The Meeker herald., 1899-05-13
NEWS FROM THE.
WESTERN REGION.

The Woman's Relief Corps has eject
ed Mrs. Alice NJ. Seeds OF Cripple
Greek president.
George S. Malone of Colorado
Springs has been elected president of
the Sons Of Veterans.
The safe in the Alamosa postoffice
was blown open the other night and
500 taken. The officers have no clue
as to the burglars.
An abstract of the report Of the ma
tional banks Of Colorado, made on
: April 9Th, shows an average reserve OF
1862; loans and discounts, $2O95S,-
217.O7; total specie, $3,648, 1873; law
lul money reserve in bank, $6o34,
S1a.50; individual deposits, $35: :4l6,
SSs.S6; total resources, $54 ,6S6, ,454.IO.
The Internal Revenue Department
reports 1,5OO boxes Of cigars turned IN
from Georgetown, Idaho Springs. FLOR
ence and Laramie, Wyoming, during
the last two or three days. All were
seized because stamped with counter
felt revenue stamps. About $4,000
such boxes have been brought In and
Denver is nearly cleared of the fraud
ulently stamped cigars.
J.J. Morris has brought suit for $1O,-
600 against Fl. A. Petit. superinten-
dent of the GIllet Reduction Works.
The case comes under the blacklisting
statute and is the first to be entered IN
the new county. Il. Morris in his
complaint alleges that he was en-
ployed by Mr.. Petit and was dis
charged and employed in neighbor-
ing mill, and that he lost his position
/ by the influence of Petit.
1t is announced that Bishop Anson X.
Graves Of the Episcopal diocese OF
Laramie, Wyoming, will remove from
Kearney, Nebraska, and take up his
residence at Laramie. Bishop Graves
was made bishop of the Laramie do
cese in October last. He had previous
ly served as bishop of the diocese of
the Platte for ten years. The diocese
Of Laramie includes the eastern por-
tion of Wyoming and the western por-
ton of Nebraska.
Colorado can produce beets contain
ing a greater percentage of sugar than
can be grown in New York. Tests
made with carload of sugar beets
raised mt Grand junction showed that
the Colorado beets yielded 10 7-1O SUI
gar, of .S5 purity. The result obtained
from tests made at the experimental
college in New York showed percent
age Of sugar IA 2-1O of .S5 purity. The
standard Of excellence in sugar beets
is .12 sugar and - purity.
Sheriff Stewart of Eddy, New Mex
leo. and posse reached Ell Paso, Texas,
Thursday, from the Jarrillo mountains.
with four shackled men In custody,
who were lodged in the county jail anh
h~ %ol, fn
men were captured at Parker's Wells,
New Mexico, and seventeen miles from
Turquoise, q small railway station.
They passed through Eddy county last
Tuesday and stole six horses. There
were then five outlaws in the gang.
Sheriff Stewart and three men fol
lowed them and rode day and nignt
until they caught them.
The annual report of Eugene B.
Brinden of the United States assay Of
nee, Just published, shows the Mon
tana mineral product for 1898 to be as
follows: Gold, 253, 1857 ounces; value,
1924, ,012.91; silver, 14,S1S,6 ,661 ounces,
coinage value, $19,159. .4s2.17; copper,
216,879, ,354 pounds. value, $26, 1922
616.29; lead, p, ,4O3, ,592 pounds, value,
$500, ,055.79; total value of mineral pro-
duction, $51, ,319, ,O67.15. The state leads
the world in total mineral output, but
IL the third state in the production of
gold, Colorado and California leading
In that product.
In division B of the District Court at
Pueblo, before Judge Voorhees,. Will
lam Hastings, a white man, was found
guilty Of unlawful marriage. Lima
Bradgef, negress, who has claimed
Hastings as her husband, withdrew
her former plea Of not guilty and
pleaded guilty. Both were fined $50
and costs. The couple were married
there September 2. 1897, and have lived
together until their arrest. Another
case Of the same nature Is now pending
trial in the District Court, wherein 1t
Ia alleged the woman Is of white par
entage and the man is negro Both
are deaf mutes.
The annual encampment of the G. A.
X. was held at Denver last week. The
following officers were chosen: Depart
ment commander. Andrew Royal, Pu-
eblo; senior vice commander, Harper
M. Orahood, Denver; Junior vice COM
mander, @. G. Washburn, Rocky Ford;
medical director, DIR. George W. Curf-
man, Denver; department chaplain,
Rev. John l.. Boyd, Denver. The most
hotly contested election was that of
department commander of the G. A. r.,
Andrew Royal Of Pueblo and H. G.
Watson Of Greeley being the candi-
dates. Royal won by vote Of ia to
l12. Commander Royal was captain Of
the Twenty-seventh Missouri, First
brigade, First division. Fifteenth Army
Corps, during the Civil war.
This month will witness the inaugur-
alton of number of important Trini-
dad enterprises. One of the most i'm
portant is the extension Of the branch
Of the Colorado & Southern road from
the mouth of Longs canon up the river
to the beautiful Stonewnll valley. and
then over into New Mexico to the POnil
park, ON the Maxwell land grant, a
section heavily timbered. 1t is under
stood that a corps Of engineers will be-
asssxAxixaE fhis rollta next week