Delta chief., 1884-03-26
ghe Delta Ghiet.
Delta. colorado.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 20, 1884.
STATE NEWS.

Several of Boulder's school buildings
have bee. burglarized during the winter.
Colorado Springs is to have an even
ing newspaper, to be known as the Times.
A slight shock of earthquake was
felt in the southern part of the state on the
slst.
West Las Animas is organizing a G.
A. r. post, to be known as Richmond Post,
Nc. 81.
Tho Longmont opera house has
passed into the management of the Bemis
Brothers.
The Grand Pacific dance house at
oaray was. damaged by fire to the amount Of
$500 ON the 17th.
The February output of the Prize
mine, of Gilpin county, was 900 ounces in
gold, or $4,000.
Three burglaries were committed in
south Pueblo on the 10th: goods to the amount
Of $500 being taken.
The Silverton people have had sup
plies enough to last several weeks, packed to
them from Durango.
BENJAMIN Smith accused of the muir
der of Frederick W. stahl, was acquitted, on
the 18th, At Gunnison.
The depot building at old Las Ami
mas viii shortly be taken down, remodeled and
erected at Rocky Ford.
The Inspector of buildings at Denver
sl 1.-The i15th, pronounced the United States
Mint in that city unsafe
John Crutchfeld, who started from
oaray for the Sidney mine, was found frozen
stin near the Hanging Rocks on the nth.
Edward Humphreys. of Blair, Ne
sraska, died of heart disease on Julesburg
train, which arrived in Denver on the 18th.
Judge Henry Calvin Thatcher, of
Pueblo, died of Bright's disease at San Fran
cisco on the sOth. He came TO Colombo in
lsoe
The grand jury of Conejos county
have been instructed BY Judge Hoyt to make
. thorough Investigation Of the Polygamy
question.
John c. O'Aalley, former railroad
srakema,. died in the Colorado City jan, on
drunkenness Apoplexy.
On the 10Th, Louis Wetzler, residing
two miles west Of Fort Collins, while endeav-
ering TO unloed an unexploded shell. lost his
kfs hand by its explosion.
John H. Titus. of Golden, ON the
1ssh found the body Of .. man in Clear Creek
sanoa- Its appearance indicated that IL had
sen dead for along time
On the 18th James Jones. q black.
saith, Who had been discharged by Arm Of
sootractors at Frisco. committed suicide BY
cutting his throat With . razor
The Sheridan mlne, located near
Telluride. has beea sold to q syndicate Of
kngiiah and American capitalists living in
China The consideration was 100000
On Ethe Goth c. H. Muggy. one of
he propriesors Of the Bell House. At Nanitou.
committed suicide BY shooting himself through
the bead He came from ostav. county. Q.
Mckinnon. the cattle thief. who re-
Gently escaped lfrom the Fort Collins suthori-
ties, writes them from Canada. announcing
his safe arrival and success in beating his ~ay
thither
The Cattle Growers Association. at
aneesins IN Denver, on the 18th. took
precautionary measures against the spread Of
the foot and mouth disease from Kansas into
Colorado.
William Parker stabbed and killed
stephen Shea At Iron Park. on tbs 18th. An
ED fend which vAs fostered by the fact that
both men we're interested in Parker's wife vas
The cause
Gunnison county. as shown by the
January statement Of the ccrnty commission
GA Published in March. is in debs &46a tsa-
50 Since the nev counties were lopp<,i of
ounnison has populstiou Of perhaps 7.oMl
The Idaho Springs Pacific Mining
aid Reducticc works we're sold o. the 18th. TO
satssfy an execution Of sasaooe in favor Of
the Freelxnd Mining company The works
we're eo1shs by Colorel F. p osess.on for
SD4os
James B. johnson. Young man
heaooging in 81 Joe. conuirsed suicide by
shooting at The Uuson depot, Denver. on tAe
siss- He bad heen leading sone~eas ai.
honest HE and the tass act, il IA. supposed
Vas prouPsed hs rsncrxe-
A snow slide occurred st Conundrum
6alcA on the l4sh, tsr1ing Cars ff,y fers.
The s1adD Vas three hundred fee. uSsr sra
carried sh1ft hocs<s ,re<x e1n s~<o-~ !.