The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-09-05
COLORADO ITEMS

Practically the entire crop OF onion
seed grown In northern Colorado has
been harvested. Robert Boyd. near
| Greeley. harvested an eighty-five-acre
field.
COW belonging to J. w. Anderson
was Kill I'd at Greeley few days since
by veterinarians because they be-
| lieve the animal was suffering from
hydrophobla.
The State Bank Of kersey has nled
articles Of Incorporation with cap
ital stock Of $4,000. David De Camp
E. p. Brook and F. 8. James are
! named as directors.
According to present plans. one OF
the features Of the Colorado State fair
at Pueblo this year will be broncho
busting and races Of cowgirls for .
big championship prize.
The Delta County Fair Association
is erecting a commodious exhibition
hall 4Ox120 feet. which will be modern
throughout The fair will be held at
Delta September 9Th to 18th.
w. r. Hamilton Of Douglas. Wyo..
was arrested by Game Warden John
Williams at Estes Park and fined 325
and costs for catching and keeping fish
under seven inches long.
Alberto Lopez. aged about twenty
four, escaped from the penitentiary
ranch ON Four Mile. near Florence on
the 31st ult. He was serving a five
year sentence, having been sentenced
in Las Animas county for burglary.
The Denver competitive chorus, un-
der the direction of Professor HOusely.
will Civ, a concert at the great Den
yer Auditorium on the night Of Sep
TENDER 18th. This chorus comprises
125 voices and will compete for the
capital prize at the Salt Lake Eisted-
todd.
As the result Of movement started
several months ago. the Colorado Man.
ufacturers' Association has ELECTED
the organization of an anti.mail-Order
bureau ana has started an active cam
paign against the purchase by Colo
RADIO people Of mail order goods from
eastern houses.
c. L. Hemming. cashier Of the FL
PasO National bank Of Colorado
Springs. treasurer Of the Colorado
Springs Chamber Of Commerce and
prominent In 4 score of financial and
social institutions. died In Chicago on
the 3lst ult. rs the result Of complica-
lions following an attack Of typhoid
fever.
Building permits to the value OF
1854 $40 were issued In Denver during
the month OF August From January
LIST to September LIST the permits
reached the sum OF e6.556.695, an In
crease OF 81 .s07 .326 over the same per-
iod last year. The number III permits
issued during the eight months Was g.
100. being SO more than In 1907.
The Mammoth and Foster companies
will contest before the government land
authorities the priority Of rights In III.
ings on the site which IL located on the
Blue river In Grand and Summit c0un.
ties and worth millions N . reservoir
site. N. G. Smith and ID. A. Lord. both
Denver men, are back Of the Mammoth
company. while DR.. w. II. Foster of
Dillon. Cclo.. owns the Foster claim.
The thirtieth annual state conven.
tiou Of the Ancient Order Of Hiber-
mans closed = three.days' sessiOn nj
Central City August 9Th. Pueblo WAS
chosen AZ the next place OF meeting
and the following officers were
elected: President. N. r. Keleher.
Central City: vice president. Daniel
Clarke. Denver: secretary. w. II. Nc
Gee. lIeadville: treasurer. n. =. LAT
fey. Pueblo.
Tho Las Animas County Early Bet
tiers annual reunion was held at Trim.
idad August 9Th. Il. J. Hubbard was
elected president, Mrs. I'd. West. Sec
Rotary. and Mrs. Frank Bloom. treas
urer. The roll call showed thirty.
eight deaths among the old settlers Of
the county during the last year. one
being Dr.. n. Beshoar. who founded the
organization and who vas IL prcsi.
isnt during his lifetime.
Some n the most important convsn.
tSons OF tho season are yet to b held
IN Denver. including the Odd Fellows
the week Of September 18th, the Amer.
lean Bakers Association Tie week OF
September 9Th. the Stationary En-
ginscrs the week Of September 7th
and the American Federation Of Ia.
Dor for three weeks. beginning Novem-
Der 10th. The Denver Convention
League 10 raising fund a $4,000 to
entertain these gatherings.
The need Of scenic mountain drive
suitable for automobiles and It, pos.
abilities - . drawing card for tho
tourist trade vas discussed ct . mset.
Ing Of tho Fort Collins chamber Of
commerce. Plans are under way for
0uch . routs up Rist Canoa, over
Stove Prairie hill. down the I3uckhorn
70 Lovcland. Il 10 estimated that the
cost u such Q road will b between
| AZ 600 and 40 O00 A committee waa