The Delta independent., 1889-09-24
STATE NEWS.


famine.
DR.. Peter Beumond, mayor OF Idaho
Snrinei died 'ns' "'""h
The fair which was held at La Jara
last week was great success.
The Kit Carson County fair will be
held at burlington October to 5.
Over $500 acres OF sugar cane was
grown in Kit Carson County this year.
Two new school buildings have been
erected at Trinidad this year at cost of
$4,000 each.
Tho report OF new carbonate find
L1ar Buena Vista has created great inter
est among mining men.
-f'e Attorney General has decided
that women cannot hold tho position of
county superintendent in this State.
Miss A. A. Reynolds OF Canon City
announces herself as candidate for sup
crintendent OF schools OF Fremont County.
II is thought that the rollingmill
trouble at Trinidad will soon be settled
md the mill will soon again be In full
blast.
The fund for tho relief of the men
who lost their lives in the Golden coal
mine disaster last week is growing To good
proportions.
The brewery men OF Denver arc
buying up school and church property
whenever the same intcrferes with the sa-
loon interests.
Governor Cooper's trip 10 Glenwood
has resulted in an order for the Immediate
construction of the State bridge across tho
Grand at that point.
A grand farewell banquet was ten
dered to cx-Gcncral Manager Doughcrty Of
the Colorado Coal and Iron Company N
Pueblo Thursday night
The Kit Carson Teachers Associa-
,ion will meet at Burlington, October lith
and 18th. State Superintendent Dick will
be present and address the meetings.
The Governor has offered n reward
OF 600 for the apprehension o! the parties
who murdered Otto Lerson and James
johnson in Scdgwick County a few weeks
ago.
The residences OF Mr.. Thomas NJ.
Patterson, ID. II. MofIat and Mrs. Cordcs
at Denver were visited by burglars last
Saturday night and lot OF valuable Jew.
elry stolen.
The County Attorney has notified
tho authorities a, Colorado City tha, they
must run all the thugs and dissoiu,e char.
artcrs out OF the place or the county au.
thoritics will take the matter In hand.
The coal season In Trinidnd is open
ing up with glowing prospects, the mum
bcr of men employed In tho mines being
increased and everything points to pros
porous year In tho black diamond business
for Trinidad.
A Mexican who was herding a flock
OF sheep on tho upper mesa, near Pueblo,
tho other day. turned them into an alfalfa
field and allowed them TO stay until ten OF
them dropped dead from oscr.cating. Tho
herdcr skinned the animals and left the
.cnrcasscs in the fold.
Tho Meckcr 8onl'd of Trade is me-
rotiating with the Western Union Tclc
graph Company for tho building of n line
from tina, point TO either Rife or New Cas-
To. It is said that tho cos, would only be
ss,at0, and 1t is proposed to guarantee the
in,crcst en- $1,000 when 1t is thought tho
lino will be self supporting.
Messrs Adams aud Ellis. OF Fort
Collins, contractors FOR tho new college
buildings, arc pushing their work. The
A 4.
tnrc OF the main building have been COM
Melted and the bricl. work will soon com
Sncncc. Tho foundation OF the Horticu!-
turnl Hall has been completed
Elmer Chatilcld raised 26 acres OF
whIto corn on tho Emma ranch, says the
Aspen Times. Tho yield is about 20 bush.
els per acre. Samples OF tho corn are on
exhibition at the Chamber of Commerce.
Tho Ti,ncs oficc has been presented with
samples OF yellow corn grown on the
Grand. These cars nro ioj1 inches long
and arc filed out TO tho point Tho yield
Of the field was about 100 bushels 10 tho
acre. -
A strike is in progress at the works
of tho Philadelphia Smelling Company in
Pueblo. All OF the men arc out and the
works arc closed. Mr.. Guggcnhcim says
that In june the furnace men made an np-
piication for eight hour shifts during the
summer. Tho request was granted, he
says, on the understanding that the twelve
hour shifts would 10 renewed tho 18th OF
September. Under the eight hour plan
men who had boon getting q wcrc paid
$3.50. and those who had been getting ta.s5
were paid e. 90. Tho iith or iath Of this
month delegation waited on tho man.
ayers and asked that tho eight hour sys-
TEN BIO continued. Mr.. Guggenhcim says
they can't and will not be run on the three.
shift plan NJ tho wages paid, and rather
than attempt II longer he had furnaces
drawn hc finds that tho employees have
formed union, and the result 10 that tho
entire forcc of over 200 men are out Tho
strike occurred Just when the six new
roasting furnaces wcro about TO be started
in operation, and how long 1t will Iaat no
one knows.
Funeral or memorial services were
held In two Of the churches in Golden Sun
day, and later union services by several
secret and boncvolcnt societies were held
ut the Golden opera house, over tho death