The Delta independent., 1889-01-22
STATE NEWS.
Denver is being overrun with sneak

A flre destroyed the shaft-house OF
the Iron Mask mine at Red Cliff few days
ago.
e. c. Hathaway, late postmaster at
Del Norte, has been arrested charged with
robbing the mails.
Ihe new dormitory soon to be built
Tor the Colorado Springs College will have
ninery-two rooms.
Denver business men nro almost "A
unit In favor OF high license and the Sun
day cloJing OF saloons
1t is said that James G. Blaine, Jr.,
has bscome AN appren,jce in locomotive
shop ut Watcryaio, Maine.
Dcnver's clearing house showed
gain OF 6' per cent last week over the
same week Of last week
Greeley has an organization 10y the
protection and cultivation Of game and fish
called the Northwestern Goose Club.
Charles S. Thomas received the vote
OF the Democratic members OF the Legisla-
lure for the United States Senatorship.
Since the ere in the Garfield coal
mine first broke out 500 car loads of water
have been used in extinguishing the flames.
1t is reported that ono of the com
niissioners of Lake County was "held up
In the streets Of Lcadvillc last week by his
wife.
bill providing 70, a chemical
analysis Of the different mineral springs of
Y
laturc.
A clerk in Sixteenth Street cigar
store In Denver was knocked down with u
Ratchet and the store burglarized early las,
Tuesday morning.
Since last pay day over 100 Aust
rinns have loft Bessemcr and the Pueblo
stneiiers Tor the old country. Many will
rctur-. in tho spring.
If the State House is constructed OF
\ granite, In accordance with an effort now
. being made, II will Increase the cost OF the
building nearly 100000.
s A telegram to the De,ircr Republican
from Holyokc says that County Judge Row
den has fed the country leaving his nc.
counts several thousand dollars short
There are strong indications of oil
In tho vicinity of Morrison and u Denver
company is being organized with capital
oi si5,oo to sink some experimental wells.
The Republican electors met in Den
vor last Monday and formally cast the vote
of Colorado for Harrison aud Morton. Mr..
Galloway will carry the ballots to Wash.
ington.
Denver smel'ers and sanpling works
handled $1,000 tons OF ore during 1855,
turning ou, bullion TO the value Of $1,000
K 900. This leads the world.
The different charitable associations
of Denver are having a little misundor
standing about the divisionof funds. Some
spicy newspaper letters have been the ~
suit.
1t Is said that the Street Railway,
sCompany OF Trinidad win soon relay the
Sbusiucss part Of the city with fat rails and
4 use the present ones in making extensions
OF the old line.
81 Contracts for nincty-scvcn acres OF
sucumbcrs have already been signed by
gardeners and farmers In the noighborhood
y Greeley to the Kuncr pickle company,
Ind the fifty acres Of tomatoes wanted will
ali be contracted In few day.
a The State Senate have employed nn
Engineer ut a salary OF a. day. As there
n neither boiler, engine or any other kind
machinery connected with the building
hscd as n state house, It would seem that
has, .Nfs al,
n The Union Pacific has issued neat
pamphlet for distribution throughout the
East, entitled Colorado; Facts and Fig.
nrcs for Settlers, Regarding its Principal
Cities and Towns" II contains fine maps
of Colorado and the Union Pacific system,
and tells all about the thriving towns along
Its Colorado lines.
n a train load Of Colorado -four will
Ego South by the Denver, Texas & Gulf
Sroa = TO Galveston In n few days, and from
thencc by ocean to one of the ports of Central
America. II has been found that -four
Fresh ground from Colorado wheat will
stand ocean transportation without heating
tpr musting, as does much OF the -four from
the northwest
M A company with capital OF $780,
900 Is arranging TO supply Denver with
{coid mir produced by chemicals. A large
Sbullding has been erected to hold the ma
&chincry. The promoters Of the enterprise
Nthink that the invention will revolutionizc
the fruit trade OF the country ns cars can
{ be kept mt any desired temperature and the
cold is dry cold, differing in this respect
from that produced by leo.
A bill has been introduced into the
Legislature providing for tho Australian
! system Of voting. According to this sys-
f tom the ballots are printed by tho State,
and on tho dny Of election Of public officers
. each qualified clcctor shall receive from
tho ballot clerks ono ballot for each Of tho
offices for which the elcctor desires to vote.
The voter then rctires TO n booth by him
q self and prepares his ballots which he must
4 cast before leaving the room.
At n meeting Of the Pueblo Water
\1Vorlxs Trustees II was decided that tho
pumping capacity Of tho North Side sys-
4 tenn OF water works must be increased be-
1 fore spring, owing TO tho rapid growth OF
the city. II was accordingly decided to