Delta chief., 1883-10-03
STATE NEWS.
Delta. Colorado.

The New Mexico territorial fair is in
session this week at Albuquerque.
1t is reported that Ex-senator Tabor
proposes to sink an oil well near Pueblo.
People continue daily to climb Pixies
Peak, despite occasional snow storms on the
summit.
The Denver land Office has done a
aetter business for the past few months than
for years before.
Ex-Governor Pitkin has opened a law
.ofIice at Pueblo in partnership with Hon. Geo.
F. Richmond.
A company is being formed at Pueblo
to bore for oil. Judge Hallett donates the land
for experimenting.
An artesian we'll with castings COM
plete and ready for connections can be sunk in
Denver for 500.
The sum of 1882 has been raised in
Pueblo for the fund to defend O'Donnell, who
killed Carey, the informer.
The Denver steam heating works now
use fifteen boilers, which consume in the course
of year 100, 600 tons Of coal
Archie Williams, who shot Peter
Stock at Idaho Springs Sept 18th, has been
admitted to bail in the sum of $1,000.
The Republican primaries in Clear
Greek county have been called for Oct. 18th,
and the county convention for the GOTH
The state convention of the Young
Mems Christian Association closed an interest
ing session at Colorado Springs on the ed
The Democrats of Gunnison will hold
their county convention Oct. 4th, and the Re-
publicans have appointed theirs for the 9th.
The tenth annual convention of loco
motive firemen, at Denver, closed on the 21st.
The next meeting will be held In Toronto, Can
ada
Fred Tielman shot himself, near Del
Ia, last week, while drawing load from
shot gun, the charge passing through his
brain.
Leadville is having sportsmen's
tournament in which $4,000 are offered in pri-
yes. One thousand live pigeons have been Sc
cured.
ID. S. Milhouz, near Durango, a few
days since beat his team to death because they
baked, and left them dead still .hitched to the
wagon.
Anton Hirzel, who killed William
;sommers, in West Denver, on the 18th of Aug
ust, has been convicted of murder in the second
degree.
In the United States Court at Pueblo,
on the oath, Edward W. Humphreys of Colora-
do Springs, was convicted of utterine coun-
terfeit coin.
Daniel Huggs, on trial at Pueblo on
the charge of murder, was acquitted on the
25th. The case was one that was removed from
Custer county.
The shaft houses on the Colorado
Prince and Old Miner Boy mines, on Bruce
hill at Leadville burned on the morning Of the
a5th. Loss about $4,000.
Vasey, who killed Rose at the Turf
Exchange saloon in Denver, was found guilty
of manslaughter. although verdict of murder
in the first degree had been expected.
Pat Sullivan and John McNeal were
Instantly crushed to death by falling rock in
the White Cap mine Of the Iron Hill Consoli-
dated company al Leadville on the 22d
J. w. O'Bryan has been awarded the
contract for supplying Telluride with water for
twenty years. Private houses are to pay from
$40 to $50 year, saloons and hotels $50.
The new artesian well at the Denver
steam heating works, corner of 10Th and We
watta streets in that city recently struck az
Immense flow of water at the depth Of 300 feet.
Miss Mamie Ross, the fourteen year
.old daughter of Mr.: Frank R. Ross, OF Pitkin,
seloped on the evening of the 23d with man
named Edward Hatfield, who is thrty-fye
years old
The stove works recently erected in
Pueblo have placed II line Of heating and cook
ing stoves on the Market and have also sent
several stoves to the Exposition at Denver for
exhibition.
James G. Whitney, one of the princi-
pals in the Estapca tragedy, in New Mexico,
has been admitted to bail III the sum of $25, 600,
his brother, Joel p Whitney, president Of the
Deming & Silver City railroad, becoming his
security.
Mr. w. r. Dillon, business manager
of the Lcadyille Democrat resigned that posi-
tion last week, and the Democrat is now ad-
vertsed for sale under foreclosure Of mort
gage Oct. 10.
The case of the United States VS.. John
Lawrence ct al, charged with robbng the
United States mail at Leadville last February,