The Delta independent., 1890-10-07
STATE NEWS.
Two mon were killed by . mine ex.
plosioa at Aspen, Monday.


plosioa ss Aspen. Monday.
Nfty-six persons died OF typhoid
fewer last month In Denver ont Of total
Of ~.
Tho mon who attempted to rob q
Santa Fe train near Trinidad have been
convicted Of attempting TO kill the on
Gineer and fireman.
The ladies OF Delta gave the Delta
hose team . banquet Monday night to
chow their great esteem Of the boys who
have won the championship Of Western
Colorado.
In the hose contest ct the Montrose
fair Saturday, Delta hose team won the
5oo-foot race, and hsd the water running
in % l-6 ssconds. This b the third time
Delta hes won in contests ss Aontross.
A woman was fearfully burned in
Easssaviils The other day by the explosion
OF . gallon can Of coal oil which she was
esing in kindiing fre. She may survive
bat NJ hands will b bsdiy crippled.
Grand Junction will celebrate the
eompistioa Of the Midland road in royal
manner By . banquet Invitations will be
ssat - Tie Colorado State onacials. Utah
tsssftosiai o6lcials, Colorado and Utah
city smciais, boards Of tradc and cham
bsrs OF commerce, railway officials Of roads
csotering in Grand Junction, and press
representative from both Colorado and
Utah.
4 man named C. Harding has been
swindling many people in this State and
Kansas. The manner In which he scores
his success II 70 represent that he Is trsv-
cling SALESMAN for the Chicago Dry Goods
Company Of Denver. He sells goods by
sample and secures . cash deposit on the
order. Tho tempting bait IL always spread
In the smaller towns and his victims are
composed largely Of staid, respectable
ladiss desiring bargains in dress goods.
He places his prices Vt figures far below
ali compsution, accepts . deposit Of e TO
g and makes dozen or more calls In o
day. Then he decamps. Another swind-
lse has bssn working The mountain towns
h auch ths sams WAY. taking orders for
nsn's suits-
James Ahrsu, Of Lead Vile. the
champion rock-drillsr Of Colorado. de-
fssssd william PHgs. Of Butte. Montana,
u contest last Saturday. The tsrms Of
ths contest were thas each man was 70
driii efseeo ninuses and the man drilling
shs deepest hole In that time was To win.
Ahrsa went 70 work On rock placed on .
platform shous the level Of his head, which
produces what 10 called bsck-hold in
miners pariancc In fifteen minutes he
Aad drilled hole II 7-l6 inches. Page 10
Q shorter man than Ahren, and the stag
ing had 70 be lowered TO give him tho
cane advantage. He then went TO work,
and when time was called had drilled his
biz into tho stone fourteen inches even.
w. p. Caruthcrs, OF Denver. Is in
attendance upon the International Con-
Srsss Of Iron and Steel Manufacturers at
New York bearing . cordial invitation
from the governor Of Colorado. In behalf
Of the people Of that State. for the mem
bcrs Of the congress- 70 visit Colorado
while % their proposed tour Of inspection
Of The iron districts OF tho United States.
Il was presented to-day. Ths invitation
calls special attention TO the resources OF
that State In coal and iron, as attracting
The attention OF capital and which have
heretoforc been somewhat overshAdowsd
by The moro precious ores, gold and silver.
Ths Invitation Of the governor is supple
mented by an invitation from the mayor
Of Trinidad 70 visit that city.
Joe Courtney, OF Durango. met with
q tsrribis accident the other day while
supsrinteudins the dumping Of some matte,
. speoduct Of copper, iron, lead and sulphur
This matte 10 highly combustiblo, o.
psoially whom brought In contact With
vsssr. Ono Of tho men rolled up his little
eaxt asd dumped la contents Of matte on
~ ef little pool Of water, but - the out
sids Of the burning liquid had cooled, NO
EXPLOSION took place until Courtney came
up and struck tho dump with his hammer.
This broke tho thick crust that had
formed on the outside and allowed the
sssthiue stun 70 run into the little pool Of
water. Thea an awful explosion followed
Ths noultsa metal new In ali directions,
~ greater portion Of IL however, strik-
in1 Courtney full iu the fsce and
h Ne rsgioa OF tho eyes, burning
hin frightfully. II he iives he viii BE-
totally blind.
Acting Commissioner Stone Of the
ssuersl land ofics has rendered an inpor
tant decision in the casc Of Samuel J. Gil
more against William H. Malone, involv-
tpR the right 10 the north half Of the north
wsst quarter Of section :, township south,
range 81 west, In the Denver land district.
The land In question 10 stated to BE- very
valuable. This decision IL oae Of great
importance TO Denver and Colorado, inas.
much - Il praotioaiiy decidcs, approxi-
ustely, 800 similar cases In which tho
lands involved are located In the immedi.
~ vicinity Of Denver. The facts In the
cssc stated briefly, are that the land Il
within the limits OF tho grant 70 the Union
,Pscifc Railway Company, and was sold
70 he Platte Land Company, . foreign
corporation, October ~, 1850. The rail.
rod company selected Il April u, lsss but
patsut wsas never issued therefor. Malone
applied 70 make homestead entry for the
sems land August 81, issa The decision
= advsrss 70 the railroad company and
Cllmms's clain.
Isaac Hoyer, brakeman on the
No orsnds for the pest ssvea ysars, Was
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