The Monte Vista journal., 1898-01-15
WESTERN NOTES.

The Methodists at Fort Collins have
dedicated u new church.
There are 337 students enrolled for
the term al the State. Agricultural col
legc.
George Fred Williams of Massachu-
sctts was given II warm welcome IN.
Denver
Two Seminole Indians who murdered
Mrs. Leard some time ago. were
burned alive last week by vigilantes.
The contested election cases ut Colo
RADIO Springs have been decided in
favor of the contrstccs. S,einmctz and
Jackson.
The Colorado Northwestern road will
probably start n new town at the Dew
Drop mine. making its terminus there
instead OF nj Ward.
The Nebraska Supreme Court has af.
firmed the iwenty-ycar sentence OF ex-
STATE Treasurer Barley who was
convicted of cmbeZ.ling S735.OOO from
| the state.
President McEin has appointed
the following Colorado postmasters:
Frank NJ. Reardon. Victor: Daniel +.
Cooper. Lamar: Robert J. Mccartney,
| Silverton.
Six lives are supposed TO have been
lost by an explosion. probably Of dust
or gas. in shaft No. > OF the Mount
Carmel Coal Companys mine, near
Chicopcc, Kansas. on the STh.
The receiver OF the Colorado Coal
ana Iron Development Company has
applied to the federal court for an in.
Junction to prevent the treasurer OF
Pueblo county from selling its lands
Tor delinquent taxes.
The eighteenth annual meeting Of the
Colorado State Reckccpcrs association
VIII be held January 17ih and 18th. in
room 33 of the capitol building An in
tercsting program has been arranged
Tor those Interested in bee culture.
II. Il. Fleetwood. n colorcd man Of
Colorado City died after terrible sui.
rerins as n result of cruel joke An
other negro poured alcohol in Fleet.
woods shoes while he was asleep and
set 1t on fire. He was terribly burned.
\ number OF rich Denver men have
subscribed 41.J,D toward the museum
To hc built in the city Park. in which
VIII be placed the Carter collection of
natural historical specimens now at
breckenridge. 1t is desired to raise
! $4,000
Work has just been started up In the
| Barton coal mine. twenty miles north
Of Fort Collins. and there Is a demand
for every ton that can be mined The
Indian Springs mines. n few miles west
Of the Barton mine, are also running To
their fullest capacity.
Pucblo's largest department store l.
run on the cooperative plan. 1t i
known as the Crews -Bccgs Company.
| The annual meeting OF the company
was held the other night. and follow
Ing II the employees OF the institution
sat down 10 II banquet. covers having
been laid for over 100.
Miss May Waite. daughter OF the ex-
governor Of Colorado. who attempted
10 commit suicid. at Washington by
taking n grain Of strychninc. has re
covered from the effects of the poison.
\ reporter who called nj the house to
ascertain the girls condition was told
that she seemed io liz still dcspon,ent.
and that II was the intention OF her
brother and friends to send her TO her
home In Aspen. Colorado. Ex-Govern-
or Waite IL now engaged In business In
Texas.
Tn. Philadelphia smclicr at Pueblo
has commenced work on two new fur.
naces and two roasters. When all
these improvements arr completed the
Philadelphia smcltcr VIII be able to
greatly Increase It's output In ISIS over
that OF 1897. While the ore receipts
OF last year We're very large. develop
incnt work and increased railroad IA
cilitie> In the Cripple Creek district In.
dicatc that the volume ~ ORE to he
treated from now ON viii Increase al
most daily.
The npporiioninenr OF the school
fund FOR the net six months between
fh. iifty-slN counties OF til. stale hns
been completed 10y Superintendent OF
fublic Instruction Miss Grace H. Pat.
ton and Deputy Superintendent Mary
u. kinknid. III. amount Of the fund
was SH',slu.11. Last July Miss Patton
llad S1l,p''.S fo npportion between
the counties. or -. i3.2:i less than this
lime. Last January. 1897 III. amount
Of money mt III" disposal Of Miss Par.
ton was but 3I..saias, or SI5,StI.,
less than today.
II Is reported la official circles u, San.
Washington against the confirmation
10y The S-nni" Of the nomination of
John II. Neil. of Las Cruces and +.
w. Parker of lllil-boro. whom ih.
President Two weeks ago named for
Jnigrships In New Mexico. citizcn.
of southern New Mexico mr., said To
hn," sent on III" charges. aud In add.
iion n mercantile firm M Las Vegas
has filed with the S"nai- Judiciary com.
miii"c formal protest against Mr..
i'nrk.r's confirmation.
The Las Vegas. Mora 4 Taos Rail
rad Company has been organized AZ
ward IL. Wheeler of East Melton. Mas.
sn"hiis"ii-. agent for the u. I. Bullet
estate In III. Mora grant: +. A. Man.
xnnnf"s. II. l.. NJ. i,oss of Las Vegas
nnd Richard Dunn. the tie niid timber
King of northwest New Mexico. III.
roid VIII bc "i:h'y.ilyc miles IN
length aud II ls said construction work
VIII commence NJ an early in,c. The
line VIII open n well settled region.
rich Ia agriculture. mines aud timber.
There IL u hot fight In Denver hc.
tween III" daily papers aud III" big lie.
parim.pt stores. The latter demanded
n drcrras. In advertising rates or nl,oui
~ per cent. This III. managers of III,
papers refused Ia grant. and ns n re-
suit ih"-" fourteen Ia nuInlcr.-
have ceased advertising IN the papers
The publishers now contemplate ask.
Ing the printers To reduce their srDlo
of wages io help the papers ont. and