The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-07-25
STATE news ITEMS

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The Burlington railroad paid the
treasurer Of Morgan county $11.400
taxes . few days since, being the larg.
est payment ever received at the Of
flee. ,z
| City free delivery will be established
at Salida October 18th, with three
regular carriers and one substitute.
and twenty-four letter boxes are to be
installed.
The cornerstone Of the new Jewish
temple at Pueblo was laid on Sunday.
the 18th inst. The honor Of laying the
stone was sold at auction and went to
n. Edelstein.
A vein Of lithograph stone four feet
thick has been found at Turkey creek
near Pueblo. The stone IL Of good
quality. and has been used in Pueblo.
1t IL worth $500 q ton.
William Ash Is reported to have
made . rich strike Of graphite ore.
sixty per cent. pure. between Grape
and Texas creeks. In Fremont county.
The vein 10 eight inches wide and Is
continuous.
In few days the Rock Island will
bring twenty more car repairers from
Roswell to Pueblo. The Rock Island
has established car shops in Pueblo
In the last few months. which equal
almost any In the West.
Elias Valdez. aged twenty-one. Of
Capulin. Cone3os county. was killed on
the night Of July 18th by lightning.
There was . small hole In the top OF
bis head. the lightning In its course
had burned out his tongue. and there
was Q jagged hole in his abdomen.
Scott Truxton, inspector in charge OF
the construction Of tho 12S-foot con.
crete bridge At Portland. Colorado. has
rendered his resignation to State En-
Eineer Jaycox and will leave shortly for
San Juan. Porto Rico. to become chief
assistant to the superintendent Of pub
lie works at San Juan. . position which
be held prior to his coming to Denver.
Crystal park. comprising $50 acres
about tw3 miles south Of Manitou. the
recreation spot Of the late John Hay.
former Secretary Of State. and In one
OF the cabins OF which he wrote his
Life Of Abraham Lincoln" has been
sold by his widow. Clara 8. Hay Of Mer.
rimack. New Hampshire. to EdsoA
Pearsall. . Wall street. broker. The
price II stated at $4,000. 1Nf
Pumpkin Pie Day win b celebrated
In Longmoot this year on August 18th.
The ladies Of L0agmout will make H.
900 pies. and with the pies will b
$4,000 sandwiches and seventy.five
barrels Of coffee. With the festival
proper will be an Industrial parade
In which the farming interests will be
represented. In the evening there will
be fireworks and masked carnival.
J. D. own. the new chief engineer
Of the Rio 0rande. left Denver
Wednesday for . general tour Of In.
spection Of the road In company with
General Manager A. C. Ridgeway and
General Superintendent A. e. Welby.
The Western Pacific will soon be com.
pleted AID the Rio 0rande system will
be put In the best shape possible 10
make the connection perfect
Amoag the new features at the State
fair at Pueblo next fall will b scholar.
ships 70 boys and giris under twenty.
one who prove to b. the best judges Of
live stock and cooking, respectively.
President Burch has also announced
that b. will erect . press building to
BE- at the disposal Of the newspaper
men Of the state Who visit the fair and
70 b under the supervision Of the
Pueblo Press Club.
David n. Aoffat sailed from Europe
July 3lst on his return trip AFTER q
brief visit to his daughter. Mrs.. J. A.
AcClurg. and his grand daughter. Miss
Marjorie. In Paris. The date Of his
sailing also CHANGED to mark bic sixty.
niatA birthday. and bis relatives and
Srtende In Colorado kept the telegraph
and cable companies busy conveying TO
Mr.. Ao(fat their messages Of cou9rst.
ulatiou.
A black coyote. the first Of the Kind
known. 10 attracting much attention
on The ranch a A. L. Camp, Jr.. near
Greeley. Il 10 now three months o,d.
has the run Of the place and 10 quite
tame. u was found n Q litter OF
yoeng coyotes. but the others were
q ~ ordinary color. Tie black cor.
oes differs fro0 the others N 10 vay
except u color. Il has bssa named
"Maseoe."
Ua4se the direetboa Of Doulsvasd M.
psrt osores .. ksssiss. Mayor 0peee
arraasinS Tor expssimsnts 70 b
made o. beaver streets for Q solution
q Tie 1ust problem through ~ NJ
q ressdiv0 oil. q tAs psaa eueceee.
fully CARED oet h Kansas City aad
olhee large PLACES. The lnlanA an
Co0po0y q Doul1eS hAe cooaeataA IA
dive grotio sufficient oil 20 afeoeA 100
% flvo beoeau.
0oo1 progress n being maAe N ~
big dan 81 ths Eastern CoSoeaAo Pm.
o. Company q BARRIER MsaaoVs. 4 MA
below No6eSlanA. 10 Boulder cosnfv
Two 7o-too steam ohovele A. essio~cS
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