The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-02-13
STATE NEWS ITEMS

rock is In evidence.
Sr. Mary's hospital, at Grand juno
ton. the Oldest one In the Western
slope, is to have a $4,000 addition.
Dr. George H. Slower has been
chosen dean OF the faculty of the Med.
ical college of the University Of Den
yer.
Herman Lueders of Manitou. former
secretary Of the State Board Of Capitol
Commissioners, died at Pueblo on the
It'll inst.
Snowsides interrupted telephone
communication between J urango and
Telluride from January 22d to Febru-
airy 4th.
Mrs Russell Sage OF New York has
given $4,000 toward building fund for
the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton OF Colorado Springs
The Boulder oil field Is still attract
Ing great deal of attention and ar
rangements are being made to drill a
large number OF new wells.
At the close Of business February
5th, the six national banks OF Denver
had on deposit 35s.149.1s3.11. This is
gain Of s3l3.sl5.sO over the amount
OIL deposit at the close of business
November 81, 1908.
A special short course OF ten weeks
Tor forest rangers has been started by
the Colorado College school of forestry
at Colorado Springs under w. j. Nor
rill. deputy forest supervisor OF the
Pixies Peak forest reserve.
A total Of $l1,395 ,9S6.l9 is on de.
post in the six banks OF Colorado
Springs, according to the responses to
the call of the comptroller Of the cur
rency. This makes a better showing
than for many years, for correspond
ing period.
The State Commercial Association
has taken up the burden OF procuring
suitable exhibits from Colorado for the
third Trans Missouri Dry Farming Con.
gress at Cheyenne February 23rd. cath
and 25th. The various commercial or.
CARNATIONS Of the state are urged TO
take part in the work.
Twenty-one members OF the Denver
University football team were enter.
tanned on the night Of the 4th inst. at
a banquet at the residence Of W. c.
Johnston In Colorado Springs. The
young men were accompanied each by
in a special car. Mr.. Johnston. who
formerly lived near the University In
Denver, Is a football enthusiast.
The Greeley canning factory wants
$500 acres Of peas for the coming sea
son and one.half as many acres OF cab.
bage and tomatoes. The needed acre.
age is being rapidly pledged by farm
ers and the early crop OF peas will be
planted from the middle OF March to
the first Of April. Many acres Of to
matoes have been pledged in the vi.
cinity OF Platteville and Fort Lupton
and the cabbage acreage will be cas-.
lily secured.
The Greeley sugar factory. the Model
mills and the Greeley starch factory
have presented the Greeley CONNER.
cial club with an exhibit OF their pro.
duets showing the processes through
which the raw materials pass TO the
finished products. The sugar bects
show eighteen processes before 1t be.
comes sugar, the potatoes eight pro.
cesses In the making OF starch and
wheat requires twenty.three stages be.
fore being made into flour.
A national park for. Pueblo and
Custer counties In the Grcenhorn
mountain range In projected by resi-.
dents OF both counties. who will ask
Congress for mn appropriation to main.
tain II. The location is thirty.fivc
miles southwest Of Pueblo on the
county line. Those who ARE back OF
the scheme wish TO have Congress set
aside the park twelve by fifteen miles.
The country has some Of the most
beautiful mountain scenery In the state.
According to plans outlined by the
committee on public health and sani.
tation Of the Colorado Springs Char.
ter convention. Mt n public meeting.
not only will every physician be- re.
quircd to include tuberculosis among
the list OF contagious diseases In his
rapport 10 be- filed with the Health de.
partment. but every householder must
register all cases Of tuberculosis In his
household. together with the other pre-.
scribed diseases.
Pueblo. Colo.-The Missouri Pacific
will begin extensive improvements
Monday In preparation for the compile.