, 1924-07-03
NEWS OF
THIRTY-FOuR YEARS AGO-189O
Taken from The Republican of that date
Compare the RasOkns stosied in these old
items Nth our city and county of today

Nv IL
and county of today
lection from the strong arm of
Uncle Sam.
d. N. Stfckney came in from the
northern part of the county Satur-
day afternoon, having finished his
work as census enumerator. He re-
ports having found lots of people
lowered around the mountains and
in the valleys in that portion of the
county.
DR.. Solier came up from Hanna
Sunday and was in town the greater
portion Of the day renewing old ac-
Q~uaintances.
Following are the losses in the
Carbon fire, as reported by special
telegram to the Denver papers: Chas
Anderson and John Lewis, Scranton
house, $4,000 no insurance; C. F..
johnson groceries, part of the con-
tents lost $4,000 no insurance; the
Beckwith Commercial company, $1O,-
900 stock fully insured; John Mill
ken. saloon building $4,000, no in
surance; Gabriel Boberg, building.
including Carbon house, $4,000, no
insurance; George Gobleman. saloon
$4,000. no insurance; Mrs. H.
Hughes, building. $1,000, no insur-
ance; John A. Jackson, store and
contents, $1,000. no insurance; Mas
singale and Ross. building. $4,000.
no insurance; w. L. Evans, stock Of
groceries. loss light; Jens Hansen,
meat market, building torn down,
$500, no insurance.; Ben Jose, no
lions, part saved, $1,000; O.H.Arch-
ers. proprietor Scranton House, ST.
500. and several miners buildings
and dwellings.
the Rawlins opera house. and from
this on will attend to the keeping
CT that place in order.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Wilson left
on Monday night for an extended
visit in Canada. They will not re-
turn before early fall.
Monday morning our usually quiet
and orderly little city was startled
by four reports of "a gun in quick
succession coming from the neigh
borhood OF the cOrner Of Front and
Fourth streets. A crowd soon gath
cred at the spot and found Jack Nc
Farland. colored, w%allowing in his
WI blood, seemingly in the throes
Of death. The coward who had done
the deadly work vas Thomas Muir
ray. who abs been here but q short
time in the employ of the railroad
company, acting as brakeman. Muir
ray had Just come here from Illinois
and from his actions one Is led to
believe that he thought himself out
Of civilization and must kill a man
in order to be. somebody. He tried
to pick a quarrel with Jack. but
Jack was good natured and wouldn't
quarrel with anyone. Murray final
ly called him a rough name and Jack
in his playful way, retorted, calling
him Murray the same, %whereupon
Murray drew his revolver and told
the negro he'd make him bite the
dust. and began shooting. Jack
started to run going towards the
railroad track. He was closely
followed by the villainous wretch
who kept on firing until he dropped
his The first shot did the
ucd0iy WOEA. ~ euttTeu III tu6
small Of the back and passed thru
the body.
Jack declared. as assistance ap-
preached. Boys. he's done me up"
He was carried to his place Of abode
and Drs.. Maghee and Osborne we're
Immediately summoned. who did all
they could to preserve his life. by
sewing up the intestines. and for a
time II was thought by some that
Jack might possibly pull through.
Such thoughts. however were enter
tanned only q short time for he died
at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon. MUIR
ray was given . preliminary hearing
Tuesday forenoon. and was bound
over to the district court. and was
committed to Jail without bonds.
Little 10 known OF Murray a. he has
been here but . short time and the
feeling II bitter against him. II he
imagined for . moment that the in
offensive negro had no friends he
will md himself badly mistaken be-
fore he 10 through with the case.
and the chances ars quito favorable
for his finding h1mself facing death
before many months roll around.
Dave Evans went down to Carbon
last Friday morning to assist his