Delta chief., 1883-08-08
The Delta Ghiet.
Delta. Colorado.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1888.
STATE NEWS.

F1fty-one permits for new buildings
were issued in Denver during the month of July.
the estimated cost being $2s1 ,025.
At Bonanza, on the night of the I'd,
w. H. Furbush, a colored man, shot and killed
John o. Hara. Furbush made his escape.
James A. Garfield Post, No. 1, Sons of
Veterans, Of Denver, now numbers about fifty
members, and is preparing to give public en-
tertainment.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe de-
pot at Granada was struck by lightning Sunday
afternoon. 1t caught fire and was totally de-
stroyed. The loss was $3OOO
Prof. Ricketts, with twelve students
from the Mineralogical Department of Colum-
bia College, New York, is in Pueblo, examin-
ing the smelters steel works, etc.
Garvey, the murderer, who escaped
life sentence at the Canon City state prison
owing to a defect in the laws has been taken
back TO the prison to serve aterm of eight years.
The stable of Mr.. Thompson, who
lives two miles north Of Longmont, was struck
by lightning on the 29th and burned to the
ground. A valuable span of mules were de-
stroyed in it.
The Rocky Mountain NeOs states that
street, North Denver, has sunk an artesian
well to the depth Of $50 feet, at cost of one
hundred dollars. There is good flow Of wa
ter
The Leadville mining club has broken
up. Most of its effects sold on the 1st to sat
isfy mortgage held by the Bank Of Lead
Vile. The club was founded In 1881, and for
some time was . large and prosperous institu-
tion. Later its members have been dropping
off.
Michael Conley, night switchrlan at
the Rio Grande railway shops in Denver, was
run over by the cars and killed on the morning
of the %. He was about to change q switch
for backing train when his foot caught in a
frog and the train passed over him. He was
twenty-five years old and unmarried.
A Denver Republican special states
that Joe Fawcett's ankle was crushed and Joe
Story had hip dislocated and leg broken by
the caving in Of roof In the breast of drift
in the Matchless mine on the afternoon Of the
Sd. A blast had been fred, and on returning
to remove the fallen material the men were
buried.
The works of the Pueblo Ore Samp-
ling Company commenced running on the oath,
= lot of ore from Rio Grande county being the
first treated. The plant has cost $4,000 and
has capacity Of 100 tons per day. The build
ing is commodious one, and is well supplied
with the latest and most approved machinery.
Rose & Reed are the owners.
On the 29th ult., Mr.. b. d. Hight,
foreman on the ranch, near Franceville, Of Mr..
j. d. Lawson, of Colorado Springs, drove to
5immie's Camp for load Of wood, and soon
after his return was found in the barn at the
ranch, lying dead, across the seat Of the wagon.
As there had been heavy thunder STERN in
that vicinity he is supposed to have been struck
by lightning.
A Leadville dispatch states that Phil.
q. Forle, the Marshal Of Kokomo was accident
ally shot while on his way to picnic on Sun
day. He stopped at the house of young lady,
leaving his revolver in his overcoat in the bug
gy. In getting into the buggy the revolver
was accidentally discharged, and the ball en-
tered his left side about three inches from the
nipple, lodging in his back at the shoulder.
rily fatal.
A recent letter from Judge Rogers, of
the criminal court in Denver, is dated at Lon
don, where the Judge now is with the party OF
New York literary gentlemen who accompanied
him upon his European tour. The Judge has
been absent about two months, and has spent
about half Of the time on the Continent. His
party has visited the largest cities and art CEN
ters of Germany, France and Italy. He will
sail from London on the 11th instant on the
Alaska, of the Inman line. His health has been
greatly improved by his sea voyage and the
tour on the Continent.
Frank Rose, recently keeper of sa-
loon in Denver, was shot and killed by E. NJ.
Vasey, at 2 o'clock on the morning of the Bird
inst, In the bar-room Of the Turf Exchange in
Denver. The only witness OF the shooting
was Frank Belmont, the bartender vasey,
who Immediately gave himself up to the Off
Gers was formerly foreman of the Windsor
stables in Denver. Rose and vasey had been
gambling in partnership, and Vasey had lost
4125. He claims that he acted In sef-defense,
rs he was in fear Of Rose with whom he was
quarreling about bis losses, but the bartender
contradicts his statements.
A Denver News special of the 31st says:
At 12 O'Clock last night all the men in the Pu-
eblO Smelling company's works struck for an
advance Of wages andquit work Mr. schlapp,
who was in charge at the time, informed the