The Meeker herald., 1899-01-21
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

The Pueblo steel mills nave enough
work contracted to keep them busy six
months.
! Four murders were committed In
Butte between the 1st and 9Th OF this
month.
Nancy Greer. colored woman sup
posed to be 1O7 years old, died at Colo
RADIO Springs the other day.
pedestrian was shot in the arm in
certral part of Denver by hold-up
few nights ago. The hold-up escaped
The Arapahoe commissioners and the
Denver police board have refused 10
grant any more saloon licenses to
women.
james Doyle was ordered before the
Supreme Court mt Denver Monday as
result OF habeas corpus proceedihes.
The Supreme Court will consider MS
case on its merits.
Albert G. Craig was shot and Instant
ly killed in his home In Denver ny ms
son-In-law. Z. +. Brooks, because tne
former would not surrender to MIN ms
little daughter, who has been intrusted
to Craig by the court.
The Christian Endeavor Society IN
the penitentiary at Santa Fe' coni-
posed of converted prisoners, Is the
largest in the territory. Last year py
| going without tobacco, the members
contributed $50 for Testaments and re-
ligious literature.
The commission Of Postoitice lnspec-
tor George ii. Waterbury has been re
yoked. This acton is the result OF an
investigation which has been in prog
ress for fortnight. During that in
terval Inspector Waterbury's commits
sion has been withheld.
The retiring superintendent Of public
instruction has certified TO the state
auditor the apportionment OF state
school funds for the six months just
closed. The total amount to be dlstrlD-
uted is about $4,000 Of which Arapa-
hoe county gets 1921. The money Is
derived from the sale and rentals OF
school lands, etc.
Articles Of Incorporation OF the Du-
chesne Railway Company have been
filed at Salt Lake. The incOrporators
are attorneys of the Rio Grande West
ern Company, and the purpose Is to
build a branch line from Cotton, on the
Rio Grande Western, into the asphalt
um fields of the Duchesnc country,
distance of fifty-one miles. The capital
stock is $765,O0O, and the road will un-
doubtedly be a profitable feeder
Rev. Il. T. Martin, pastor of the Bap-
tist church of Cripple Creek, has ten
dered his resignation. This action was
taken as Mr.. Martin considered that
his remaining might injure the church.
| 1t will be remembered that Federal
Labor Union No. 10 passed resolutions
at meeting censuring Mr.. Martin for
some remarks said to have been made
by him condemning labor organiza-
tions. He may be induced to remain.
Katie Greenwood, postmistress at
Goldfield, has been deposed from office
and NJ. d. Vincent placed in charge.
Inspector Fredericks of the depart
| ment happened in the Office Monday
| rnor ming and oaeelsed up the n,oneJ or
der drawer to find about $500 missing.
John Greenwood, husband of the ap-
pointee, has been in charge Of the Of
| flee and is accused of having embez-
zled funds. The United States mar
shall was at once communicated with,
and the officer sent down to arrest him.
c. B. Eddy, president and general
manager of the El Paso & Northwest
ern Railway, has wired from New
| York to the contractors to proceed at
once with the work Of preparing to
! grade the extension of the main line Of
| the road from La Cuz to Salado, near
| White Oaks, New Mexico, distance
| of 90 miles At Salado are located the
extensive coal fields which We're dis
/, covered about twelve years ago. The
extension is to be completed by May
Both next.
A legal hitch has come In the nego-
| tjntIons for the control OF the Victor
company, in the southern part Of the
state, by the Coloredo & Southern
road. The negotiations towards this
| end have been on for several months
and last week it was found that possi-
bly the road could not go into the busi-
ness Of coal mining or even hold stock
| in a company doing such work. The
matter has been placed In the hands of
| the legal department of the road with
a view of formulating some plan
| whereby the deal will not be dropped
entirely.
Charles A. Woodward, Il former post
master of Idaho Springs, has been ar
rested by Deputy United States Mar
| shal Crocker of Denver. This action
| was taken on warrant sworn to by
| Postoffice Inspector Frederick, who
0harged Woodward with having en-
| bezzled money orders amounting to
1857. He retired from office about
nine months ago and when discrep-
ancy In his accounts was discovered he
| made up the amount. The shortage
| Is claimed to be about $4OO. Wood
ward claims he will be able to clear
himself of charges Of embezzlement.
Last Friday Sergeant Preston Of the
Twenty-fourth infantry, stationed at
Fort Russell, was shot and instantly
killed by Pearl Thornton, notorious
woman in the west end of Cheyenne.
Preston had a revolver, which he said
was not loaded. and handing 1t to the
Thornton woman, asked her to try 1t.
She took the weapon, which was point
ed directly at Preston. She pulled the
trigger and the bullet passed through
the soldiers heart. The girl came to
the police station and gave herself up