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The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11
A Lengthy Session.

Judge Thos. A. Rucker convened
district court here on Tuesday, and was
still in session this morning, making
the present term about the longest in the
history of the county. Up to last night
the following business had been trans
acted:
CIVIL DOCKET.
53. IL. W. Tschuddi VS.. Marion F.
Hughes; to obtain title to land; dis
missed; costs to be paid equally.
50. j., l.. Mediation VS.. Valentine
Lodge; attachment; dismissed at cost of
plaintiff and sheriff ordered to release
propsftH
90. D. Smith vs.. Valentine Lodge;
attachment; same order as in SO.
Gl. A. Burdick VS.. The Bar-Triangle
Cattle company; money demand; jury
empanelled; nonsuit; dismissed at cost
of plaintiff.
90. j. w. Rector, ct al; adjudication
of water right; decree as prayed for.
63. Petition of the Niblock Exten-
sion Ditch company for a rehearipg and
adjudication; on trial.
"a. James Lyttle VS.. The Columbia
Building and Loan association; injunc-
ton; trial by the court: taken under ad-
visement per stipulation.
40. II. II. Leonard, ct al; adjudica-
tion of Rye Grass ditch enlargement; on
trial.
IS. Thomas Hanrahan; adjudication
of water right; decree as prayed for.
56. D. d. Ferguson; adjudication Of
water right; transferred to water dis
trict No. A.
SO. Joe Ralston vs.. Elijah Salmon;
appeal from county court; trial by jury;
verdict for plaintiff in the sum Of 81.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11
DESERT LANDS-NOTICE OF INTENTION
TO MAKE FINAL PROOF.

Gicnwood Springs, Colo, August 5, 1897
], L. S. wolcott, of Moekor Rio Blanco
county. Colorado. who made desert land
application No. 50, Ute. on the 3ra day Of
W \, See. ii, Up. 3 N. X. ~ W. 9Th p. NJ.
hereby give notice OF my intention TO make
final proof To establish my claim 10 the hand
above described before the Clerk of the
District Court, at Mceker, Colorado. on
saturday, the End day of October, 1897, and
that | expect 10 prove that said land has been
properly irrigated and reclaimed in the manner
required by law, by two of the following wit
nssscs:
Charles Sciloif. John +. Wilson, Jr. d. ID!
Ferguson and Owen A. Smith, al Of Meeker;
f. S. wOLCO1r. Claimant
al+s1S j. II. PHILIPPI, Register.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11
DESERT L.,NDS-NOTICE OF INTENTION
TO MAKE FINAL PROOF.
LAND Orr,cE At

G!cnwood Springs, Colo, Aug. p. 1897.
], Morgan T. Davis, Of Meeker. Rio Blamed
county. Colo. who made desert land applicu-
ton No. s1 Ute, on tho 9th day of March,
1888. for tho SW Il Sc i, See. y, Up. N,
r. 9j w. 9Th p. NJ, hereby give notice
of my intention TO make iinal proof
TO establish my claim to the hind aboy.
described before the Clerk of the
District Court of Rio Blanco county, Mt
Meeker, Colo. on saturday the 9Th day OF Octo-
bcr, 1897. and that expect to prove that said
land has been properly II rigatcd and reclaimed
in the manner required by law, by two of the
following witnesses:
Henry j. Hay, John williams, james Hayes
and Robert Jones. all of Meeller. Colorado.
MORO \S Il. DAVIS Claimant
ng2S-oc2 J. li. PHILIPPI. Register.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

State and District Nominations.
The state Democratic convention met
last Monday at Denver, and nominated
John A. Gordon, of Las Animas county,
as its choice for supreme court judge.
An attempt was made to endorse the
Populist nominee, but was voted down
by a vote of 233 to 1877.
At Glenwood Springs the Silver Re-
publicans gathered and selected J. d.
Hayt as their standard bearer. Judge
Hayt is the retiring member of the
supreme court.
The Mckinley faction also nominated
Judge Hayt, but the judge disclaims
any afiliation with the old party.
The Populists met at Pueblo and put
up Judge W. H. Gabbert. who now oc-
cupies district court judgeship.
For district attorney Of this district
the Democrats have nominated Hon.
John T. Shumate, of Glsnwood Springs,
while the present incumbent, Hon. W.
b. Wiley, has received the Populist on.
dorsement.
The Silver Republicans have rs vet
made no nomination, but q selection
will be made BY . committee consisting
Of Hon. ]. W. Lowell Of Routt, W. H.
Clark of Rio Blanco, ]. w. Atkinson Of
Pitkin, and George Bell Of Garfield.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

