La Junta tribune., 1899-01-07
NEWS OF THE
WESTERN REGION.

DR.. L. Benjamin Andrews of Chicago
lectured before the Colorado Teachers
Association in the Both.
The new telephone line connecting La
Junta with Pueblo has been staked and
the poles and wires will soon be up.
James Roche. brakeman. was
ground to pieces on the hex branch OF
the Rio Grande, near Leadviile, Fri
day.
Miss Lucy Rider Meyer, mother OF
the Methodist Deaconess movement, is
going to establish home at Pueblo FOR
sick girls OF her order. Miss Finley OF
Chicago will have charge of the home.
A complimentary reception and ban
quet to Colonel w. J. Bryan was ten
dered by the Nebraska Travelling
Mems Bryan club at the Lincoln hotel.
Invitations We're sent to 800 admirers
OF Mr.. Bryan. which Were. with Few
exceptions. accepted. Mr.. Bryan again
stated his views on the subject OF eN-
pansion.
The physicians of Pueblo are taking
steps to stop the ravages OF smallpox
The official report of the city physician
gives thirty-four eases and ten deaths.
All dogs and cats running about the
streets are TO be killed and guards Will
be placed over the premises where the
disease has gained foothold. Ihe
strictest quarantine Is to be enforced.
For 1898 the books at the Denver
branch mint were closed nt p. m
Thursday-to permit the making up OF
the official reports The total Tor the
year reads $50, 195. 1864. compared
with S12 .31345l in 1897. The gain
equals 81 500 544.Gi, or n fraction in ex-
cess of G3 per cent The fun statement
will appear in the New Years News.
The business sien's Association of
Pueblo is having an ordinance drawn
and an effort will be made TO have II
onssed by the City Council. which Will
require thar all classes of business De
taxed The object is 10 raise funds TO
clear up the city Indebtedness ana
eventually reduce the taxation.
The report of the Denver fire depart
mcnt for 1898 shows that the total loss
by fire in the city during the last year
has been less than in any single year
since 1854. The losses have been SSo,-
31S. 81. against ST. 2.03327 for 1881, the
least previous loss happening in any
one year, against SGT ,263oJ in lS9,.
the largest loss in any one year. anu
against SSG.249.5S. the loss for 1891.
The number of alarms answered mas
been 42l, exceeded but once. by 434
alarms. in 1885. There were but l3G
alarms in 1881.
At the special water election held AT
Florence on the Goth the advocates Oh
mountain water and ownership won u
, complete victory, carrying the propo-
sition for the erection of waterworks
by 12S to o. Owing to snow storm
IN the afternoon the vote was light,
but the feeling for waterworks Is so
| strong that the opposition did not try
| hard to defeat 1t. 1t Is the purpose Oh
the city to advertise for bids on con
struction and negotiate the sale or
bonds at once and at as early date as
| possible begin work on the system
The Colorado Teachers Association,
at its convention at Denver ON the .'Oth,
elected the following officers: FOR
president, DR.. W. +. Slocum of Colo
RADIO Springs: director. DIR. Howe. Uni
yersity of Denver; auditor, Professor
Fenneman of the State Normal School.
1t was resolved that n committee OF
three be appointed by the cEnir for the
purpose of cooperating with the coun-
| ty s,Iperintendent's committee In con-
| sidering revision of the school law
| of the state referring to the eNamin-
Ing of teachers and the powers Of the
superintendcnts and school boards.
At public auction sale in the office of
the state lana board. Denver, Register
Paddock disposed of 2SO acres of state
| land in Douglas county to good advan-
| tage A price of 81 per acre was PAID
| by S. l.. Johnson. the only bidder. This
| figure is unusually high for land of
| that character and located in that sec
tion of the state. 1t Is likely that
Johnston will erect sawmill upon the
property within n short time, In order
| that he may make good use Of the tim
| ber, which covers II in large quantities.
| His tract Is situated just north or
| Palmer Lake, about three miles from
Greenland.
r. Dale. tie hauler met with what
might have been fatal accident at
| Beach Blow. eight miles east OF Ba-
salt Thursday. He was hauling ties ana
! shooting them over n bluff nearly 3OG
feet high. The ties became jammed
at the top of the bluff. He went down
| to start them. when they all started.
catching him and carrying him down
nto the Frying Pan river. Gus Olson,
| who lives near by. say him and assist
| I'd him to his house. Medical aid was
summoned and he was found to be
quite severely cut about the head and
face. also one rib broken and back
badly bruised. His injuries, while se-
we're, are not considered fatal.
The citizens Of Thermopolis, Wyoming,
are much agitated over the future man
agement of the hot springs property,
which has been ceded to the state, and
several meetings have been held to dis
cuss the matter and present some plan
of action to the consideration of the
next Legislature. 1t is unanimous
opinion here that the free bathing and
camping facilities heretofore allowed
should be continued, and nearly the
entire press Of the state has advocated
such q concession under the direct au-
thority Of the state. Resolutions have
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