The Monte Vista journal., 1900-01-13
COLORADO ITEMS.

A0bvuoA uaukH Ot kne state uoiu
IN all *N.OoO.OOO deposits, and state
banks. including savings banks, over
100000.
The body Of an unknown man was
FOUND hanging under tree few miles
from Florence. He had apparently
been lynched some time ago.
The body of William Zaden was
found In well near La .Junta the
other day. He had evidently been
murdered. Two Mcxicans are sus-
pected.
building permits issued in Denver
during 1870 were $2.19O.Oa3. compared
with *l.IOS.1OO in 1898. 81 .267 200 In
1897. H.11i,0OO in 1896 81, ,l2J, GOO in
1870 and sex. 100 In 1894.
The receipts of the Denver postofiice
III 1879 were $4OO.3A. The expenses
We're *lo2.sA. and the net profit 10 the
government was $247.55o. The In
crease In revenue over 1898 was SO per
cent.
The merchants OF Grand junction
nave agreed TO close their places OF
business AT o'clock every evening ex-
cept Saturday for the next three
months. This matter was brought
about through the efforts OF the Retail
Clerks International Association.
\. l.. Humphrey. superintendent of
motive power OF the Colorado Midland
hallway, Is In Paterson, New Jersey, TO
Inspect the $4,000 rotary snow plow
ordered several months ago. The ma
chine Is now completed and will bc
delivered as soon as approved by MIR.
Humphrey. II will he the biggest
snow plow in the West, having a
sweep two feet greater in width than
those now in use in the mountains.
The value Of the manufactured goods
produced In Denver during the year.
rNclusivc'of smelter products, was S:Ii.-
"5i,3i2. The factories employ l2,!s'j
persons. whose earnings We're $I93j.-
40. During 1S9S the Denver factories
produced goods valued at S39, 26s, 80,
ana employed ll.516 persons. who
earned x1.l1O.4jO In wages. In addi-
ton the smelters employ l,SDO men.
whose earnings during the year were
$!GO.UO.
by the agreement OF the telegraph
ers and the Rio Grnnde. a new office
Is created. that Of manager OF the
main telegraph Office. at u salary of
G'o IA month. J. I. Fegan has been in
charge OF the Rio Grande telegraph Of
nee for ten years. but without official
position. Now that the position is de.
hned. II Is to go to the man who is
oldest In line OF promotion. who is ].
W. Brunton OF Pueblo. now wire
chief. with headquarters AT Pueblo.
Secretary Martha A. Shu'e Of the
State Horticultural Society has been In
consultation with the National Paris
Commission as to the display OF Colo
rado fruit at the Paris Exposition. 1t
was the Intention OF the commission to
have fine fruit display In Paris from
Colorado, but the fruit growers OF the
state have responded coolly to the ap.
peals In this behalf. Mrs. Shute now
fears that the state will not have any
fruit exhibit at Paris. M the growers OF
Colorado do not seem to think that the
EFFORT Will bring . fair return fer the
expense Involved.
The four days from the 7th to the
10th OF February are 10 bs gala days
at Colorado College. Preparations have
already been largely completed for n
double celebrntion-in honor Of the
opening Of the new Pickens Fine Arts
building. and In coinmemoration Of the
twenty y-fifth anniversary OF the found
ing of the college. The exact nnniver-
sary date came last May. but 1t was
decided to postpone Its celebration un-
Ill the Perkins building should he nm.
ishei. and then make the joint ccls-
bration the most notable occasion OF
Its sort In the history Of the college.
J. ]. Jackson Of Grand Junction has
Invented machine which bids fair to
make for the Inventor u fortune. The
machine IL n ls.ct digger and topper. 1t
has four wheels nnd Is operated by a
series OF levers nj the command OF the
driver. 4 plow which IL preceded by
coulter raises the bects out Of the
ground and throws them To the side,
and while this operation Is going ON n
sharp knife slices on the top As fast
ms u team cnn walk the hcets are taken
out Of the ground. topped and ready
for the teamster 10 haul them to the
factory. A patent has been applied
for.
The womnn's Club Of Grand June.
iion Is rejoicing greatly bccaus. Of the
munihcent donation made 10y Andrew
Carnegie to found n free public library
In that city. The sum given by Mr..
Carnegie II x.,.UD. which WAS the
amount asked for. Tn. woman's
Club own n fine building lot on
Seventh cr.nuc and the building will
bc erected ON this lot. For some time
the executive committee Of the club
have been working TO secure this donm
tion from the great Iron master and
philnnthroplst and their JOY Il great
because they have been given this
handsome New Years present from
Mr.. Carnegie.
The first shovel full Of dirt ON tn.
new Colorado Springs 4 Crippi. Greek
short line wns thrown out nj ! o'clock
Thursday. President Irving IIowt,ert
performed this ccr,nony near III.
mouth Of Bear creek canon. About
twenty .nvc men were put TO work and
the number will hr Increased to thou.
snnd In week. The first work 10 l,c
accomplished Is the cutting Of n forty.
foot roadway through the big hiii lying
Just TO the left Of Hcnr creek canon ON
Saturday Camp No. viii b. .stnb.
li.hed In North Cheyenne canon, and
ON Tuesday Camp No. = will h. -~inb.
li-hcd half way tGiwrcn tho Chcyspn.
canon camp. and the present one south.
west OF Colorado City. The grade will
b' about ~. pr cent. which In less
than that OF either railroad entering
Cripple Creek. and Cameron. D.issD f,,.,
above sea level. will h. the highest
i,Oiut on the rond.
The business Of the Colorado Fuel
4 Iron Company las Increased at n
tremendous rate during the year. The
great steel plant of the roinpacy NJ
Pueblo I'm. been enlarged and I'm.