The Monte Vista journal., 1897-09-04
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Walsenburg is 70 have Q telephon.
exchange.
A company has been orgaised At Den.
yer to make collins
A double elopemant Of two married
women from Puebl" is reported.
A Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has been organized at Central
City.
Judge Moses Halleit has been elected
vice president for Colorado for the M.
tonal Bar Association.
Two burglaries weie committed at
Monument on the night OF the 18th, but
the amount obtained WINS small.
President william +. slocum of Colo
RADIO College, In an open letter to the
friends OF the Institution, has an
nounced his decision to decline the call
to the presidency Of Oberlin College.
The fourth annual camp meeting Of
the State Holiness Association will be
held at Pleasant Valley (half way be-
tween Erie and LongnonD September
10th to 10th, in one OF the finest
groves in northern Colorado. Mrs.
Amanda Smith OF Chicago, the African
revivalist, OF many countries, powerful
in faith, weird and thrilling In her
songs and words. has been engaged for
this meeting. Many Christian workers,
evangciists, pastors and gospel singers
will have part In the meetings. that are
interdcnominational IN character. The
attendance at the camp meeting has in-
creased from the first year. The larg-
Al a.. La. ~ aet l.
mated at $500 people.
Congressman John &. Bell, Bell
Brothers and Captain William Il. Upton,
among the most extensive fruit grow
crs of the Grand Valley, have just con
tractcd their entire crops Of peaches.
plums and pears. now ripcning upon
their orchards, Ia ~ buyer from Tennes'
See, who VIII pick. pack and ship the
products east. This Ii the first Instance
In Montrosc county where the orchard
crops We're contracted for on the trees,
and is the method all of our large fruit
growers will adopt for perishablc fruit.
The same system that Is adopted in
Michigan, Delaware Florida and Cali
fornia by commercial growers. The
prices paid were satisfactory to the
growers. \ ear of peaches WAS shI'-
is n magnificent one this year The fruit
is large. irm and high favored.
Engineers comprising a corps from
the office OF State Engineer Field have
returned 10 Denver after making Il
thorough and complete survey Of the
boundaries of Eagle and summit coun-
ties. In the ycrnacular Of the civil en-
gineer. they have run lines that cut on
from summit county about nifty square
miles Of territory and given 1t to Eagle
county. Thereby hangs n lengthy litl-
cation. as residents of Eagle county and
their elective officers all favor law
suit 10 ascertain the ownership Of the
iifty square mile-s'rip. EN-State Engi-
nccr Sumner who headed the expedi-
ton. has reported that after three
weeks Of work the lines had been un-
doubtelly correctly established. Much
OF the country In the Shecphorn Greek
Valley has been long claimed by Sum
init county. hut the new lines show that
Eagle county is entitled TO the land
For many years the two counties have
prolonged a fight over the proper loca-
ton Of the boundaries. and 70 far as
| the state engineers office In concerned
the dispute is settled.
y Hc new tOTk .NeWs bureau HuUl-
mary Of financial and commercial
news, the leading newspaper published
In the interest ~ Wall street. says Of
the outlook In Colorado: NO appre.
hension need bc felt regarding the fu.
turc Of Colorado on account OF the de-
probation In the price of silver II is
an erroneous idea that the fortunes Of
the state ARE linked to anything ap.
preaching n vital extent with the rise
or fall In the price Of silver. Colorado
contains widely diversified sources Of
wealth. Including millions Of acres Of
land Of the greatest fertility. adapted
and largely being utilized for the culti-
walton Of grains and fruits. Cattle
raising and coal mining are only a few
/ OF Its sources. Colorado Is prosperous
and Its prospects are not only very fav-
ornblc. but the state has actually gone
ahead. About the only losses that
have been sustained In the state have
been experienced ny real estate boom
erS, who paid $4,000 n lot for $1,000
lots. The autput of gold In Colorado
In the next year will be- very large and
will more than countcrbalancc any
losses that might result from the de
| cline In the price OF silver"