Delta chief., 1885-11-25
COLORADO Condensed.

8. of A.
Thirty children are enrolled in the
Meeker public school.
The ore shipments from Durango
this reason will aggregate $s, 100000.
John W. Parker, of Huerfano coun-
ty, has received 81, 200 back pension.
The hunting season is now at its
height and game is being slaughtered in large
quantities.
Eppstein & Sanders, a well-known
wholesale liquor and cigar house Of Denver,
have failed.
Extensive and very valuable deposits
of iron ore are reported as having been found
in Custer county.
The Colorado Oil Company has COM
menced the work OF sinking thirty additional
wells at Florence.
The Farmers Alliance, of Longmont,
are thinking of buying a one-half interest in
the st. Vrain Touring mill.
The National Bi-Metallic Coinage As
sociation has issued an appeal for funds to en-
able them to carry on their work.
The jury in the case of the Bull
Domingo fire find Mr.. Foss, the superinten-
dent, guilty Of criminal negligence.
Ferd G. Collinberg, the night mailing
clerk at the Denver post-of1ice, has been ar
rested on the charge Of robbing the mails.
For the second week in November
this year the earnings Of the D. & R. G. Ry
were third greater than for the same time last
year.
A committee for the Denver Chamber
Of Commerce is canvassing the city for sub
scrtptions for public library. They hope to
obtain $4,000
Durango is excited over an extensive
irrigation ditch which is being dug in that VI
cinity. It will open up an immense tract Of
farming land.
I William Newman, sixteen-year-old
boy, accidentally shot and killed Roger L. Por-
ter, his playmate, while out hunting a few
miles from Denver, last Sunday.
The Gunnison Smelling company
has purchased forty acres Of Ian southeast Of
that town, between the 1.-TWO railroads, where
the smelter will ultimately be moved.
A man who refused to pay toll while
on his way to Aspen the other day, was badly
carved in the face with butcher knife. He
never will be 20 pretty again, lbut he'll know
more.
The warehouse Of Mr.. G. H. Case, of
Golden, burned the other day involving loss
of:s5, 900 or s6,OoO. A heavy wind was prevail
ing at the time, and a general confagration
was feared.
The first discoverer of gold in the San
Juan mountain was German girl named
Bertha Wolf. She is now living in the south
western part Of this State and is said to be
worth 100000.
Seven Pullman cars filled with dele
gates to the st. Louis cattle convention left
Denver Friday night. The sides Of the cars
were covered with handsome decorations en-
blematic Of the cattle business.
There are over 25O freighters and
their employees engaged in the hauling Of
ore from Aspen to the outside by the various
routes. When the Maroon is open this mum
Der will be materially increased.
The editor of one Of the Grand juno
ton papers has sworn out a warrant against
the county clerk, charging him with unlawful
ly opening ballot boxes in the winter Of 1888.
Why thus rake over the ashes of ancient his
toryl
Between five and six million pounds
Of potatoes will be shipped from Monument by
the ranchmen living near there. The pota-
toes that are raised there are all very good
and find ready market in Denver and the
East.
An attempt was made last Sunday
night to burn the Denver armory. The flames,
however, were discovered and suppressed.bt-
fore they had done much damage. Corporal
Burke, Of Co. z, who was sleeping In the
building, was arrested on suspicion.
Mr.. s. w. DeBusk, of Alfalfa, has
on exhibition in the Bank OF Southern Colors:
do, some fine Ben Davis apples, the product OF
his orchard. The fact is clearly demonstrated
that as fine apples can be raised in Las Animas
county as anywhere.-TrinidadA Advertiser.
j. C. Cameron, worthless ch arac-
ter, shot and killed Mrs. William WhalIn, an
aunt Of his wife's near Delta few days ago.
The murder seems to have been entirely with
out provocation. Cameron was arrested by
the Sheriff and taken to Montrose to protect
him from lynch law.
A man named Fred Miller, tree
chopper for sawmill on Beaver Brook, met
yI,la III.