The Delta independent., 1889-05-14
STATE NEWS.
There are 7es school children in

Greeley.
Denver had snow storm on the
10th inst.
There are 252 children Of school age
in Monte Vista.
An extensive pickle factory is be-
Ing built in Greeley.
Asixteen year-old wife took her own
Life in Denver last week.
The wind blew at rate Of SO miles
On hour in Pueblo Monday.
The prospect for crops of all kinds
never was brighter than at present.
A large subterrenean lake has been
discovered few miles from Denver.
A number of fourth-class postmas-
ter were appointed last week in Colorado.
1t takes engines OF 2,2O0 horse pow
cr 10 furnish Denver with its electric light.
Strawberries have already been SELL
ing In Denver for twenty-five cents a
quart
The Brighton brick works have u
contract for 10000 of brick to fill this
season.
The farmers along the line OF the
Empire Canal arc having lot Of trouble
over water rights.
The officials OF Arapahoc County are
determined that the social evil shall be re
strained in that city.
srb. ,.otl;ru will n, rrr;n;d,l &c r,n
ming night and day, and even then finds ii
difficult TO keep up with its orders.
Hardly day passes without the an
nounccmcnt of some new and wonderful
mineral discovery around Aspc.,.
Ono OF the female inmates OF the
Pueblo insane asylum committed suicide a
few days ago by cutting her throat.
Lcadvillc is preparing 10 give the
Institute OF American Engineers n royal
reception when they visit thcrc in June.
Mass meetings have been held in
Lcadville to protest against tho treatment
accorded tho Salvation Army in that city.
The present Grand Jury OF Arapa-
hoe County is making things very lively
for law. breakers OF high and low degree.
Ex-uldcrman Goodman OF Denver
sho, and instantly killed a supposed burglar
who was trying to enter his home Sunday
night
Bob Benz, son OF the old and we'll
known pioneer, Colonel William Bent, died
NJ the Cheyenne and Arapahoc Agency
April II.
A great number OF Denvcr's promi.
ncnt citizens who have been renting houses
for immoral purposes have been indicted
by the Grand Jury
+. w. Reilly. who has been serving
lifc sentence in tho pcni.cntiary for q
murder committed In Pitkin County scv.
cral years ago has been parioncd by the
Governor.
The Southern District Convention OF
tho W. G. T. U. will mcct Mt tho Mesa NJ.
r. Church, Pueblo, on tho I'd, ,ai,h and 25,h
inst Tickets on all roads will be sold on
tho ed for faro and one fifth.
The farmers around Beloit desire &c
go into tho cultivation OF sorghum on Q
large scale and arc trying to induce capi
tai TO erect mills for the manufacture OF
sugar and molasses by the diffusion pro
cess.
Tho l0-ycar-old son Of Joseph I.
Rison, a ranchman living near Eaton was
bitten by rattlcsnakc last Thursday
while hunting on his fathers farm. Tho
boy fingered In terrible agony for ~ hours,
when death relieved his sufrcrings
Aspen is 10 have n gun club the
present season. II is understood the mem
bcrs will shoot for position. tho one whe
scores best TO act M president OF tho club,
next best vicc, etc, md tho poorest sho,
will take care OF tho grounds and carry am
munition.
A meeting OF ditch owners was held
nt Fort Collins last week to discuss the
best mode OF utilizing the water from the
Cache la Poudrc. Commissioner La
Grange addressed tho meeting vnd inter
csting discussions wcro had by tho ditch
men.
During the month OF April, accord.
Ing TO tho Brighton Register the crcamcr,
mt that point mndc 10, 40 pounds Of butter
Eight hundred and thirty-sovcn gallons Of
sweet cream ind 1900 gallons OF butter
milk were shipped TO this city. The in
crease In butter making Ia about 5,OG
pounds over tho corresponding period last
year.
An Aspen boy hid his mothers pock.
ct book for tho fun Of seeing her hunt 70,
II. After shc had accused nll her servants
of theft, set all tho detectives in town look
ing for the thief and raised big commo
tion In tho noighborhood nc calmly dug Il
up from where ho had buried It and rcstor
cd II TO his mother. Tho young hopeful
now takes his meals from shelf.
Tho tunnel OF tho Elk Mountain
Coal and Coke Company ut Coal Ridge |,
Just completed. 1t Is 9'6 fcct long, sovor
feet on top. oight foot on tho bottom and
oight feet high. Iii 1900 foot above IN,
.ovel Of Grand river, and 1000 fcct above
'sea Lowell. Tho work from both ends came
together without slightest variation. The
formation was shell and sand rock, yer,
hard.
Tho store at Florissant In which the
postoficc Ia located was entered by thrce
rnnn Monday ovcninu tho urpnrictor nnd