The Monte Vista journal., 1897-09-25
WESTERN NEWS.
The Bank OF Rico faicd on the 18th

A carload OF honey was shipped east
from Denver OH the 20:h.
/ James II. Eckcls. comptroller Of the
currency Ii visiting Colorado and IL
much pleased with what he sees
Eighty-sevcn wagon loads of tomn-
toes were received by the canning fac
tory at Rocky Ford in one day. They
now employ ninety people and are run
ming night and day.
Charles s. Davis OF Denver. was
elected supreme representative Of the
Knights Of Pythias and John T. Bot
rom chosen grand chancellor ut the
session at Colorado SDrings
Governor Adams has appointed Rod
$. King of Cripple Creek, as his pri-
engineer by profession and formerly
lived In Leadville. He is secretary of ,
The Democratic State Central commit
tee.
For some time past the state dairy
commissioner and his assistant have
been quietly Investigating the mater
ial used in the manufacture of CHEESE
ana the methods employed by factories
in the vicinity OF Denver. They think
that filled cheese are being made.
hh''h~h h'W lHNtH-
tion, made by n Denver man. the pic
lures OF the big festival paradcs will
be preserved and presented life like
on the picture machine next winter.
The invention is important for the
reason that factory may be built.
Rock Island passenger train No. %.
west bound. running over the Union
Pacific tracks, and an east-bound Tn
Ion Paciiic stock train collided head
ON on the 10Th. two miles west Of
Muncy. Kansas. Both locomotives We're
completely wrecked, the baggage ear
of the Rock Island train was badly
shattered and several OF the stock cars
were wrecked. but no one was killed.
AS grain threshing goes on in the
Poulre valley. the results on some
ranches exceed the expectations OF the
most sanguinc. William Mcclellan. an
old time resident. is having his wheat
thicshed and so far rs the work has
been done. 1t shows sixty bushels TO
the acre. His son, William r.. is also
having his wheat thrcshed aud 1t
shows ilfty-sevcn bushels to the acre.
Blanche Nowlan. aged I, daughter
Of John Nowlnn OF Cheyenne, was fat
ally burned by falling into a street
bonfire for burning weeds. The child
was playing and inadvertently rnn into
the flames. Her clothing and hair
caught fire and she was friyhtfully
burned from head to foot She lived
for an hour after the accident, suffer
iug intensely. The chiId's mother was
badly burned IRVING to take the burn
Ing clothes OF the little one.
The Prcsidcn; has appointed Archi-
bald j. Sampson of Arizona. minister
To Ecuador. and T.. g. Kennedy Of
South Dakota. United States marshal
OF South Dakota. \. J. Sampson Is at
present u resident OF Phoenix. Arizona,
but he formerly resided In Colorado.
He Is n lawyer by profession and was
the first attorney general OF Colorado
after the state was admitted into the
Union
The closing Of the Bank Of Rico has
jeOpardizcd one very material addition
10 the welfare OF the town. l. q, the
starting of a public concentrating
works. and may seriously cripple
number Of our business men. The
county funds. amounting to between
5000 and $1,000. We're held by the
bank. besides the funds Of number
OF lodges. Nothing definite can he
learned rs to The banks liabilities and
assets.
The visit of Warden Clcchorn To the
Eastern pcnltcn;arics 10 devise means
OF putin. a convict labor system In
the state peniicntiary was failure.
The appropriation OF $4,000 by the
last Legislature for the erection of
plant Is entirely too small. the COVER
nor says. The $1,000 will probably
remain unused, rs there Is no legal
way In which II can he used for other
purposes than those designated by the
legislature.
The Jury In The case of Juan rach.
eco. j. NJ. lucrro and Rupcrio Arch.
ulctn. the san Isidro murlcrcrs,
reached verdict OF guilty. Luccro.
who was one Of the active participants
In the killing OF Miguel Rcycil.c. was
found guilty of murder In the first de
gree. while rarhcco and Archucia.
who. as shown 10y the evidence. were
merely members of the crowd when
the crime was committed. We're given
IA second degree verdict.
Tie ~ Paso Times SAYS that work
on the White oaks railrotd will be-
commenced soon. 4. II. Et.dy will he
In III Paso In u few days Ia ask for
bids The first stretch Will take the
road from III I'nsp to flerks and IL
Will hc pushed rapidly To the Salndo
coal fields and probably To Roswell.
| Thcrr Is M doubt now about III" build
| Ing of the Whit" Oaks road. Mr.. Eddy
has organized his company with plenty
OF capital 10 carry the enterprise
| through.
The United States Court nf Private
Land claims has handed down mn opin.
| lon rejecting the pJlto dr las Mcdanos
grant claim. involving G3.ii1 acres of
land In Valencia county. New Mexico.
ns per the court calendar ai'1 four
square leagues rs thr Testimony Ills
| closed. L. was commended tia, III" four
square leagues of land in controversy
were granted Ia Antonio Snninyll in
isia The cpuri holds hat only tom.
pornry possession was given Ia Snnio-
val nnd ,hni ,hi< was abandoned with.
In three years nf"r she alleged grant
wns mn,lr.
In the plrtri"; court nj Iiolsr. Idaho,
n decision WIS rendered In ihr rns.s
brought 10y III" state aeainsi Thomn.
I riiypnirlck nnd -. W. Fourli, ct al,
| Tor foreclosure uf mortgages given NJ
security for leans OF school money
nndc by the sinr Land lioani. The
ease against Fitzpatrick was ior s:.Hs,.
and that against Fouch Tor $3.50. with
Interest Tor four years each. Judge
Stewart decided TINT the stuir In lnnu.