The Monte Vista journal., 1909-05-22
COLORADO ITEMS

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The new $4,000 Y. M. C. A. build.
ing at Grand Junction will be formally
dedicated June 4th. Many prominent
people will be present from all parts
Of the state.
Rev. G. A. Brandelle. D. D.. Of DeM.
yer, was recently elected for the tenth
time president Of the Kansas Lutheran
conference. embracing Kansas. Col.
orado and Texas.
Mrs. Rebecca Eaton. widow of the
late Ex-Governor Eaton, and Bruce G.
Eaton. and wife have Incorporated the
Bruce g. Eaton Land & Live Stock
Company. capitalized At 100000.
The following Colorado citizens have
been appointed timber cruisers in the
general land office service: Wilson s.
Blaser. Durango; Harry H. Schwartz.
Jr, Harry H. Ward. Jesse X. Chelten.
ten. Denver.
Postmaster Paul J. sours of Denver
has gone for two months pleasure
trip to the Pacific coast. He will stay
short time In San Francisco. where
he will join his family and he will
then attend the fair at Seattle.
The Union Pacific has filed condeni.
nation suits in the District Court at
Greeley against ten farmers In Crow
Creek district with whom the COM
pany has not been able to settle. the
farmers holding their land at over 800
an acre.
The Penrose L Northern railway, in
Fremont county. which is financed by
the Beaver Land & Irrigation Com
pany. has just completed laying three
and a half miles Of rails and expects
to have the road In operation by June
LIST.
DR.. Victor C. Anderson. president Of
the Colorado School of Mines, went to
Butte. Mont. to join the members Of
he senior class Of the institution, and
finish the inspection trip with them.
'he class has been making a months
tour Of the West, visiting all big mines.
mills. smelters and power enter prises
In Colorado. Utah. Idaho and Montana.
The invitations for the thirty. NTH
annual commencement Of the Colorado
School OF Mines have been issued by
the Board OF Trustees and the faculty
OF the school. The commencement
will take place Friday afternoon. May
2sth. at Simon Guggenheim hall, in
Golden. The annual address will be
delivered by Mr.. John Hays Ham.
mond.
Unable to extricate her foot from
between the bars Of the cattle guard
which she attempted to cross with
two other children. Eva Warner. aged
eight. met death At 4 railroad cross.
Ing at Windsor ON the 18th inst. and
her two little companions almost lost
their lives In an heroic attempt to
aid her. The engineer did not see the
children In time to stop the train.
The Greeley Commercial Club will
ask SO from each OF the big ditch
and reservoir companies OF Weld coun.
~ to help create a fund to push bill
In the next Legislature to enlarge the
forest reserves at the head OF the
streams In Colorado. for the benefit
Of irrigation. The action was taken
following an address by Directors
Davis and Weld Of the Longmont Com.
mercial Club.
when the shift came at both head.
ings Of the Gunnison tunnel on the
morning Of May l7tn the distance be.
tween the two was Just 900 feet. Al
the present rate Of progress they will
come together by July Goth. when the
20.6A0 feet Of the big bore will BE-
completed. The opening day will be-
between the 18th and goth Of August.
when President Taft has announced
his intention to be present.
Greeley and vicinity will be the
background for scenes shown In many
picture shows In New York and Chi.
caEo next summer. One will be bank
robbery moving picture. with the kcr.
scy country In the background. Jam .
Stewart. . Greeley boy. worked fivs
weeks training eleven people for the
scene. Among them are five real COW.
boys and . kersey maiden who cap.
lures the robbers. The kcrscy bank
Il be used for the scene.
The government census Of the Den.
yer district for 1910 will be In charge
Of A. b. Me0affey. who will reiinquish
the position Of secretary Of the State
Board Of Equalization ON June Ist.
There will BE- two other districts In
Colorado and Timothy O'ConneP for.