There never has been = time, and
there never will be a time, when . man
can honestly prosper without hard work.
either Of brain or hands. All times sre
hard with the loafer and idler.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

1t looks as though some of the Alaska
gold prospectors regarded the working
Of the gullible investors of this country
As more promising Of large profits than
wading for gold in the icy waters of the
Yukon.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

Senator Platt may still be the "easy
boes", but he isn't finding 1t so easy to
boss tho New York Republicans as he
has in some other years.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11
Strength of IN. oy.,er.

The oyster is one of the strongest crea-
lures on earth. The force required 10
open an oyster is more than 900 times its
weight.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

In England and Wales the death-rate
from typhoid fever has declined from
27 per million In 1876 50 to 1876 in 1s91-94.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

The saying ''god as wheat' has re-
gained all its old-time popularity with
those who have 1t to sell.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

Paderewski is in constant receipt of
letters from total strangers fo. oeks of
his famous hair.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

The summer girl and the silly season
20 out together, but it doesn't follow
that the summer girl will cease making
tho men silly.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

It ID estimated that the lumber Of the
Niramichi and tributaries, Canada, will
this season amount b 1l2, 900 600 feet.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

Some Of thoss who adopted ..Klondyks
or bust" for . motto have discovered
that 1t is "Kloodyke and busted, - with
nine months Of winter ahead Of them,
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

It seems that the Cubsns are havins
new troubles u their own b rsasoa 4
lack Of food.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

An expert declares that eating beef
Regularly is bad for the temper.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

9. o Taylor wA-.,. lead ,h. =. for pri.,
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

O. o. T.ylor wbss,e. ,u,isoe.te Ii. sys...
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

Send THE HEsAI.D D to your friends in
the East. Only ~.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

SnbscIib. for The Herala.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11
CRIMINAL DOCKET.

&c. The People VS.. Charles Bowman;
grand larceny; jury empanslled; witness
for prosecution examined; jury In
structed to return verdict Of not t-guilty.
81. The People va E. A. Kelly and
Chas. s. Stevens; malicious mischief;
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

@. o. Taylor wAisksss decidedly medicinal
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11

z
SO. The People vs. Thomas Kinney;
burglary; nolle pros. entered.
80. The People vs.. VIM. Harvey;
grand larceny; nolle entered.
40. The People vs.. VIM. Harvey;
burglary; defendant withdrew plea Of
not guilty; court heard evidence; SEN
fenced to two years in penitentiary.
Al. The People VS.. VIM. Harvey;
grand larceny; nolle entered.
AZ. The People vs.. John Rice; as
sault to murder; defendant pleaded not
guilty; J. L. Gray appointed to defend;
trial by jury; verdict, guilty of assault
with intent to commit bodily injury;
sentenced to one year in the state refor-
matory at Buena Vista and fined So, 600.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-11
w 9. BRUNkR, n. D,
Physician and Surgeon.

once. seventh Street. Near Main.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-28

Davenport had It's innings a. the
industrial fa'c l:st night. aud mum.
Der OF people were present from
across the river 50 grace the occa-
zion. A fine program wss given
1T included selections by the Ladies'
Military band. songs By the Kim ball
house quartet, dancing by August
Wehling and vocal solos by Mrs.
Campbell and J. r. Kleinfelder.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-28
CorGnso rs Year.

lsufered for Is years with q cough
and spent hundreds Of dollars with
doctors and for medicine TO no avail
until l used DR.. Bells Pine.Tar.
Eoney- THE remedy makes weak
lungs strong. II has saved my life.
J. B. Resell, Grantsburg, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-28

Having concluded to abandon
housekeeping. l will orer ct
public sale On the premises at
l4l0 Third avenue. at 10 O'Clock a. NJ
Tuesday, Nov. % instant, iurri.
tare, carpets. stoves, kitchen uten-
sils, ETC., usually found in a well
regulated house. Terms CASH.
DAVID HAwFs
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-28
Grand Cloak Ssre.

Thursday, Friday and Saturday a
grand cloth cloak and fur sale; all
the latest fashions. Do not fail to
attend at T. Richter & Sons, fur
riers. 2ls-221 West Second street.
Dayenpsrt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-28
Tse w,sshsr We Nay Have.

