The Bessemer indicator., 1894-01-27
Western News Notes.


The Eads, Colorado, creamery has
suspended operation in order to en-
large its capacity.
The new coal bank opened at Clear.
mont, Wyoming, is said to produce a
fine quality of Ignite.
The treasures of the different coun-
ties of Wyoming are reported as being
in excellent condition.
NJ. II. Smith, banker at Sterling, has
been convicted of receiving deposits
after his bank was insolvent.
Mrs. Driscoll and her son, who were
arrested for numbering Mary Driscoll
at Sterling, have been discharged.
The J. b. Wheeler Banking Com
pany of Colorado City, which sus-
pended last July, has paid all its de-
positors.
Loveland, Colorado, parties are
building toll road to Estes Park and
propose to extend it thence to Middle
and North Parks.
Carbon, Wyoming, people desire to
purchase the townsite from the Union
Pacific Railroad:Company, which now
owns the land the town stands on.
f. l.. Gilbert, for ten years agent of
the Wells Fargo Express Company at
Albuquerque has been arrested charged
with embezzling 1000 from the com
pany.
The Saguache reservoir contract
was let to w. +. Dodge Of Leadville
for s27, ,259 and now active prepara-
tions are being made for pushing the
work.
Lamar suffered from a fire on the
23rd. The European hotel and other
buildings were destroyed. The loss
amounted to $500 with insurance Of
81, $50.
! Lincoln county, New Mexico, cattle
and horse men have called meeting
at Lincoln to organize for protection
against sheep herders' invasion from
Texas.
Lander, Wyoming, reports a rich
strike of gold in the Burr mine at
Lewiston. Forty tons of gold quartz
has been taken out, yielding from $500
to IS, 900 a ton.
-Four tough Cinnamon went into the
Trinity Methodist Chinese Sunday
School at Denver last Sunday and
made furious onslaught on two
Cinnamon against whom they had a
grudge. The teachers participated
and their lives were saved.
johnson county, Wyoming, oil
lands are being rapidly entered by
Omaha parties. Last week ninety
seven entries were recorded, convey.
ing Is, 900 acres Of oil land in that
county. johnson county will some
day be an immense oil field
A large number of elk and several
herds of deer and antelope, followed
by pack of wolves, invaded Bonanza
Wyoming, last week. The deep snow,
drove them out of the mountains
where feed is covered up. They wer,
SO tame that people shot them dowr
by wholesale.
GThe jury in the United States Cour
at Cheyenne acquitted William Mast
cx-postmaster at Cheyenne, of tn,
charge of having cmbezzled 81, ,335 o
postoffce funds which were deposited
in the Cheyenne National bank at til,
s time that institution suspended.
Wages have been voluntarily raiset
at the Ruby Anthracite coal mine il
Gunnison county, Colorado, from g.
IS cents a ton. The miners are agree
ably surprised. The company foun,
that it pays better to employ expert
enced miners than to use cheaper Ia
Dor.
The lumbermen Of Colorado, Wy
oming and New Mexico met in annua
session in Denver on the 23rd. TIL,
morning was devoted to routine bust
ness. Officers were elected as follows
X. W. English, president; Samue
Merrill Of Cheyenne, vice president
R. w. Stewart, secretary and treas
urer.
G A colony from Eaton, Colorado, ha
purchased potato land north Of Chey
enne, Wyoming, Of the Wyoming De
! velopment Company and will irrigat
/ and plant extensively during the en-
suing season.
, In the United States court at Chey
] enne, Todd NJ. Pettigrew, of Sundance
Crook county, pleaded guilty to tn
, charge Of embezzlement, and was sen
l fenced to term Of FIVE years in tn
penitentiary. Pettigrew was the cash
s ier Of the First National bank Of Sun
q dance on the fourth Of October last
!. when that institution was closed by tn
!, national bank examiner. The book
showed that Pettigrcw owed the ban
$4,000. This money he had expend
ed in building a system Of water work
s for the city with the expectation Of re
g alizing on the bonds which the cit
/, voted. Tho slump in the money mai
, ket stopped all negotiations for th
t sale Of the bonds, and Pettigrsw Va
unable to B,ect his obligations. Mi
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