The Delta independent., 1890-02-11
STATE NEWS.


protective association.
The Boulder County pioneers held
thstr annual reunion last Wednesday.
The high school building at Colora-
DO Springs has been condemned as unsafe.
John 1.eddy. Ouray miner, lost
his Life by = premature blast few days
ago.
Work on the new opera house at
Gilman Il being pushed as rapidly as pos
sible
Townsend is the name OF a new
postoface Just established in Arapahoe
county.
Patti will sing in Denver the latter
part Of this month II the advance sale Of
seats comes up TO expectation.
Mr.. d. H. Moffatt told a Washing
ton reporter the other day that he believed
the police helped the fellow that held him
up Tor go, 900 last spring to escape.
An Arapahoe county grand jury
have found Indictments against State
q,
Mr.. Breene, for misuse of public funds.
Canon City's public school building
caught nre Wednesday while 1t contained
over 800 pupils. There was quite panic
but no ono was hurt The fro was cxtin-
guished without much loss.
There are more men in the employ
OF the Colorado Coal and Iron Company at
present than At any timc during the past
eaghteen months. It il certain that by
April fully 500 men will ba at work.
While standing on a chair, Friday
OF last week, Mrs. T. A Good OF Del Norte
slipped and fell, striking the chair back
with her side An Investigation by DIR.
Weiss revealed the fact tina, two ribs had
been broken by the fall
Walscnburg is greatly excited over
the arrest OF man md woman who had
taken up claim near that place and were
living as husband and wife, but who turn
out to be forgcrs from Michigan where
csch Of them have families living.
Messrs. Rice, Collier. Cleveland.
Weber and Graham appeared in the Grim
inal Court in Denver Monday, pleaded not
guilty 70 The charges of conspiracy pre-
tcrrcd against them and had thcir cases
sct for trial on March ~, in the order
named.
The board of commits sioners OF
Logan County have appropriated o, zoo
with which TO buy seed wheat, and will
sell II 70 farmers at exact cost, giving
them until fall 10 pay for It. The Bur
lington road has agreed TO transport the
wheat FREQ Of cost
Mrs. ID. o. Bailey, Of Lcadvillc.
was gagged and bound and robbed Of &, go
which was tccrctcd about her clothes, last
Wednesday afternoon. The money bc-
longcd to friend who had put II in her
hands for safe keeping. Tho robbers were
masked and there is no clue to their idcu
tity.
The settlers in the southwestern
part Of the State arc much alarmed over
. threatened outbreak of tho Navajo In
dians. There arc said 10 be zoo Of them
Rathered at . point sixty miles south Of
Durango determined on revenge for the
murder Of ono OF their number by u white
man.
Al recent meeting OF the Trinidad
Chamber OF Commerce, tho following
named gentlemen were elected officers for
the ensuing year: President, Sol. II.
JAffa; First Vice President, X. L. Mulnix;
Second Vice President, NJ. Bcshoar; Sec
retary, F. A. Mcrath; Treasurer, II. j.
Alexander.
The Telluride Republican says that
. colony Of beavers have established them
selves on South Fork. about mile above
the bridge. The dam built has backed the
water up on the road somo. All attempts
70 drive them away have bccn fruitless.
Tho dam was blown up once with g,an,
powder, but with two nights' work the
beavers managed TO repair II.
Peter Goetzinger, n well-known and
highly respected young German. of Central
City, shot himself In tho ear at his rooms
in Turner hall last Sunday, killing himself
instantly. In tho room Mt tho timc was q
young lady, said to have boon Goetzingcr's
nanccc. They arc thought to have been
ostrangcd some time ago, aud the possible
cause Of the rash net was an unsucccs.fnl
attompt to effect reconciliation.
ID. c. Hartwell, Otto Mears and
Fred Walscn arc tho projectors Of the new
town attho junction Of the Rio Grandc
Southern and the Ouray branch Of tho
Denver & Rio Grande. Ranches have
been purchased at tho lower end of Un-
Park and town laid out ten
rniics from Ouray and two miles from Dal-
las, tho present forwarding point Smcl.
ters and other industries are proposed at
the now town.
Articles Of incorporation have been
alsd In the County Recorders office of the
Bessemcr Gas md Electric Light Com
pany, with capital stock Of 100000. The
term Of existence is twcnty years. Tho
directors for tho frat year arc J. s.
Stewart J. A. Dempcy, Rccs Jones and H.
J. Tritch. Tho now corporation will apply
for Q franchise at the next meeting of tho
Bcsscmcr Council. 1t will furnish both
arc and incandescent light
A new town site is being laid out
at the lower end Of Uncompahgre Park. At
the point where tho Rio Grande Southern
Railroad 10 70 leave the Quray branch OF
the Denver and Rio Grande ON its way to
Telluride and Rico. Tho location Of tho
mas, town IN tan mlleu boiow Ourav ana