The Monte Vista journal., 1898-02-26
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Ing $4,000 church.
]. X. Goudy. city attorney Of Colo
RADIO Springs. died Oh the 10th.
A passenger coach ON the Midland
was burned while standing In the yard
at Leadville.
Catholic sisters have secured ten
acres of land near GlcnwoOd Springs
and will build hospital.
Daniels & Fisher, at Denver, have
established a savings bank for the
benefit Of their employees.
Delta fruit growers have decided to
use the California size box hereafter
and to paint the labels on the ends.
A postoffice has been ordered estab-
lished at Maitland, Hucrfnno county.
Colorado. with Frank p. Woodard as
postmaster.
Large numbers Of men are wanted
by Orman l. Crook to work on the new
railroad line between Canon City and
Cripple Creek.
The women's clubs OF Idaho Springs
Issued the News OF that town on the
18th. and got up a very readable paper
Of eight pages.
| w. OiiH vi DenNet uoN It'th rbsNh-
ell superintendent OF the State Indus
trial School for Boys. at Golden. The
selection was made by the board OF
control.
J. W. Peckover OF Colorado Springs
has Invented ballot box which 1t IL
impossible for anyone to enter without
knowing the combination. He will
try to have it introduced for use In
this state.
Rev. F. +. Passmorc has been ex-
PEELED from the Methodist church. for
having publicly DETAINED the minister
ut Parachute. He will appeal to the
conference. Mr.. Passmore had previ-
ously been deposcd from the ministry.
There is considerable excitement
| over on the Table country. east OF
Sterling, owing to the discovery OF ar
tesinn water at n point near the Ne
braska line. and only few miles from
where the unsuccessful well was sunk
by Mr.. Swan OF Greeley. The flow Is
said to be abundant and the water
free from mineral adultcrants.
The newspaper publishers OF the Ar
kansas valley have formed an organi-
zation. The objects are TO cultivate
closer relations between the valley
towns through their newspapers and
to benefit the publishers by standing
together In a business way. Mr.. H.
McCauley Of the La Junta Democrat
IL president and T.. c. Wilson OF the
Manzanola News secretary.
Frank Mcpherson. one OF the guards
Mt the penitentiary. was severely and
probably fatally stabbed by Charles
Reynolds. II prisoner. Monday. Rey-
nolds. who wns sent up from Mesa
county. September III. 1895. for seven
years for burglary has been considered
one of the worst prisoners In the insti-
tuition. he having tried to kill DR. Daw-
son. the prison physician. n few months
ago.
The members OF the state land hoard
held n conference ut Denver last week
relative TO some 1900 ncres OF sub
Irrigated land In San Luis valley. which
Appraiser How had Just returned from
reapprnisiny. This land had been
lcased In times past for 20 cents per
| mere. and upon the recommendation OF
Appraiser How II will be held nt n
higher price In the future. thereby In
crcns!ng the revenue OF the state.
| Nv hthlc CbuNeAt. ntlu nj
Denver on the 18th. resulted In a vic.
tory for the State University. The irst
prize was won by John Mosser Down
en-. Boulder: and the second prize by f..
Melville Wylie. Denver. The winner
Of the first prize will represent Colora-
do at the Interstate oratorical contest.
which will be held at Bcloit, WIscon.
ain. this year The state contest last
year was won by Chaunccy +. Bell OF
, Boulder.
Acting on the rccommendn tion Of the
State Board Of Charities and Corrcc-
tIon. which made an investigation OF
the management of the State Home
and Industrial School for Girls. Cover
nor Adams has accepted the resigna-
| tions OF the entire board OF control.
The members of the board, Mrs Frances
$. Elock, Mrs. Mary A. Ingersoil. Mrs
Alice Kuble. Ralph Voorhees, and Mrs
Van kleeck. rendered their rcsignn-
tions to Governor Adams before the
State Board OF Charities and Corrcc-
tion was called upon by the governor
To make the investigation. but the gov
crnor refused to take any action upon
them until the board had concluded Its
inquiry and made n report to him.
The sixth annual church services Of
the Colorado Society OF the Sons of
the Revolution We're held Mt Denver
on the 10Th, during which the annual
silver md bronze medals for the best
essays by public school students upon
subjects bearing upon the American
Revolution Were awarded. The sub.
ject for this year was "rhc American
Navy In the War OF the Revolution" a"
The presentations were made by Gov
crnor Adams. the silver medal being
received by Earl II. Smith Of Denver
and the bronze medal by Eunn Pearl
Kelley Of Colorado Springs. The med.
mis- nrc suitably engraved and nrc prct.
~. Honorable mention was also given
10 Nellie Barker of Denver and Kitty
Campbell OF Fort Collins.
Commissioner of the Land Ofiice Her.
man Inns directed the surveyor gcncr-
nj Of Colorado To invit. proposals IN
the usual manner for the survey of
the east boundary of the Routhcrn Ute
reservation and It's continual tion nt the
compensation not exceeding S13 Irr
mile for the line and Its combinations
and go for connecting lines. The rn.
tire surveyed line II 10 bc marked with
hnif-miic stone monuments. The to,nl
cost OF the Held work. including the
monuments. is fixed nj $500. The com.
missioner says that competitive bids
will bc required. hcnusr the proposed
| survey Involves augmented rates of