Pueblo County, Colorado
Pueblo News 1876

Page contributed by Karen Mitchell, news items contributed by Jean Griesan and Karen Mitchell. Our utmost thanks and appreciation to Jean for typing these up.
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Colorado Daily Chieftain 5-21-1876
Can't something be done towards fencing the city cemetery. It is a shame that this matter has been neglected so long.

Colorado Daily Chieftain 7-1-1876
Thief
John Young, one of the colored troops (who fought bravely) a member of company G, 9th United States cavalry, stationed at Fort Garland, was arrested by Officer Frank Royer, on Friday on a charge of robbery. Young was sent to this city as a member of an escort and on the way over stole a fine gold watch, valued at $500, from the trunk of Lieut. J.H. French, 2nd United States cavalry, who came over with the party. Young tried to sell the watch to Mr. Bergerman for forty nine dollars, and brought with him a white man who told Mr. Bergerman that he knew Young had had the watch in his possession for more than a year. The prisoner was taken before Justice Shrock, plead guilty and in default of bail was sent to the county jail to await the session of the district court.

Major A.T. Anderson, the popular and efficient general passenger agent of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad, paid us a pleasant visit yesterday. The major seems to be in good repair after his centennial exposition excursion, and is full of business as usual.

Master Mechanic Wing, of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, navigates with difficulty on account of a lame foot, which he obtained through not being able to understand Mexican. He has a club in store now and is prepared to massacre every Montezuma he meets.

Flood on the Huerfano
Dr. J.T. Collier, who arrived in the city yesterday, states that a tremendous flood occurred on the Huerfano river Wednesday night, about ten o'clock. The doctor lives on the Doyle ranch. He says that there was no rain whatever in that locality, but he noticed between sundown and dark that there seemed to be a storm along the creek somewhere above him. He had his sheep camp located about one hundred rods below the Doyle plaza, on the other side of the creek, and was engaged in shearing and packing wool. At the hour above mentioned Doctor Collier and his two herders had laid down to sleep, when the former was aroused by the noise of the coming flood. He immediately rose and awakened up the herders, but before they could remove the sheep the flood was upon them with tremendous force. It came in volumes, like steps of a flight of stairs, and spread over the bottom lands as fast as a man could walk. The current was also extremely swift. The doctor and his colored man took refuge in the tops of a couple large cottonwood trees until the flood subsided. The water fell almost as fast as it rose. Dr. Collier loses about fifteen hundred improved sheep, valued at five thousand dollars, as well as several sacks of wool swept away in the flood. The water in the river rose almost to the corner of the Doyle plaza, and from bluff to bluff there was an unbroken torrent nearly three-quarters of a mile in width. The farmers along the stream, will, it is feared, be heavy losers, as many of their crops were several feet under water, and in some places washed out by the roots. It is thought that the corn in some localities will recover itself, but where the water has reached the small grain it is damaged beyond redemption.

Colorado Daily Chieftain 7-11-1876
The Masonic cemetery has been surrounded by a substantial board fence.

Colorado Daily Chieftain 9-15-1876
Several couples of young folks of this city attended a dance given at the Hicklin Ranch, on the Greenhorn on Wednesday night, by Mr. Ike Bateman. The entertainment was a decided success and the participants returned to the city yesterday, much pleased with their trip.

Pueblo Daily Chieftain, 11-3-1876
Sad Accident – On Thursday night of last week a sad accident befell our well known fellow townsman, Mr. Chanucey Burt. He came to town that night from the fair grounds, where he lives, in company with Mr. Baker, on horseback. After remaining in town several hours the parties proceeded to return to the fair grounds. When a short distance from the city Mr. Burt was thrown from his horse and Mr. Baker picked him up, supposing he was dead. Mr. Baker immediately returned to the city and having procured assistance placed Mr. Burt in a carriage and took him home. Since that time the unfortunate man has been perfectly unconscious, suffering from concussion of the brain. Dr. Thombs is doing everything that surgical skill can suggest, but considers the case a very serious one. Chauncey has many friends in the city, who deeply regret his unfortunate accident.

Pueblo Daily Chieftain, 11-3-1876
The chase after Larson, who broke jail here several days since, still continues. When last heard from that interesting advocate of prison reform was favoring the country in the neighborhood of the Greenhorn with his presence. He broke into the house of Mr. Berry Chastine, on the Hicklin place, and helped himself to a liberal supply of provisions. Since that time he has made himself exceedingly scarece and has not been seen. He is supposed to be lurking in the brush in the neighborhood and a vigilant watch is being kept for him. Sheriff Ellis is determined to have him back in his old quarters if possible. The sheriff is now oblkiged to keep the prisoners in the county jail locked up in the cells except at meal times to prevent further escapes.

Pueblo Daily Chieftain, 11-4-1876
Assigned Estate of Julius Berry – Notice is hereby given that the undersigned assigness of the estate of Julius Berry, will on Friday the 1st day of December 1876, make a final distribution fo the proceeds thereof to and among those entitled to the same. Persons having claims against the said assignee will present them on or before the above date to either of the undersigned. Assignees: Irving W. Stanton, Charles E. Gast, Pueblo, November 3rd, 1876.

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