The Delta independent., 1910-12-09

The amount of the forged check |
was $50. The accused man, who |
left last June was traced through |
the northwest of Canada
Longmont Pioneer Dies.
Mrs. Eaienor Senton Beckwith, |
one of the oldest pioneers of Long
mont, died at that place of Pneu-
monia Sunday. Mrs. Beckwith and
her husband, Lawson Beckwith,
came to Colorado in 1862. travelin
overland from Alstrad. n. H. They
located near where Longmont is now
and at that time she was the third
woman in the Saint vrain valley.
Fist Fight Over City Job.
A good bit of agitation is on over
at Salida just now pending the ap-
pointment of city clerk to fill the
vacancy made by the election of the
former city clerk to county treas
urer. Several fist fights occurred last
week on account of the agitation.
The city council consists of one Re
publican and six Democrats. 1t has
before it application for the appoint
ment from three Democrats and two
Republicans.
Alleged Store Robber Held
Felix Brothers of Canon City,
was given a preliminary heari in
Judge Logans court in that city Sat
urday on the charge of robbing the
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company's
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answer in the district court in the
sum of 81 900. About $500 in cash.
s123 in script were stolen and sus-
picion pointed to Brothers and he
was arrested and placed in jail He
Is an ex-convict.
Gets $500 for Bookkeeping.
In the county court of Gunnison
Il 'osD pig IsqmsosQ no k,uuoo
Stodghill of Marble was fined $500
and costs, amounting to $500 for
bootlegging in the dry territory
of Marble. The case was hard
fought one. a former case having re-
suited in a disagreement of the
jury. This time jury of six ranch
men found him guilty in ten min
utes. Stodghill keeps a soft drink
parlor at Marble. He will appeal tn |
case to the supreme court 1t was
tried before Judge Geo. Hethering-
ton and District Attorney Logan
conducted the case.
Would Raise Auto Tax.
Mayor H. F. Avery of Colorado |
Springs has introduced an ordinance |
into the city council of that city |
providing for an increased tax on /
motorcycles and automobiles. The or
dinance was referred to a committee |
CT the whole and it's passage prom
ises to be hotly contested The auto /
ordinance provides for an anual tax |
of all automobiles with capacity |
for more than two persons and So
so increase for each additional per-
son.
Talk OF Dividing Routt County.
Effort is to be made to divide |
Routt county at the next session |
of the legislature. The county of |
Moffatt. according to the plan, is to
be created out of the west portion
of Routt county, with Craig as the |
temporary county seat. This will /
then make it possible to remove the |
county seat of Routt to Steamboat
Springs from Hahn's Peak. II has
never before been possible to remove
the county seat from Hahns Peak
on account OF the combined efforts
of the towns in the western part of
the county against Steamboat
Springs.
Big Fire at Sugar City.
Fire at noon last Friday burned
to the ground the elevator of the C.
II. Beggs Livestock company south
west of Sugar City. The company
mess house just west of the elevat-
or was saved by prorpt work of the
fire department and the assistance
of the men from the sugar factory.
A ffty-gallon tank of gasoline just
outside the elevator building was
moved just in time to save an ex-
plosion which would have spread
the fire to adjoining property The
Beggs Live Stock company had s.
600 tons of hay In a field nearby
which was also saved by the fire
fighters. The loss was about $1,000.
Silverton Postmaster Indicted.
Austin NJ. Reed. postmaster at
Silverton. was indicted on Dec. ..
by U. s. Marshall Jefferds and p. o.
Inspector r. Smith. on charge of
y