Delta chief., 1885-05-06
STATE NEWS,

STATE NEWS.
The saloon license at Loveland has
been fixed at $3.50.
Ground has been broken for the new
Osbiston smelter at Idaho Springs.
Wild horses are still occasionally cap
tured in the eastern portion of the state.
Gilbert Packer, aged 10. the son of a
South Park ranchman, suicided on the 9th
The Fremont county Sunday school
convention will be held in Canon City, May
and 5.
The State collections during April
'Wer6'1 '115s, ,S37.55, and the disbursements s149,
1850
The Town Board of Telluride has
imposed q yearly license of sl2 on all business
houses in that town.
A telegram to Gov. Eaton from New
Orleans states that Mr.. Grimes has been re-
leased from jail on bail.
An Efforts being made to have the
United States Land Office removed from Cen
tral City to Georgetown.
Two horses which had the glanders
were killed in Weld county last week by order
of the State Veterinarian.
A. fine flow of artesian water has been
struck on the ranch of Judge Rucker at Little
ton, at depth Of 465 feet.
The kind of stone the new Govern
ment building in Denver shall be built Of is ex-
citing considerable discussion.
A woman in Pueblo who had lately
had the smallpox gave birth to child which
was pitted, As II it too had had the disease.
The stockmen of Las Animas and
Bent counties seriously object to that part of
the state being used for quarantine ground.
Conductor IWartenbee, of the Rio
Grande road, had the fingers of his right hand
badly smashed by An iron rail falling upon
them.
It is reported from Grand Junction
that the Burlington people are Immediately to
commence building q road from that city to
Aspen.
The Denver postoffice is to be re-
moved from the Opera House block, where 1t
has been since 1881, to the old site, corner of
Fifteenth and Lawrence streets.
A cooking main between Denver and
Kansas City birds was held at the former city
on the 30th, which was attended by over 800
people. The Denver birds won.
The Salt Lake train which left Dem
yer Friday morning, May 1, was thrown from
the track when about half mile beyond Mar
shall Pass. Two brakemen and three emf
grants were badly injured.
The bodies of the ten victims of the
Homestake horror have been removed to Lead
vile and placed in the morgue. The citizens
of that place subscribed 81, 900 toward giving
the victims decent burial.
The road between Granite and Aspen
is almost impassable. There is said to be 80
much freight at Granite for that hourishinQ
camp that it wonld take ninety days to trans
port it, even with good roads.
During the past year the Colorado
Coal and Iron Company's mines at Crested
Butte have produced O,3s5 tons of coal and
1O,495 tons of coke. During the coming year the
coke output will be more than doubled.
"A otOChmdu uducu xOk0Lu, WuO WIS
elected from train at Winthrop, opposite
Atchison, Kansas, endeavored with the help
OF two brothers to kill the conductor. The
three Yokems were shot, and two arc dead.
The conductor was slightly wounded.
On the night of the oath quarrel
srose between Bill Ferguson and Dick VIII
hams in an Idaho Springs saloon, during
which the latter was dangerously wounded by
pistol shot in the stomach and the former
was severely cut about the head and face with
knife.
On the night of the 27th, the Carson
stage while eight miles from Aspen, struck a
rock in the road, throwing the driver from his
seat. The horses started on a run, overtaking
preceding stage which they
struck, and the leaders were
thrown over cliff, landing some nifty
feet below. There were eight passengers in
each coach, but the only one seriously injured
was Mr.. Edward R. Holden, the Receiver Of
Emma mine, who was riding on the first stage
with the driver.
The sixty-sixth anniversary of Odd
Fellowship was celebrated in Denver on the
9th by parade Of the lodges and encamp-
ments Of Denver and the State. Large dele
cations were present from many Of the noun
tain towns. and 1t was estimated that about
1,2o0 men were in line. The literary exercises
were held at the close of the parade in the
First Baptist church. Mayor Bates delivered
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