The Monte Vista journal., 1899-12-30
coloaApo,rEMs.
Rabbit hunters at Lamar made som
big scores this year.

6AOoit hunters at Lamar made some
big scores this year.
A telephone line has been completed
to Glcnwood Springs. and will be car
ried west to Grand Junction.
Richard Holmes color bearer Of the
First Colorado, II ON his way to Den
yer, where he will enter railroad Of
nee. He intends to make this city his
home, In order to be near his late COM
rades Of the regiment he accompanied
to Manila.
Some time last Saturday night hre
broke out In the Eldorado tunnel house
at Sunshine, and finally, about $50
O'Clock II worked Into the office, where
there were some 2OO pounds Of powder,
which exploded. tearing the building to
pieces, damaging the machinery con-
siderably and destroying the compress
sor, hose. etc. 1t appears that the
men had left the tunnel in the evening
and did not intend to return until
after Christmas, and there was no per-
son around.
The state board of health. advised BY
several leading physicians and health
authorities Of the state. has in
augurated . campaign against tuber-
culosis and will solicit the assistance
Of public authorities and private citi.
xens to prevent the spreaa of the dread
tubercular germs. Public expcctora.
tion, tubercular dalries and meat sup
ply are the three causes of consumption
which the hoard agrees must be pre-
vented In order to reach this desired
end. The sentiment Of the physicians
was expressed as opposed to the least
persecution Of the afflicted and their
txS,< Ixv g. TO- ,S1l
tary measures. "It would be an in
dividuals TO debar them from the
state" said Secretary Tyler. "for
thousands Of consumptives who regard
sanitary measures do not e7danger tha
public and are some OF our best citi.
zcns'
A peculiar accident occurred at An.
aconda last Wednesday. A heavily
loaded ore wagon drawn by four horses
did considerable damage to the house
of J. J. Monaghan, just below the
Midland tracks. The big wagon was
loaded with ore from the Howard
lease on Gold hill. and was being
hauled to the Arelua mill. In COM
/ ing down the steep hill the chain OF
the rough lock broke. letting the heavy
wagon down on the horses. The teams
started to run. and the driver stayed
with them until the turn In the road
/ was reached. The horses were un.
able to stop. The driver jumped ard
the horses and wagon went over the
/ tracks. MonaRhan's house was several
/ feet below. The horses and wagon
landed in 4 confused mass upon the
west end Of II. smashing 1t TO kindling
wood. Two horses We're killed, one
leader and one wheeler. The other lead
er was standing In the center OF Mr.
Monaghnn'H bedroom. The wagon
was partially In the house. and ore was
mixed up with the bedclothes and fur
niture. II took several hours TO clear
the wreckase. II Is remarkable that
no one was injured In the accident.
| Twenty minutes before a child was
asleep In the bed that was demolished
Another disastrous rcnr end wreck
occurred on the Rio Grnnde near Red
| GIN. Friday. A passenger train was
tagged. owing to n broken rail. A nag
man was sent hack and stopped light
engine. He did not. however, know
that a heavy freight train was coming
only n short distance back. and when
the engineers and firemen OF the
/ freight turned the curve and saw an
accident ahead they jumped. The
freight train had fourteen cars drawn
grade. 1t crashc4 Ei,h fdghtful force
into the light engine. which wns dou-
bied up and jammsSi Into the sleeper
Every passenger In the train was thrown
/ from the seat. and fifteen or twenty
were injured. but not seriously. The
fact that the light engine was struck
first was all thnt saved = repetition Of
the terrible accident near Snlidn few
weeks ago. as the freight train would
have undoubtedly crashed into the
passenger ears. The light engine. how
ever. served ns n bumper. but wns
crushed h.yond the ncmblance Of an
engine by the terrible shock. The
property damage was heavy.
Thrce-Irnrtcrs OF q million dollars
will h" spent by the Colorado l. Souih.
crn Railway Company next year In Inn
provcmcnt of Its lines. for new rolling
stock and for building Of the great rr-
pair and construction shops that will
soon b. under construction. At the re-
cent meeting Of the directors all Of the
present officials Of the road were re-
elected without opposition. The sum
OF &1jO.O0S was SET aside TO bc used for
permanent improvements. and will he
expended In the purchase II ten new
locomotives. 30 new hat cars and ~
new passenger cars. and In building
new repair shops. In addition 10 this
there remains Of the money set aside
for improvements during the present
year si2a06O This viii bc used In
construction work ALREADY under way
on the Cripple Greek Short Line In the
South Platte cnnOn. This road will h.
pushed on to Horne Crsek. about ten
miles above the present end OF tho new
line. and from there President Truin.
bull says II will inr continued tn what
ever point may In Determined by tho
directors later. The destination OF the
cut OF II seems has not tecn decided
upon yet.
AT conference a. the Brown Pal.
ace hotel last Thursday evening anni
arrangements were made for the en-.
ormous beet sugar factory to hc built
nt oncr n; Rocky Ford. That the fac.
tory VIII In the tsrt equipped Of Its
Kind In the country and viii r Of
three times the capacity of that 1t
Grand Junction is the statement made
after the conference by Henry r. OK.
nnrd. the president Of TIE concern and
president Of two sugar isct factories
In California aud two Ike concerns
In Nebraska. The conference last night
was between Mr. Oanard and james
A. Davis, the industrial commissioner
OF the A,clison. Topeka a. Santa Fc
itailrond. The new factory Will bc on
ihr line OF this rond. u snort distance
| from Rocky Ford, nnd tho road has