The Monte Vista journal., 1908-09-12

Will gives Charles j. Hughes. Jr, the
full delegation from Denver with which
to PUT through his Endorsement as the
party's candidate for senator.
The State Bank OF Kersey. capital.
lied ut $4,000. has been organized
with b. p. Brooks president and ID. NJ.
Decamp cashier.
BY the will OF the late Andy Nc
Millen, the pioneer stockman of
Evans. his estate, valued at $4,000.
Is left to his widow and five children.
Sterling has completed the drilling
Of five wells and these. together with
the Springdale reservoir. are expected
10 furnish enough water to supply a
population OF 5000.
Thomas Conway. aged fifty-five. one
OF the oldest and most popular pas
senger conductors on the Rio Grande
railroad. died at his home in Grand
Junction on the Bird inst after long
Illness.
Harry G. Browne, superintendent OF
the Rocky Ford Electric Company. was
Instantly killed on the night Of the I'd
inst. by coming In contact with the
sHt iiy WHICH,. Ibto wan cPsts
open and death was instantaneous. He
IS survived by a widow. and his mother
resides In Cripple Creek. While . half
the Portland mine at Victor. Browne
was thir;y-eight years old.
Thomas Luxen. n wealthy Rio Blanco
ca;tleman living four miles north o.
Rifle. Colorado. 10 defendant In dam
age suit filed In the Federal Court NJ
Denver. charging him with having al
lowed cattle and horses TO craze upon
the Battlement national forest reserve.
Mr.. l.uxen is said to have taken
chances In the hope that favorable
decision will be reached In the United
States Supreme Court.
The county commissioners of Pitkin
county have instructed the county
treasurer TO accept the certified check
for $J.l5i.3s and the personal check for
$221.aS given by ex.Coun;y Treasurer
William II. McNichols To cover the al
legged shortage created during his term
OF office and his half OF the expenses
for the recent accounting Of the cOun.
~ books. and have also instructed that
the civil suit against McNichols be
dismissed.
Colorado's peculiar advantages ~ Q
place Of regeneration for persons SUI.
tering from pulmonary tubercular
troubles are to be Set before the medi.
cal fraternity OF the world most forci.
lily at the International Congress on
Tuberculosis. which will take place In
Washington. ID. C.. September 2ist to
October 18th. The state will be rep.
resented by n large and able dclega-
ton Of prominent medical practition.
crs.
The formal opening Of the Sanitary
company's canning plant Mt Brighton
took place September LIST. This com.
pany Is the successor Of the Wilmorc
Canning Company late OF Denver. The
company has JUS, completed q plant
costing about $4,000 to eau tomatoes
and other garden produce. There
were several hundred people prcscn,
NJ the opening. Refreshments were
served and music was furnished by tn e
management.
Al Fort Collins ON the End inst. 8. H.
Atwater II Canon City. for eleven sue.
ccssive ycars president Of the State
Sunday School Association. was again
elected to that office. In addition "a
the erection Of Mr.. Atwater. president
the convention chose the following Off
GERS: Vice president. u. &. johnson ol
Fort Collins: vice president Of the
western slope. =. =. Frazier Of Nout.
rose: secretary. W. n. HARDY Of Rocky
Ford: treasurer. G. .. watsoo ol lies
vcr.
Al Leadvills on The Cad last. aftes