The Monte Vista journal., 1899-09-23

A contract has been let for the build
Ing Of = municipal water plant for
Grand Junction.
A. W. Rucker has been offered and
has accepted the presidency OF the
United States Monetary League and
VIII soon reopen headquarters In Den
yer.
1t is Estimated that fully 5000 cars
OF potatoes will be shipped from Gree
ley district this season. Some Of the
freight agents place the output as high
n O,O0O cars.
An oldfashlOned rIght-of-way con-
test II on at Leadville. The Colorado
southern and Rio Grande are laying
branches to the big mines and crossing
contests result.
Joseph T. johnson OF Victor has com.
menced war against dance halls and
other places OF III repute In the city up
on the ground that he ix kept awake
nights by the noise.
Greeley and Boulder gave u royal
welcome 20 their returned volunteers
when they arrived Friday. Parade,
speech making and dinner were the
features OF the day and there was
great turnout of people from the sur
rounding country.
The Pacific Express Company has
forwarded to Governor Richards OF
Wyoming II check for 81 COO MS Its con-
fributiOn to the relief fund bs'ing raised
for the family OF Sheriff Iinzen. the
Wyoming officer who was killed while
In pursuit OF the Union Pacific train
robbers.
the town OF Roswell. New Mexico, II
is but recently that efforts have been
made to secure them upon farms. On
the Chisum farm, the pioneer ranch OF
the valley, n sJpOuier was obtained re-
Gently that flows 100 gallons per min
ute.
President OsgoOsl Of the Colorado
Fuel aud Iron Company. acting for
the board OF directors. has sent the
stockholders n circular explaining the
use TO which the proposed increase Of
xl2,OO.UD capital stock In to be put.
II IN proposed to Increase the present
output IIO.OOO tons Of finished products
annually.
The Denver 4 Rio Grnnde roads I'm.
ancial report continues to show In
creascs. For the first week In Septem-
bcr the earnings were <4S,iI. compar
Ell with x47. 49, for the corresponding
week of last ycar. Since July I the
earnings have been H.102O 900. com
pared with x1.i1i.'OO for the same per-
iod last year, an increase of $s1 100.
Benjamin Laswcll and Charles Walk
or, mining men and prOspect0rs, have
bonded their mine. near Hear noun
tain. to eastern parties for &5DWn.
The mine contains several large dcpos-
Its OF cOrundum and vcsuvianite. and
II Is the Intention OF the persons bond
Ing II to erect a large factory thereon
Tor the manufacture OF sandpaI1r.
A bad freight wreck on Sherman hill
west Of Cheyenne delayed freight and
passenger trains Friday. The accident
occurred shortly after < o'clock In the
morning. Train No. 10. the Pacific
coast fast freight. In charge Of Conduc-
tor Woolston and Engineer Hotigeman.
was bowling along down the west side
Of the hill when u wheel broke nj the
Harvey side track. Ten heavily load
ssi cars were thrown into the ditch and
the track badly torn up. No one was
hurt.
Arrangements have been made and
LonKmont will celebrate October 9Th
~ Pumpkin Pie Day. II will occur
on the first day of the Agricultural
Fair nnd race meeting. Mammoth, In.
bier will be spread In the City park.
aud the ppplc will bc rcgnlcd on
pumpkin pie. appl. cider and sand
wiches. The railroads will make ILL,
ernl rates from NIL points in northern
Colorado Ind arrange n schedule 81 all
can return home on the day Of the
feast.
Bishop Mntx Of Denver has been ten.
dersti and accepted the honor Of In.
vcstlng Rev. Peter Rourgnde. the NJ.
GENTLY installed archbishop Of the do
ce~e Of Colorado. New MexIoo and Ar.
ixonn. with the palllnm blessed by the
Pore. The ceremony will be one Of
great spicndor and will take place in
the cathedral AZ Santa Fc. II win be
attended by nearly all the priests In
the diocese. us well ms priests and
church dignltarics from nil parts OF
the United States.
Thursday. the third Of the Peach day
celebration M Grand Junction. WAS the
greatest OF all In point of numbers and
entertainment. The business houses
NIL closed and the city was turned
over To the visitors. who seemed to
hh"NS iWI urf VI Nue privilege. Inc
main thOroughfarcs In the afternoon
were one surgIng mass Of people. fully
eight thousand people enjoying Grand
functions hospitality. The event Of
the day was the mas1uc carnival. In
which fully 1000 people participated.
W. \. S,ratton and party have ar.
lived In New York on the maiden voy.
age Of the big steamship Oceanic. The
news OF Mr.. Siration'M arrival IN this
country viii be received with pleasure
by his friends. md especially no when
II II known TINT Mr.. kirnttOn In much
improved In health and has been
greatly benefited by his vacation, II
is probable TINT Mr. SirnttOu viii NJ.
main In the East for several weeks
nnd will witness the Dewey c~lcbrn.
tiou. the yncht races. etc. lie 10 stop.
ping nj the Waldorf. Astoria hotel.
New York.
\ very successful reunion Of the san
Juan pionerr~' Association was held At
Telluride on the 18th. Many pioneers
came across tho ranges from Silver
ton nnd Ouray On horseback. others
came around In wagons aud more
rntnc IN the trains from each way. The
reception committee. composed Of all
the resident pIoncera. met the trains
with = hand nnd escorted the visitors
'o the new Sheridan hotel. until that
conmo,iious hostriry was taxed to Nn
llmii. Papers and talks upon the easly