The Monte Vista journal., 1899-05-13
Chairman Clark, Of the board Of

at the enormous expense TO which
the county is being put on account
OF the assault and battery cases
that ought to have been tried be-
fore a justice Of the peace. He
says it looks as il the prosecuting
attorney and sheriff were standing
IN together to see how much costs
they could put the county to. The
court house and the town Of Del
Norte were full of jurors and wit
nesses Wednesday and Thursday.
Jim Leroy returned on the
noon train from Canon City with
Moses Caldwell as witness in the
cattlemen against sheepmen now
in court. Mr.. Caldwell IS now a
guard at the penitentiary.-En-
quirer.
Aud when he arrived at Del
Norte Moses did not know a thing
that could he used to convict one
OF Jesse Stephenson's clients.
Bnt there were fees in it, both for
the supposed witness and also for
the undersheriff. And the county
pays the freight.
Those who heard Attol ney Cor
let's argument before the Jury
Thursday say he made a powerful
speech and SO cnra9ed Gen. Bloom
field TINT when the old man arose
to reply he stripped of his clothes
except his shirt and pants-and
pitched into the colonel like mad
man, calling him u scoundrel, a
VILLAIN, and such endearing terms.
He failed, however, to mar the
dignity of the court.
Last week u couple of Mexicans
Mt the Plaza started in to settle
the ownership of n hog by law
SUIT. We advised them to get to-
gcther md settle the hog among
themselves, which they concluded
to do, and left the matter to the
decision of srbitrators BY this
means they divided the hog be-
tween themselves instead of among
the lawyers.
A letter Was recently received
from james Sheridan. at Manila,
in which he says there is no more
glory TO be gotten out of the Span.
ish war. Aud that it is q shame
to see our bows shot down at the
PHILIPPINES by niggers in . hand
TO- hand fight. II the boys arc all
feeling this way it will not be long
before they will be brought home.
Charley Fsssett and w. W.
Reilly returned from their mining
properties Sunday. They are we'll
pleased with the outlook, think
they have uncovered a large vein
Of gold rock and will push develop
ment work. Their mines are To-
Gated one half mile east OF the
grant line.
NJ. r. Hunter arrived from Soc.
corro, New Mexico, Tuesday-one
day late to attend the funeral OF
his con Edwin. He returned Fri.
day. Mr.. Hunter hes . homestead
at Soccorro and says the climate
agrees with him. When he left.
alfalfa was . foot high and IN
bloom.
The Ruble-kreyer Dramatic
Company closed q three-nights en-.
gagement in this city Wednesday,.
This il one Of the best companies
ever in Monte Vista. The baud
and orchestra rre composed OF 6ne
musicians aud that alone l. worth
the price Of admission.
The women's board Of town
trustees 10 receiving fuisome fat
terry from the W. &. T. u. bat it
is different with their poor hen.
pecketl husbands who haven't had
. drop u drink since the new board
was elected.
W. H. Terry made . large sale
Of wheat last week for Msnaasa
people. II 10 understood 10 cover
all the surplus OF the Nauaass
settlement, and aggregates some
thirty thousand bushsls. .-Aosca
Herald.
W. G. Baker. Of Crssds, ono Of
the men Who always stood by
Senator Roe. hes bssn appointed
chief clerk Ia The Fish and Na.s
Wsrtien's o@os under "Cowhoy"
johnson.
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