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Show TOOIv A LUCOMOTIVL'. l'.lo (Jrondo M ester ii (mptllcd lu Pay lliolaxci. Ovor two years ago tho assessor of Mesa county, Colorado, levied upon n plico of track near Grand Junction aa the property of the llio Clraude Weil-eru Weil-eru railway. 'Iho latter declared that the assessment to Ihe company was !mproH.r, and reluiod to pay tbu toxcj, which amounted to $1000. Thudlspulo has been going on (luce thu aulumu of 150 1, and on Monday thu Mesa county court determined that longer delay waa useliss. It lasuud n distraint warrant war-rant iiimmandlUK the sherllt In selzu I roi erly of the company to the umount of llio taxes and tull It to recovcrtbo same. When tbo train from Ihe wist camo lu Monday night thesherlirtoik possession of thu engine and i laced u deputy In charge, lla held II until Jistcrday, when thu money was jald under I roteit und tbo engine reloneJ. Tho railway lompuuy will now com-memo com-memo suit lor thu recovery of tho money, on Iho satua ground that they refused Us payment In the first Instance. |