Delta chief., 1883-10-31

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was son Jacob Belts.
The court martial convened in Den.
yer to try Capt. Carpenter of the Governors
Guard, Colorado State militia on charge Of
disobedience of orders and unbecoming Ian
guage during the late Grand Army Encamp
ment has returned a verdict of mot guilty y
The new town of Meeker, in Garfield
county is located on White river on the land
formerly occupied by the military, las miles
south of Rawlins, Wyoming, and in the midst
of one of the richest and most fertile valleys in
the state Of Colorado, averaging about thirty
five miles in width by 100 miles in length. The
valley is being settled very rapidly.
They will persist in OVERRIDING things
in Pueblo. On the 21st the Christian Church
people of that place went down to the mill
ditch to baptize three new members, when so
many people crowded upon rotten bridge
that it broke down, and some twenty-five per-
sons, mostly children, were involuntarily i'm
mersed. Fortunately no one was drowned,
and no one seriously hurt.
The Larimer county Democratic con-
vention met at Fort Collins on the Goth and
made the following nominations: Sheriff.
James Sweeney; county clerk, T. J. Montgom-
cry; county judge, jefferson McAnelly; coun-
ty commissioner, David Patton; coroner, Dr.
A. B. Van Wagner; county surveyor, Walter
Taft. For superintendent of schools, assessor
and county treasurer no nominations were
made.
Orth Stein, at one time a newspaper
reporter in Colorado, and later a convicted muir
derer at Kansas City, sentenced to twenty
five years imprisonment, is now in the jail at
Independence, Mo-, pending an appeal to the
supreme court Of the state. His health is fail
ing rapidly and an attempt has been made to
procure his release on bail, but the court fixed
the bond at e25, 900, which was more than he
could give.
Ex-senator Tabor and wife, and Mr..
Last, manager Of the Tabor opera house. and
wife, had grand scene the other night, out on
25th street, in Denver. They were followed by
seven suspicious looking men, who however
did not actually molest them, but who did not
leave until Mr.. Tabor got into his house and
telephoned for the police. 1t is stated that the
ex-senator and his wife wore $4,000 worth Of
diamonds.
One of the two Mexicans who got
drunk and killed several persons at . dance
near Gardner, in Huerfano county, on the 2lst,
was captured on the 23d, and Immediately
lynched. He asserted that a saloon man At
Gardner hired them to do the shoot
ting, but the crowd Of lynchers evi-
IDENTIFY did not place any reliance upon the
statement, or they would doubtless have let
him live to testify against the saloon keeper
The Lake County Republican conven-
tion met on the 24th and made the following
nominations County Judge, 8. J. Hanna;
Sheriff, Jeremiah Irwin; Clerk and Recorder,
Frank Reardon; Treasurer, z. z. Raub; As
SCISSOR, w. g. Jones; Justice Of the Peace, H. p
Krell; Constable, w. g. Miner Coroner
Charles Fielding; Superintendent Of Schools
w c. Thomas; County Commissioners, D. II
Dougan, H. H. Demary and Alexander Delay
An Ouray dispatch states that the
body Of an unknown white man was found on
the 25th, near Burro creek. The face and
neck had been eaten by wild animals, being
unacceptable. The body was clothed when
found in good suit and appeared to be that
Of q man in good circumstances. The sup
position is that he tried to cross the range from
Lake City, got lost and perished from ex-
posure. The coroner went down to hold an
inquest
The incorporation papers Of the Pixies
Peak Railway and Improvement company have
been filed with the Secretary Of State. The
capital stock is s1,5OO,OOO. It's object is to
build a railway and telegraph and telephone
lines between Manitou and the top Of Pixies
Peak and branches thereto, and 10 buy and sell
property adjacent. The principal Office is to
be at Colorado Springs, and the incorporation
are Hanson A. Risley, Ernest A. Colburn, w.
F. Ellis, Jr., and James H. Kerr.
The State Temperance Association
had well attended and spirited meeting at
Denver last week. permanent organization
was effected and the following named officers
elected: President, Rev. c. H. st. John; sec
rotary, Rev. W. d. westervelt; treasurer, Rev.
George P. Hays. Executive committee-w.
r. Fowler, Greeley; Mrs. A. N. MeGahey,
Pueblo; Prof. Shattuck, Greeley; Mrs. NJ. J.
| Tilford, Denver, and Mrs. Mary F. Shields,
Colorado Springs. The next annual meeting
will he held In Pueblo.
A terrible tragedy took place at Dem
yer on the night OF the 23d. o. J. Haller shot
and killed his wife and shot and fatally wound
ed Samuel Morris. HslIer had but recently
come to Denver, having lived some nine years
in the state, and being well known at Pueblo,
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