The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-03-31
COLORADO Norss.

parish of Manitou, has resigned his
charge and left the city. He wfll be
succeeded by Rev. John Kenny. late
chaplain OF Montcalm sanitarium.
The new officers of the woman's Re
lief Corps are Mrs. Minnie e. Kings
ford of RawlIns. Wyoming. depart
ment president; senior vice. Mrs. Jen-
ME Paddock of Leadville; junior vice,
Mrs. Sarah Tucker OF Pueblo.
Secretary of State Beckwith is busy
recording the last of the brands a. re-
Quired by the new law, and says the
work will he finished about the middle
OF April. He has already turned into
the treasury from this work moro than
$4,000 in fees.
After considerable litigation between
the Colorado l. southern Railroad Com
pany and the city of Pueblo, the for
mer, In consideration of the city va
eating certain ground for It's benefit,
has made an appropriation Of 5000
to the city, to be used in the construc-
ton of the First street viaduct across
the Fountain river and the Colorado
| & Southern tracks. Work Will be re-
sumed on the new viaduct.
James +. Burns has contributed So
600 toward the $4,000 to be raised by
| Colorado College before the first Of
| April, and Frank Peck $1,000. This
leaves to be raised $1,000 In order to
secure the gift of friend Of the col
lege of $4,000 for the endowment of
a scientific building. 1t Is expected
| that the full amount will be raised In
few days.
Judge Hallett has decided that goods
belonging to bankrupt, held under
attachment Mt the time he declared
| himself unable to meet his obligations
and had his case formally entered In
the United States Bankruptcy Court,
must be Mt once turned over to the
officer having the other goods in
charge. The effect of the decision is
that the attachment loses Its priority
of claim against the goods.
John Jacob Aston Powell, attorney.
is alive, well and practicing law in
Virginia. However. he IL not the John
Jacob Astor Powell of Ouray, who
John 4. Barnett. lawyer, IL sponsor
for this statement. He thinks the
Ouray lawyer used the virginian's
name. Friends of the missing man
think that he is in South Africa. and
one of them says he has letter from
Powell. under recent date, from JO-
hnnnesburg, where he says Powell Is
protecting his South African mining
interests.
A series of suits has been commenced
in the United States courts covering
the taking Of timber, coal and other ma
terials from government land. The
first ct the suits was filed on February
18th, when the government accused the
Denver Tramway Company OF cutting
ties on government land without per-
| owl,
the Tramway company and ita officers,
but also the Denver, Leadville 4 Gun
nison railroad. The suit IL civil one
for the value OF the timber taken. The
damages are placed at &1O,409. Last
Friday a second suit was fled for dam.
ages against Allen III. and p. T. Ghost,
1t being charged that they had taken
$4.S1O worth Of coal from government
land.
The franchise of the ouray ana Red
4 Mountain toll road, the connectink link
on the Ouray route of the circle trip
i % many people from all parts Of the
world have Travelled, will expire next
month. The people of Ouray county
expect the company, at the head Of
which Is Otto Mears. to give up pos
session at that time, although 4 new
corporation is said to have been organ
lied for the purpose of assuming con-
troll. A recent decision in a Clear
Creek county case held that no indi-
vidual or corporation could take charge
Of a toll road after the life of q first
franchise had expired. The Ouray road
has been Travelled for twenty years by
passengers taking the stage at Silver
ton, and has been q bonanza for the
owners.
Deputy Revenue Collector ]. d. Al
lard has returned from near La veta,
where with r. l.. Myers, deputy from
Denver, he went last Saturday on a
chase after m illicit still. The outfit
was located on Beatty creek, eighteen
miles north of La Yeta, In a common
shanty covered with canvas. A copper
still and worm were found that were
not merely makcshift devices. The ca
pacity was five or ten gallons per day.
The plant was destroyed. Nobody was
found Mt the shack, but 1t was evident
that moonshine had been made there
recently. Last fall another still was
located and destroyed by Mfr. Allard on
the other side OF the Spanish peaks in
Maverick canon. 1t Is believed both
stills were operated by the same men
and arrests In the next few days will
perhaps he made, though on this point
the officers refuse to talk.
That the shipments of meat sent to
the penitentiary have not been full
weight, hut have been from fifty to
100 pounds short on almost every
shipment. is claimed by d. Cognevich.
the former steward of the place. He
was relieved from duty as steward
last month and transferred to the yard
work. This work he refused to do,
and left the penlteniiary. The stew
ard has memoranda of the weights of
the meat and says he has shown them
to Warden Hoyt. each of the peni-
Tertiary commissioners and the gov
ernor. According TO Cognevich. who
says he was discharged from bis place
rs steward because he brought the at
tentiOn of the commissioners to the
meat question, there have been differ.
ences In the weights for some months.