The Monte Vista journal., 1909-05-01
COLORADO ITEMS


24th, $4,000 in bonds were voted for
new school buildings, one in town and
two in the country.
Judge James Garrigues at Greeley
has approved the petition for issuance
OF 100000 in bonds by the Henry
Ign Irrigation district.
M. Craffey has begun the erection In
Denver of the largest broom factory
west of the Missouri river. represent
Ing an investment Of 100000.
X. X. 1ngledow. employed in the Clio
rietta shaft Of the Vindicator No. 2
mine at Victor, was caught in a cavein
on April 23rd and sustained very Sc
rious injuries.
Denver is to try new preparation
to lay the dust and furnish n surface
to the macadamized roadways. 1t is
composed OF asphalt, petroleum, soap
and water.
Vernon Mckelvey, ranchman, has
begun the construction of small
reservoir to cost $1,000 on his ranch
near Lucerne. The water will be used
to irrigate 600 acres of land.
Former Adjutant General Buckley
Wells has been given recognition of
his services TO the state by being
placed on the retired list, with the
rank of brigadier general.
A memorial has been received from
the Democrats and citizens of La
Plata county by Governor Shafroth,
deploring and regretting the failure OF
the last Legislative Assembly to pass
the Democratic platform measures and
petitioning him to call an extra SEES
sion
The executors of the Stratton es.
tate have turned over to the trustees
for the Myron Stratton home about
s6,OOO.O0O worth of securities. all OF
the estate except 100000, which Is re.
tanned in view of the litigation still
pending. The acton thus taken in
court means that the Myron Stratton
home will soon be built. A site for the
home is now being selected.
Two appointments have been made
and five retirements ordered in high
places in the Colorado National Guard.
Adjutant General John Chase. with
the approval Of Governor Shafroth,
named Charles b. Carlisle, son OF
James Carlisle, former state treasurer.
TO be inspector general, and DIR. I. Il.
Carmody to be surgeon general. The
appointments take effect at once.
At Colorado Springs April 10th, the
bill OF the late Gen. william }. Palmer
was admitted to probate on petition OF
The three daughters. The estate Is
valued ut upward of $5.000,000. SO that
III" three state appraisers provided for
by the law recently enacted by the
Legislature will shortly appraise the
property to fix the state inheritance
tax. This will approximate $3i0.o0O.
Governor Shafroth has signed Sen
ate bill ~ by Senator Campbell, de-
signed to abolish a social evil. The
fight over this bill was one OF the
sharpest OF the session. II Is said that
the men against whom II was aimed
and who can now be sentenced as Eel.
ons where before they could only be
adjudged Migrants. raised "A fund OF
several thousand dollars to defeat 1t.
Never In the history of northern
Colorado was there rs much snow In
the foothills as now. Irrigationists
who have been investigating the depth
say streams will run bank.full by carly
summer. and III every reservoir In the
entire region. In Estes Park and ut
the headwatcrs OF the Poudre snow Is
banked five to ten feet deep In the
foothills and farther back 1t IL twenty
TO thirty feet deep.
Al Greeley April cath the Weld
County Fair Association elected thir-
teen directors and the stockholders
recommended that Chester Blunt be
made president and ID. J. March. man.
nger. The association Will be capital.
lied ut $4,000. The plan In to make
the association OH strictly business
basis. This years fair will occur Sep.
TENDER lst.ith. when the Northern Col.
orado Circuit race meet IL scheduled
at Greeley.
Governor Shafroth has signed 3. p.
al. by Senator Irby. making Il obliga.
tory for railway corporations which
have named their general headqunr.
ters In their articles Of incorporation.
II filed In Colorado. to keep them here
afterward. The bill Is intended TO pre-.
vent tho removal Of the general offices
OF the Colorado 4 Southern Railroad
Company from Denver BY the bur.
iington. since It's absorption BY that
road. II II applicable ~ we'll to other