.
Lee ana Frank BOhannon, two OF
the men who escaped from the Lend.
vile county Jail have been captured
They were in n boarding house near
the city.
The 0-year old son Of Captain Charles
w. Rumble of Grand Junction was
probably fatally shot by the accidental
discharge OF revolver In the hands
Of his brother.
A company with 100000 capital
has been formed TO purchase and work
the old nj Wot mine near Ward. Years
ago this mine ranked among the rich
est In the state.
Some 300 delegates represent 1900
members of the National Association
OF PostOfiicc Clerks, are In baltimore
attending the eighth annual convention
Of the order.
The Bird was big day for Sunday
school children OF Denver. They par-
AIDED the streets To the number OF 900
with bands and banners. after which
they gathered n; City park and had a
good time.
Loveiand's corn roast on the 9th wa.
attended by u big crowd. 100 nopIe
going from Denver alone. EVERYDAY
was well entertained. being fed and
K1ven rides through the country sur
rounding Loveland.
The Populists In their state conven-
t,oo ae Salida ON the Ind. nomin-
ated William II. Gabbert Of Durango
judge OF the Seventh Judicial distric,
OF the state, as candidate for justice
OF the Supreme court.
An escaped convIc; named McHoy nj.
tempted. with the aid Of q compan.
Ion TO rob store at Florence the other
night. The men were driven away and
McI'oy seriously wounded. His accom-.
pl'ce escaped TO the hills.
Labor Day was = great occasion in
Denver The parade Of union labor men
numbered nearly 1900 This was
followed by picnic At Eiitch's Gar.
denr. At the City Park a great crowd
spent the afternoon and evening. a.
there were bicycle races boat races,
concerts and other attractions.
Tho bodies Of the dead miners from
thc sunshine mine were laid In state In
handsome cnskets In Gienwoot ycster.
day, after which the funeral took place
from the Catholic church. Eleven of
the bodies were buried In the cemetery.
that a Frank Mctioud being shippsd
to Marion. Colorado. for intermeni.
The bonds OF the Canon CITY. Grin
pie Creek 4 Gold Relt Electric Rail.
roeo company for the building OF the
line have been placed and work will
bs commenced on the road on or be.
fore september q. II ia Intended 10
have the road In active operation and
ready for traffic by February I. 1893.
Upon the Recommendation of Adm.
fnnt General Moses. Governor Adams
has appointed John \. Stewart to he
inspector general Of the National Guard
OF Colorado. This place was left Va.
cant recently by the death Of Colonel
Harry Q. Davis, who had for several
years served In that capacity with abII.
ity and faithfulncss.
Senator Poole Of Denver. has closs.,i
deal In which he purchases 2.OOO
acres OF ground located about three
miles below Lcndviiie. at which poln,
he and his company will build an i'm
mcnse dam and reservoir. making use
OF the waters Of the great Arkansas
Tor the purpose Of generating electric.
i'y 10 be used ns power for the smcl.
terr ana mines, or amy other purposes
necessary.
All the men At the Mnhnia mine st
I.csdvlllc. have been no,iiicsi that
wages would be cut from ~ to g. 30
day. The order affects nbou, sixty
men and WAS received with consider.
able disrnny by the public who think
that this may hr the hrst step towards