Delta chief., 1884-09-10
STATE NEWS.

Public school generally throughout
the state opened on the 1st inst.
Greeley has Farmers Alliance and
.stalking Of buying an elevator.
An Evans man has shipped car
load of this years. potatoes to Denver.
The Rocky Mountain Presbytery was
in session at Colorado Springs last week
There are three hundred Sunday
schools and three thousand saloons in Colora-
do.
Mr.. S. r. Galloway has succeeded
Mr. Clark as general manager Of the Union
Pacific.
John Swank fell from bucket to the
bottom of $50 foot shaft in an Alma mine
last week.
John Elliott was fatally injured
few days ago by his team running over him in
Platteyille.
The Fort Morgan Live Stock and
Land Company has been incorporated with
capital Of $4,000
The San Juan Chief, a mine located
near silverton, was recently sold to New York
parties for $4,000.
Mrs. Haley, resident of Denver,
was struck with pitch fork by cowboy, and
her shoulder dislocated.
Oscar Wise, of Garfield, lost his
barn and lot of grain and live stock, on the
1st by fire. Loss 5000.
Work has been commenced on
Grand functions new school building. Il iE
TO be constructed Of brick and stone.
j. KettIenan, one of the Pueblo
team, who was injured in the dreman's race at
Denver last Sunday, died the next daT.
Thomas j. Hammer, a newspaper
man of Denver has been adjudged insane. He
thinks himtelf the premier Of Germany.
Nicholas Jacobs, a miner, met with
- fatal accident .: the works OF the Juiianna
mining company. near Querida, on the 4th-
An effort is being made TO connect
Grand junction with Garfield county by con-
structing road through the Grand s:iver
Canon.
1t is rumored that The Black Queen,
new strike on Sheep Mountain, Gunrison
county, has been sold TO Pennsylvania parties
for 800 900.
The Grand River Land and Cattle
company has been Incorporated with capital
of 10000. The company will operate in
Eagle county.
A special from Georgetown to the
Tr5sue-R RepuEiean says there 'is movement
on foot to reduce the wages of miners from
$500 to $3.50 day.
Patrick Cain and Phil Maher, of Sill
verton, have been indicted by the grand jury
for the murder Of Billy Wilson, but they have
left for parts unknown.
The Colorado Springs College is not
making friends for itself by fencing up Chey-
cnne Canon, and charging fifty cents toll to
those wishing to see its bezuties.
The new lodge room of the Odd Eel.
lows, Knights Of Pythias, and Ancient Order
of United Workr1en, at Sanda, was dedicated
with imposing ceremonies or the 4th.
Early last Sunday morning a man
named Kelly was shot by Felix Alvera, an 1tal
fan, in the restaurant OF the latter in Pueblo.
1t was the result OF a quarrel orer debt.
The safe of the European Hotel, Den
yer, was broken open by burglars on the list
and $3.50 in money stolen, $500 of which be
longed to the propretors and the balance to
guests.
The State Woman's Christian Tenn
pcrance Union and the citizens OF Pueblo plan
q most successful annual convention OF that
society in the town named, on September II,
Is and 1a.
Citizens Of Greeley are very indignant
At the circus proprietors because they would
not pay any of the expense OF the burial Of the
men lately burned to death on account Of their
careIessnees.
The attention of the Grand Jury Of
Arapahoe county has been called by Judge e.
Iiott to frauds in the recent prImarie1, and
they have been instructed to thoroughly In
vestigste the matter.
Edgar Caypless has filed suit for
10000 against Frank Il. sherwin. The two
were interested together IN the Maxwell Land
Grant and Caypless says sherwin violated
contract made between them.
Superintendent Cameron, of the Colo
rado Coal and Iron Company's mines, denies
that employees are discharged for buying pow
der, tools and other articles when and where
they please. There will be reduction OF ten
per cent. In wages on October o.
A man whose name is supposed to be
Padget was arrested on the Sd at Elk Park
station, near Silyerton, for plundering some