Delta chief., 1884-08-27
STATE NEWS.

A disease affecting the eyes of cattle
has appeared near Boulder.
Buena Vista is hoping to secure the
State Normal school at that point.
The Union Pacific is erecting o free
reading room for its employees at Hugo.
The Presbyterian and Congregation
al churches of Boulder are talking of uniting.
1t is rumored that the Yankee Girl
has been sold for two and half million
1ollars.
The firemen's tournament commences
in Pueblo next Tuesday. Over 8, 200 is offered
in cash prizes.
The excurting passenger agents in
dulged in snow-balling contest at Alpine
Pass on the 10th.
Suit has been brought in the federal
courts in Denver to recover money on Lake
county warrants.
The body of a man named Coleman
Smoat was recently found floating in the IN
compabgre river.
Peter Lundau, a Pueblo brickman,
while crazy from drink attempted to drown
himself on the 18th.
Hon. John c. Hummull has qualified
rs administrator of the estate of the late F. z
Everett. OF Golden.
Patrick Smith was instantly killed by
falling tree in Cascade district, near Idaho
Spring. on the I'd
A band of gypsies, on their way east
from San Francisco, have been camping in the
northern part Of the state.
Mr.. H. A. Cutters. ranchman on
Eagle river recently loss 600 in money and
his hired N N al the same time.
The board of regents of the State
University have appropriated 5000 for sp-
paratus for the physical laboratory.
Leadville has paid $500 for a couple
of horses to fill the place of two killed a few
days since while going to FIRE.
The authorities of the Pueblos pre-
vented hard glove fight on the 10th between
Tom walling and Bryan C.mpbell.
The ninth annual session of the
Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias OF Colora-
do will meet in Leadyille September 10Th.
Thomas Williams has been arrested
at Delta, charged with the murder Of Smoat
rht e body was recently found at Montro5e.
On the goth Gov. Grant issued par
dons to John B. schlaepfer, Frank johnson
and John Dunn, inmates of the penitentiary.
The Pueblo club beat the Denver base
ball club on the 18th by score OF 6 to s.
Twelve innings were necessary to decide the
contest.
All the milk COWS at Hugo have sue
cumbed to the Texas fever. The calves that
were running with them show no symptom of
the disease.
Out of bunch of fifty-four high
grade cattle from Missouri which were turned
loose near Montrose, thirty-one have died Of
Texas fever.
A fire in Central Pueblo on the 20th
burned Gallagher's galvanized cornice factory
and building in the rear Of it. Loss 5000;
partly insured.
The large concentrating mill of the
Silver King Mining Company, about mile and
half from Breckenridge, was burned on the
18th. Loss $4,000.
The recent severe storms in the vicin-
fly of Kit Carson have caused sheep owners
much loss and trouble on account OF the scat
tering Of their iocks.
A libel suit for 5000 damages has
been instituted by N. L. Allison against Ed
win Price and D. p. Kingsley, proprietors OF
the Grand junction Ne,es.
DR.. George Vasey, of Washington, D.
C., is making a collection OF the native grasses
of Colorado and New Mexico which he will ex-
hibit at the New Orleans Exhibition.
Charles Nef, of Iron City, was way
laid by two men on the 10Th, and shot twice,
one ball penetrating the inuer side OF his left
leg, and the other just grazing his flesh.
George MCGEE, of Breckenridge, was
caught under a caying bank on the Goth, and
was covered up to the neck. His injuries
were very serious before he could be released.
At the request of the cattle men of
Southwestern Colorado, Secretary Teller has
requested Secretary Lincoln to at once send
troops to the San Juan to operate against the
Utes.
Mary Burke has sued the Union Pa
cifc R. r. for t2O, 900 damages for injuries re-
ceived on the 26th day Of February 1881, when
the plaintiff was en- route from Georgetown to
Black Hawk.
The Anthracite-Mesa coal mines at
Crested Butte have been leased to the Colora-