The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-10-31
STATE NEWS ITEMS

0reeley voted TO nOlu ltS next auhuoi
session 1t Pueblo.
The Rev. ri. B. Williams Of Chicago.
noted evangelist, is to head four
weeks series of revival meetings In
Denver.
Miss Adele Fowle. Denver stenog-
rapher, was sixth in the international
and third in the amateur typewriting
contest held recently in New York.
The sample ballots for Weld county
for the general election have been
prepared in the English, Swedish, Rus
sian. Spanish and Italian languages.
On the 2lst inst, for the first time
in the history of Pueblo. there was not
a case Of contagion registered with the
board Of health. nor was there case
in quarantine.
The community OF MennOnites. four
miles west OF La Junta dedicated their
new sanitarium Sunday. There were
about 500 people at the services, which
lasted through the entire day.
According to reports reaching d. Z.
Farr. state game and fish commission
er, the flight of ducks this year Is the
greatest ever known. Wild geese are
also said to be uncommonly numerous.
Denver hunters, some five hundred OF
them. are going out to the lakes In the
vicinity every day and bringing In I'M
mense numbers Of ducks.
Ground was broken at Greeley Mon
day for q Catholic church building to
cost $4,000 1t will be one OF the
finest in northern Colorado and will
be Of gray brick and stone. The tow
er will be las feet high. The church
was established four years ago AZ reg
ulAr parish under Father Casey, and
has 800 members.
An Aero club has been organized
in Denver by people who want to keep
pace with the latest developments in
the art Of flying. One of It's most
prominent members Is Walter NJ. Cage.
who has recently attracted consider
able attention throughout the country
by his Invention Of submarine and
his present work upon a flying ma
chine.
In notices sent around to nearly ev.
cry buainess man In Denver, Secret
Service Agent Goddard warns all
against two men who are reported to
be examining cash drawers under pre-
tense OF Belonging to the secret ser.
vice. The men have been caught. II
u said. ID the act Of removing money
several tt1nes, but have each time e.
capped.
G. 3. Morsy, president Of the Great
Western Sugar Company. IL reported
~ saying that sugar In Colorado beets
this year 10 two per cent below the
average. The best crop In Colorado
averages iron fourteen to fifteen per
cent. sugar. but the percentage this
year will b from twelve to fourteen.
which means loss of two per cent. to
the farmers.
Without exception the bids sub.
mited TO the county commissioners Of
Pueblo county for the erection OF the
new court house exceeded the esti.
mates OF both architects and the board.
Five bids were presented, the lowest
being that Ut Frank Taylor Of Pueblo.
$4lS.30S. Taylor contracts to use Tur.
key Creek stone and to complete the
structure within two years.
Charles II. Nc0uirc. engineer at the
Denver mint, stood highest In the ex.
animation Siven BY the United States
civil scrvice eoomission to applicants
for the position Of inspector OF me.
chanical and electrical engineering In
the supervising architects office In
Washingtoa. He has been ordered Il
report At washinston to assume the
position.
Sixty Young women Of Colorado ex
ecuted one Of the most complicated and
best managed drills ever attempted BY
women on the stage Of the auditorium
In Denver Saturday night, when the
dril team q the Denver Youus
Women's Christian Temperance UnIor
formed the LISTERS Z. w. c. r. U. whlis
5000 spectators broke forth Ia ap
plause thaE sounded and rssounded
through IL vast hall filled with dele
gates Of Tie nation to the ". c. T. U
The MoeeAG road viii put on Q pas
senscr car 1isins service after Novem
Der lst. Thls viii continue for the win
Ter moatAs oaly. In the sprtng the
regular diniag station servica at Toa
laad and Arrow viii b resumed. Th1
meals h ~ passenger car dining ser
vice are peeDaFod II kitchen car and
thea served b ~ regular passenger
cars On tabjeo fastsnsd bstwssa tn
seats. Thooo tables ore removed aeaiu
whsa tAs neal b OVER.