The Delta independent., 1889-01-29
STATE NEWS.
Greeley is to have daily paper.
A State base ball league has been

a good sized boom.
The Santa Fe Railroad Company is
soon to build large stone depot at Palmer
Lake.
big force OF men are said to be
grading for Senator Hills new smelter at
Pueblo.
A bill to repeal the present oleomar-
garine law has been introduced in the Leg.
islaturc.
Denver Methodists have invited Sam
Jones to visit that city and conduct o series
of revivals.
Not to be too far in the rear OF the
procession, Trinidad Is thinking Of erecting
a coal palace,
Good Templars lodge was organ
azed at Fort Lupton last week with twenty
.sesen members.
1t cost Washington County 5000
last year to transport prisoners to and from
the Denver Jail
The Leadville Journal is making an
energetic fight on the indecent variety
An effort is being made to have the
Government cede Twin Lakes to the State
Tor hsh hatchery.
Denver's clearings last week were
80, a09, an increase OF 80 per cent over
the corresponding week OF last year.
1t is understood that the Fort Col
I'M .,9ssr
opened by a company backed with large
capital.
Three Red Cllff hunters, on hunt
near Pincy last week, shot fifteen deer,
seventeen sage hens and forty-two jack
rabbits.
A proposition TO divide Logan
County and form two new counties, making
Holyoic and Julesburg county seats is be
ing sgi,a,ed.
\ mountain lion weighing seventy
nine pounds and measuring six feet six
inches from tip to tip was killed near Gree
ley last week.
Governor Cooper has granted re-
spite Of sixty days TO Charles II. Crosth-
waite recently found guilty Of murder in
Onrny County.
There are thirteen bills before the
Legislature providing for the division of
Ben, County with several ambitious towns
still 10 hear from
Several new passenger coaches and
locomotives are being bull, for Otto Mcars
Silvcrton railroad. A big tourist travel Is
anticipated next summer.
The potato dealers OF Eaton and
Windsor have been admitted 10 the Gree
ley potato pool. The pool now has on hand
go loads Of those tubcrs.
Y. v. Converse. a brakeman on the
Colorado Central, had one of his legs so
badly mashed the other day, while coupling
cars, that II had TO be amputated.
The old Pixies Peak reservation has
been transferred from the War Depart
mcni 10 the Interior for disposition 1t is
no longer needed for military purposes.
II now bill which has been intro
duccd in the Legislature becomes law no
militia company can hcncciorth be organ
lied In any town OF less than 1900 inhabit-
ants.
Tho Commissioners OF Garfield
County have elected Frank +, Sheridan of
Mcckcr sheriff to hll the vacancy caused
by the prolonged absence OF Sheriff Ken.
dali.
The Denver Il Rio Grandc offers
free transportation to the citizens Of Mani
tou for sidewalk stone from the quarrics in
Red Rock Canon as soon rs the new branch
TO that point is built
A circular from the Archbishop OF
New York was read in all the Catholic
Churches OF that diocese last Sunda
which places DIR. McGlynn and all his fol-
lowers under ban. 1tannounccs that TO at
tend tho meeting OF the Anti Poverty So
cieiy Is an "open and public sin.'
:: Tho people of Denver are very in
dignant at rival towns who have circulated
the report that half the population of tho
Capital City have tho smallpox. As
matter OF fact there is no more than lis
usual ut this timc of ycnr, and there Is nb-
solutcly no panic or anything resembling
IL.
tyNepoEer VI shN hes'ohS Va 'hS in'
Peak cog railway directors continue favor
able, says the Colorado Springs Gazette. As
near as can bc asccrtained tho entire stock,
$500, 600 has been subscribed. II is reported
that Mr.. Henry Watson, manager Of the
Iron Springs Company, has withdrawn
from the scheme md that Mr.. ]. G. Sim
mons, tho Kcnosha, Wis, millionaire, is
now ono Of the company
Senator Wilson's bill to amend the
law relating to salaries, provides that the
Goye,nor shall receive 5000 and &, 900 for
u private secretary; the Lieutenant Cover
nor 1880; the Secretary Of State 5000
and si.0 900 for payment Of clerks ;theAuditor
e, 800; the Treasurer 5000; Superinten-
dent OF Public instruction q, 900; Attorney
General e, 900; zach Of the Supreme Court
Judges 5000; Judges Of the District
Courts 1900 each, and District Attorneys
$500 each and all fees.
There was well-defined earthquake
shock In Routt County on tho 18th. Thunder
preceded tho shocks, but there was no rain.
A peculiar phenomenon was observed at the
hot springs, below the Government bridge
There tho shock was productive Of great
gushes of water and gas. Fully three times