The Monte Vista journal., 1908-08-29
STATE news ITEMS

Inc boat and launch races ~ 0rAnO
Lake have drawn good crowds this
year and have been we'll worth seeing.
The State Federation OF Women's
clubs will hold it, annual meeting at
Colorado Springs September I'D to
goth.
Denver men have incorporated the
Longmont Oil and Gas Company to
drill wells in Boulder and Weld coun-
ties.
In its reports the Colorado Springs
health department bases its percent.
ages on an estimated population OF
$1,000.
Indications are that Labor Day.
September It'll, will be celebrated In
all the larger towns Of the state on
generous scale.
1t has been decided to hold the an
nual tri-county fair of Garfield, Eagle
and Pitkin counties in Glenwood
Springs this year. -
Rocky Ford invites the whole world
to . feast Of free watermelons and can.
talOupes on Thursday. September Sd
the far-famed Watermelon Day.
The contract for the erection OF the
Fremont county Jail has been let to
Alderman U. 8. Okey OF Canon City for
$l7.176 and work will soon be com
menced.
The Democratic state convention
will be held In Pueblo on Tuesday. the
Sth Of September. four days before the
Republican state convention will be
held In Denver. ..tHt
Mrs. Carolyn Kirchoff was instantly
killed and her sonin-law. J. H. Han
ming. seriously injured in . boiler ex.
plOsion At Husted, Ell Pas0 county on
Thursday. the Goth inst.
The TAFT and Sherman nambeau
club Of Ell Paso county Is making ar
rangements to send delegation Of soc
to attend the Republican state c0nven
tion In Denver September 18th.
The abstract II assessment OF JET
ferson county shows the total net val
uation fo' 1908 to be $5.250.176. an In.
crease Of e110.503 over last year. Tho
increase IL mostly on improvements.
City Engineer r. II. Ashworth esti.
mates that ten miles OF new sidewalk
has been laid IN Colorado City this
summer. The city is advertising two
and 0ne-half miles OF additional side
walk.
The picuic II the Denver Retail
Grocers' Association at Glacier lake on
the 18th inst. was attended BY nearly
5000 persons. Nearly every grocery
In Denver was locked up for the en-.
tire day.
4 LIE siss brense .saasne a Horace
Greeley will b erectsd In Lincoln
park at Greeley. II Will be presented
to the city by citisens who arc loyal
to the memory Of the founder Of the
town OF Greeley and who desire to per.
petuate It.
The Colorado Z Midland railroad
and the Postal Telegraph Company
have filed protests with the state
board OF equalization declaring that
the assessments fixed On their prop
erty arc too high. both companies nj.
leging poor busines1 during the past
year.
For the third time. and the second
this summer. the DsaveS & Rio 0rande
safe In the Manitou depot was blown
open on the night q The 18th inst. by
cracksmen. Who secured lea than IS
cash for their WORK. Many valuable
disturbed.
Damage estimated at from 90. 900
to III. 900 was caused 70 railroads, city
and county bridges, raAch lands and
private property BY Q hood caused BY
. cloudbosst. occurring along the crest
OF the 0roenhoru ro0ee, o0atA Of FLOR.
ence. bstweea Al D o'clock 6atnr.
day nisht.
The best factories q Rocky Ford
and ct 1wink will cpo1 IL campaign
October 10th. At LAo AAl0as and
Lamar the factories VIM not run this
tall because OF the poor crop. but the
bests raised at these places will BE-
bought At Rocky Voed. The Rocky
Ford district crop viii b about three
sourths OF the normal yjeld.
The Seventh Day Alveatists. In SEES
sion 1t Pueblo. elected ths following
officers for the snsuing year: East.
ern Colorado. Elder J. ". Lair. pres
idsnt: Elder r. u. wilcox. vice pres
ident and secretary q conference:
western Colorado, n. ,. W. Kennedy.
prssidsnt: Elder @. 2. Wateoa. vice
president: W. n. Aadrsas. secretary
q oonfsrsncs.
In order 10 retire ~ outstanding
bonds aAd get soass ueAey II the
treasury for immediate use wheusvsr
necssaary. the votiae trustees q the
northern Colorado Power Company
viii hold . meeting 0epto0bef tth for
The perpoes q authosis1As . boad ~
sue Of oS,00e 900. Hax q this Issue
Will - used 10 rettro ~ e3.eoo! 80
worth q boads nov outstaodtng. and