The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-05
WESTERN NEWS.

$500 sheep and 10000 pounds Of
wool last year.
LAWS against gambling and those
regulating saloons are to be enforced
at Ogden, Utah.
An electric line IL to be built from
Florence to the hot soda springs about
two miles east Of town.
Alex. Hirschfeld killed q mountain
lion near Colorado Springs, Saturday,
by clubbing 1t with his gun. .t
A census Of Victor has been ordered
with view Of taking steps to make
It n city Of the second class.
The United States Supreme Court
hns rendered u decision uph0lding the
validity Of the Utah eight-hour law.
The Pueblo Business Mems Associa-
ton hns started an agitation for the
abolition Of the fee system In county
Offices.
The postofice at Swan. Summit
county. Colorado, has been ordered
discontinued. Nail will 60 to Brech-
enridge.
Great bands of elk in Jackson's
Hole. Wyoming. are raiding haystacks
and breaking down fences Of the
r0nCnmen.
The state superintendent Of public
instruction has received several COM
plants lately from parents whose
children had been severely whipped by
teachers.
Thomas Foley. crnzy machinist,
ran away with m engine at La Junta.
He picked up three tramps, but two
got away and when he chased them
the steam gave out and the engine was
recovered unchanged.
A patient nt the insane asylum at
Provo, Utah. has invented wire bed
for the restraint of somnambulists
that is going to be put to practical use
In the Institution. The bed In OF wire
and is rounded when closed. One half
swings over the other, keeping the pa-
tient In n strong cylinder Of wire.
The cash receipts Of several Of the
state departments for the month OF
February were as follows: Land once.
$4,000: Court OF Appeals, $500: su-
preme Court. $50: secretary Of state.
IS, 7S12S. These receipts are very
large when 1t is taken into considern-
tion that February had but twenty
three business days. there being four
Sundays and one holiday.
March 22d the Ave great labor organ
izations on the railroad system In Wy
Oming will meet In convention at
North Platte. Nebraska, for the pur-
pose Of forming federation. These
organizations are the brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers, the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Fircmen, the Con-
ductor. the Brakemen and Telegraph.
ers. With these organizations banded
together. the employees believe they
will be almost invincible.
Representative Bell has introduced
bill prohibiting the secretary Of the
treasury from being interested in any
national bank. and also disqualifying
him II interested nt amy time Within
four months Of his appointment or II
he parts with his stock In cOntempla-
ton OF such appointment. II also re-
quired these disqualifying conditions
to be- inserted In the oath OF once Of
the secretary OF the treasury, comp
troller and deputy comptroller OF cur
rency.
The special deputy game wardena
who assisted Deputy Game Warden
Wilcox In subduing the Ute Indians
who went Into Routt county last No
vcmber from their reservation and
killed game out OF season, will receive
nay for the services they rendered the
state. At q meeting Of the State Au-
diting Board II wns decided to allow
the claims for salary. which amounted
TO &:s3O The men also put In a claim
for 1900 for expenxe~. hut that amount
has not an yet been allowed.
A movement Ia under way for the
formation In Arizona Of an indepeu-
dent cavalry regiment. composed
mainly Of frontiersmen well skilled In
the management Of horses and arms.
and embracing large number Of COW.
boys. Companies are being organized
nt Prescott. Flagstaf. Phoenix. Globe.
SOlomonville. Tombstone and Tucson.
The Intention In to be In no Wise q
part Of the territorial militia. but an
independent command rendy to go TO
the front nt once. The enrolment 10
expected 10 reach 1000.
The superintendent Of public In.
struction nt Denver has received let.
ter from a school trustee In q rural
portion Of the state protesting against
n teacher making her pupils repeat
the Lords prayer. The trustee took
the stand that the repeating Of the
prayer was unconstitutional ~ Il n
teaching religion. The matter was re.
ferred 10 Attorney General Carr. who
decided that the mcrc repeating Of the
prayer wns not teaching religion. that
the right Of the pupil TO refuse TO N.
peat the prayer In = matter for the
school board 10 decide.
Mn. George l.. Scott. chairman of
the Colorado state executive commit.
tee o. the George Washington N~nso-
rial Association. has received q letter
from the public school At Castle Rock,
incloaina q money order for e5.3L
This sum was made W of pennies
from 728 pupils In tho school on waah.
ington's birthday. and II the consribu.
tion Of the Castle Rock school chill.
dren to the fund raised for national
university In Washington. The patri.
otic little school At Castle Rock II the
iirst psit,lie school In Colorado to lsc
heard from In answer 10 tho appeal
made by circular for penny Donations
TO the fund. -r
Representative shafroth has asked
Warren u. Knapp. superintendent of
schools of Arapahoe county. 10 hol,i
mn examination IL May sf applicants
for admission TO the Naval Academy,
thcrr bcing vacancy from the state
NJ Colorado. The appointment must
ic mndc by June lst. or else the right
II Representative shafroth 10 name.
nofmc one for the place will 10 10 the
President. Tt. examination viii h.
cjcn 10 all boys In the state of s)lxi.
ble ngc. From those examined Oo<,