The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-07-31
COLORADO ITEMS


han been appointed pension examining
r. Smith. resigned.
John Remple, conductor. and E. A.
Craddock. motorman OF a street car.
were held up and robbed Of gold
watches and about $50 in money few
nights since in West Pueblo.
The government fish hatchery on
the Grand Mesa is preparing to ship q
large quantity OF tout eggs to foreign
countries. Italy will receive 100000.
France 100000 and Japan 100000.
The quarterly convention of the
Colorado Realty Dealers Association
at Boulder on the 21st inst. was large
ly attended by representative business
men from all sections Of the state.
Professor Greene. OF Newton. Mass.
has been appointed a member Of the
Colorado College faculty to succeed
Prof. J. r. Armstrong. who has been
granted two rears' leave OF absence.
The premium list for the second an.
nual Colorado Interstate Fair and Ex-
position at Denver is off the press and
can be had upon application to Secre-
airy G. c. Fuller, 424 Tabor Opera
House. Denver.
Bids for the erection Of three cot.
tages at the insane asylum at Pueblo
were rejected because none Of them
were inside the sum available. The
lowest bid was $l5O.OOO. The bcaro
will advertise for new bids.
BY the will of Francis Serriere
goodly sum is left to the McClelland
orpranage Of Pueblo and the Vineland
Methodist church. Serriere was
prosperous farmer near Vineland and
his estate is valued at $4,000.
The Christian Scientists of Arvada,
under the leadership of Mrs. Mary c.
Beck, have completed plans and are
receiving bids for small church
they hope to have ready ror occu.
pancy before the snow flies.
An international rock drilling con.
test is one Of the features being con.
stdered by the management Of the sec.
ond annual Colorado Interstate Fair
and Exposition at Denver In connec-
ton with the mineral display.
William Vail has sold his farm Just
north OF Golden. to Nathaniel Ketchel
Of Denver for $4,000. Two years ago
the place was offered for SIS. 900. its
value having increased In that time
over one third. Similar advances in
agricultural land are reported from all
over the state.
The Silver State Packing company
OF Fort LuptOn opened its factory July
18th and began canning beans. On
account Of the severe hailstorm there
will be only 4 short run. Most OF tho
tomato plants have been replanted.
More than $1,000 worth of tomato
plants were set out after the hailstorm
and these will make . fair crop.
The Denver L Rio Grande has or.
dered 1900 fifty.ton steel dump bot.
tom coal cars. 1900 steel under and
upper frame box cars. 500 steel under
and upper frame stock cars. $50 steel
ftfty.ton flat cars and 200 refrigerator
cars. This road has under construc.
ton ten all-steel passenger coaches.
ten all.steel baggage and express cars
and few cAboose cara
In an interview 1t Chicago ex-0ov.
ernor Buchtel. who was credited with
an interview denouncing woman suff.
rage. denied that he had made any
such statements. II stated that some
OF the best people I know arc very
indifferent to the exercise OF the
franchise" he said. "No.hing that I
said ~nuid t,a m aha IN CONWAY thu tAna
that only the dregs Ut womankina
vote. That's not true
On the afternoon Of the goth last.
there WAS = heavy cloudburst in
Green canon. thirty miles north Of
Trinidad. causing . Hood which swept
away q portion Of the tramwsy trsstle
leading to the mine Of the Green
Canon Coal Company and partially
flooding the mine. causing suspension
Of operations. A number Of houses
were Hooded and there was considesa-
bic damage done to furniture.
The Western conference OF the r
u. c. A. 1t Estes Park came 70 Gloss
with . big camp fire which was large
~ attended by visitors from the neigh
boring resorts. The newly elected a.
Ulcers for the ensuing year are: c. r.
Dodge Of Colorado Springs. president
II. ". Moore Of Denver, first vice
president: o. A. Boyle OF wichita
Kan. second vice.presidcnt: A. L
johnson Of Lincoln. Neb.. third vice
president: J. II. cAusey Of beaver
treasurer.