The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-10-17
COLORADO news

Plans havs been prepared for new
$4,000 hotel to be erected in the bust
ness section Of Grand Junction.
The cornerstone for the new club
house for the boys Of the First Con-
gregational church at Pueblo was laid
Sunday.
Over 400 deer had been received In
Denver up to the 14th inst. with pros
poets Of at least 1000 more before the
close Of the season, October goth.
On the University grounds In Den
YER Saturday the University Of Den
yer football team defeated the eleven
Of the University of Utah by score
Of II to Is.
The new addition to the Denver
postofffce has finally been occupied
and opened to business. It cost about
$4,000 and II much smaller than was
really needed.
Judge Ben b. Lindsey has announced
his intention Of running for judge OF
the Juvenile Court in Denver on nm
independent ticket that will contain
only his name.
William Barth, a Denver capitalist.
has bought the Equitable bnilding In
Denver Of the Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society for &l.i0O.0O0. 1t is tne
finest buesiness building In Denver.
George Tebeau has sold Sis-one-half
interest In the Denver baseball team OF
the Western League to J. F. Gunthrope
of Plainview, Neb., but he still retains
a part ownership in the Broadway park
In Denver. where all the games are
played.
During the year 1907 the state Of
Colorado led in the production Of tung-
stem minerals. 1.146 tons Of wolframite
ore approaching wolframite in compost
ton. valued at $57s.642.7A. being taken
from the mines located in Boulder
county.
DR.. Hugh L. TAYLOR, state health
commissioner. thinks 1t Is not impos-
sible that bnbonic plague may appear
In Colorado. the danger being In the
japanese laborers who work Z part OF
the year in California and then come
10 this state.
Charles e. Hooper Of Denver. son Of
Mai. 8. x. Hooper. general passenger
agent OF the Denver & Rio Grande. has
been appolnted general agent Of the
San Pedro. Los Angeles AMI Salt Lake
railroad. The Clark Road" and will
soon open an office In Denver.
Work IL progressing on the River.
side ditch and dam and before another
month all contrssts are expected to b
finished. Thn 10 one Of the largest
projects in the state and will briax
under irrigation 100. 900 acres Of Nor
gan county farm land.
DR.. II. Bowles. veterinary surgeon.
returned to Cripple Greek . few days
since from hunting trip to the Black
mountain county. 60 miles west. bring.
Ing back one OF the largest bald eagles
ever killed In Colorado. The eagle
weighs = little under forty-scven
pounds. and with wings spread out
measures eight feet and one and one
sixteenth inches from tip to tip.
The Denver Symphony Orchestra
Association has been Incorporated
with the following directors: J. A.
Thatcher. z. b. Field. John r. Cam
pion. John W. Springer. w. A. Hover.
Thomas +. Daily. George d. Berger.
O. e. lie rcvre. Franklin Guitcrman.
Philip Fcldhauscr. Godfrey Schirmer.
william G. Evans. Lucius NJ. Cuthbert
and c. J. Hughes. Jr.
Two OF the candidates for state 81.
perintendcnt OF public Instruction
have "Kathc-ine" for their first name
and the other two are named Cath.
crime" Following arc the names rs
they will appear on the ballot: Kath.
crime CRAIG. Republican: Mrs. Rather.
Inc Cook. Democrat: Catherine
schoolcr. Prohibition. and Catherine
Phillips, Socialist Katie 10 sure to bc
elected.
With the view Of settling up Routt
county ~ rapidly ~ possible. tho
State Land Beard has disposed Of 1000
acres Of land within the past few days.
A majority NJ tAs purchasers Will 10
cate their hosnsstsads In Routt coun.
~. A. 800 acres were sold In that
county At prices ranging nun IS TO
t37 per acre. II LArimsr county 1900
acres were sold and the remainder
Of the sales were divided between 10
gan. Rio Grande. Weld. Sasuachs. Pu-
eblo. Baca and Blbert.
Il has been arranged that the State
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