Delta chief., 1883-12-05
STATE NEWS.

Arapahoe county has 1928 acres OF
land under cultivation.
A man named Patrick Hasson suicid-
ed in the Jail at Montrose, Colorado.
Henry o. Morris was elected chief of
the fire department at Pueblo on the Goth.
Arapahoe county prisoners had tur-
key and chicken dinners on Thanksgiving day.
Charles Hill, who was shot by Harry
White at .silvcrton on the 18th, died on the
26th.
The Pandora and Oriental. company,
at Telluride have closed down the mine and
MILL
Thomas Donolan, an insane patie Mt,
escaped from the Arapahoe county hospital on
the oath.
Henry Harvey fell through the ice
and was drowned, while skating at La Veta on
the 27th.
Several new coal veins of mammoth
Durango.
The citizens of Trinidad are subscrib-
ing money literally to straighten the Purga-
toire river.
Mrs. Ed Nathan, of Leadville, and
several others were poisoned by food at supper,
in Louisville, Kentucky.
Mesa county, Colorado is enjoying
the luxury Of two Boards of County commits
sioners acting at one time.
Frank Rof, of Custer county, ,threshed
from go acres of ground, this fall, TO- 134 bush
els Of small grain, chiefly oats.
The vote in Silverton on the question
of issuing bonds TO build road to Red Noun
tain, stood 81 for and o. against.
Riley Lambert, the dance hall pro-
,fprietor at sifverton, who WAS shot on the 18th
Ay Marshan Cain, died on the 2sth.
The Columbia stamp mill, at Clay
tnnia. after successful run Of several weeks
dur stion, closed down until spring.
Judge Hallett has decided that the
Leadville stage robbers could not be legally
held for robbery Of the United States mails
Jack Perdue was shot in the right
breast, at Telluride, while endeavoring 70 stop
. fight between David Olmstead and Harry
Kline.
A Merchants Protective Associa-
ton," 70 guard against dead teata and frauds,
10 being talked of at Grand Junction by the
business men.
Sixty-five tons of fine speiegeleisen
was produced At the Colorado Coal and Iron
Company's furnace at Pueblo on the oath. An
from Colorado ores.
Michael Downs. a blacksmith at
LIE adville, was accidentally and dangerously
shot by pistol in the hands of his roommate
He nry Carpe, on the oath.
At West Las Animas, frankie Prov
ers, the little son of Mr.. John W. Prowers. was
killed by the discharge of self-cocking revolv-
er which he was examining
Watkins ranch, near Silver Cliff, was
burned few days since, together with the out
houses and several head of horses, mules and
COWS. Total loss about $1,000,
A writ of mandamus has been issued
from the Supreme court, commanding the
clerk and recorder of Mesa county to surrender
his office to his elected successor.
A cave occurred in the Opulent mine,
Leadville, on the oath. William Welch and
Andrew Laughlin were buried. Laughlin was
Kill ed and Welch seriously injured.
Castle Rock is preparing for the holi-
days by raising a seventy-five foot flag pole
for a Christmas tree, and announcing gold
lead carrying two-tenths Of an ounce in gold.
Leadville celebrated Thanksgiving
Day with a military parade and inspection
and public school exhibition in the after
noon, being favored with mild and beautiful
weather.
Under Sheriff Mitchell has recaptured
at West Las Anmas, two mares stolen from
William Hall near Silver Cliff. He also cap
tured the thief-Victor NJ. Light, alias Ton
Silver-at Blackwell. ......
The jury in the damage suit of John
Bourne vs. the Denver & Rio Grande railway
in the District Court, on the 2Sth returned &
verdict in favor Of the plaintiff in the sum OF
$s2a.23. The plaintiff asked $4,000.
Two small dwellings, at Louisville
Colorado, owned by Mrs. z. Brown, were
burned on the 18th. There was no insurance
the houseless by popular subscription.
1t is said that about December Is tht
two or three thousand men now employed OF
the South Park extension at Leadvile, will b,
transferred to Pueblo there to begin the con
struction Of the Denver a. New Orleans Rail