The Monte Vista journal., 1908-06-06
COLORADO ITEMS

Fort Collins will entertain the state
convention Of Elks June 18th and 18th.
Glenwood Springs proposes to raise
$4,000 for the erection OF an audi
forum.
The board Of trade of Glenwood
Springs has planned good fellowship
excursion to Leadville June 8th.
The headquarters of the forest su-
pervisor Of the Medicine Bow national
forest, Estes Park. have been restored
to Fort Collins.
The school census Just completed
In Fort Morgan shows an increase
from 1872 children Of school age in 1900
to Ian in 1908.
The Lakeside park and summer re-
sore grounds, just completed at Den
yer at cost Of 100000, was formally
opened to the public on Memorial Day.
DR.. and Mrs. w. 8. Friedman and
their little son leave Denver June 10th
for three months trip abroad. They
sail on the Kaizerin Augusta-Victoria
June 18th.
Frederick N. Donaldson of Denver
has won $500 scholarship for four
months travel and study in Europe,
awarded by the Philadelphia acad-
envy of fine arts.
The second day OF the Frontier day
festival at Cheyenne next August will
be Northern Colorado day. and the last
day will be known as Denver day,
when great crowds are expected from
the Colorado capital.
The annual class field and track
meet at the Agricultural college re-
suited in the sophomores winning
victory by one point The final score
stood: Sophomores, SO: freshmen, So;
seniors, 2, and juniors. l..
At Denver. May 3lst, Roy Tate. n
Pullman porter, shot and killed his
wife, Eva Tate. whom he accused of
being unfaithful to him. He then shot
himself through the abdomen and died
within few hours.
The Short Line railroad will cstab-
fish an agency in Denver during the
tourist season and William Carruth-
ers, district passenger and freight
agent for the road for several years,
will be manager of the office.
Mine owners in Gilpin county have
house tunnel management by which
1t Is expected that the tunnel will be
driven forward until it affords an out
let for 322 mining properties on
Quartz and Gunnell hills.
Mayor Drach OF Glenwood Springs
has issued a proclamation requesting
that citizens decorate their houses and
business places during the week OF
June lith to June Goth. The Demo.
cratic state convention meets June
18th, and Strawberry Day Is June Goth
1t has been decided by the Denver
Park Commission to build the Chees
man pavilion in Cheesnan Park OF
marble. to be procured from Colorado
Quarrics. The pavilion Is one OF the
improvements to be made with the
hundred.thousand dollar gift made tC
the city by Mrs. Cheesman and Miss
Gladys Cheesman.
The Greeley correspondent OF Den
yer paper says: Eaton and Ault are
rivals In number Of cars of potatoes
shipped last season. Ault claims ship
ments of 1856 ears from September
LIST to May 2lst. against 1880 for the
same period last year, while Eaton
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were ! .s72 carloads, worth $505,000.
Eaton. Ault and Windsor. and prob
ably Mum and Pierce. will have
farmers institutes this summer. con
Quoted under the auspices Of the Asri
cultural College. The date at Wind
sor will be June 18th. Eaton July 23d
and Ault later. Professor Cottrell Will
have charge and his lecture VIII be on
planting and growing Of crops and
seed selection.
According to the figures compiled
by the railroads and shelters. the ton
mage for the loadville district during
May showed slight increase over
April ana compar, d favorably with the
corresponding month OF last year The
output is now csti mated at GS.O0O tons
per month which Ii considered good
showing. with some OF The heaviest
producers ,.ie.
On Saturday nj Pando. six miles
enst Of Red Cliif. William Soper. n
Denver a. Rio Giandc flagman. shot
and killed Joseph Brothers. well
known resident OF Gilman. thinking
him to be train robber. Trainmcn
had been warned To be on the look.
out for holdups and when tho train
was suddenly tagged To let off "a man.
Sopcr supposed that 1t WAS stopped
by bandits.
Al meeting Of the Arkansas Valley