Delta chief., 1883-06-13
The state 1t Large.


Work has commenced on Trinidad's new
passenger depot.
Gunnison had her first rain storm of the
season last week.
H. H. Miner, of Colorado Springs, died sud-
denly week ago Saturday.
Trinidad's two banks have consolidated and
doubled their capital.
All the fire companies of the State are pre-
pairing for the coming tournament.
Manitou is having more than her summer
influx of tourists and health-seekers.
Canon City is making preparations to prop.
erly celebrate the glorious Fourth.
The railroad is to be extended from George
town to Silver Plume Immediately.
The Rico Clipper has been moves to Ames.
and transformed to the argus.
The freeze of last week destroyed consider
able of the tender foliage at Manitou.
Mrs. c. S. Barney, of Boulder, was serious
ly injured last week by runaway team.
The Fort Collins daily Courier has ceased
to exist The weekly goes on.
Sam Branson, the party who shot A. St.
Lessinger at Divide on Tuesday, has not yet
been discovered.
II. T. Hall, of Leadville, has been missing
entertained that he has been foully dealt with.
With but one or two isolated exception the
State press is doing all in its power for the
success of the coming Exposinion.
The State press is condoning With Eugene
Field in his recent misfortune of being vic
.; I,,
Tom Roberts was caressed with poker, the
same being in the hands of Billy Reynolds,
on Memorial day, at Leadville. Roberts
jaw was b.ose in two places.
Glnaisoh al o .leys want TO nomiDe c the
com 9 coun.y jrd, e. A mee.' ,g 10 king 20
that end has been held, end the ra-s.bi,ity
of the move ilily disc ,ssed. No debnile nc.
tioi resulted.
One of the pou'tty .a;sers of Evans discov-
cred curiosity in his henne y, the othec day,
in the shape Of a twin egg, or eggs, Joined
together at the side la Siamese twins. Upon
breaking open the eggs ohe of them contained
yolk and no white, while the other contain
ed the white and no yolk, and yet both Of
them were perfect and distinct eggs in shape,
though small in size.
The physician having charge of the Lake
county hospital says that seven out of ten in.
mates got there through drink.
A team containing Mr.. and Mrs. Brim and
Silver CT Fl fine al p ccessio on the 9th, ran
away, the oocr pants Leing th.owh out and
hu,..
G. Wcobe: and Cis. r. T. 'ndall the latter
unde .-e '-fue,ce 'i',o he'd yh. near
Pueblo ls- wecl. S,,o.. we exchanged and
Web1C W. dar e ors'y s.fbbed.
samue. Wni was th.owl ION his horse
and killed on the 4th ut Deer Trail.
Colonel L. E. Sherman was thrown from
his morse on the I'd, at Colorado Springs, frac-
turing couple Of ribs.
Niurmire, the Salida murderer, has been
held to answer at the District court, without
bail.
Colorado Springs arrests all tramps and
puts them to work on the parks and road
ways.
A Gunnison newsboy has placed in bank
from the profits of selling papers since May
10, 1882, $3.50.
A 9.year old boy named Willie Reilly, of
Lcadville, was crushed to death by falling
under an ore wagon week ago Friday.
An attempt is being made to fund the in
debtedncss of Conejos county. Alamosa is
also endeayoring to fund her city debt.
A sham battle was one Of the features Of
Memorial day at Canon City. No one was
injured through mistake in cartridges.
A crowd Of Nex Perces Indians, headed for
Kelton, on the Central Pacific, attracted the
attention Of the Gunnisonitcs for little time
last week.
George w. Pinnell, the Durango man who
shot himself Monday week, after seriously
wounding q man named Barnes, has since
died
w. A. Trinkle, who has been In the brick.
making business in Trinidad since last fall,
has skipped for parts unknown with about
1900 of other peoples money.
During riot mt Robinson on Memorial day
a woman was shot in the leg by a party nam.
ed Burns. A lynching party was organized
and started out to find Burns, but he made
good his escape.
The residents on the Blue and Grand riv.
ers are alarmed at the rumor that some 15,-
900 head of sheep are to be brought into the
valleys this season. If this should prove
true there is apt to be trouble in the camp, ns
the importation Of sheep onto these cattle
ranges will work serious damage to every
ranchman, hcrder and cattle. raiser, and Ia an