The Delta independent., 1886-12-14
CONDENSED.

at Aspen.
The Leadville Daily journal has
changed owners.
Idaho Springs churches raise money
| by peanut socials.
Denver uses about one hundred and
| fifty car loads of coal day.
The State School of Mines is entirely
out of debt and has over 81 500 in the treas
| ury.
1t has been reported that the Colora-
do Midland railroad will locate its shops at
Pueblo.
Weldon Booker, tried at Pueblo for
the murder of Abelino Atencio, was ac-
quilted
The Grand County messenger is a
new journalistic enterprise at Hot Sulphur
Springs.
A wild Texas steer created consid-
cradle excitement in the streets of Denver
tine other day.
Ed. Noble, D. & r. G. fireman, re-
Gently shot himself accidently at Salida, in
hicting severe wound.
Mr.. +. p. Bryant, night yardmaster
at Salida, was badly beaten about the head
by a brakeman few days since.
The various mining companies Of
Lradville are likely 10 pay OFT over half a
million in dividends this month.
A man named Donahue, a sheep
herder, was recently found dead on the
plains fifteen miles from Fort Collins.
An assembly of the Knights of
Labor was recently organized at George
town, with for,y-six charter members.
The McCaull Opera Company will be
at the Tabor Grand Opera House in Denver
for week commencing Monday, Dec. IL.
The Durango Electric Light system
will be in operation by January TO Il. 1t
will start with COO lights, and power for l.
100
The weather has been 30 pleasant
lately that farmers in the eastern part of
the State are enabled 10 do a great deal Of
plowing.
Patents have been awarded TO James
W. Shryock Of Trinidad for a telegraph
transmitter, and Albert c. Hall of Denver
for a wagon wheel.
The Santa Fe Railroad company have
purchased large tract Of land near Pueblo
for the purpose of erecting extensive ma
chine and repair shops.
Patrick Riley was killed ON the south
a. sE,g
by the explosion of stick Of giant powder
which he was warming.
William Bond. cook for the Col
orado Springs Live Stock Company. fell
into a camp FIRE the other day, while in fit,
and was burned to death.
Mr.. l.. l.. Nevc Foster, County Com
missioner elect of Clear Greek county, was
recently severely hurt by his horse falling
down the side of hill with him.
There is great excitement over min
ing stocks, both at San Francisco and New
York. Colorado mines furnish the mate
rial for speculation in the latter city.
There are at the presen, time 200
hands employed at the steel works at Pueb-
10. The nail factory has orders enough
ahead To keep the men busy all winter.
Ellie Ellsler drew crowded houses at
the Tabor Grand Opera House in Denver,
and her successor is the McCaull Opera
Comiaue Co, for the week beginning on
the 18th.
The Midland contractors are import
ing laborrrs from Manitoba. They are ac-
customed TO cold weather. and the noun
tain SHOWS and frosts have no terrors for
them.
The cold wave of last week, which
hit Colorado at some points with consider
able force, extended from the upper lakesto
the Gulf and from the Rocky Mountains TO
the Atlantic.
Lcadvillc mines pay over S3,o00.0oO
year to the railroads OF Colorado, Kansas
aud the eastern states for freight on ma
chinery. bullion. coke, coal and supplies for
their workmcn.
The Supreme Court has ordered the
names of Thomas a. Green and Horace B.
johnson to be stricken from the roll of at
torncys, thus disbarring them from practice
before that tribunal.
The Aspen mining suits now on trial
before Judge Hallctt, in Denver, arc at
tracting the attention of mining men all
over the State ON account of the momentous
principles and interests involved.
The survivors Of the battle of Ala
toona, Georgia. now in Denver, held ameet-
ing recently. They request all survivors of
that battle, in the State TO send address to
S. +. Jones, lia0 Glenarm Street, Denver.
Peanuts of good size and fine quality
have been raised this past season in western
Colorado, In the valley of the Grand. The
yield was not as great rs In the southern
states, but the quality was fully up TO the
best.
A now postoilice is established at
Prospect, Gunnison county, and Daniel Il.
IIoo,on is the postmaster, and postmaster's
commissions have been issued TO Caleb A.
Newton ut Monarch, and John Berthoif nj
pfatean. Colorado.
There are over 200 graders at work
on the Denver and Rio Grandc on Two Elk
creek, at the foot of the west slope Of Battle
mountain. and the contractors are complain
ing because they are unable TO get enough
men.
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