The Monte Vista journal., 1909-05-15
COLORADO NEWS

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Street cars have arrived for the new
Grand Junction electric line and May
18th has been set for the formal OPEN
ing. Free rides will be given the first
three days.
Another municipal playground has
been opened In Denver. at Lincoln
Park in West Denver. and 5000 chill
dren took advantage Of 1t on the open
ing day.
The county commissioners OF Boul-
der county have voted not to issue
license to conduct a bar in the hotel
at Eldorado Springs. No licenses will
be granted anywhere in the county.
While carrying a quantity OF dyna-
mite through a drift Of the Yak tunnel
at Leadville, Andrew Person, aged for
ty-two. fell. and with sufficient force
to explode the powder, which killed
him instantly.
The Rev. Father Francis A. O'Eeil.
for six years pastor Of st. Dominic's
church. and one Of the most popular
Catholic priests in Denver, died at his
home in Denver on the 9Th inst. from
valvular disease OF the heart
The Sterling Municipal Civic League
observed cleaning up day May 10th.
and the town was thoroughly reno
waited. The work was under the d.
rection Of President Mrs. c. B. Tim
berlake and Vice President Mrs. H. B.
Davis.
II. T. West. J. Max Clark, Robert
Steele, Ovid Plumb and B. d. Sanborn
have taken action to continue the cor
porate life of Union colony at Greeley
for twenty years, made possible by
law passed by the last Legislature. 1t
Is kept up to correct errors in deeds
looms out OF Greeley.
The F. E. Edbrooke Architect Com
pany has submitted to the Board OF
Capitol Managers at Denver plans for
q 100000 museum. which will prob
ably be erected In the civic center.
about Fourteenth and Acoma, oppo
site the new public library. The new
building is extremely artistic and will
be q fitting companion piece to the IL
brary.
Word was recently received at Fort
Collins by DR.. George H. Glover. head
Of the veterinary department OF Colo
RADIO Agricultural College. that the de-
partment would be given class A rat
ing by the committee appointed to In
spect all schools. This will put the
college on a par with the best veter-
inaian institutions Of the United
States.
The congregation OF the First n. E.
church At Colorado Springs will ten
der an elaborate reception June In
honor Of DR.. James b. Gregg. who re-
Gently resigned after twenty-seven
years continuous service. to live with
his children in Boston. Mayor Spur
geon. President Slocum OF Colorado
Springs and President Dodge Of the
Y. NJ. C. A. will speak.
At the home Of former Governor
Jesse Mcdonald In Denver on the 10th
inst Miss Sarah Nichols died from
the effects OF the bullet wound In her
head inflicted March 2Sth by John
Collins. Mrs. McDonald's father and
Miss Nichols brother.In-law. In sud.
den violent impulse Collins. whose
mind had become affected by illness.
shot Miss Nichols and then killed him.
self.
Plans are completed at Greeley for
the new training school to be erected
on the State Normal school cam.
pus east Of the library. This building
will cost 100000 and will be com.
pleted by the fall Of 1910. The State
normal has the largest enrolment now
In Its history. having about 1900 pu.
pills. DIR. r. e. Winship. editor Of the
New England Journal Of Education OF
Boston, will deliver the graduation ad.
dress.
In the District Court at Colorado
Springs Judge Morris sentenced c. H.
Curl. convicted Of receiving stolen
goods. TO one year to fifteen months
In the penitentiary and gave the same
sentence TO Laura v. Donal. convicted
Of receiving stolen goods. on the ties.
timony OF tweiveyear-old Title Wat.
son. who was found In the dry goods
store which the Donal woman had In.
ntructed her to burglartse. The Wat.
son girl 10 In the Industrial school.
Edwin A. Brown. . wealthy Denver
man. who 10 Interested In the sstah.
iishment Of municipal lodging houses.
visited Pueblo. represented himself -
4 moor man out Of work and Vas cour.