Delta chief., 1884-02-20
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Every saloon keeper in Boulder has
been indicted by the Grand Jury.
South Pueblo is soon to have new wa
ter works, the Arkansas river to be the source
of supply.
John Dickson, an old man, was found
dead in Blake street Denver lodging house,
on the 18th.
j. w. Prowers, a wealthy cattle man,
formerly Coloradoan, died on the 14th, at
Kansas City.
There are now thirty-six gentleman
and ten ladies attending the State School of
Mines Golden.
Charles Garbarino, well-known ho-
tel man died at Golden on the 10th. He for
merly lived at Peoria, III.
On the 10th, John Vigil, Mexican,
was accidentlly shot and killed at Tom Wilson'S
camp on the Del Norte canal.
Senator Hill has introduced a bill to
change the limit of the appropriation for Den
ver's public building to $4,000.
During the month of January ten
thousand five hundred and nineteen tons of
coal were shipped from Starkville.
The Trinidad Coal and Coking Com
pany shipped one thousand two hundred fifty
nine tons of coke during January.
Police Officer Lewis Tuttle, of Den.
yer, had leg broken while playing and scuf-
fling with another officer, on tho 18th.
The trial of U. j. Haller, who shot
his wife and Samuel Morris, at Denver last
fall, has been postponedIuntil April e2nd'
George d. Talbot, Clerk of the Coun-
ty Court, has been appointed receiver of the
Merchants and Mechanics Bank of Leadville.
The subscriptions for stock toward
the building of an elevator at Fort Collins has
reached 22,Ooo, 1900 more than was called
for.
John Gathers, a ranchman, at Idaho
Springs has run away with woman named
Ida Waters, leaving an invalid wife and an
adopted child.
Henry Clark, working at the Leopard
mine, -Four Mile Creek, thayed out some gi-
ant powder recently and was badly torn up in
consequence.
The Arapahoe county commissioners
find that George C. Roberts, Ex- County Asses
sor, defrauded the county out of s4,047.OS
during his term Of Office.
On the 10th, twelve feet of snow was re-
ported on the summitville road, between Del
Norte and Summitville, and the road will not
be open again before spring.
Louis Taylor, who is charged with
the murder of W. c. Prigmore, at Eastonville
ON New Years night, has been held to await
the action of the Grand Jury in April.
The body of August Vesselman was
found frozen on the prairie, south of Pueblo
ON the 11th. He formerly lived in Denver and
cuffered with delirium Just before his body was
found.
On the morning of the 9th, Gustave
Rotxler went from Leadville with dog on
rabbit hunt. The dog returned alone and
later Rotzler's dead bodywas found at the bot
tom of deserted shaft.
A fire occurred at Seaver's cigar fac
tory Pueblo, on the 14th, causing damage of
5000 on the building, $500 on tobacco and
cigars. Gondalfas restaurant, in the same
building, was damaged $500.
The Wisconsin association of the
Pueblos has taken steps to induce woolen
mill manufacturer Of Wisconsin to locate in
Pueblo. This association is also moving in
several other matters of like Importance.
The Trinidad Farmers Alliance has
been granted charter by ..the National ALI
ance, emitting this branch to all the rights
and privileges of the National organization.
The Trinidad Alliance is No. 13 of the state of
Colorado.
Alamosa officers, acting under dis
patch from Buena Vista, undertook to arrest
John Van Pelt. The latter resisted and shot
officer Doris, wounding him slightly, when
ohicer Haytt fred, weunding Van Pelt, who
died in ten minutes.
Pioneer Hook and Ladder company,
of Breckenridge, elected the following officers
Foreman, Scott McLarran; first assistant fore
man, Joe Miller second assistant, John Dirks
president, J. D. Rankin; secretary, G. l..
Betty, treasurer, j. II. Hartman.
The proprietors of the Rocky Mount
ain rNe,ps, at Denver, on the 13th made an
additional exhibit Of their enterprise and ener-
gy by an entire new dress of type for their
ournal. This makes the Nens one of the
handsomest newspapers west of the Mississip-
pi.
A Crested Butte man has invented an
Improvement on the snow shoes now in use