The Delta independent., 1890-09-02
HAPPENINGS.

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The highest temperature At Grand juno.
ton this summer was li5a, ut Ffuita lOis.
and in Delta lol1.
Colorado hos located sad claims aooae-
coo, 900 acres of school land. taken II pl1rs
Of lands lost ti.e Ute reservation and ey
grants in the Pueblo land district.
The Eio Grand Junction road mas pur-
chased forty eight big locomotives Of the
Baldwin Company.
H. b. Chsmberlin, of Denver, has an
nonnced himself u, n candidate for gevernor
on the republican ticket.
T. S. Quinn. trninnas.er on the D. L r. G.
Western has resigned to accept the position
superintendent os the Rio Grande Southern
Tho worlds fair directors say that they
will meet September Sth and make tinaa
decision upon the site for the worlds fair.
The delay in selecting the site is furnishing
the New York papers material for making
light of Chicayos efforts to settle the ques-
ton and ridicule the idea of Chicago's being
able to prepare for the worlds fair. The
New York papers do not accept their defeat
at all gracefully. Chicago ! all right and Is
in every way equal to the cmergency.-E1.
The Kingman, A. T., Miner says, Piute
Indian, who murdered mail carrier at the
Colorado river recently, was killed by order
+, of his tribe. II tell TO the lot Of his own
brother to kill the murderer.
! George Newton, a big. strong man Of Fresno
| county, Calf, was bitten by black spider
:he size Of pea. Shortly afterrard he was
seized with dizziness. which subsequently
| gave way to high fever and deliriuni. Next
| he was taken with severe pains about the
heart asd in the back, and then he became
| partially paralyzed. Doctors think that he
| will never fully receive. from the effects Of
the poison.
| The total population of Massachusetts, in
1880 was i,7s3,0S5; in 1890 it is 2.19i, $50
| This is just about the same rate Of increase
as that OF Connecticut, which has gone from
GO 500 to about 1850. Call it 20 per cent.
| increase III each state.
| The little town of Hurley, containing 5000
| souls, in the Wisconsin mines, is said to have
at least one representative of every NATIONAL
| ity in the world. The town contains seventy
two saloons, and in gambling rivals the palmy
days Of Deadwsoi.
| The total number Of deaths in the city Of
| Chicago during the week ending August 10th
! was 572, against 597 TIE week previous. There
| were 277 deaths of children under i've years
| of age and fifty y-three Of persons over sixty.
| The death rate was an average OF 24.20 to
1000 of population.
A Niagsea Falls newspaper starts the 70.
port that an English syndicate is ct work
getting options on land both sides Of tho
Niagara, near Lewiston. The object is stated
to be the extension of the Canadian River
Railroad, building bridge across the river
| and starting q large manufacturing establish.
ment,
At Continental Crossing, Putnam county
Ohio, Angus. 18th the village PEE pie laid .
sewer under the tracks aud the railroad en-
ployes tore it up. The sheriff and citizens
went to the scene and a pitched battle fol-
lowed in which forty persons were injured,
but nose fatally. The railroad employees
were repulsed.
The Kansas Railroad commission, in re-
ducing local rates on cereals 81 per cent and
on other articles 10 per cent, asserts that
local rates have been maintained for coma
years after distance rates had been rednced
because the roads of the State were embar.
rassed, but that current earnings-which
are undoubtedly most favorabie-now just
i fy q reduction.
Sheriff Payne, of Aontrose, was down Lass
week. Said he had to come down with Mont.
gomery. On his return he took back .
sample of Mr.. Hastings fruit to surprise the
| natives. He is under contract to keep the
Delta card on it, tho hes liable to label it
From my California mesa orchard"