The Monte Vista journal., 1897-07-17
CONDENSED

EEbcrt johnson. an old Colorado pioneer,
died at Denver on the 18th.
Governor Adams has reappointcd DR.. Clay
ton farkaill ~ surgeon general.
| The colored citizens Of Pueblo are pre-
| pairing for a grand celebration of Emancipa-
'ion Day.
Grasshoppers In the vicinity Of Greeley are
said TO be dying on from the effects Of u
| plague of some kind.
The Denver Chamber of Commerce Ia Sc
riously cnnsider.u. plan TO erect statue
| 10 the memory OF Ex-Governor Evans.
Richie. who has been tried three times in
Boulder county for murder, has been nc.
quilted.
Joseph Ecerton, embczzling insurance
| agent at Pueblo. has been brought from Mis-
sourI TO stand trial.
The contract for crcctin. ti..ec new build.
inSs on the university grounds a, Boulder
has been let to the MeAiiisier Lumber and
supply Company for $1,000. These are
the chemical building. the gymnasium aad
the engineering building.
Ores and Metals. under the mana cement
OF Mr.. T., a. LeonapA Is taklu. = leading
position anon: the mining Journals Of the
country. The July number consists Of
thisty-two pages and coye7. and Is tled
with matter Of Interest TO the miner and in-
weston.
About 1890 cases Of strawberries. each
containing twenty four quarts. were shipped
out OF Boulder this year. Last year only
GO were shipped The shipment OF rasT-
berries, II Is estimated, will equal that OF
the strawberries being 1900 cases Of twenty
four plnts to the case.
The Board Of Commissioners of the Sol.
diers' and Sailors Home held Its quarterly
nlpptlu. the
cations for sdmlttance to the home present.
ed by the secretary, but owing TO lack OF
accommodations the board decided that not
more than thirty can be admitted. The list
VIII be canvassed and favorable action taken
on cases where the applicant. are the least
able TO earn their own livelihood.
The summer school at Colorado Springs
was opened on the lath by Professor Miller
with an attendance OF about nifty. This Is
larger number than was anticipated. and IL
Is estimated that there will lie fully 100
before the cnd of the season. The school Is
largely scientific, and presents three courses
Of instruction There will be four weeks OF
the drill. concluding with two weeks ses
sion Of the district normal institute.
The election Of officers FOR the Kccley
League FOR the ensuing year resulted as fol.
lows at the closing Of the convention held In
Denver last week: President, &. W Me.
AA"AHNF 'HANIA'.H Nl'' l4'-lltul,
Mr.. NJ. Dell WilAu, Denver: secretary.
treasurer, Joha L. semmes, Colorado
Springs; executive board. T. V. Noble, Ana.
ruuda. l. r. WlthrUw, hewitt. Robert Fra.
zier, Pueblo: j. u. Williamson, Denyer, and
Carl Ayleworth, Denver.
During his life Ex-Governor John Evans
was deeply Interested ia the plan for deep,
water EaTbOrs on the Gulf Of Mexico. His
work In that direction was fully appreciated.
and his death caused sorrow at Galveston,
which city prphtei by Ills work for better
coast terminals The citizens Of Galveston,
through their Board Of Trade. deep.wAter
committee. city officials aud officers Of the
Cotton Exchange. have formally expressed
the!F sorrow at the death OF Governor Evans
and their appreciation Of his Efforts for the
development Of thclr city.
The seventeenth annual convention cf :he
/ sunday School Workers of Colorado. will be
held In Fort Collins. commencing Tuesday.
August 81. 1891, at 80 O'Clock p. IN. and
continuing Wednesday and Thursday. Sep
teInher lst aud 2ud. The convention will be
attended by prominent officers and workers
OF the International Sunday School A..o-
clatiun and by noted specialists from this
and other states An excellent and helpful
program may be relied upon. The repre-.
,"ntatiou In tn. convention will consist Of
members of the stat. executive committee.
| all speaker. named In TIA. program of tn.
| convention. and six accredited delegates
| from each county. besides the delegates from
| each school.
The apportlOnmcnt Of the state school
fund for the sir months ending June 3pth
among the different counties has been made.
ns follows; Arapaho-. $i3.s5l.SJ: Archule-
| Ia. sl3s..i: Eaca, k3i.st. Bent. s.5s.it.
Boulder, s2.2,5l,. Chane.. SGit ~; Ch.y.
| .nn., st3..3; Clear Greek. s,A.2); Con.Jo..
fi21.'i; Co.ti!la, s'ss.t5: Custer. sy,isi:
Delta. sSis5i. Dolores. sioi.ss; Douglas.
fJ,t.2i: Eagle. s2iSt. Elbcrt. x3s. 10: ~
Ps-o, si..a5,IJ. Fremont. sl,Ciiis; Gar.
field. s5,o,.sl; Gilpin, ss...isI: Grand. sIaGi.
GunnisoB, s.'i.3i; Hin-.iaI-. siie35: Huer.
| fano. H,o'5.G.; jefferson. si.DEit: Klo~a,
| 1J,io: Kit Carson, Si55. ~. Lake 81. .uy, -;
| La Plata, s'ii.si: Larm.r. 81. .3'0. II; Las
l\nima.. 9, .p,3I. Lincoln, s.ils; Logan
sf.t.st; Mesa. sulI.a3; Mineral siissI:
| Ahontcxuma. sos. X; Montro-e, sJ.t Is: Nor.
gan, f.'o.p: ot-ru. sioil.T3: oursy,
sJ't.i2: Park. s3.'.:. Philips. sIsa.Gi; Fit.
kin. Seiii. rrow.r.. s.>G.,: Pueblo.
s5.las.iS. Rio Hlnncu si21.3t: Rio Grand-,
S5i5,'s,; Routt. tcbo.. "a: saguach-, Stt1. 80;
| San Juan, sioi.st. San Miguel Sa,i. ~;
sesiTwick, sii'CS; summit. siiss: Wash.
inrton, sitG.iS; Weld. fi.ySus: Yuma
s:ss..3 Total. s3i.Dsts1.