The Delta independent., 1889-01-01
COLORADO CONDENSED.
Santa Claus is king.

Inc Union RACINE switchmen are on
y strike In Denver.
The Senatorial fight has begun IN the
hotsl lobbies OF Denver.
Laa Animas IA TO have $50, 900
aystem Of water works.
New irrigating bitches are being
built In al sections Of the State.
The Rio Grandc River is unusually
high for this season OF the year
Robbing street car drivers is fav-
srits recreation Of Pueblo tougis.
DeRemer's new Pueblo opera house
was openod to the public Friday night.
Wild geese and ducks are found in
great number around Fort Morgan.
The Loveland Farmers Institute
Will be held oz January ~. % and "a.
The Ssa,c Teachers Association has
been IN session In Denver the past week.
Denver is rejoicing over the COM
pletion and successful operation of its first
cable railroad.
Some OF the largest business houses
In Denver have decided 10 stop advertising
In the Sunday papers.
Ground has been purchased and
machinery shipped for extensive glass
works At Colorado City.
The eastern part Of the State will
make . vigorous effort to induce the Legis
lature 10 pass herd law.
BY ac;wd count there were over
1000 people in tho Catholic Church at
Cnseios last "wednesday.
Articles OF incorporation for street
railway st Monte Vista have been filed
with the Secretary OF State.
The Episcopal Church at George
town caught fire few days ago but was
savc,i without much damage
Another and expensive collision
occurred on the Rio Grande road near Colo
rsdo Spring. few days ago.
II seems Ms though work on the
Lake City branch OF the Rio Grande Road
wsa socn actually to be common eod.
Washington County comes To the
front with candidate for door-kccper of
the House in the person OF Capt. Geo. Il.
Pickett OF Otis.
The artc-ian we'll at Del Norte has
reached depth OF 400 feet. and work has
hscn suspended pending the arrival OF
hssvior machinery
Tho asphalt sidewalks being lnid In
In Trinidad sre meeting with favor They
are coppidcred ~ cheap and much more
durs1ie than lumber.
Frank Z. Rust editor OF the Rico
NNcs, shot and killed gambler named Sig
Olsen, . few days ago for having insui,cd
his sistcr and mother.
Denver Mcthodisis rnised $50. 900
last Sunday 10 wipc out the remaining In
dsotness on their Trinity church. Only
os,ooo were asked for.
The poor Of Denver have been
fees>sd this holiday season ns never be-
fore. No appsal for money for charitable
Durposcs 10 made In vain there this year.
An accident occurred on the Midland
RAilroad twenty milcs wcs, of Lcadviilc
last Monday morning In which L. +. Harlan,
brakeman and Robert Martin, fireman. were
insanity killed.
DR.. r. G. Brown, one of the owners
81 the Aspen Mine and other property
owners in Aspen, have presented to Pitlin
County four lots npon which tho now Court
aouss will he built
The commencement OF the work on
tho Lake City branch Of the Denver & Rio
0ranAc Railroad Ia causing many of the
San Juan prospcctorp to turn their at,cn-
s3cn towards the mines Of Hinsiale county
Six hundred bushels Of fiat Dutch
surnips were raised the past season on
single acre Of ground in the Arkansas Val
Icy near Saiids. Thirty tons of mansci
wurssl, 10 tons Of bcetA and 100 bushels Of
oeas on the acre havc been produced in the
same valley.
Chivington, Fades. Arlington. Gala
tee, Arden, Towncr and Wilde are the
Bent County town sites that have been
cancelled because they were laid with the
Missouri Homo guard scrip. which turns
out to bC fraudulent Homcstcads are be.
ing nied over tho town sites.
Those Democrats who have served
- appointsss under Governor Adams pro
scntod him with . set Of boolss--"Pictur-
eaque Amsrlca" and "Picturcsque EUROPE
-Christmaa. State Engineer Green wns
also presented with rot OF Lonsfcllow's
pocms Ii two volumcs.
The minors in Concjos have boycott
Cd drunkenness. Thcy not only rcfuse to
associate with mon who get drunk, but
when = man getA drunk thcre he il done up
in gunny. sacks and nailed to tree for ak
hours and labelled "Dcadwood Dick" or
'..rhe Terror sfSmo,y Row." and such
other trichs.
Tho Fountain DispatcA says: ,.Foun-
tain Ia becoming quito ahipping oint
Between July September seven cur
loads Of wool wcre shipped over tho Santa
~ routp, and since September | 1M car-
loads of live stock have bcen shipped via
The came route. AZ least 20 carr more OF
stock viii b shipped before January I,
leoan
Last Wednesday Mr.. s. r. Hoinc of
AlsnosA satArsd into contract with tho