Delta chief., 1883-12-19
STATE NEWS.

Salida has been making large daily
shipments of oats recently.
A. G. Elliott has leased the Sunshine
stamp mill at Idaho Springs.
The Masons at Greeley want to organ
ize an order of Knights Templar.
The people of San Miguel county
have to pay over $4,000 taxes this year.
Rico has prospects of concentration
works with capacity of 100 tons per diem.
The recount of votes for county as
SCISSOR in Pueblo decided the election of Arthur
Bond.
j. F.Jones was painfully burned about
the face by an explosion at Idaho Springs on
the sth.
The mail only runs once week be-
tween Grand Lake and Teller during the win
ter months.
A building owned by Mrs. A. r.
Chaffee at Fort Collins, was slightly damaged
by fire on the 18th.
The corner stone of St: AIMS Catho-
lie church was laid at the Denver suburb of
Ironton on the 9th.
An unoccupied building owned by
Herbert Morrison at Fort Collins, was burned
on the 10th. Loss, $500.
John Finlay, formerly proprietor of
hotel at Deer Trail, suicided at the Clifton
House, Denver, on the 9th.
Water is again scarce article in Tel
luride--4O cents per barrel-and milk is selling
at % cents quart, and scarce at that.
4Edmund Dunston, a railroad hand
who was frozen while on his way to Chall,
ranch from Leadvilie, died at Leadville on the
18th
Mum Taylor, of Gold Hill, in trying
to recover broken well rope, few days ago,
fell to the bottom of the well and broke three
ribs.
The state board of capvassers has
canvassed the votes on the capital bond ques-
ton, and find majority of 4,534 votes for the
bonds.
On the 18th, L. Rothenberg, propri-
etor of the Commonwealth Clothing House.
Denver, assigned. Liabilities, $35, COO assets,
$4,000. "
At Idaho Springs, blacksmith shop
and once were slightly damaged by fire, on the
18th. This was the first fire in that city for
oyer year.
O. j. Ha1ler, who few weeks ago
killed his wife and her alleged paramour, Nor
ris, at Denver, was on the Sth arraigned and
held for trial without bail.
The city council of Georgetown has
instructed the city attorney to draw up an
ordinance making the saloon license $500 per
annurn, instead of 500.
At a meeting of the Buena Vista fire
department, on the 10th, w. j. Dean was elect
ed chief, Louis schwarz. assistant, and. c. =.
Libby, secretary and treasurer.
One hundred and seventy-five rabbits
were brought into the Fairplay market one day
recently by Levi Longfellow, who slaughtered
them on his ranch, down the Park
Rebel George, the noted confidence
man, has brought suit at Denver against Con
Grower, sheriff of North Platte, Nebraska, for
$4,000 damages for false imprisonment
Charles Cummings was arraiened at
Denver on the 14th, charged with passing
counterfeit money. He was placed under $500
bail and in default was committed to jail.
Thomas O'Bryan, who escaped from
the Reform school at Golden, was captured in
ellison gulch by Marshall Patterson. of Ida
ho Springs, and sent back to Golden on the
14th
The Chinese nuisance cases were
ended in the Police Court, Denver, on the sth.
by the Cinnamon remaining to be tried
pleading guilty and being fined IS each and
costs.
One thousand three hundred and
forty-six instruments have been filed in the
County Clerks office of San Miguel county
since the 2d day of April. Good showing for a
new county.
1t is definitely settled that Como is to
have $1,000 school house. The question OF
increased issue of bonds was put to vote. and
resulted as follows: II for increased issue of
bonds, and against.
Canon City advices state that Man
ager Coon, Of the Arkansas Valley OIL and
Land company, shipped sixty barrels of oil on
the 12th. Work on all the rev wells is being
prosecuted vigorously.
Marshal Campbell, of Buena Vista,
gives notice to all concerned that he will ar
rest everybody found carrying gun. He pro-
poses to strictly enforce the ordinance against
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