The Delta independent., 1890-08-05
STATE NEWS.
silver vas quoted at sl.ll on tho

Boulder has three national banks
which did business amounting to s70o,-
7oo.8 last year.
Tho Postal Telegraph has now
reached Denver aad will compete with the
Western Union.
A mountain lion escaped from his
eaGs in Dsover last Sunday, and ran .
muck. He hurt NO one and was lassooed
By cowboy.
The hfth annual convention Of the
Young Mems Christian Association IL in
session as Glen Park. A number Of cast
srn men engaged in the work are In At
tsadancs
Four men have been arrested at
TriniAsd for the attempted robbery Of the
6aata Fs express. Bloodhounds trsiled
than 70 their rooms In that city. There is
some strong circumstantial evidence
against them.
Eastern Colorado is going 10 have
big corn crop this year, and with little
more FHia lids fair TO yield from sixty 70
seventy bushels 70 the aero. Prepsra-
Heas win be made for several large els-
vsso1 and corn cribs At various points the
coming fsii.
The Monte Vista Graphic reminds
IL readers that General Fremont had an
saeountsr with the Indians at Wagon
Wheel Gap while on one Of his expeditions
up he Rio Grando, and that famous ro-
sort was named from. the large number Of
wagons sbaadoued after the battle.
The Rocky Mountain ChAutauqua
Assenbly c,osed It's fourth session on the
Sosh. A number Of diplomas were dis
tzibuted 70 those In the State who have
rssd the four ycars Chautauqua course.
4 lasss number Of people oampcd or oc-
cupied cottages In Glen Park during the
ssssious.
Pueblo people are great consumers
Of water. Besides having two Of the
largest water works systems 70 b found
h he West there are four teams deliver
iAG artesiau water. i've teams delivering
90 water. one delivering sulphur water,
swo delivering Manitou water, and the
amount Of river water sold BY the milk
osn cannot b told.
Tho ol1oiAls Of Boulder are shrewd
nsa and alive 70 the interests Of their
city. TIE title 70 the ranch. where the
uppse or mountain reservoir for their
vs>se weeks Il 70 be located II not very
clear. City oanciAis, 70 avoid expensive
law ssit. damage suit, etc, nlcd upon
swsav scrcs Of the ground - . placer
l.t~ HR.l~ "a h. ri
ground than IL needed, and without
lsasthy and expensive litigation.
The announcement is made that
General Msnsgss Smith Of the Denver 4
Rio 9rands railway has placed all the pas
ssaesr copductors on that company's lines
upoa honor In the matter Of turning over
cash fArss 70 the treasury. He has abol-
isAad ths custom Of giving receipts for
Gosh fsres collected upon trains, and has
no check, except the honesty Of cooduc-
soes, 70 guarantee the accounting In full
for Gosh received by those employees.
Tho Sheriff al l.eadville threatens
70 close the rambling houses which it is
said will be done to get oven with the city.
Il hes been the custom for years for the
county 70 board the city prisouers. Last
week The city decided 70 take their prisou-
sra swuy from the county and board them
themselves. This takes . snug sum OF
saisry from Sheriff Ryan, aud 70 get even
he now intends 10 closc the gambling
houses, thus throwing the city out Of eia,-
900 year In liccuses.
Tho students at the State School Of
Ntnes are 70 be provided with Gymnas-
iun. The gymnasium with the ante
rooms, bath rooms, ctc., occupies the whole
Of tAs basement door In the new building.
u is twenty feet from door 70 ceiling, aud
ferry BY sixty feet In siie, making, when
Attsd up according TO plans, one Of tho
bsst gynnssiun In the State. IL will bc
ready for use at the bcsinniug Of Tie next
school year, September %. Glasses in
physicel culture will be held twice wsek.
NJ. Bennett. an artist from Omaha,
Nsbrssks, who has been camping on
Prospscs Mountain near Lcadville, lost
I'll his posscssions Sunday through nre
which had bocn started In some timbcr BY
lo3gors. Mr.. Bsnnctt has besu occupying
cabin on the edge Of tho timber for some
tine, where he had taken his oils, canvas
ssd several views Of Colorado scenery,
which no was painting for Eastern pur-
chasGH He was on an opposite hill whea
be noticed the firs and could not reach the
csbin In time 70 save anything.
Tho Union Pacific ticket off,ce At
6sveutssnth and LArimsI strcsts, Denver.
wee, robbed early Tuesday morning By
skiiisd BURGLAR. Between ei,70o and
q, 60 II gold, silver and notes constituted
~ .pluuder. Entrance 70 the building
was gained through transom on Q sIds
does a Seventeenth Street Ths build
ing has largo. plato glaaa windows which
Sacs both on Seventeenth and on Lsrimer
s,sssts. Two electric lishts always u.
lumins the ofacs during the night one Of
which u near largo combination saie
Which u In ths right hand cosnse. The
burslaes, with The onol assuxsaos vh,oA
seens part Of their stock h trads. pullsa
- ths bllnds and turned out Ne iieAte,
TAsa sAsy utiiissd their mechanical skfn
- AglnpsA havoc With. Ne irsa. bex.
The BIO GrAnde Railroad Company
hsss { lscsuotivs On the TOP Of ~ nsur
IN - silver Oli3 that trey haye been
sisna - MO yearo 70 ~ dnvn = ~.