The state herald., 1899-10-20
WESTERN NOTES.

Christopher l.. Funk of Pueblo was
murdered in cold blood on the 10th.
There Is no clue to the assassin.
The body of an unknown man who had
been lynched was found the other day
on the road Aom Canon City to Grip
pie Creek.
The Standard tunnel at Cripple
Creek sy>Gk big flow of water the
other day. For while it amounted TO
2O,OOO gallons per minute.
The Santa Fe railroad has decided to
remove its railroad shops from san
Marcial, Socorro county, New Mexico,
and to make Rincon the division head
quarters.
"Dick" Holmes, who won fame as
color bearer of the Colorado rolun-
teers, was given rousing welcome nj
his old home in Phillipsburg, New
Jersey.
The career of John Carter, alias Kid
Adams, who attempted to rob treas
ure coach near Mt. Sneffels last week,
has been cut short by n bullet. lie
was shot and killed near Placerville by
Deputy Sheriff George Kinchen, While
resisting arrest.
While sinking an arteslan well nt
the Vineyard stock farm, in Eddy
county. New Mexico. traces of oil
We're discovered at depth of $40 feet
Several veins of good water were
struck also. but not of sufficient How.
The well will be sunk 1000 feet.
1t is stated that the fund used to de-
fend McGinnis was secured by n col
lection among the cowboys of the Mo
gollon district in Socorro county, among
whom McGinnis was very popular.
They appointed T.. A. Cunningham TO
attend the trial and to do everything In
his power to get McGinnis free.
What is presumed to be an organized
gang OF plunderers forced an entrance
into the postotiice and store of \. Me-
Clintock at Rincon, New Mexico. at n
late hour Sunday night. The thieves
secured S14O in postage stamps, $50
in coin and various pieces of the stock
convenient to carry.
W. II. Kerr has made arrangements
for running n daily stage from Santa
Fe to Bland. cutting down the distance
to less than thirty miles. At present
people from Santa Fc must 90 by rail
TO Thornton, stay n night there and
take stage the next morning for
twenty-five miles.
Ex-Mayor Lucius Anderson, who left
Carlsbad two years ago for klondike.
returned home unexpectedly. After
nine months of prospecting and dig
ging near Dawson City he gave up In
disgust and went to work at his trade
as carpenter. at which he made more
money than his companions did at gold
digging.
Judge Leland has ordered all saloons
closed on Sundays ut Las Cruces. and
Judge Crumpacker received n petition
to order the saloons of Albuquerque
closed Sundays. In nearly all other
cities and towns OF New Mexico the
Sunday law Is now being enforced and
has resulted in the reduction OF arrests
for petty offenses.
For more than week n snow storm
OF Unprecedented severity for this time
OF the year has been raging In the
mountains surrounding Leadville. One
band OF 1.iO0 sheep and the herder
with them are lost. Other large flocks
have reported heavy losses and no
word has been received from many
others known TO be still in the noun.
tain pastures.
Years may elapsc before the provls-
Ions In the VIII of the late George W.
Clayton, who bequcathed n million dol
lars for the establishment OF an or
phan boys school In Denver can be
carried out. Litigation will be insti-
tuted which promises TO continue at
length and possibly through all the
courts OF the state. A brother OF Clny-
ton Intends TO contest the will.
II is stated positively that the United
OIL Company has struck oil In large
quantities east OF Trinidad In the San
Francisco basin, and that the hole has
been plugged up, the machinery moved
to another part OF the land and that
another well will be at once put down.
II is stated that oil has been found at
n depth OF little less than 1000 feet.
The Union Pacific Is doing land OF.
flee business In Its land department.
II IL selling Mt the rate OF 100000
acres year the land II secured In gov
crnmcnt grants and which have been
causing some threats OF litigation with
the government. During the years OF
depression this road has been holding
fast to It's remaining 100000 acres OF
the original l2.oDO.O0o acres granted II
by the United States government. but
now that good times are again In sight
II Il unloading at prices that are good,
yet lower than the market figure.
est about establishing forest reserve
OF over 100000 acres In Lincoln coun.
ty. despite the decided opposition 10
the project. An order has been issued
by the Interior Department withdraw.
Ing the land within the proposed forest
reserve from settlement for the prcs.
en,. There are twcniy-seven town.
ships In the proposed reserve and ey.
cry town In Lincoln county, cxccpt
white Oaks. II situated upon II. 10.
gcther with the Nognl and Bonlio min.
Ing districts and the Salado conl fields
The thlriy-ilrst annual session OF
the Grand Lodge. the eighteenth nm.
nnnl session OF the Grand Encnmn.
mcnt. the ninth annual session of tho
Hebeknh Assembly. nnd the thirteenth
annual Canionment OF the pntrInrchs
Militant. l.O.O q. r., convened In CrIpple
Creek ON the 10Th for fonr-dny's s.s
sion, Probably the most important nnd
Interesting feature OF the hlg event
was the dedication 10y the Grand Lodge
Of the new nnj magnificent I. u, %
y. temple an Bennett avenue. Conr,d.
cradle business OF importance was
transacted.
Developments In Denver mud ourny