The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-03-27
COLORADO NEWS


A movement has been started at
Pueblo to secure large fund for the
erection Of Young Mems Christian
Association building.
The plant of the Colorado Briquette
Company at Grand junction vas de-
stroyed by fire on the 18th inst. The
loss is estimated at 10000.
Canon City has increased the salary
OF Its mayor from SIS month to $50
per month. Aldermen will hereafter
receive 325 month instead of $40.
H. H. Tammen of the Denver Post
Is building $4,000 residence on Cap
itol Hill in Denver Envious contem-
poraries insist that it should be
painted yellow.
The Denver, Laramie & Northwest
ern Railroad Company will purchase
forty acres of school land east of Den
yer for town site. the cost. it is said.
to be 5000 per acre.
Plans are being drawn for par
ochial school to be erected for st. Jo-
seph's Catholic parish at Fort Collins
at cost Of 100000. The great influx
OF population, especially OF beet work
ers, has created a demand for a Cath
Ole school,
Active work was begun on the 18th
Inst. on the Greeley Poudre Irrigation
system when engineers started final
surveys for the building Of the Nc.
Grew & Garfield reservoir and the ex-
tension Of the Pierce lateral ditch east.
ward.
The Pueblo Manufacturers Associa-
ton has made arrangements to pre-
pare an exhibit of Pueblo made goods
In a centrally located storeroom, to be
kept up several weeks in a campaign to
have the people support home indus
tries.
The city Of kersey has issued bonds
In the sum of $1,000 at 6 per cent, in
order to take over from the stockhold.
ers OF the kersey Lateral Ditch Com.
pany its water stocks. to be used In
providing water for the lawns, trees,
etc., Of Kersey.
The state convention of the Farm.
ers' Educational and Cooperative
Union at Pueblo passed resolutions
condemning the delay of the Legisla
ture In acting on needed legislation
and telegram to that effect was sent
to the proper officials In Denver.
United States District Attorney
Ward has started suit for the gov.
eminent To recover SIS. sos so from tho
estate OF Samuel A. Gutshail as AN In
demnlty for 3.926.4iO feet of timber al
legged to have been cut from govern.
ment reserves In the MOntrcse land NJ.
flee district between the year 1909 and
1908.
At an executive session OF the Pue.
eblo Transportation Association and
Pueblo shippers to discuss alleged dis.
elimination In freight rates against Pu.
eblo by the Denver 4 Rio Grandc rail.
road In q certain district In southern
Colorado. a committee was named to
compile the facts In the case and pre-.
sent them to high officers Of the Gold
lines.
The Colorado 4 Northwestern Rail
road Company has been notified by the
Eastern Colorado Power Company to
prepare for shipment Of 400 900 tons
Of cement for the Nederiand dam.
which will be handled at the rate II
about seven cars day. Shipments
will commence ut once and \ cement
train will make daily trips ON the
mountain road.
The mine owners OF Colorado whose
properties produce ores bearing zinc
and lead. intend making a strenuous
fight against the proposal to reduce
the tariff on lead and zinc. bullion. pig
and scrap. They claim that q tariff re.
duction means an equal reduction In
the market price OF those metals and
would spell ruin to many mine owners
OF the West.
II II stated that Frank Shercliffc,
alias Morris. now In the penitentisry
ut Canon City. has employed n lawyer
TO appeal his case to the Supreme
Court. Shercliffc was convicted on u
charge Of numbering u IA.advilie M.
loonkceper. fifteen years ago. On Ills
way to state prison he escaped from
Sheriff Bonner Of I.eadvilie. and was n
few weeks ago brought back from
Minnesota. where he was acquitted Of
\ charge Of train robbing.
The largest mortgage ever given In
San Miguel county has been filed at
Telluride. I, IN for $500. 900. given BY
the JapanFlora Mines and Tunnel
Company and runs ten years.
Il covers IN. entire property
and II understood To have been
placed with the intention Of commenc.
Ing imn0rtnnt deX elOnmenf work The