The Delta independent., 1889-02-26
STATE NEWS.


Sprirgs is completed.
The Salvation Army has gained a
legal victory at Georgetown.
A charter has been asked of the As.
pen Council for street railway.
The Baptists OF Sterling have jus,
completed 5000 church building.
Large quantities OF brick are being
shipped from Platteville 10 Denver.
The State Military Board propose
erecting new nrmory building in Denver.
A mill Tor pulverizing mica has been
built In Denver and the machinery was Sc,
in motion last Saturday.
The officials OF Aspen and Pitkin
County have declared war on hold ups and
crooks Of every description.
A Receiver has been appointed to
take charge Of the affairs of the Cleveland
& Colorado Cattle Company.
Albert Nelson, Denver young man,
died while undergoing supposed harm
less surgical operation, in that city few
days ago.
Bills creating Tioga and Carriso
counties from Las Animas and Rio Blancc
from Garfield have been passed by the
Legislature.
The Denver police stopped prize
fight in that city Thursday night between
couple Of well known toughs shortly af
ter the hippodrome had commenced.
About forty Mennonite families
have arrived at Lamar with the intention
of buying land In that neifhbcrhood. A
lot moro are expected In the Spring.
Tho last fall OF snow in the noun.
tnins about the hcadwaters of the Huer
fanu was about Is inches, making "a total
snowfall Of about feet in the timber, where
It lasts
The Philadelphia Smelling Com
pany, Of Pueblo, have increased their CAPT
tai stock from 500, 600 TO q. .22I, 600. They
will at once double their present capacity
and erect refinery.
Tho ore shipments from Aspen las,
week were: Midland TO Denver 5l3, Lead
vile a2, Kansas City iot; total !, ,l5a.
Denver & Rio Grande To Denver 5Sa Pu-
cblo is5, Lcadvillc soi; total, ass. Grand
total, e,li5 tons.
Telluride. says the Repnbiiodn. has
a good opening for minister OF the Con
grrpRtional persuasion. In the latter part
of last November the salary for \ minister
was subscribed, giving over 400 per
month TO the man who would take charge
of tho Telluride church.
Dewalt, the embezzling cashier OF
the dcfunc; First National Bank OF Lead.
Vile, who has passed the las, four years in
the Laramie Pcnitcntary on ten. years
sentence. was released q few days ago on
an order from the United States Supreme
Court. He was Immediately re. arrested.
Tho Governor sent the following
nominations to the Senate last week:
Warden OF the Pcnitcn,iary, Sheriff Joe
Lamping of Lcadvillc Dairy Commissioner
A. Il. Kennedy, Of Bucua Vista; Forest
Commission, +. T. Ensign, Of Colorado
Springs; Judge OF the Denver Police Court
s. d. Barnes; Adiutant General, Colonel
Kloc, OF Pueblo.
A large and enthusiastic meeting
was held in Denver last Sunday Of thos.
who are In favor of u more strict obscr
vance Of the Sabbath. A committee OF
leading citizens was appointed to demand
OF the City Council that tho saloons be
closed on that day. The Arapahoc mem.
bcrs Of tho Legislature who voted agains,
tho high license bill were severely crit
iciscd.
David c. Hollingcr. young man
% years Of age, proposed marriage to Mrs.
A. Il. Clark, u widow living on Deer Greek
In Jefferson County. The lady politely de.
ciincd, whoreupon the love-sick swain
pulled gun and attempted TO make q real
angel OF her. His aim was bad, however,
and the lady was only wounded In the
arm. Frightened Mt what he had done the
young man then barrisadcd himself in a
dugout and dcfed the officers successfully
rs long as his ammunition held out He is
now spending n season in the Golden
Jail.
A dispatch from Newcastle says that
the chief engineer OF the Midland railway
arrived there Saturday with full corps OF
engineers. Active operations are now to
be commenced. The ground now occupied
by them will shut the Denver md Rio
Grandc railway OF. Switc hes nrc 20 be
lnid out so as to compel the Rio Grando to
show their hand The much talked OF rail.
road war is now Mt hand, unless the baby
rond shows the white feather, and we have
vet to record the first instance Of their
weakening.
The Denver Il Rio Grande il now
working 200 mon on its extensions and
paying out between 5000 and 5000 per
day In wages to graders. About coo men
are employed grading the Lake Fork branch
from Sapincro to Lake City. This road will
be ~, miles In length, and about i2 miles Of
IL win be through Box Canon. Scullon 4
Stacy have the contract and began tho
work IN December. This line, built up
fork of @ Gsnnison River, is through wild
and mountainous region md II will not
only open up the great mining region
around Lake City, but will be one Of the
popular line for tourists next summer. The
limo will be finished on or about tho 4th OF
July. Tho other line the Denver h Riot'rande
is now building from Glenwood Springs