The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1909-02-06
COLORADO ITEMS

big banquet. This will probably be
made an annual affair.
On Wednesday Congressman Bon
ynge recommended to the President
the appointment OF Marshall Moore
~ postmaster at Fort Collins.
Thomas F. Mahoney, former secre-
tary Of the Longmont Commercial As
ISOLATION, is 10 be secretary of the
chamber Of commerce at Rocky Ford.
The Colorado Springs & Interurban
Railroad Company will build a $30.00O
extension to the Union Printers Home
and new Protestant hospital In the
same vicinity.
Permits for 234 new buildings. to
cost $6S4.475. were issued in Denver
during the month Of January. This
IL an increase OF $294,750 over the
same month last year.
To make the state bear the expense
of political campaigns and stop private
contributions to campaign funds is the
purpose of bill drafted by Gov. John
F. Shafroth in person. which will be
introduced In the Senate by Senator
Campbell.
The committee OF IS which is push
ing the charter form Of government
for Pueblo has decided to withdraw its
application to the city council for
special election. and will probably re-
quest that the matter come up at the
regular spring election.
The Denver & Intermountain Rail.
way began running its cars by electric
power between Denver and Golden Feb
ruary LIST. For the past fifteen years 1t
has used steam locomotives. 1t will
install new, well furnished passenger
coaches.
Through solid trains from the Union
depot in Denver to San Francisco daily
and = ready, unhampered outlet for
Colorado coal and other products to the
Pacific coast by September l, is the a.
surance received by the Denver & Rio
Grande Railroad Company from the
Western Pacic Railroad Company.
The previous record of 800 feet in 81
days in the driving OF the double track
tunnel In Pixies Peak granite In the
Cripple Greek district was eclipsed in
January by Superintendent James A.
McIlwee and his picked force Of ma
chine men and miners at the portal
heading Of the Roosevelt deep drainage
tunnel and the new mark stands at ABS
| feet. .r
John B. Driskell, a weliknown resi-.
dent Of Black Hawk for forty.three
years. died ON the 29th ult. OF dropsy.
aged sixty eight. He was a member OF
the First Virginia cavalry and claimed
to have been paroled In the Shenan.
doah valley when General Lee surrend.
cred. and that he was never released
Virginia.
Petitions are being circulated In
each Of the six wards OF Canon City
by the anti.saloon people. TO secure q
vote on the local option question at the
spring municipal election. For nearly
four years Canon City, has been with.
out saloons and the prohibition advo.
Gates think that the experiment has
been SO successful that they will have
little difficulty In keeping 1t dry under
the local option law.
Three new members Of the State
Board OF Health have been appointed
by Governor Shafroth. They are DR..
Paul 8. Hunter OF Denver. DIR. Crum
Epler OF Pueblo and DR.. ID. F. Wooding
OF Denver. They are appointed for six
years and succeed DIR. W. II. Davis Of
Denver. who was president Of the
board: DR.. =. n. Carrier Of Canon City
aud DR.. J. Tracy Melvin Of Saguache
county.
Deputy Sheriff Carlos Sandovai. who
hns been on trial At Trinidad charged
with the murder Of Max Romero. No.
vember sth. while celebration Incl.
dent TO a wedding Mt San Miguel. In
the eastern part Of this county. was nc.
quilted In District Court. the Jury be.
Ing out only fifteen minutes. Sando.
walls defense wss that the shooting was
an accident and occurred while he was
trying to Qucii . disturbance At tho
dance.
The total production OF the Portland
mine. In the Cripple Creek district for
1908 was St.311.432 net tons. Of gross
value OF Sl.s3&.0s0.7s. The average
gross value pcr ton was liS.+s. Tho
total production from the first ship.
mcnt. April I. 1884,. Ii s%s.3si.7+s net
tons. Of u gross value Of e2s. 30. 4%c.51.
-Four dividends. amounting 10 e4s0. 900.
were paid last year. the company thus