The Monte Vista journal., 1898-01-01
COLORADO BRIEFS.

provide for the use of Colorado stone.
covered marble quarries near Aspen
are having hot legal battle for pos
session.
Louis +. Bowen. son of ex-Unitcd
States Senator r. NJ. Bowen. was
killed by Il locomotive near Helena.
Montana. Whether ii was n suicide
or accidental is not known.
The track layers on the Colorado &
Northwestern Railroad have stopped
laying track for II while and are
Strengthening out some of the curves
of the track already laid. In some
places they are too sharp for the en-
gincs, which have several times
jumped the track.
The state land board has ratified the
selection of 15j.i acrcs of land in
Pueblo county by the board Of trust
ces Of the Agricultural College. The
land in question, according to the
statement Of Land Register Paddock.
is very fine, some of the best in the
state for agricultural purposes, and
can be easily irrigated.
Through the generosity of W. s.
Stratton. owner of the Independence
mine, on Battle mountain. every per-
son In destitute circumstances in Vie
tor has been made Christmas pres
ent of n ton of coal. Mr.. Stratton
owns the brewster coal mine. near
Florence, and knowing the difficulty
of the poor in buying sufficient fuel,
decided that no one in the vicinity Of
his mine NJ Victor should suffer for
coal on Christmas day.
The Judges of the Arapahoe District
Court have decided to dispense with
n grand jury. The experiment will he
tried during the January term of
court. An important reason for doin.
without n grand jury is its cost. Fur
ihcrmore, 1t is claimed that no neccs-
sity for the jury exists. inasmuch Ms
the law gives the district attorney au-
ihority 10 file information against
any supposed offender. This ''infor-
nation" which is filed before a jus.
iicc OF the peace. brings Il supposed
offender Ia trial as cnectually as Il
grand jury Indictment.
As the result of little fun while
under the Influence of liquor. John Sui,
IVAN. an cmployc of the Arkansas
Valley smclter, at Lcadvillc, is under
arrest and the company has sustained
damage To the extent Of over 81 900.
sullivan, although not at work. was
about the yards of the smeltcr. and
Just for run, II Is supposed, he jumped
aboard one of the big switch engines In
The yard and opened the throttle The
engine tor" ON iiS way into I'll" round
house, wh"r" IL demolished the build
ing and other machinery In It's way.
Wrcckag" was piled up on all sides.
and the place looked as II cyclone
had struck It,
Tn" controversy between the board
of directors of III" schools Of Boulder
and seventh Day Advcntists has been
amicahly settled. The board has de
cidcd that those children who do not
wish 10 salute the American flag when
they enter the school room need not.
The Boulder school board adoptcd
certain exercises every morning. which
Included Il salute tn the American fag.
one Of which IL lrapcd in the school
rooms. and repeating sentiments con
tanning the words. "Dnc God. one
country. one flag" This proved very
distastciul to III" Seventh Day All.
rentis's. They claimed that the cxer-
ciscs were nothing more than religious
services, and that II was unconstitu.
iional To teach religion In the public
schools
Henry Hayward the venerable cdl.
tor of th" Lonemont Ledger, died Mt
his HON" IN that place ON the abth. Mr.
Hayward was born Ia Huthland. Jef-
fcrson county. New York. ON July :.
lNln, aud NJ I'll" az" uf III years he bc.
gan Ia teach school. hfiorward IA. he
came n tniV"rsnliSt minister and con.
tlnucd preaching until 1852. since
which tim" h" has edited the Ledger
Mr.. Hayward had suffered from STRIFE.
ture OF tile c>UphlguS for more than
twrniysiiN" yriirS aud for the last ycnr
u" has been falling prrccptlhly all the
Time. but dld not CIV" up or take To his
bed until III" day after Thank sgiylng
Besides his wife, Mr. Hayward leaves
no near relatives, h"iug tile last mem
h"r of large family. In IA" conduct
ni Ills paper Mr., Hayward had the rr.
>p"ct and admiration OF all. and en-.
Joy"d III" ncpuaiuinnc" OF n large mum
her of newspaper men of Colorado, H..
was u m"nb"r uf ia" Stat" Editorial
Association. aud the oldest member Of
the craft In the state.
III" annual report of Superintendent
l., Il. 1homhs "f III" State Insane Asy.
lum In Pueblo has been submitted to
Governor Adams. Including officers.
attendants and employees. til" ny,ragc
number provided for daily was t5o
The average number Of patients cared
for daily was ~ Df this numl,,r
81 -
has been very favorable for farm and
garden products. AMI an abundance OF
fresh vegetables, which hav. been sui
Nci"nt Tor all connected with III. ins,I.
tuition. hnv" been raised on the farm.
II cost SIi'Gi2.si Ia maintain til. In.
stltu,ion during TIA. past thirteen
months, Including improvements aud
repairs. The table cost >ai.2iDGi. max.
Ing III" "Np"n-" per cnplin SiIali
\ letter hns been received AZ ben.
Yer from ~. collhran. formerly pr.isi.
dent OF III" Midland Terminal railroad,
aud now building n railroad In cor.n,
III" road, which VIII run thirty miles.
from thcmulpo Ia Seoul l. bcing con,
sir,'tcd rapidly. Th. grading il al.
most completed aud some OF ih. rails
mr." laid. II Is expected that II win bo
completed March I. is,'S.
\ special I" the Herald from Linn,
Peru. says: President ri.roln In.
signed aud promulgated the new mems
nr" l"gnllzing non.,nthollc marriage.
In Peru. with ih" exception of til,
clerical organs. til" press j. unanimous
IN npplnudlne III" clever statesman,
ship Of III" President In pushing III,
measure through