La Junta tribune., 1899-05-13


George s. Malone of Colorado
Springs has been elected president OF
the Sons Of Veterans.
The safe in the Alamosa postofiice
was blown open the other night ana
500 taken. The officers have 10 clue
as to the burglars.
An abstract OF the report Of the m
tional banks OF Colorado. made on
April 5th. shows an average reserve OF
43.G2; loans and discounts. S2O.9S3.-
217.O7; total specie. $3,sis, 1919; law
full money reserve In bank, $6.oo5.-
ST7.J9: individual deposits, $35.4l
S5s.sG; total resources. S5i,Gs6, ,4o4.Io.
The Internal Revenue Department
reports ] 500 boxes OF cigars turned IN
from Georgetown. Idaho Springs. Flor
ence and Laramie. Wyoming. during
the last two or three days. All were
seized because stamped with counter
felt revenue stamps. About loau
such boxes have been brought IN ana
Denver is nearly cleared Of the fraud
ulently stamped cigars
]. j. Morris has brought suit for So
900 against II. A. Petit, superinten-
dent of the Gillct deduction Works.
The case comes under the blacklisting
statute and Is the first 10 be entered IN
the new county. 4. Morris In his
complaint alleges that he was en-
ployed by Mr.. Petit and WAS dis-
charged and employed In neighhor-
ing mill, and that he lost his position
by the influence Of Petit
1t Is announced that Bishop Anson II.
Graves of the Episcopal diocese OF
Laramie. Wyoming. Will remove from
Kearney. Nebraska, and take mp his
residence mt Laramie. Bishop Graves
was made bishop OF the Laramie do
ccse In October last. He had previous
ly served as bishop OF the diocese OF
the Platte for ten years. The diocese
OF Laramie includes the eastern por-
tion of Wyoming and the western por-
tion OF Nebraska.
Colorado can produce beets contain
ing u greater percentage OF sugar than
can be grown In New York. Tests
made with n carload OF sugar bects
raised nj Grand Junction showed that
the Colorado bccts yielded 10 I-lo su-
gar, of 81 purity. The result obtained
from tests made at the experimental
college In New York showed percent
age OF sugar II 30 OF 81 purity. The
standard of excellence in sugar beets
Il
Sheriff Stewart OF Eddy, New Mex
leo. and posse reached FL Paso. Texas,
Thursday, from the Iarrilio mountalls.
with four shnckled men in custody,
who were lodged In the county jail and
will be taken TO Eddy county. The
men were captured nj Pnrker's Wells.
New Mexico. and seventeen miles from
TURQUOISE. n small railway station.
81 n -
Tuesday and stole six horses. There
were then Ave outlaws In the gang.
Sheriff Stewart and three men fol-
lowed them and rode day and nig0t
until they caught them.
The annual report of Eugene u.
Brinden OF the United States assay Of
ficc, just published. shows the Mon
tana mineral product for 1898 to he Ms
follows: Gold, 253.S6T ounces; value,
S5.247 ,9l29l: silver. 14.SlSG6l ounces,
coinage value, Sl0,153. .4S217; copper
2169T9, ,35i pounds. value, S26, l02. :
G16.29; lead, y. .IH3. .592 pounds. value,
$500. .0S5.19: total value OF mineral poo
duction, Sol ,3l9. .o67. IL. The state lea Is
the world In total mineral output, but
Is the third state In the production Of
gold, Colorado and California leading
In that produce.
In division B OF the Dis.ric; Court at
Pueblo. before Judge Voorhees,. WIZ
lam Hastings. n white man, was found
guilty of unlawful marriage Lima
Bradger. n ncgrcss, who has claimed
Hastings as her husband. withdrew
her former plea OF not guilty and
pleaded guilty. Both were fined 500
and costs. The couple were married
there September 2. 1897. and have lived
together until their arrest. Another
case OF the same nature Is now pending
trial in the District Court. wherein il
Is alleged the woman Is OF white par
cntage and the man is negro. Both
nre deaf mutcs.
The annual encampment Of the q. A.
II. was held at Denver last week. The
following officers were chosen: Depart
ment commander, Andrew Royal. Pu-
eblo; senior vice commander, Harper
NJ. Orahood, Denver: junior vice com
mander, G. G. Washburn, Rocky Ford |;
medical director. DIR. George W. Curf-
man. Denver; department chaplain,
Rev. John l.. Boyd. Denver. The most
hotly contested election was that of
department commander of the G. A. r.,
Andrew Royal of Pueblo and II. c.
Watson of Greeley being the candi-
uuteS. WON Dy ~ Note Va LIT W
1I2. Commander Royal was captain Of
the Twenty seventh Missouri. First
brigade, First division. Fifteenth Army
Corps, during the Civil war.
This month will witness the innugur-
alton of number OF important Trini-
dad enterprises. One Of the most i'm
portnnt is the extension Of the branch
OF the Colorado & Southern road from
the mouth of Longs canon up the river
to the beautiful Stonewaii valley. and
then over into New Mexico to the Ponil
park, on the Maxwell land grant. a
section heavily timbered. 1t Is under
stood that n corps Of engineers will be-
gin surveying this route next week,
and that active work Of construction
will follow. In connection with his en-
terprise Is n branch road to tap large
body OF coal lands near Stanford. The
vsoad to pnufl mark Ia fn no bullt with