The Monte Vista journal., 1908-01-25
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

ny tue senate.
The Kansas Club will hold its annual
banquet at the Brown Palace hotel in
Denver January 29th.
The twenty.flrst state convention OF
the Young Mems Christian Association
will be held at Greeley, February 9Th,
7th and Sth. tt
The farmers in the Hollandvile dis.
trict, northwest of Grand Junction,
have organized an Independent tele.
phone company.
Jacob Hilderman. living on farm
twenty-five miles southeast OF Greeley,
has given an acre Of ground for the
site Of new school house.
William r. Mason and Joseph Van
derweide, charged with being the slay-
ers OF Secret Service Agent Joseph
Walker, will be tried at Durango Feb.
TIN.
| George j. Kindel's mattress renovat-
ing plant, at Seventh and Wynkoop
streets, in Denver, was damaged by fire
at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday morning to the
extent Of $4,000.
DIR. Ella Mead OF Greeley has been
appointed register Of deaths and births
of Weld county by the secretary of the
State Board OF Health. DR.. Mead Is
also city physician.
John p. Kleckner, q veteran of the
Civil War, in which he served as cap
tain OF Pennsylvania company, fell
dead on the Goth inst. while making a
call at the Love ranch. near Fountain.
In the District Court at Trinidad
Monday Judge Henry Hunter sen
fenced Charles Martin, convicted on
the 18th inst OF the murder OF Willis
Leary, December 2Gth, to life impris-
onment.
Saving their earnings for their work
In the beet fields for the last five
years. number OF Japanese surprised
Greeley real estate men by asking to
purchase 20 and 40-acre tracts on
which to grow beets.
James A. McIlwee, superintendent OF
the Delmonico mine at Cripple Creek,
has patented propelling apparatus for
boats which Is operated by pedai at.
tachment and is claimed to be easier
and more rapid than the use of oars.
Ault has practically completed It's
$4,000 water system. and water was
turned into Its mains ON the 18th inst.
The water Is obtained from wells and
controlled by air pressure. Later. deep
the domestic supply.
The United States Senate passed the
bill providing for increasing the cost
limit Of the federal building at Colo,
rado Springs from $275.OO0 to $780,
900. the increase to be employed in
substituting granite for sandstone in
construction.
The postmaster generals report of
| INT o.. ,k,n-
shows that the business transacted nj
eSS. 1866 for the same month IN the pre-.
vious year. showing an increase for
1907 over 1906 OF I'll, ,S67.
During the year ending December
81, 1907. the fee earning ofncers OF
Pueblo county we're able. after taking
out expenses. to turn over to the treas.
Sl2.924.l7. In addition. the county
court paid the treasurer $472.91
A petition has been nled In the
county court Of Weld county for the
incorporation OF the town OF Firestone
In southwestern Weld county. Daco
na. Frederick and Firestone were 10
Gated less than year ago. and the
hrst two have been Incorporated.
Battery A Of the field artillery OF
the Colorado national guard has been
organized at Walsenburg with rs mem
bers. Tho battery which will be un.
der the command OF Capt. J. c. Exline
has gathered guns and weekly prac'
tice will be held on ground north OF
town.
Mrs. Orson Adams. Sr. the mother
Of Orson Adams. Jr.. cashier OF the
Meso County National bank OF Grand
Junction. and former state treasurer
died at he. home near Baltimore. Mary.
land. on the 18th inst. Only two weeks
ago her husband died 1t the same
place.
Rev. W. A. Frazer. pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church At Holly
died on the night OF the 18th inst
from hemorrhage on a train between
Fountain and Colorado Springs. while
on bis way To Denver to enter . tuber.
culosis sanitarium. He was thirty
years old.
An unique piece OF tapestry needle
work has been purchased BY the State
Normal School TO bc placed IN the in
dustrial museum. II WAS made by q
Swedish girl and represents King Alta
OF Sweden playing u harp by the sea
Il II . skilful blending OF painting and
embroidery.
Mrs. Jennie Fclner. aged forty.two
years. wife Of q peddlcr. WAS overtaken
on tho trestis over the Platte river OF
the Denver 4 Intcrmountaiu railroad
At Denver. and Jumped into the stream,
breaking through the Ice. She was res
cued, but sustained injuries to her
spine that were though, to be probably