Pair tonight and Friday; cooler to
night
The weather i. largely clear, though
considerab Q cloudine-s exists in the
central sections. Light showers have
occurred in portions Of Kansas, Ne
eraska and Iowa Killing frost 10
repaftsd from western Kansas.
Todsy's temperature, SC.
g. z. HUzr, Observer.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-16
MANGLED BY THE CARS
A Whole Train Ran over an Old Mex
lean Woman

A very sad accident occurred just at
the Mexican end CT the Mexican Cen
trail bridge this morning. AS the Mex
lean Central switch engine No. 194 wa
pushing train of cars over to this
side, in some inexplainable way the
trucks Of the GER next to the front ca
struck an old Mexican woman name
Luz Lara and she was thrown under
the train and literally cut to pieces.
Her head was cut off ut the top, both
arms severe from the tody and her
legs were ground into a pulp. McCOr-
mich, the yard master, nor any of the
crew saw. The woman, although they
were on the front car and they came
on to this de d placed the cars in
the S anita Fe yards. On their return
to the other side with the engine they
noticed some hing reese milling bundle
of rags lying in the MIDI of the II ack
and on investigation the yard men
found it to be the remains of the wOz
man they had 1un over. The different
pieces OF the body were placed in q
wheel barrow and taken to the police
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-16
To be no DELAY.

Col. c. B. Eddy is stopping at the
PiersOu with his brother, and will be
in TOW now Indefinitely. He had not
SO much to say now, beyond the fact
that the road was to be built without
delay: in fact operations were already
begun and four engineers were actively
in the field and the location stake
would soon be going down. There
was some little delay in getting over
the divide, but that was being settled
now.
Mr.. Eddy stated that he was just
getting onto the local details as he nad
been so long in the east that he mus
do considerable looking around to post
himself. Then matters were in that
chrysaiitic shape where going into
detail for publication would not be
advisable for the present. There were a
good many things to be carefully con-
sidered. AS 10 The Could purchase il
was so that he could take active posses
sion at any time. MIR. Eddy was GLAD
to get back TO FL Paso, and to give the
strongest assurance that the work
would be pushed right on, aud that
the White Oaks road would surely be
built
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-16
Su nday Church Notices.
Ell PASO ST.


CATHOLIC Church of the Immacu-
late Conception: catechism at $50 "A
~, high mass sermon at 10 a. m.
ST. CLEMENT'S.-18th Sunday after
Trinity. Holy communion at 1870 a. m
Sunday school at $50 q. m. Catechism
at 3 p. m. Services at IL q. M and 7:3O
p. N.
German service will be held Sunday,
Oct. 18th, at $3.50 p. m, in First NJ.
E. church on Myrtle avenue, by the
German Lutheran minister, H..Huebot-
Ter.
PRESBYTERIAN.-Se rvices tomorrow
at L O'Clock, evening uworship at 1870.
Sundsy school at 9:45. Junior G. E at
o'clock. Senior Society of G. E. meets,
Tuesday evening at 1870 and the Inter-.
mediate Society of G. E. Thursday at.
4 o'clock. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening at 1870.
TRINITY M. E sabbath school at
$50 a. m. Public preaching at IL a.
"a. Junior Epworth League at p. m.
Senior Epworth League at t p. m.
CHRISTIAN Sunday school at 9:45
where DR.. Martin is holding meetings.
The doctor will preach at IL O'Clock on
m. second and last lecture to ''women
only" Night Science and the Bible''
FIRST M. E.-Sunday school at 9:45
at 11:OO a. m. Epworth League at $50
p. m.
Captain Brack will lead the Y. M.
G. A. meeting tomorrow at 4 p. M, in
the as ociatiOn rooms on San Francis
CO street
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-16

