The Monte Vista journal., 1908-08-22
COLORADO ITEMS

I Au0 BtAto BrOnlDltlOu CONVENTION
will be held at Denver September 9Th
and 9th.
The Association OF State and Ma
tional Food Officials will meet at Den
yer next summer
Pumpkin Pic Day at Longmont on
Thursday. the 18th was great success
The attendance was larger than ever
before.
The Florence Daily and Weekly
Tribune has been sold to J. +. Tor
renee. The paper will continue as q
daily.
| A two-year-old black bear was cap
tured eight miles from Trinidad Q few
days ago by two Mexicans, who sold
1t to Trinidad butcher.
The semi-annual meeting Of the Col
orado Osteopathic Association will
convene at Colorado Springs, Friday
and Saturday. August 2sth and 29th.
State Dairy Commissioner B. G. D.
Bishop u preparing to file charges
with District Attorney Stidger at Den
yer against more than twenty peddlers
Tor selling unbranded oleomargarine.
James p. Grant, graduate OF the
University OF Colorado last year. has
been appointed teacher Of physics at
Foo Chow, China. He has left Boul-
der for California and will sail for
China In = few weeks.
While Mrs. Jesse Nolin, wife Of the
superintendent of the Greeley water
works. was watching a game OF ball In
Longmont she was accidentally struck
In the eye by the ball. being knocked
down and rendered unconscious.
At Greeley Monday Chozo Koiko.
consul general for Japan at San Fran.
cisco. who was on his way to Wash
ington. held an informal reception to
his cOuntrymen at the station while the
train stopped. About 100 japanese,
carrying American and japanese flags,
welcomed him.
II Is exactly 16.400 PAGES from the
summit OF Pixies Peak to the depot Of
the cog road. In Manitou, according 10
careful count made by Prof. X. Nc
Kay OF Sanbury. o., who recently
walked down the peak. The number
from the summit to the Half Way
house ID 1855
The annual polo contest for the Dew
ereaux CHALLENGE cup will be held at
GlenwoOd Springs the latter part Of
this month. probably on August 9Th.
between teams from Glenwood Springs.
Denver and Colorado Springs. The
challenge cup is now held by the
Glenwood Springs team.
Thirty three women Of Denver have
pledged themselves to raise 500 each
by January ]. 1909. for the building
fund Of the Children's Hospital Asso-
citation. They are members OF the
board OF dlrec tGs Of the hospital and
tho money y to be raised In various
ways. but wholly by individual effort
At . special meeting Of the Boul.
der city council Monday night a $780,
900 bond issue for waterworks i'm.
provements was authorized and . bid
OF w. E. Sweet & Co. Of Denver was
for the entire issue At ninety-five cents
was accepted. The bonds draw four
and half per cent interest.
BY an explosion Of about fifty
pounds OF dynamite In the Ingram
mine At Salina. In Boulder county. Sat.
urday night. Charles Calicutt. Ote
Broughton and Frank Shea were in
stantly killed. They were working In
the 245-foot level OF the mine and what
caused the explosion 10 not known.
On Sunday the l7th william F. vii.
son. Jr.. aged seventeen, Of Denver.
while hunting doves near Leyden.
northwest OF the city. accidentally shot
himself and died soou after. On tho
same day Gordon Kyle Of the same age
~ Wilson. was accidentally drowned
by the upsetting Of canoe At the lake
In the City park at Denver.
Mrs. Lillian May 0cott OF vinton. Ia.
died ut Cucharas IL Huerfano county. .
few days ago ~ ths result Of . second
shock OF lightning. which she received
within week after the first. She
was visiting Q sister at Cucharas and
while there was badly shocked BY light
ming. She was recovering from this
when on Sunday che received another
shock that proved fatal.
r. II. Cooper. . prisoner. who e.
capped from the convict gang which 10
working on the state road at Stark.
Vile August sth, has been apprchcnded
At Gary. Oklahoma, and will be brought
back to Canon City. Cooper was con.
victed OF forgery IN Weld county and
had served four years and nine monthA.
He would have been released In q little
more than . year. but now he will
serve extra time.
Lake San Cristobai In Hinsdaie
county ID to be the center Of one Al
the finest pleasure and health resorts
In Colorado. Incorporation papers wers
taken out Monday BY prominent bust
ness men OF Lake City. who will spend
100000 on preliminary plans for the
resort. Hotels, cottages and various