The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1910-02-12
COLORADO ITEMS

II. Moffat has ordered twenty new To-
comotiFes for the Moffat road.
A bald eagle measuring six feet one
inch from tip to tip was recently cap
tured near Fort Collins in coyote
trap.
Contracts amounting to $4,000 have
been made for free band concerts in
the City Park at Denver next sum.
mer.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com.
pany has officially given out the nun.
Der Of deaths in the Primero coal mine
explosion at seventy-five.
State Humane Agent O'Connell is
making close inspection of grading
camps and arresting all foremen who
violate the state humane laws.
The wife of President Taft mas sent
handkerchief to the South Side I'M
provement Society of Colorado City to
be sold at bazaar to be given by tho
ladies OF the society.
Canon City automoblists have taken
up the movement for the Arkansas
valley automobile boulevard. and viii
join Pueblo in extending the road from
Pueblo to Canon City.
Surrounded by her family and
friends. Mrs. Abigail Durham. the old.
est member of the Society of Union
Colony pioneers. celebrated her nine
ty-third birthday at Greeley on the 9Th
inst.
Andrew Carnegie has written Rev.
G. b. Stewart. pastor of the First NJ.
f. church at Colorado Springs. that he
will give 1920 toward the fund being
raised to buy a new pipe organ. which
will cost 1880.
In the case at Denver of the Cen
trail Business college VS.. A. w. Ruth.
erford, the State Supreme Court de-
cided that the mere fact that the
guests at dancing party are negroes
does not make the affair disreputable.
1t Is stated that as a result of the
recent visit of the inspection board
of the Modern Woodmen of America,
at least $4,000 will be spent in i'm
provements on the sanitarium north of
Colorado Springs. 4 new tent colony.
to cost $4,000, will be put up.
Gen. Joe Wheeler Camp No. 9 OF the
Veterans OF the Spanish-American
War. has been installed at Denver
with DR.. W. c. X. Berlin as command.
er and r. II. Silvers as adjutant. This
is said to be the first camp of the or.
der named for Southern general.
Richard II. Burke has relinquished
control of the eating houses and din.
ing cars operated along the Moffat
Road to Clark Gregg. former superin.
tcndcnt OF dining car service on the
Denver & Rio Grande. and later stew.
ard of the Colorado Traffic Club In
Denver.
In order that the new towns o.
Briggsdals and Fosston on the eastern
edge OF the Crow Creek district, may
have telephones. the top wire of n
barbwire fence extending for miles in
that locality viii be utilized by the
Northern Colorado Telephone Com.
pany.
The county commissioners OF Prov.
ers county have granted n permit for
the organization OF the Holly a. Grana.
da Irrigation district, for the reclama.
ton OF $4,000 acres south OF the two
towns. The water supply will be
taken from Rule creek. west of La.
mar. and be stored in large reser.
yoir.
Unless n further appeal is taken
from the decision of the State Su.
preve Court. DIR. William ". Bonnet
of Denver must pay Emma l.. Foote
$500 damages for malpractice In
treating her for fractured thigh bone
DIR. Bonnet appealed the case from the
District Court OF Denver o. writ OF
error
BY decision rendered in the State
Supreme Court. Henry Young will be
given another chance to prove that no
acted In selfdefensc when he killed
Charley Wilkinson In Mon,rose county
during October. 1907. The opinion up.
holds the prisoners contention that
the jury was not properly instructed
with regard to the meaning OF the
term "sclf.dcfense."
Al the annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Portland Gold Mining
Company. held at Cheyenne. the old
board OF directors was reelected by o
majority OF about four to one. Accord
ing TO the report OF President Peck
there has been 4 gross production OF
s3.soS tons. with n gross value OF ST..
i3s.G50. yielding net earnings OF 3i25.
iii.i2. OF which &330,o00 has been paid
In dividends.
Without n disscsting N~sc the Hen
rylyn irrigation district voted bonds