Delta chief., 1883-07-11
The state .t LARGE.


Mesa county has five school districts.
The Aspen Sun has entered its fourth year.
La Junta has solitary case of smallpox.
Manitou is filled with tourists from all Sec
tions of the globe.
Work is being pushed on Greeley's numer-
GUS new buildings.
Tin Cup merchants will hereafter do
strictly cash business.
The Moffet smelter at Gunnison has turned
out its first bar of bullion.
The summitville Nugget is filed with &C.
counts of mineral strikes.
A doctor is wanted at the Tomichi springs,
the coming resort for invalids.
Pueblo has opened war on the numerous
opium joints that infest that city.
A Leadville miner. died the other day from
pyamia, caused by foul vaccination.
A 2O0-pound mountain lion was killed last
week on the west side of Pixies peak.
Clipper, a notorious Leadville sporting
house, was destroyed by fire last week.
Tin cup is elated over the prospective build
ing of the Union Pacific to that point.
Charles Mitchell, the English pugilist, and
Billy Madden, his trainer, are at Pueblo.
A Leadville jewelry store was entered last
week, and IS 900 worth of jewelry taken.
1t is said that Ex-Governor Pitkin has
struck it rich in one of his San Juan mines.
A Salida man has captured pair Of eagles
that measure six feet from tip to tip of wings.
George N. Raymond has sold his Animas
Forks Pioneer to Messrs. Slaymaker & Gun
dry.
With religious regularity theaverage coun-
try weekly failed to issue the Fourth of July
week.
Henry Wohl, prospector, was drowned in
Cross Lake creek, last week, while attempt
ing to cross it.
The first wagon ever in Red Mountain city
was taken over the new wagon road from Du-
range last week.
By the glancing of an axe Jacob Robson,
ago last Sunday.
The Mormon settlement in Conejos county
is large, and its rapid increase is causing anx
iety among the Gentiles.
George O'Bannon, a Lake City miner, was
severely injured last week by large quaint
ty of rock falling on him.
Del Ncrte il urging the construction Of a
ability that it will be built.
II. Van Kleech, of Chaffee county, had 30
cows out of so stolen last week. William
Goring is in jail for the offense.
The body of George Grifiiths, Durango
coal miner, has been found, having remained
in the sun for more than week.
A son of John Burrell, of Cottonwood lake.
has his face badly burned on the Fourth BY
the explosion Of q giant cracker.
Gunnison's claims to being the coolest spot
on earth have been laid aside. Mercury has
reached the ninetics the past week.
During target practice in Leadville on
the 9Th, a boy picked up one of the rifles and
succeeded in landing shot in the shoulder
Of Mike Mooney.
A telegraph operator named Lewis mortal.
ly wounded Indian Bill, hard character, at
Parrot city, couple of weeks ago. Mr. l..
Bill has since died.
Andy Kellock, of Lake City, while crossing
bridge with loaded wagon. was thrown
under it, the wheels passing over his back,
and greatly injuring him.
Some vandals broke into the Church Of the
Annunciation, at Leadville, last week, and
destroyed considerable valuable church prop
erty. No clue to the perpetrators.
Edward Lindley, an occupant of the Fair
play Jail, locked 4. Kennedy, restaurant
keeper, in on Sunday week, when the latter
went to the jail with rations, and skipped.
A Pueblo lady went TO Colorado Springs on
the Fourth, locking her two children up in
the house, and was prevented by wsshouts
from getting home until the night of the 9th.
There seems to be quite demand for lots
at Loeb Katrine, on the Divide. Many Of the
lots in the original town plat have been sold
and the owners will build cottages on them.
Dick Baker, a bad man from Salida, was
shot and killed Saturday night by the mayor
and marshal of GARFIELD. Baker was drunk
and fired several shots at the officers. A cor.
oner's jury exhonerated the officers.
A free Methodist camp meeting will be held
two miles southeast of Table Rock postofice,
Ell Paso county, commencing July 13, TO hold
over two sabbaths. A large tabernacle will
be on the ground for public services.
Irwin's church is without pastor. The
Pilot promises that the boys will chip In and
give the preacher three meals day, II moth.
ing else. This Ia wonderful chance for some
soldier Of the Lord to do effective work re.
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