The Delta independent., 1889-11-05
STATE NEWS.


1t is said that there is not vacant
house in Grand junction.
Small game is unusually numerous
around Brighton this fall.
The glass works at Laramie City,
Wyoming, have been closed.
Delta gardeners are picking their
second crop Of strawberries.
Melvin w. Everleth has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Colorado Springs.
1t is said that there is not rat in
Colorado Springs. Mice, however, are
plentiful.
The authorities OF Berthoud have
arrested u man disguised rs a woman,
whom they believe to be Tascott.
A new reservoir, being built by the
Colorado Springs water company will
have a capacity Of lo, ooo, 900 gallons.
The Connors trial at Denver is at
last ended, the accused having been found
guilty Of the conspiracy to rob the express
train.
Professor Glen Culbertson OF the
Salida academy has been offered u very
lucrative position in government school
in Siam.
The silver convention soon 10 be
held in Denver promises TO be one Of the
most notable gatherings ever assembled
In the west.
The monthly report OF the Leadville
schools shows a total enrolment Of ssi, OF
which AS are girls, with an average attend
ance of 795.
Denver enjoyed heavy snow storm
Tuesday. When the clouds rolled away
the beautiful covered the ground To the
depth Of four inches.
The Connors trial in Denver is de-
vcloping an immense amour, Of scandals.
The bribing of Jurors seems to have been
done on y mos. liberal scale.
The late storm was widespread.
All OF that portion the State lying cast Of
the continental divide was covered with
snow To depth varying from four inches
10 two feet
About one and half millions OF
brick have been made at Brighton this
summer some OF which will be shipped 10
Denver and some will be used to make i'm
provcments at Brighton.
c. ". Hatch. the Boston insurance
man, was arrested again last week for the
murder OF his uncle near Fingicr on the
nigh, of April s7th. lie was taken before
Judge Campbell and released on s3s, coo
bail.
II. A. Avery. at n meeting OF the
Board OF County Commissioners Of Hins
dale County, Colorado. on Oct 10. was
appointed To bll the vacancy in the County
Clerks offcc caused by the death Of VIM.
Connor.
The potato bake at Monument, FL
Paso County, has been postponed until
November S. The bake was to have taken
place on the LIST, but owing to the storm
which has been in progress nearly all
week 1t had to be deferred.
q One OF the largest trout ever caught
In the Animas River was caught day or
two ago by Frank Lake II measured
twenty two and half inches in lcLgth, n
little over Ave inches broad and weighed
six pounds, Frank at first thought he had
caught on 10 whale.
There are $50 men working on the
State Capitol Mt the prcsen, time and their
Wages amount to $1,000 day. The con-
tractors say they can have the building
finished by January l, 1891, II the money
holds out which will permit them TO con
tinuc work unintcrruptcdly.
The Fort Collins red sandstone
uNarry is now being operated by the First
National Bank Of Denver, that institution
having recently become the owner OF the
property. About fifty mon arc now en-
ployed in tho quarry getting out stone used
in the erection of the county Jail OF Arapa
hoe County.
The Salvation Army people intend
to have the marshal, deputies and police
men Of Central City, who arrested them
for purading, arrested under the criminal
code of the State, whcn makes IL n mis-
dcmcanor for any person to interrupt or
disturb the procession of any religious de-
nomination.
Just west OF Colorado City. camping
,in tho bottoms are band of about
twenty. six gypsics who make their living
telling fortuncs-or are supposed to. They
have been there all sumner save few
weeks recently when they visited Pueblo
and other cities In the southern part Of the
State, where they practiced tho art OF
palmistry.
A special telegram from Washing
ton contains the following. Colorado is
come to tho front ms n producer of struc
tural material, II tho Government investi.
gators report correctly, and they are un-
doubtcdly accurate, The producers OF
granite In the State, It Is said, arc making
vigorous efforts to develop and advertise
granite of y quality and character regarded
Ms sufficiently good to justify bringing tho
stone into active competition with thnt from
the older und better known sources of sup.
ply
Superintendent OF Public Instruc-
tion Dick has received n number OF appli-
cations for teachers from various parts of
the State, and is anxious to recommend
any who may be properly qualified, so that
the schools may be fully supplied at as
,Rarlv n date ms possible Applications will