mother and she ran over and grabbed
the girl and held her down on bed and
beat her and threatened to kill he:.
AbeitO all this time was half undressed
and was the very picture OF hi nj IT,
carnate, but when he saw me watchiD g
he became so scared he told the woman
that If they did not let the girl up that
1 would have them arrested. In the
meantime l sent the other two girls
who had been playing with Matilde
after a policeman, but about the time
the policeman came MatilGe broke
away from her mother and AbeitO and
opened the door and l caught her arm
and tried to pull the child outside,
while the mother and Abeito had hold
of her dress on the inside and they
tore the child's clothes Off before l
tEen came up and the child was lief,
with another Mexican woman all
night.
Inc child g mother. Julia Smith and
AbeitO remained IN their room ali
night and made all kinds OF threats
about killing me. The next day l went
before Justice McKie and made COM
plant against Antonio Abei,O for
assault with intent to commit rape.
The little girl also appeared in court
and Abeito was arrested but waived
eXaminatlO and Justice Mckie turned
the case over to the grand jury ano
ye sterday true bill Was found againe [
Antonio Abei,o charging him with
assault on the person OF Matilde Smith
and also against Julia Smith, the girl S
mother, charging her with being al
aces scry to the crime, and both are
now in Jail.
The little girl is now in charge of an
American family on overland street,
and is being well cared for. Mr..
O'Hara says he will ptoduce enough
evidence to show that the mother OF
the child is not fit guardian for her
and that she was only keeping her own
child and raising her up for immoral
purposes.
TIE case has been kept very quie,
for fear it would arouse such a rurCr
aga nst the unnatural mother and An
tonic Abelto that lynchiug might re
suit.
AbeitO is an eX-convict and has onl,
been back from the pen about six
months. He is bad charac err ano
would no doubt have committed a Sc
riuus crime on the child If it hal 10;
been for MIR. O'Hara.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-16

station, and the judge immediately be.
gan an investigat on of TIE case.
The engineer, nam Avalos was ar
rested and also switchmHn named
GranadOs. Yardmaster McCormi OK
and one switchman came over to thi>
side with the judge ard made close
examination of the cars, and then il
was first found out that the front ca
did not strike the woman, but the from
truck of the second car di,
and this threw her on the track, an6
the whole train of eleven cars and the
engine passed over her.
The yardmaster and the switchman
who were on this side need not have
returned to Mexico, but they said they
would go back and face the music as
they did not feel guilty of anything
wrong, as they had not seen the woman
until they returned to the other sid,
after she was killed.
The dead woman has daughte'
named Amelia Lara, who is one of the
dancers at the Red Light dance hall
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-16

G. 81. Purdy, travelling auditor of
the T. & P, arrived this morning.
A. J. Norman, G. 81. con-
ductor, returned this morning from an
eastern trip.
G. H. Fl ghtower, fuel agent of the
Nilsson ri Pacific arrived this morning
from the east.
The Ell PAso Southern engineers are
in this city for the approach from the
south.
Charles B. Eddy, the head of the
w bite Oaks road, arrived this morning
from New York over the T. & P. He
will remain in town fer some tine.
The Sunset trains will arrive and de-
part a. the Southern Pacific depot.
Tickets for points east on those ira ms
will be sold by the L. & P. agent at the
5. P. depot.
Supt. Johnstone of motive power of
the Mexican Central has returned
south after inspection trip to this end.
He visited the Southern Pacific shops
in this city. and was much interested
! 4 the new big en-. ines the conpany
mas been receiving from Patterson, N.
j., and Schenectady, N. Y.
The Commercial office of the Mex
lean Central will be removed this
month from the Wells-Fargo building
o the Postal Telegraph company's
office on South Oregon street. The
Postal company are bulletining the ar
rival and departure of the Central
trains daily, so people W. would keep
posted, Will be sure to iud what they
want by calling at the Postal's office.
There is a growing EFF that as
soon as the Rio Grande bridge of the
COrralitos road is built, and counec-
tiOEs made with the Il. & P, new
start will be taken south from Casas
Grandes. Officers of the company
figure that the bridge will not cost any
more than what they would have t.
pay the Santa Fee and Mexican Central
for hauling their material around over
the Santa Fe bridge for the new ex-
tension to Guerrero.
The Sunset Limited train service
will be the same this year as last, and
the Gould lines management will make
special efforts to popularizs the service
more than ever. Arrangements hav.
also been made to see that the train
make prompt time along the line be
tween Ell PasO aud Chicago over the
I. & z. The Iron Mountain and Chi
cago " Alton, and the Southern Pacific
people will see that their end of the
line is properly attended to.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-16
Having a Fine Time.

Walter Sh eltOn's hunting party were
met up in the SacramentOs the other
day by Horace Mckinley through
whom the party sent best regards to
all their friends and many others. Mr..
Mckinley reports the party as ''doing
as we'll as can be expected" and kill
ing off prodigious quantities of game.
Shelton's cartridge oelt had grown toe
small for the increasing girth of its
owner, and Shelton was lamentipe
hat he had not b ought along a hai :
ness maker to piece the belt out fol
him. The party have caught pretty
much of everything except the itch,
aud they may get that before theii
return home.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-16
AN ATTEMPT TO RAPE.
A HeiuiOus Crime is Carged Against a
Mother and her ParamOur.


