The Monte Vista journal., 1908-02-15
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

TAe towns q Mead and Mum are
taking steps to Incorporate, having
died petitions at Greeley. Il
Shooting at coyotes from noving
trains II cne Of the pastimes Of passen-
gers and trainmen on the Moffat road.
Over 100000 pounds. Of Aour were
direct to Liverpool, England, by the
Lamar Milling Z Elevator Company.
Fort Collins 10 preparing to entertain
the annual department of the Grand
Army Of the Republic. department OF
Colorado and Wyoming. next May.
The Colorado Fruit Commercial A.
ISOLATION and the Grand Valley Fruit
and Produce Association have formed
Q consolidation under the former name.
In order to secure . charter for .
ledge Of E1ks, members OF that order
have Just completed . census Of Fort
Morgan. They hnd the population to
be SOS.
The Bureau of Child and Animal Pro-
lection will try Its hand at running the
dog pound in Denver. money for the
purpose being appropriated by the City
Council. M
In order to establish a headquarters
for the western states the Salvation
Army has appropriated $150.000 for the
purchase or erection Of building In
Denver.
The Associated Charities Of Colorado
Springs have found several hundred
men out Of employment and are en-.
deavOring to influence the City Council
to create public work for them.
J. C. Emerson. who had served ~
day marshal OF Rine ever since the
town was incorporated, died on the
10th inst. OF diabetes. He was thirty
eight years Of age and leaves fam
lily.
building 1T Denver, which was stopped
by the failure of the contractor. will
soon he resumed by his bondsmen, who
promise 10 finish the structure in good
time.
The State Normal School has added
one Of the rarest and most expensive
collections OF humming birds in the
world to its museum. II numbers 400
different species. gathered In South
America especially for the school.
While sinking hole for the founda-
tiOn Of the proposed Pueblo court
house workmen uncovered metal disc
showing that by the United States &C.
oIoxical Survey in 1877: the elevation
Of Pueblo was placed at 1880 feet.
The First State Bank of Num-, Colo
radO. has incorporated with a capital
III so 900. with Il. F. Clark Of Fort Col.
lins. president. Boyd Wolfe Of Num-.
vice president. and John II. Leinr and
Amcs Entwistle OF Num-. directors.
The Calvution army contemplates
the erection OF n church at Greeley
which will make the seventh In the
city. II will cost $4,000. have three
staries, and q part will be used ~ .
rooninE house and for storerooms.
President Aylesworth OF the State
Agricultural College will speak at the
University of Colorado February 33d.
ON THE College Man in Politics." his
address being the principal feature Of
the WHshingtOn's Birthday exercises
ut the university. .n
The Seventh Day Adventists of Colo
RADIO and neixhbOriny stAtes have n.
ranged to hold their annual convention
in Pueblo next September. The con-
vcntiOn will continue for ten days and
more than thousand delegates are sx.
pectsd TO attend.
Judge Carrigues of Greeley will con.
duct the flrst hearing ON the question
of the Lisposition Of the state inheSi.
tance fund Judge Garrigues has given
notice that he will hear the State Unit.
versity demand against the Inheritance
fund on April 2, 1908. A new set OF In.
| hcritance tax forms have been pre-
pared for attorneys.
Nathaniel Thorpe. tried at Cripple
Creek for the murder Of William An.
derson. vas acquitted by the Jury. The
prison .r Was not released but was re.
mand l 10 his cell In the county jail
by tie sheriff to await the disposition
II the second Information. charging The
murder u Albert Bills.
II IL announced that the Pueblo
Foundry Machine Company, better
known ~ Lannon's foundry. will add
to It's present plant cast steel manu-.
Factory ~ cost OF e75,OO0. The nov
plant will employ 100 men and will be
the only one u its kind west Of IT.
Louis. Besides turning out cast steel.
number OF spccialties will be manu-.
factured.
Bob" Womack. "thc father OF Grip.
pie Creek" who made the 'frsa impor.
tant discovery OF gold In tho district
In tho Gold King mine Ia Poverty
Oulch. II row lying at hts sisters home
In Colorado Springs . helpless victim
OF paralysis. An effort 10 being made
by the LewspapcrB. backed by promi.
n~nt citiscns. 70 raise . fund for the
purpose nf easing Tor him during the
rest OF his life.
II. r. Smlth. Who carries the mall
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