The Monte Vista journal., 1899-09-30
WESTERN, !, NOTES.

Silver City, New Mexico, 10 to have
. savings bank.
Governor Otero has appointed =. a.
6lernbaum county commissioners oe
Mora county, to succeed J. b. Watrous,
resigned.
At the inquest held at Florence BY
Or. James A. Baker, coroner Of Ere
mont county, In the investigation Of
the wreck which occurred ut Reno Sat
urday afternoon, the verdict rendered
places the blame upon the crew Of the
freight train.
The carnival and street fair at AL
buquerque ended In q blaze Of glory
on the 23rd. This kind Of fall festivi-
ties were new to the Southwest, but In
this instance II has proved the most
perfect success Of any that could have
been undertaken.
In the District Court at Fort Collins,
before Judge Broughton, Marie I-afitte
was convicted Of selling liquor In vio-
lation Of the prohibiitory laws Of the
city. and was fined the sum OF $500
and costs Of suit. The accused was
committed to jail In default Of the
amount Of the fine.
The Black Range Hallway Company
has fled Incorporation papers At San
and the headquarters at Santa Fe. Tie
company proposes to construct nine
ty-mile railway from Magdnlenn. So
corro county. to Chloride, Sierra coun-
ty. 1t will traverse rich mining and
stock country.
W. n. kight. W. A. Hunter and w.
G. White. incorporated as the Farm
ingtOn Gas and Oh Company. are sink
Ing well at Pennington. New Mexi-
60. having purchased the GeOglin drill.
Fesley kight, an experienced oil man,
will have charge Of the workinRH.
There are Indications Of both gas and
oil In that section.
Charles A. Scheurich OF Taos. New
Mexico. presented to Carleton Post, q.
A. r.. a fine nag. which had waved
over the grave OF Ex-Governor Charles
Bept, \ grandfather OF Mr.. Schcurich.
Bent was the first American governor
Of New Mexico and fell in the Taos
massacre. His grave Is In the national
cemetery Mt Santa Fc.
The District Court at Santa Fe Ia
busy with the trial Of Cristine Trujillo.
Trujlllo is accused OF numbering Juan
EspinOsa. August 18th last. Espinosa's y
body was found below the railroad
bridge as Espinola. The questions TO
be decided by the jury will be whether
he fell from the bridge while intoxi-
Gated or had been killed and thrown
from the bridge, and whether TrujillO
did the deed.
On the Burlington Alliance Hartville
line now being constructed. 11J miles
Of rails are being laid nt the rate Of
5000 feet per day. the steel gang now
being about eighteen miles from ALI
b.s sl,et ,s..I1 t. m<,1.
cd. which will bc In II few weeks. the
town Of Bridge port will bc established.
and the road that far will bc used for
commercial purposes as well rs for
construction.
Governor Otero has consented TO de-
liver the chief address TO the Terrific
rial Horticultural Fair which opens at
Santa Fe October 4th. Exhibits for
the fair are beginning TO arrive. The
exhibit made at Albuquerque BY the
Agriculture College, Mr.. Casa, Mr..
Stockton and otners. was shipped here
directly. Mr.. Cast has returned to Me-
silla to obtain fresh supply Of fruit
before the fair.
The Wyoming troops, battalion and
battery. assembled nt the Ferry build.
Ing. San Francisco, mt = o'clock Sntur.
day, nmid throng Of San Francisco
acquainfances which the boys have
made here during their stay nt the
Preside. The train which will l,ear
them home pulled out from the Mole
nt $50 o'clock. II consisted Of two
baggage ears, eight tourist e!ccpers
and regulation Pullman sleeping car.
The Casper refinery Is now prepared
TO put out illuminating oil Mt any time
demanded by the market and refinery
conditions. AT present the rcfinery's
oil schedule proiitahly consumes the
crude oil supply. The valve oil Of this
refinery has now II passenger 1ocomO-
tive record OF :.,si miles per pint and Of
1!6 miles per PITT Tor n freight loco
motive. This II about the record Of
any other oil In locomotive lubrlcnting
uxe.
Extensive Improvements are tsiug
made nll along the line OF the Cn,0u
Pacific. both ON the Colorado nnG Wy.
omIng divisions. Two gnngr ~ ,nasous
are Mt work on the Colorado division,
replacing all small wooden bridges
with stone culvcrts. These win arch
over the small gullcys and dry creeks.
More than q hundred are being put In
on the system. This, the officials say.
will improve the safety and the
smoothnexs OF the roadbsd. On tue
larger bridges mnsons are putting In
new stone abutmcnts This will make
the washing out Of bridges much Ie.s
frequent than heretofore. kcveral new
bridges arr beinx built. and for the six
already l~gun In Weber canon. Utah,
the steel II already on the ground.
The miners Of the Alpine Coal Com.
pany at Baldwin arr again on 4 strike
and the mines have been clo~ed. The
miners signed scale 10 bold for .
year. The asr~~sAent was made 1t the
Instance Of the State hoard OF ArbitrA.
tson July 23th last. hut apparently the
men do not consider Il binding. A
week ago w. A. Tsiplett. president Of
the Miners Union at Baldwin. and Lee
Decker, Q member of the union and q
miner. assaulted John Hardy In Q store
at Baldwin. Hardy IL said TO have
been frtghtfully bcatsn by them. They
wrre discharged Thursday aud Friday
the mlncru demanded that they br rrin.
stated. This wns refused and Satur.
day the men struck. The company has
shut up the mine and state that Il will
not be re-openctl.
L. r. I.iiticiicld Of Slater, Routt coun.
~. says the nssrssor-of the county has
taxed his domrsticated elk ~ cattle,
aud when Andrew Jackson. chief game
warden Of district No. 2. wanted him
10 take out license for game park. be
refused under the contention that his
animals cannot bc taxed twice. State
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