The Holly chieftain., 1899-10-13
WESTERN NOTES.


takes in about 500 month in fees.
Daniel NJ sullivan has been appoint
/ ed postmaster at Cripple Greek on the
recommendation of Senator Wolcott.
The body of Charlie Volker, who was
accidentally drowned in Sloan's lake,
near Cheyenne. has been recovered.
The hod carriers mt Victor have
struck for higher wages. They have
been getting 50 and $3.50 per day OF
eight hours.
Ex-United States Senator John ]. In
gals spent several hours in -Albu-
querque last night. He is in very
poor health. being scarcely able 10
speak above whisper. He Is on his
way TO Las Cruces in search of relief.
Llewellyn and Greenway of Las
Cruces. have located 10000 acres of
soda placer mines in the vicinity Of
White Sands near the bona Ana-Otero
county lines. The location is Oh a pro
posed branch line OF the Santa Fe rail-
road from Las Cruces to Tularosa.
An appropriation of $4,000 was
made by the last Congress to increase
the efficiency of the school service at
Fort Lewis, Colorado. The money Will
probably be used in the purchasing OF
school supplies and hiring more teach
ers. No additions to the school Will be
made, as the appropriation Is insufh-
cient.
Norman Newman. an outlaw and fu-
Cltive from justice from Greer county,
Oklahoma. was shot and killed at CoX's
ranch, at san Augustin. New Mexico,
by Jose Espalin, 4 deputy sheriff.
Newman in November of 1898 murder
ed and robbed his partner. He was
arrested and kept in Jail until July i
last. at which time he escaped.
Senator Wheeler. who for nearly
twenty years has published the Daily
and Weekly Times ut Aspen. has
leased the paper and plant for one
year TO A. $. Thompson and w. ii.
Breach, secretary and stakeholder. re-
spectively, in the Times Publishing
Company. Senator Wheeler will spend
a portion of his time in the Cripple
Greek district. where he has recently
become interested in some promising
gold properties.
The case of the Territory versus Will
liam ii. McGinnis, the train robber. on
trial all this week for the killing of
Sheriff Edward Farr of Walsenburg,
came TO Il close at Ration Saturday. The
judge instructed the jury Mt o'clock,
and ut 8 o'clock the jury retired. The
Jury at 1910 brought in verdict of
guilty of murder in the second degree.
Counsel for defendant entered a gen
eral exception to the judges charge to
the jury and especially to the special
charges suggested by counsel for the
state.
Captain G. NJ. Boynton, the globe
trottor now making n walk from New
York to San Francisco and back in a
year, without cash or sleeping in n
bed, to-day broke the walking record
for the round trip up Pixies Peak
over the cog railway. The former rec
ord. held by an Italian musician, was
> hours and 40 minutes. Boynton
made the trip in 500. his time for the
descent being LAO, or about ten min
utes longer than the railway COM
pany's schedule time The round trip
is nearly eighteen miles in distance, of
which there is five miles of % per cent.
grade. Boynton said he would not do
it again for $4,000.
Jack Edwards, the noted sheep own
complaint sworn out by Il. p. Snow.
secretary of the Wyoming board of
sheep commissioners. Edwards is
charged with bringing sheep into the
state without giving notice to the sheep
commission. as required by law. 1t is
probable that Mr.. Edwards, who owns
a large number of sheep in Oregon. and
will make many shipments into Wyom-
ing. will contest the legality of the
wyoming statute regarding bringing
sheep into the state in the courts, and
that this will be made a test case. The
law provides n penalty of fine and i'm
prisonment for failing to give notice
to the board of sheep commissioners
of the intention of owners to bring
sheep into Wyoming. so that they may
be properly inspected.
In few days n small herd of deer
will he driven from Glen Beulah park,
near Debeque, and turned over to the
state. 1t is estimated that at least 35
head will be taken in compliance with
the statutes allowing 10 per cent Of
the natural increase TO be taken by the
state. The deer will be sold by the
game and fish commissioner to the
highest bidder and from indications
it is not likely that they will bring as
much as so many cattle. A good cow
will ordinarily bring $50, but the com
missioner says he will do well if he
gets S25 head for the deer. Owners
of private parks are looked to as pros
pective purchasers, while some private
families will bid high for fawns in
tended for pets. Just where the sale
will be held is not yet decided. but it
will probably be in Debeque, Is miles
from the present home of the animals.
None of the deer may be taken out of