Delta chief., 1885-09-02
STATE NEWS.

Duck hunting is reported to be very
good around Alamosa.
The Rocky Mountain NeOs has q
$4,000 libel suit on its hands.
An italian accidently shot and killed
himself in Denver few days ago.
The air drills have been started to
work in the Gregory-Bobtail tunnel.
The first day of the firemen's tourna-
ment at Boulder was failure on account of
rain.
The body of Lizzie Mulready, who
was drowned near Pueblo last June, has been
recovered.
The Democrats have decided to hold
their State Convention on the Sd of October,
In Denver.
Boulder county is expected to pro-
duce this year ssoo,OoO worth OF ore, an in
crease Of Is per cent.
Andrew Sands, an employe Of the
Rio Grande road, was killed the other day by
falling between the cars.
Mr.. John C. Mcclure, an old resi-
dent who came to the State in 1859, was buried
in Canon City few days ago.
George H. Shackleton, one of the
most popular citizens of Grand Junction, was
drowned in the Grand river last week.
The Prohibitionists of Arapahoe coun-
ty held convention Thursday and placed in
nomination full list Of county officials.
The South Park Railroad has secured
contract to haul 5000 tons Of ore from the
Star mine, Aspen, to Denver via St. Elmo.
Two Lodges Of Good Templars have
been instituted within month at Gothic and
Brighton, with hopeful lists Of charter mem
bers.
In the Henry-Bronk controversy
Judge Rogers has issued temporary writ Or
dering Bronx to give Mr.. Henry access to the
records.
Another cave has been discovered in
the quartzite formation of Battle Mountain.
This one was found in the workings of the
Golden Wonder mine.
The authorities at Washington have
decided to accept the Armijo stone for the
Denver postofice, and the contract has been
awarded to Hayes q McGilvray.
A wave of water nine feet high swept
down Little Beaver Creek near Fort Morgan,
last week, and did considerable damage by
washing away the dykes Of the canal.
Garfield county offers reward of
$3.50 for the arrest and conviction Of any per-
son concerned in the murder Of Patrick and
Jau,ea Roiuop nm tho 11fh of AuO1st
Judge Rucker has sued J. B. Wheel
er, the mining capitalist of Aspen, for s12,2 ,250,
money which he claims as commission on pur-
chsses and sales which he has negotiated.
1t is reported that the Duryea smell
ter at Animas City has been proved a success,
and will be started in continuous operation by
the 18th of September. This will give great
Impetus to mining operations in the San Juan.
The Flower Mission of Denver, con-
nected with the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, goes to all the sick in institutions
and many elsewhere with beautiful gifts Of
bouquets. The work is carried on entirely by
young ladies. .
The Sovereign concentrating and
stamp mills have been started. About twenty
tons of free milling ore which will average $50
to the ton, and so tons of concentrating ore
which is reduced to about 25 tons that will
average 800 to the ton, is being produced
daily.
Wheat from about five and one-half
acres Of the Fort Collins College farm was
threshed few days ago. The yield was IT'S
bushels Of improved Fife and Blount's Hybrid
No. .5. The yield of the latter from one acre,
from thirty pounds of seed, was forty FIVE
bushels.
The organization of the Gentlemen's
Pleasure Driving Association of Colorado
Springs has been effected. The Pixies Peak
Driving Park has been leased by the Associa-
tion and is being greatly improved. The open
ing days sport on the track has been arranged
for Thursday, September 3.
Colorado is not wholly given up to
Ute Indians cowboys and frontier barbarism
The Tabor Grand, at Denver, the handsomest
opera house in the United States, has whole
week, beginning Monday, August 3lst., of two
operas written by Stanley Wood, of Denver.
The operas are "Brittle Silver" and "PrtciIla,"
the music of the FORMER by W. +. Hunt, of
Denver, and Of the latter by Carl Msier, Of
New York.
A Salvation woman who has been
in the habit Of taking colored children and
street gamin to one Of the Denver churches,
and seating them In the front seat, much to