The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-04-18
COLORADO news

Building operations in Denver for
the month of March this year showed
q remarkable gain Of IS per cent. over
the same month last year.
The county commissioners Of Pueblo
county have offered reward Of $50 for
the capture OF Castano SenatOre, the
Italian who. 1t is charged. shot and
killed his wife on the 18th inst. and
escaped.
The following Colorado postmasters
have been appointed: Redstone. Pit
kin county, Joseph II. Wilson, vice
Joseph J, Smith. resigned; Cameron,
Teller county, Helen Rhodes. vice b.
Chadomy. resigned.
J. NJ. Van Deren. former resident
OF Boulder and also Of Denver. died
at Paonia on the 18th inst. In his
seventy.fifth year Mr.. Van Deren
came to Colorado in 1853 and made
three trips across the plains BY OK
team.
One of the most important features
OF the religious and ethical confer
ence which is to be held at Colorado
College May llth.l4th. is the Organ
lzed Charity's Day." for which a spe-
cial program has been carefully pre-
pared.
Five hundred thousand seedlings
from the government nurseries at
Bear creek and Monument will be
planted within the next year or two
in the adjoining region, and 4 shipment
Of 10000 trees will be planted near the
Monument nursery at once.
According to Albert Ross. architect
for the Denver public library. Turkey
Creek sandstone Quarried thirty miles
west Of Pueblo. is the best he has ever
found. being superior to the product
that IN imported TO New York ut high
expense.
The assessed valuation Of Fremont
county property Is $6,G51. 134. The
schedule shows that eighteen resi-
dents have property valued at $500. G33
and that seventy five people pay taxes
on 1884 $50. while 1925 others are
assessed ON only s2.Sl7.Gsi.
The annual conference Of the mis-
sionaries Of the southwest district Of
the American Sunday School union.
will be held In Colorado Springs next
October, with number Of the national
ofnccry. n well as representatives Of
the northwest district and New York
in attendance The conference will be
In session for one week.
The members Of the Senior Class
Of the Colorado Agricultural College.
who will graduate In Horticulture In
June. will help to prune the utility for
est plantation Of MIR. F. J. Chamber
lain OF Denver. The work will be &C.
complained under The direction Of Prof.
B. O. lIongyear Of the Department Of
botany and Horticulture.
State Pure Food Commissioner VII.
ming and preserving establishments In
the state that beginning with the pack.
lug season all windows and doors In
against flies inspectors will make reg.
plant violating the rule will be immc.
diately closed.
A golden eagle. supposed to be the
oldest ever captured In Weld county.
WAS recently shot by George Bates In
the Crow creek district. From the tail
feathers OF the bird and other charac-
,eristics. Curator Adams Of the State
Normal school believes the bird n,
least seventy.Hve years old. II meas.
ured over six feet from tip 10 tip. and
will be mounted.
One Of the largest shipments OF live
stock ever made from Colorado left
Pueblo on the 18th inst. for Kansas
City. There were nifty one cars Of cat.
tie and sheep from the fecdtaG ranches
neur Fowler. Mnn9anOla. Rocky Ford
and Swink. There were twenty-six
cars Of steers aad twenty-five cars Of
spring lambs. The shipment was val.
ued II ISL .00O.
The FIRST steel ties 10 be used In lay.
Ing any extensive section Of street
railway In Denver are now being put
down along Arapahoe street. from
Thirteenth TO Twenty.third. by the
Trsmway Company 10 completing the
beaver 4 lnterurban electric line
from Denver 70 Boulder for the Colo
RADIO 4 Southern railway. The ties
are shaped like rails. but are not %
heavy. They viii last much looseT
than wood.
Mrs. Mary z. Price. one Of the old.
eat pioneers u Je9erson county. died
II the home Of her son.iu.law. VIII
liam &. Carroll. Il Ralston Croasins
on the 18th last. assd sishty.nvs
years. Mrs. Price was born II Ohio
and came to Colombo In 1859. She
leaves three chilAren. Mn. Alfred
Hurst. Mrs. Carroll and Mrs. q. J..
Doylsr. Prior 70 hef death there were
ave seasratiooe a Der family lIvins
on Ralston creek.
". d. Kaesoass. Who has BEEN EN-.
ploysd for the last year By he Colo
rado Springs 03ocesto Company q IT,
power plant. isft Colorado opsinss On