The Monte Vista journal., 1909-01-02
STATE NEWS ITEMS


health.
There was $500 marriages in Den
yer during the past year and 5SS d.
vorceS.
Merry Christmas" in Denver re-
suited in forty,six cases on the Police
Court docket the next LAY.
At the starch factory in Greeley, b.
ID. Fisher fell head first into big
vat of ice-cold potato juice and mar
rowly escaped drowning
The State Board of Health will con
duct 'ts semi-annual examination for
embaimers at the State house in Den
yer Friday, January Sth, at LOO D. nj.
The football team of the LonGmont
high school defeated :he Englcwood
high school team of Chicago at Den
yer on Christmas Day by score of
IS to
syndicate of eastern capitalists
has taken S17,5OO 900 of the new issue
Of Denver & Rio Grande railway bonds.
The proceeds We're used to retire SIS
100000 short time notes.
In his county poor report to the sec
rotary of state Clerk Konkel of Baca
county fills out the blank as follows:
I'VE have no paupers. How many
counties can say as much?"
\. A. Peralta of the Greeley sugar
factory, has just prepared and pre-
sented to the Commercial club of Gree
ley eighteen glass jars whose contents
show the different processes in sugar
making, from sliced bects to pure white
sugar.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Denver is
the one person from Colorado whom
President Roosevelt has invited to at
tend the conference concerning the
care of the dependent children which
he has called to meet at the White
house on January 25th.
Local telephone wires have reached
Lay, in Routt county, and Lay can now
communicate with Denver within an
hour, having telephone connection with
Yampa, where the Western Union
Telegraph Company has its Routt
county terminus.
At the December meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Modern
Woodmen of America 1t was decided
to admit free of charge to the recently
established sanitarium in Colorado
Springs all members afflicted with tu-
berculosis whose cases are durable.
The Rogers Canning Company of
Rogers, Ark, has offered to establish
& canning factory at Fort Morgan. If
the farmers will plant 1000 acres of
vegetables suitable for canning, the
city to donate a site of two or three
acres and give bonus of $4,000
Arrangements have been about com
pleted by Secretary Watrous of the
Boulder Commercial Association, with
Springfield, H., parties to bring a col
ony from that section to settle on
small farms and fruit tracts near Boul.
der and along the lnterurban and I'm.
ion Pacific lines.
a grand celebration for the one hun
dredth anniversary OF the birthday of
Abraham Lincoln next February is be-
Ing planned in Denver to be held ut
the auditorium. All patriotic and mill.
tary societies in the city will take part.
led by the Grand Army OF the Repub-
lie.
The theator at Manhattan Beach In
Denver was entirely destroyed by fire
on the night of December 10th. II was
the property OF the Southern Invest.
ment Company. who, It is stated will
build new theater in Its place. The
old building cost $4,000 and was par.
TALLY insured.
The town OF Kersey held its first
municipal election December 22nd.
with only one ticket In the field.
named by the Boosters" club. Fred
james was elected mayor and Len
Flint, w. +. Spanlding, w. X. MORT.
mcr. j. II. Howe. d. =. Brooks and c.
5. Gardner, trustees.
Preparations have been completed
for the biggest short course IN domcs.
tic science at the Agricultural College.
Fort Collins. ever held IN the history
OF the institution. The course will be.
gin Jan. 18th and run until Jan. 18th.
Applications have come In from all
over the state for enrolment
At "A mass meeting at Pierce under
the auspices OF the Commercial Club
the proposition of the officers OF the
Burlington lntcrurban Railway Com.
pany to build into Pierce on condition
that $4,000 worth Of stock be sub.
Gcribod for and terminal sites provided
was accepted.
Arrangements are being made to use
the new Nationa. amphithea,re at the
Denver stock wards for tho first time