The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-11-04

CAndelAYiA died from the e4ect on
gunshot wound received from . spring
gun set in the door Of Metzirger's tool
house n a protection against burglars.
The gun was set 30 the charge would
strike below the knees any terson At
tempting to enter, but the woman In
question was sitting down with her
back to the door. Judge Cumpacker
ruled that the charge Of murder could
not be sustained, and Ordertd the jury
to bring In a verdict Of not guilty.
Plans are under consideration for the
construction Of the largest smelter In
Colorado at Grand Junction, A syndi-
cate Of Colorado men assumes respon-
sibility for the undertaking. The prop
critics of the Grand Junction Town and
improvement, Company 60 into the pool
and John e. Phillips, Cripple Greek
mine owner, who resides in Denver be-
comes trustee. Several of the capital
lists interested In the beet sugar plant
at Grand Junction are Identified with
the new enterprise a. are citizens OF
Colorado Springs, Cripple Creek, As
pen, Grand Junction and the San Juan
region.
The Santa Fe board Of trade has ask
ed the national government either to
transfer the Fort Marcy reservation to
the city in trust for school and free
public library purposes or to sell 1t to
the highest bidders. At present the
buildings on the reservation about
twenty in number, are occupied rent
free by Office holders, who receive good
salaries and who, 1t is maintained.
should build or rent good houses in the
city and pay their proportion Of taxes
for the support Of the city and terri
tory. The board of trade Is also max
ing an effort to secure gift from An
drew Carnegie for public library on
similar condition to that upon which he
gave $4,000 to Prescott, Arizona.
The fiIst beet sugar plant of its kind
to be built In the United States was
successfully started up at Springville.
Utah, on the 27th. 1t Ia a branch Of
the Utah sugar factory, located at Lehi,
and the novel feature of the enterprise
is the fact that 1t produces juice only,
and this is conveyed by pipe line to the
main plant, twenty-five miles distant,
where 1t is converted into sugar. The
plant has capacity Of $50 tons Of
beets per day and has stock of 1900
tons to start on. There is fall Of 100
feet In the pipe line and 1t is proposed
to place turbine wheel at the Lehi
end and use the beet juice for power
purposes. The experiment is watched
with interest by sugar beet manufac-
turers elsewhere.
The stockmen of Carbon county, like
those Of every other county In Wyom-
ing, are much troubled by wolves and
coyotes. Woaf-hunting 10 quite an In
dustry. says the Denver Republican,
and lately stockmen have discovered
that the best way il to hunt them with
toss i lie w JMnsa G & ssB.s e 1 @o
hunting dogs. His dogs are grey.
hounds, stag hounds, Russian wolf
hounds and crosses Of all Of these, to.
gether with the greyhound and bull.
dog crossed. Mr.. Turnbullis "McCar.
thy" half bull and half grey, unaided,
caught q large wolf and would have
killed him alone, a. he had the animal
down when Mr.. Turnbull arrived. His
fox-hounds have been known to remain
on the trail Of . wolf for twenty-five
hours.
Ogden last Wednesday witnessed the
spectacle Of United States soldiers beg.
cling in the streets for something Il
eat They were members Of q party
Of the Firty-sixth United States volun
teer infantry, and came from South
Farmingham, Massachusetts, In com.
mand Of Colonel Schuyler. When they
marched through the streets, while
they all acted tired. After their march
they scattered through the city, ani
many little purses were made up fol
them By the citizens whom they hap
pened to meet. They took the money
and bought bread. They stated tina
they had been fed on bareback ant
canned beef with coffee from the tim,
they started. The regiment went Yves
over the Southern Pacific tonight
There have been q number Of deser
lions since the regiment started.
Santa Fe IL In the throes Of a pc
culiar church war at present. Rev. g
L. Madden. pastor of the Methods
Episcopal church In this city, hat
served five years as pastor, and wa
transferred to the church Mt Bland a
the last session Of the Methodist con
ference. held at Ration week ago
Rev. A. A. Hyde Of Alamogordo wa
local congregation did not like the an
pointment. They. therefore, at . se
cret meeting, decided to close th,
church and telegraphed Mr. Hyde an,
family not to come to Santa Fe, as tn,
congregation had seeded and close<
the church. Mr.. Hyde and family
however, came anyway, and arrlve<
this week. They took possession Of tn,
parsonage. and Mr.. Hyde has announc
ed services for next Sunday. maintain
ing that as the church Is partly a mis-
sion church, It belongs to the churcl
at large, and not to the local congresa
ton.
A Leadville dispatch says: Fuel ha,
been added to the excitement In HON,
mining stock by the report Of nnothe
enormous find which was made severn
days ago, but not made public at once
The new ore body was discovered q
the 600-foot level, In the Starr shaft
and consists Of three feet Of lead sant
which samples across 1,4OO ounces sil
yer. This assay 10 not the analysis o