Delta chief., 1885-07-15
STATE NEWS.

STATE NEWS.
Greeley is to have a military COM
pany.
The new Albany Hotel was thrown
open to the Denver public on the 7th.
There are 600 residents IN the North
Park and about Is, 900 head of cattle.
The new Methodist church at Pueblo,
costing $25, 900, was dedicated Sunday.
There are said to be large numbers of
bears in South Boulder Park this summer.
There were seventeen business fail
ures in the state during the month of June
Denver merchants are making pre-
parations to hold a silver pageant in septem-
ber.
Idaho Springs and Georgetown cele-
brsted the Fourth with big fremen's tourna-
ment.
Robert w. Speer has been appointed
postmaster at Denver, vice Robert Morris sus-
pended.
There have been a number of heavy
the State.
The school census at Aspen shows a
population of 430 school children against 10
last year.
There have been 1,451 pre-emption
claims filed in the Denver land office during
the past year.
John Sinclair & Co. merchant tailors
ofDenver, have failed. Liabilities, e29, ,369.42;
assets about $4,000.
The military companies of Denver in
dulged in sham battle onsthe Fourth, in which
one man was seriously hurt.
The Union Pacific Railroad have de-
termined to extend their line from Longmont
to Lyons through st. Vrain Canon.
The President has suspended Mark
L. Blunt, Register, and Michael H. Fitch, Re-
ceiver Of the Land office at Pueblo.
Denver is considerably excited over
the possibility that the stone for the new post
Office will be brought from Indiana.
Boulder claims to have strawberry
that was grown in that neighborhood which
measures ten and one-half inches in circumfer-
ence.
The Trinidad Oil and Development
Company has commenced boring for oil. The
Trinidad people are confident Of finding oil in
abundance.
Another woman was burned to death
In Denver few days ago. Her name was
Anna Reborvitch, and she was trying to kindle
a fire with kerosene
A. T. Stewart, of South Pueblo, has
failed in business. Total liabilities are be-
tween 5000 and s11, 900, which are said to be
fully covered by the assets.
Mike Goldsmith, the proprietor Of the
Standard Theater at Leadville, was shot in the
head on the 9th by gambler named Frank
Burns and seriously wounded.
The Golden firemen are very jubi-
liant over their victories won at the tourna-
ment at Idaho Springs on the Fourth. They
brought home s215 in money.
Ira Thompson, of Salida, dropped
his revolver out Of lis pocket, which fell to
the ground and was discharged, sending bull
let through his leg near his ankle.
Charles Angelo was assassinated at
Brownsville, near Silver Plume, on the 5th by
Louis Pila. The Sheriff and posse are scour-
ing the mountains for the murderer.
A large herd of cattle which was
being held in quarantine at Pueblo slipped
sway unobser we'd during the night Of the 9th.
They are now on their way to Montana
The State and Federal officials played
game Of base ball on the 9Th in Denver which
was won by the latter by a score Of 80 to %.
Only four and half innings were played.
The Governor says that to furnish
the troops asked for by the citizens Of La Plata
county would cost the State 5000 day,
which is more than 1t can afford at present
A difficulty occurred between j. W.
Grow and James T. Smith at Webster the
other day, in which the former was killed.
The latter claims he. had to shoot him in self
defense.
A subscription paper is being circu-
lated in some parts Of the State for the pur-
pose Of assisting Mrs. Genthner who was terri
bly, wounded and whose husband was killed by
the Indians.
Judge Lacy, of Cheyenne, rendered q
decision in Frank DeWalt case which released
the prisoner, but he was Immediately re-arrest-
ed and taken to Denver to await the action of
the Grand Jury.
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