The Delta independent., 1888-10-09
COLORADO CONDENSED.
The dairymen around Denver have
formed trust
Destructive forest fires have been
raginG around Georgetown.

~ NSsaSo AoCbt u.eb nave Deen
ragine around Georgetown.
Several convicts have escaped rom
he State Peniientiary recently.
The Masons have commenced work
On t5O.ooo temple ia Denver.
They had dog fight at Sargents
last week Oh The result OF which over 800
changed hands.
The PresbyterY Of Denver have been
holdi"g their semi-annual session in
Geoige.own t'.is week.
heArs and mountain lions are Great
ms goat havoc among steck in the neigh.
oSnood of Mo;eg Pass
The bank oiosrings OF Denver con-
tinue to SHOW an Increase of about 25 per
can't over trose OF one year ago.
The contract for building the Mont.
rose water works has been let to Holmes &
Wkks, ofCol1radp Springs, for e., coo.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee have applied TO the federal court for
supervisors for the approaching eiectton.
Thirty Chippewa girls from Dakota
have lust been received al the House OF the
Good Shepherd a, Denver for education.
Rev. W. +. Allen has resigned the
pAstorats OF the Baptist Church -t Ss.
suache, having accepted call 20 Sterling.
Professor Ferrowr, OF the Agricul-
tural Department, ~ wnh'ngton estimate
ms' there aie ,c.FJo,oco acres OF timber In
Colorado
ohe OF the most attractive features
OF Inc Sp and Junction fair was ladies
soufS ment In which twelve skliiul young
NAV riders took part
The Durango Herald printed n mag
niucent fair edition last week which con.
tained = splendid presentation of the re-
sources Of tha, region.
+. l.. Palmer, the County Judge OF
Clear Creek county has resigned and Hon.
L. II. Shepard, Of Georgetown has been
appointed TO I'LL the vacancy.
Mr.. Rhodes. the prosecuting aitor.
nev OF Arapahce county, is being inyesti.
xated by the county commits sioners on the
ehArxe Of collecting Illegal foes.
The Pueblo fair is in progress. Over
5000 entries have been rlAde. The display
Of fruit and vegetables Is particularly fine.
Treat crowds are In attendance.
Denver is TO have factory TO grind
mica A company which owns extensive
deposits Of that material at Tres Pieiras
New Mexico, will put Is up and run II,
The mayor and boa.d Of trustees o,
Glenwood Springs have oeen arrested un.
der finding OF the grand jury, for permit
ling tho use of the Grand river As dump.
Ing ground for the city's refuse.
A prize fight took place a, Parker. a
small station or Tire D., T. & IT. W. road,
twenty miles ron Denver, on the lst be.
tween Ed ',miih, OF Montana, and Law,
tence farr Il. Of Denver. The purse WIS
ROO and 1 was won by Smith In the second
round.
Six ~ thousand cabbage heads are to
be zen on the farm OF Samuel Keoyer
no th Of Greeley ;thcy stand close and com
act on nine or ten acres OF gronnd. LAST
year q 100 worth of these vegetable were
sold from Mr.. Keeyer's farm, and he eS
poets to break the record this season.
An italian shot an ouray woman
named Annie Hawkins In the wineroom
Of John Vapdis' dance hail. seriously
wounding her. The would-be murderer
then fed half block and, putting hts pis.
tol to his right temple, killed himself. The
woman will recover. jealousy was the
cause OF tho deed.
The annual meeting OF the Colorado
Sheep growers Association was held the
otheI::day In Denver. The annual election Of
officers resulted as follows: President. j. i.
Gibbs. Secretary and Treasurer, q. l..
Sullivan; Vice Presidents, X. Sherman,
Frank Shaeifer. c. B S.rang; Committee
to Revise Constitution and Bylaws, q.
II. Black, j. +. Gibbs, II. Sherman, Has.
kel Willard, Charles Cam.
The foundation stones of the Rock
Island round house at Colorado Springs
have been laid and the carpenters viii
shortly begin work on the frames. The
house which will accommodate dozen Ell.
gincs, is exactly two miles north Of the
Denver & Rio Grande depot Graders are
now working between the depot and round
house. A number OF large cuts are yet 70
be fiilcd before the track can be laid.
The coal mincs OF northern Colorado
have formed acombination and forced the
price up from si.75 to so25 a ton at the
mine To dealers, and refuse to sell to any
dealers who retails It for less than a. % ton.
by this raise In price the mine owners make
20 cents ton while the dealers profits are
es cents less than formerly and the con.
spmer pays % cents more for ton than he
did before. The wages Of the miners had
not been increased at last reports.
Saturday afternoon woman we'll
dressed and rather well-to do In appear
ahce, was brought 10 the Trinidad jail with
the statement that she had endeavored
twice TO commit suicide by throwing her.
self ON the Fort Worth railroad track, but
the train men wsre unwilling to run loco.
motive over her, and on their information
she was taken into custody. The only rea'
son she gave for committing suicide wss
that she had been having trouble with her
husband.
A special from Grand Junction to
the Denver Republican says Elmer Il.
Chatneld, son Of 1. W. Chatfeld, arrived
there Monday morning after an exciting
and suoceooful chase after horse thieves.