Delta chief., 1885-07-15

hours duration each we're tapped.
William Cornell, a mail agent who
runs between Pueblo ard Durango, was taken
violently insane the other day. He jumped
from the train while in motion and tried to
shoot himself, but was prevented by the train
men.
A large silver tipped bear which has
been killing large number of cattle in the
vicinity of Colorado Spring was caught in a
trap the other day, but succeeded in carrying
of the trap and large log to which 1t was fas-
tened.
Twenty-Five car loads of cattle ar
rived in Pueblo few days ago en- route to
Cheyenne from Dodge City, Kansas, and
about 100 car loads are to follow these. They
belong to Mr.. Phillips and are being shipped
to Montana.
The Teachers Normal Institute Of
Larimer county will hold two-weeks' session
beginning Monday, August II. and ending
with quarterly examination. Prof. j. s. Nc
Clung, superintendent of City Schools, Pueblo,
will be the conductor
The amount of the assessment valua-
tion Of Las Animas county is $5, ,OO1, ,237, on all
property which the Assessor says is about so
per cent. Of the actual value The assessment
of Trinidad city property was reduced IS per
cent. from last years valuation.
While Jim McGee's SIX mule team
was coming down the steep grade above indie
pendence, the brake b. and they went over.
One mule WAS killed s..d three were disabled.
The driver jumped and escaped. The wagon
was loaded with glass, which was greatly dam
aged.
Frederick Warde, the great tragedian,
will be at the Tabor Grand, Denver, next
week. As delineator Of shakespearean
character Warde has few equals. The follow
ing is his repertoire: Monday and Tuesday
"Virginius;" "Wednesday, "Othello;" Thurs
III. )" Saturday matinee, Lady Of Lyons"
Saturday evening, "Hamlet."
In Garfield county there are 7s7 sim
gle men and only 6s unmarried women. Com
menting on which the Glenwood Echo says:
1--WE want girls in Garfield county-blondes,
brunettes, tall, short, fat, lean, jolly girls
girls who can ride in carriages, play the plano,
for US. We are coo girls short here, and we
want all the girls to know It,"
A man whose name is supposed to be
Arthur McGlenn, got full of bad whisky at
Amargo the other day and concluded he want
ed IA bath. 30 he stripped himself naked,
walked out the railroad track to the bridge
when he took header into the stream below,
where there were only two or three inches of
water, The result was nearly broken neck.
The probabilities are that he will die.
There was a grand reunion of the
Union Colonists at Greeley on the Fourth. A
large pavilion was erected in the park where
the exercises took place: These consisted OF
music an address by DR.. H. T. West, apoem
by w. E. Pabor, an Grafton by Gen. Cameron
poem BY David Boyd, and addresses by A. E.
Gibson, Prof. shattuck, Joseph Murray and
others. 1t was regular old-fashioned love
feast.
A four-year-old son of Michael Flynn,
living in Spring gulch, near Central, was
drowned in the well Sunday afternoon. The
child with another was playing at the well
when Mr.. Flynn's little boy fell in. The alarm
was given at once, and within few minutes,
probably ten, the body was rescued, but life
less. Death was probably as much due to the
fall as to the water, as the head and body was
much bruised. The fall was about eighteen
feet, in four feet Of water. The funeral took
place Monday.
Stollsteimer, the agent of the South
ern Utes, has sent the following telegram to
the Denver Ne,ns: "DURANoo, July S.-After
full investigation I consider the killing Of the
Indians, June 9, was done by band Of horse
thieves that have invested this country since
last fall, and is probably the same band that
stole Indian horses last fall and were followed
several days out Of Durango into the mount
aims. Attempts are egain being made on the
Florida river to steal OF the Reservation, since
the Indian trouble"
The Aspen Times says: "Quite an
amusing incident occurred in connection with
the Firemen's ball on the Fourth. One Of the
prominent freboys, who had engaged popu
lar young lady to attend the ball, after parad-
ing in the morning, and running races and
working hard all day, lay down to rest after
supper to be refreshed for the ball, but wexri-
iness called him to sleep soundly until nearly
midnight. Imagine his predicament when
waking. He has sent q note, begging an op-
portunity to explain, but no reply. But i'm
agine the beautiful young lady dressed in e1-
quisite white, waiting for her escort, and la
mentipg over mans inhumanity TO woman"