La Junta tribune., 1899-01-21
NEWS FROM THE !.
WESTERN REGION.

-Four murders were committed In
Butte between the LIST and Sth OF this
month.
Nancy Greer a colored woman sup
posed TO be I0I years old. died At Colo
RADIO Springs the other day.
A pedestrian was shot in the arm in a
central parr of Denver by IL hold-up a
few nights ago. The hold-up escaped
The Arapahoe commissioners and the
Denver police board have refused 70
grant any more saloon licenses 10
women
James DOYLE was ordered before the
Supreme Court at Denver Monday as Il
result OF habeas corpus proceeuihss'
The Supreme Cour, will consider MS
case on its merits.
Albert G. Craig was shot ana insHh.-
ly killed in his home in Denver ps ms
son-in-Iaw, f. Z. Brooks, because tne
former would not surrender TO hiin MS
little daughter. who has been intrus'eu
to Craig by the court.
The Christian Endeavor Society III
the peniteniiary at Santa Fe, COM
posed of converted prisoners, Is the
largest In the territory. Last year py
going without tobacco, the members
contributed so for Testaments and re-
uglgGS ItefdtuTe
The commission of Postoffice Inspec-
tor George II. Waterbury has been re
voked. This action is the result OF an
Investigation which has been In prog
ress for fortnight. During that in
,erval Inspector Waterburys coHhis-
sion has been withheld.
The retiring superintendent of pubic
instruction has certified to the state
auditor the apportionment OF state
school funds for the six months just
closed. The total amount to be dlstrib-
uied Is about $4,000 of which Arapa-
hoe county gets S11. .92l. 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 Duchesne country,
distance of fifty-one miles. The capital
stock is SIG5.0O0. and the road will IN
doubtediy be profitable feeder.
Rev. r. T. Martin. pastor of the Bap-
tist church Of Cripple Greek. has ten
dered his resignation. This action was
his remaining might injure the church.
II Will be remembered that Federal
Labor Union No. 10 passed resolutions
nt 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
morning and checked up the money or
der dra wer to find about 5000 missing.
John Greenwood, husband of the APP
pointee. has been in charge of the Of
fice and Is accused of having embez-
lied funds. The United States mar
shall was at once communicated with,
and the officer sent down to arrest him.
C. 3. Eddy, president and general
manager OF the Ell Paso & Northwest
ern Railway, has wired from New
York to the contractors to proceed Mt
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 were dis
covered about twelve years ago. The
extension is to be completed by May
Both next.
A legal hitch has come in the nego-
tiations 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 1t 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. former post
master of Idaho Springs, has been ar
rested by Deputy United States Mar
shall Crocker Of Denver. This action
was taken on warrant sworn 10 Dy
Postoffice Inspector Frederick, who
charged 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, n notorious
woman in the west end of Cheyenne.
Preston had revolver, which he said
was not loaded, and handing 1t to the
Thornton woman, asked her to try It
! 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.
Her story Is corrobOrated by witnesses.
The dead soldier was not In the Cuban
campaign. being ON detached duty in
the United States.