The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-01

the county where he sought to re.
cover back taxes unlawfully
assessed anG collected against the
Empire canal. Attorney Corlett
t examined the case carefully and
advised the county commissioners
). to make the best settlement they
could; whereupon Gen. Bloom
field advised the board that he
could bent the claim of the canal
4 company and offered to take the
Job on contingent fee of 10 per
Q cent. OF the amount OF the claim,
n which WAS something like 81, 900,
and the General was accordingly
I employed by the county. The
1 case came up OH demurrer at
Canon City last week and the
y court decided against the county.
r Whether the General or the county
will push the case further we are
not informed. Watch the Generals
= legal reporter for review of the
y case.
In the case of the cattlemen and
p shccpmcn, tried before Milo Will
+ son at Del Nortc Monday. the En-
qnircr says:
@ Clarence CIcghorn was dis
a charged and the rest were bound
over TO the next term of the dis
trict court. Burnham's bail was
: fixed ut 5000 while Will Clcghorn's
was $500. Burnham's bail was
fixed light on account of having to
e give bonds twice.
n The Mcxican's side of the story
l. seems to he the only one given
q out at present but the defense say
J.. that at the trial they will he able
4 to provo that the Mcxicans have
, not told Il straight story.
: Fred Morecrafi. the other MEM
bcr of the party who was arrested.
" waived examination and will APP
pear ut the next term of district
u court. having done So to 90 to the
* bedside of his wife who is very
u sick in Minneapolis.
The claim of Mrs. Jane p. D..
" Warren, widow of the late Gen.
:. Warren, against the estate OF
= Olando Bonner was allowed by
Judge Maryatt in the county
o court Monday for slS42. The
= claim was for money loaned Mr..
u Bonner. 1t now remains TO he
seen whether or not Mr.. Bonner
d left any estate out OF which this
,. claim can be made. Mrs. Warren
h offered to compromise for $500,
but the lawyers advised Mrs. Bon
O. ner not to pay it. The result will
=. be lawsuit that may be expen.
n sive.
The eight hour Law is recognized
in the great silver camp OF Crecde,
and yet the miners are not happy.
. They have TO 80 TO and from the
mines on their own time and dur.
ing the full eight hours they are
rs not allowed to Soldier" any, SC
70 upon the whole they are doing
l. fully AZ much work now as unde
the nine hours formerly worked.
'f The San Luis Valley Chamber
II of Commerce will meet in La Jara,
NJ Saturday. July /. The plan OF
erecting grain elevators at differ
m cnt points in the valley will bc
~ thoroughly discussed. and nm ciIor,
Y. ITO secure lower shipping rates,
ly before the fall grain market opens,
will bc madc.-rribunc.
IS Senator Moody says the action
I'd of the smoltcr trust may result III
rn treating the larger part of Colo.
in RADIO ores by chemical processes.
He says the tendency will bc to do
~ more milling at the mines and les.
r. shipping. II is only the lead and
n. high grade ores that are sent Ia
m the smcl,crs.
e Alex Ran.y. c. {. llord and l..
- B. Todd. who have lease on the
. krutzcr Sonata on Miners creek,
=. Sunnyside. ARE meeting with very
-, encouraging results. They nre
;. extracting good quantities Of higl,
grade ore and will make n ship.
l. ment this coming wcck--Crcedc
Is Candle.
T. \ race across the continent ~ nm
~ automobile from New York To San
'r Francisco will commence to-day.
1" John -. Dnvi. and wife will make
Ill a.