The Delta independent., 1889-10-01
STATE NEWS.


window glass factory.
The Saa Luis Valley had q heavy
enow storm few days ago.
Central City has commenced mon
keying with the Salvation Army.
A Denver man has invented po-
tato digger and sold the patent for $780,
600.
The city council OF Las Animas have
raised the price Of saloon licenses to $500 q
year.
Tho citizens OF Georgetown nre agi-
tating the building of q railroad to Chicago
Like.
The Challenge, the Prohibition pa
per, has been revived larger and moro
ncwsy than ever.
The Colorado Coal and Iron Co.
have sold $500, 600 worth Of Pueblo real es
tate since April !.
The weekly report OF Dcnver's bank
Ae,arings continue to gain over those OF
last year of about 20 per cent
The young but very shabbily dressed
tramp who robbed the depot ut Apishapa
the other day has turned out TO be girl.
Georgetown is awakening from its
long sleep. Rumorss OF new railroad fill the
air and real estate is taking an upward
trend.
Great preparations are being made
Mt Julcsburg for the coming district fair.
a., h<, haId hat ,,to,c on tho ID od and
Iih days of October.
The annual meeting OF the W.C.T.U.
was held at Fort Collins on the cath, 25th
and asth. The attendance was large and
the interest absorbing.
Two Union Pacific trains collided
near Denver the other day, and both the
hrcmcn were seriously and probably ia
tally injured. No one else was hurt
Colorado College opened its doors
for the fall term Wednesday morning with
n largely increased number OF student in
attendance. There were no special cxer-
else.
A horse Mt Colorado Springs the
other day came In contact with small tel
cgrnph wire which had burned in two, and
Immediately fell over paralyzcd. II was
ncccasary 70 shoot the poor beast.
The operations OF the Burlington in
Northern Colorado all lead TO the con.
cIusiou that before many months II will be
pushing its extension westward from Fort
Collins toward the Pacific coast
The Commissioners OF Lake County
have offered reward OF 500 for the nr-
rcst and conviction of the unknown man
who shot Mike Moore, with the request
that the Governor offer like amount
II has been decided TO formally dis
band tho Pueblo volunteer fire department
on October 5. The chiefs OF the various
departments In Colorado will be invited to
attend and participate IN the iollihcation.
A ten ton boulder rolled down on
the Rio Grandc track near Rcd Ciin few
DAYS ago, tearing up the rails and road bed
70 such nm cxtcn, that that tho next train
that camc along was ditchcd. Several
trainmcn were badly hurt
Tho survey OF the State ditch to be
taken out Of tho Arkansas River, about o.
mile south Of the Royal Gorge. and TO be
built By tho convicts, Is now being finished,
II, tho Grand Canon. To facilitate the sur
ycy two temporary foot bridges have been
placcd across the river In tho canon.
The following are the officers elected
n, the annual meeting Of tho State w. G,
T, u. at Fort Collins: President, Mrs.
Thompson cf Lon.mont; vico president
Mrs. Wallace Of Boulder; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Robbins OF Longmont' re-
coriing secretary, Mrs. Benton Of Denver;
treasurer, Mrs. Shapieigh of Denver.
George r. Jones has been awarded
a tic contract by the Denver & Rio Grandc
Company TO furnish go, 600 standard gauge
ties. The work will be confined 70 the
noighborhood OF Salida, and will employ
go mcn. This contract is considered rs
evidence that tho company intends widen.
ing tho road from Canon City to Grand
Junction.
Tho Board OF Land Commissioners
at a recent meeting accepted the return OF
5000 acres Of land which was purchased Of
the State by the Citizens Ditching Com
pany near La lara. The company pnr-.
. chased the land for 81. 25 per acre, and its
now worth 50. They could not dispose OF
the land because Of being unable to fill
their part OF the State contract to irrigate
tho same. Tho State refunded tho morfcy
paid for tho land without interest.
A distressing accident occurred near
Greeley the other day. As a carriage con-
tanning MIR. II. Gale, Mrs. Jessc Galc and
Miss Gleason, +. II. Gales niece, was
crossing tho railroad track on Seventh
Street II was struck by tho fast freight
from Cheyenne, and Miss Gleason was
killed outright. Shc was struck by tho
engine and her skull crushed. Mrs. Gales
skull was also crushed. Mr.Galc was badly
shaken up, but not much hurt. The unfor-
tunats people wcro well known and were
cspcciai favoritcs. Miss Gleason was spend
ing tho summer In Greeley, her homo being
in Essthampton, Massachusetts. She camo
hero last June with her unclc and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. E. II. Gale, with whom shc was
staying. She was about Is years Of ago.
During her stay she mado many friends
among the young people.