AT the corner of U tah aud east Over
land street there is d vacant lot and just
back of these lots is row of adobes.
In one of THESE aCObcS a Mexican wO-
man, ramed Julia Smith liv. d with her
lightly ear-OI0 daug hter. In anOt her
room close by lives Mr.. O'Hara, who
sells canoy on the streets from a
was on ana who " as also the proprietor
of the ten6 On the Mills p, Operty at the
corner of St LJule and North Oregon
street. The tent was used as a candy
stand and lie cream resort. The tent
is gone now, but many of the pc ople
who visited the park IN the early lart
of last summer will remember little
fat Mexican girl, about years old,
who was very bright child, and
spoke good English. This is the girl
who figures in the case and Mr.. O'Hara
rescued here from her mother and her
mothers paramOur, who attempted to
rape the child, named Matide Smith.
Mr.. O'Hara to HERALD reporter
made the following statement this
morning:
Last Wednesday night about Z
O'Clock, [ came to my room and found
Matilde Smith and two other little
girls there playing with dolls. They
continued to pay there for some time
as the child, Matilde, WAS afraid to go
nome as her mother, julia Smith,, was
drunk in an adjoining room with q
Mexican named Antonio Abeiio. AZ
ter the children had been playing
awhile this Mexican came to the door
and called Matllde and told her to go
home. l told the Mexican to go away
and leave the child alone as her moth
err was drunk and he was drunk. The
child then saio if she did not go home
that her mother would beat her. L
then took her to her mothers door and
the Mexican Abeito followed. Just as
soon as Matilde entered the room the
Mexican entered and closed the door
ana began running after her. l watch
ed them through the window and saw
the Mexican catch Matilde and throw
her on the bed. The girl called for
her mother to help her but the woman
only laughed at her. Then
the child called for me to b lip her,
and l told the Mexican that if he
didn't let her alone l would
call the police. This angered her
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-16
New Arrivals.

The last leatlet of St. Clements
weekly publicat. on has this list of new
arrivals In the parish:
Miss Ethel Radcliffe, SocOrro, N. N;
Miss Tina Lindauer ana brother, New
Orleans; Mrs. India Knight, Maria;
Misses Ellis and Jones, Chicago, Ill q:
Mr.. L. s. Francis aud family, Fort
Worth, Tex; Mrs. II. +. Hammer ana
son, HartfOru, Conn; Mrs. j. Nj.
Lewis and family, Hillsboro, N. Nj.
Mrs. s. /. Gilmore, Eddy, n. M; Mrs.
M. G. Jensen. Deming, N. NJ; Mr.. IL.
F. Kettler, Tay lOr, Texas: Mr.. VIM.
jennings, Charleston, S. c.; Mrs. Jas.
AlberLsOn, San Antonio, Texas: Mrs
Hunt and Mrs. Faulkner, Portland
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-16

DR.. G. IL Ward-Scientific Optician.
few days only.
Persons with defective vision will do
well to consult him.
If you are needing your first pair of
glasses, great care should be taken to
have them properly fitted.
DO YOU SUFFER FROM HEADACHE?
In many cases headaches are caused
by asst = m atism, and can be corrected
by the use of proper glasses.
DR.. Ward makes a speciality Of diff
cult cases, and under his system of eX-
animation each eye is fitted separately
Cross eyes Strengthened without opera
ton.
A complete assortment of best peb-
bic lenses in solid gold, filled and
nickel frames, perfect lit guaranteed.
Office at Room ?, Center block.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-10-16
Indictments.

The grand jury returned these in
dictments last evening:
II. Lutz, theft of a bicycle.
John l. Sullivan, alias Curly Sulli--
van, stealing q watch.
Antonio Abrita, assault. with intent
to commit rape.
Julio Smith, assault with intent to
commit rape.
Martin Flaco, assault with intent to
commit murder.
Conception Lujan, assault with in
tent to murder.
Antonio Abrita, robbery by assault.
Annie Gillison, burglary with intent
to commit theft.
The above parties are now in the
county jail.
These judi gments have been rendered
in the district court:
lei Paso Lodge No. 81 We. Otis and
Minnie Turner: in favor of Plaintiff.
Alice B. Myles VS.. Ell Paso Ice &
Refrigerator Co.; in favor of plaintiff.