The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-21
WESTERN NOTES.

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The taxpayers Of Jefferson county
are to vote on the proposition to erect
q county high school building.
Christopher L. Funk Of Pueblo was
murdered In cold blood on the 10th.
There ID NO clue to the assassin.
| The body Of an unknown man who had
been lynched was found the other day
on the road from Canon City to Grip
pie Creek.
The Standard tunnel at Cripple
Greek struck n big now Of water the
other day. For while 1t amounted TO
O,OOO gallons per minute.
The Santa Fe railroad has decided to
remove Its railroad shops from San
Marcial, Socosro county, New Mexico,
and to make RIncon the division head
quarters.
"Dick" Holmes, who won fame Ms
color bearer Of the Colorado volun-
teers, was given a rousing welcome al
his old home In Phillipsburg. New
Jersey.
The career of John Carter. alias Kid
fhuoAhr, ~ hO HttttuIttNl w wv -
ure coach near Mt. Sneffels last week,
has been cut short by a bullet. He
was shot and killed near Placerville by
Deputy Sheriff George Kinchen, while
resisting arrest.
While sinking nm nrtesinn well nt
the Vineyard stock farm. In Eddy
county. New Mexico. traces OF oil
were discovered mt depth of $50 feet.
Several veins Of good water were
struck also. but not OF sufficient how.
The well will be sunk l.0OO feet.
1t Is stated that the fund used to de-
feIfd McGinnis was secured by col
lection among the cowboys Of the Mo
COLON district in Socorro county, among
whom Mct;innls was very popular.
They appointed +. A. Cunningham to
attend the trial and to do everything In
his power to get McGinnls free.
What is presumed to be an organized
gang OF plunderers forced an entrance
Into the postOffice and store Of A. Nc
ClintOck at Rincon, New Mexico. at a
late hour Sunday night. The thieves
secured $40 in postage stamps, SlJO
In coin and various pieces OF the stock
convenient to carry.
| W. II. Kerr has made arrangements
for running daily stage from Santa
Fe to Bland. cutting down the distance
to less than thirty miles. At present
people from Santa Fee must go by rail
to Thornton. stay n night there and
take stage the next morning Tor
twenty-five miles.
ExMnyor Lucius Anderson. who left
Carlsbad two years ago for klondike.
returned home unexpectedly. After
nine months OF prospecting and dig
ging near Dawson City he gave up In
disgust and went to work ut his trade
as carpenter. at which he made more
money than his companions did ut gold
digging.
Judge Leland has ordered all saloons
closed on Sundays nj Las Cruces. and
Judge Crumpackcr received petition
to order the saloons OF Albuquerque
closed Sundays In nearly all other
cities and towns Of New Mexico the
Sunday law Is now being enforced and
has resulted In the reduction Of arrests
for petty o1enses.
For more than q week q snow storm
Of unprecedented severity for this time
Of the year has been raging In the
mountains surrounding Leadville. One
band Of LOO sheep and the herder
with them are lost. Other large fOcks
have reported heavy losses and no
word has been received from many
otherx known to be still In the noun
tain pastures.
Year, may elap~c before the provis-
Ions In the will OF the late George W.
Clayton. who beQucnthed million dol
lars for the establishment Of an or
phnn boys school In Denver can be
carried out. Litigation will he insti-
tutcd which promises TO continue At
length and possibly through all tho
courts Of the state. A brother OF Clay.
ton intends to contest the will.
II In stated positively that the United
Oil Company has struck oil In large
quantities east OF Trinidad In the San
Francisco basin. and that the hole has
been plugged up. the machinery moved
TO another part OF the land and that
another well will he at once put down.
II II stated that oil has been found nt
n depth OF little less than 1000 feet.
The Union Pacific Is doing innd OF.
fice business In its land department.
II ID selling Mt the rate OF l.OuOGD
acres year the lind II secured In gov
crnmcnt grants and which have been
causing some threats Of litigation with
the government. During the years OF
depression this road has been holding
fast to Its remaining S.J1O.OlO ncrcs OF
the original l2,6D.OOO ncrcs granted II
by the United States government, but
now that good times are again In sight
II Is unloading at prices that nrc good.
yet lower than the market figure.
The government seems 10 be In earn.
est about establishing "a forest reserve
of over sDO.uD ncrcs la Lincoln couu.
ty. despite the decided opposition 10
the project. An order has been Issued
by tho Interior Department wi,hiruw ".
Ing the land within the proposed forest
reserve from settlement for the prs.
rnt. There are twenty seven town.
ships In tho proposed reserve and cv.
cry town In Lincoln county. except
white Oaks. In situated upon II, 10
gcthrr with the Nognl and Bonito min.
ing districts and the Salndo coal fields.
The thirty.Nrst annual session Of
the Grand Lodge. the eighteenth an.
nual session Of the Grand EucnmtA
ncnt. the ninth annual session Of the
Itchcknh Assembly. nnd the thirteenth b
annual Cantonmcnt Of the pntriarchs
MiiitntA. DO. r.. convened In Cripojr
Greek on the 18th for n four..iRy's ers.
sion. Probably tho most important and
Interesting feature of the big event
wns tho dedication by the Grand I,odgc
Of the new and muRni6rVnt l. n a