The Delta independent., 1891-06-17
STATE NEWS.


house.
A Boulder justice assessed "a fine ol
e7' against man who tried to outrages
school teacher.
District Attorney Stevens OF Arapa-
hoe county has dismissed the Legislative
bribery cases
The Pueblo Mineral Palace will
open July 4th and great crowd is ex-
pccied to attend.
The Colorado Springs Gazette Pub
fishing Company has secured the contrac
for State printing.
B. F. Allen, an Arapahoe county
paurer, has fallen heir to $4,000. He get.
the money from m eastern estate.
Two Leadviile women uttemped to
shoot each other the other day, but emptied
their revoivers without hittinP each other.
james &. Jones. an ex policeman oi
Denver, shot and killed ThomasJ. Strawu
few days siuce, because Strawn was
flirting with Jones wife.
The annual examination Of appli-
sants for diplomas will take place at the
onjcs of the state superintendent. COM
mencing June % and continuing four days.
Work has been stopped on the oil
well nj Morrison. There is quarrel be-
tween stockholders, some Of them object
Ing TO any more money being spent in
boring.
There was fearful cloud burst in
the Poudrc valley on the eth. Lake Cham
oers gave way, a number OF bridges were
washed away aId several houses at Fort
Collins were surrounded with water.
The State horticultural Society of
Colorado has decided 10 hold It's annual
fair for 1891 at Grand Junction in Septem-
bar, beginning on the 18th day OF the
month and continuing TO and including the
18th. The Mesa County horticultural
Society has charge of the preparations for
the fair.
The earnings OF the Denver & Rio
Srande Western railroad for tho month
of May were slas,50p, an increase of
s4s,ooo, or about 80 per cent over the
sams month In the preceding year. The
showing Is remarkable one for any road
and il pertinent illustration OF the
wonderful and increasing prosperity Of
tbo road.
Judge Rising of Denver has decided
that State Treasurer Carlisle .hall only
receive 5000 per year salary. a bill
was passed by the legislature increasing
hfs .uluVy ,ns 4. has 49, ba.s,,
signed until the day after his term com
trcnced Mr.. Carlisle cannot take advan-
tago fit Tho constitution provides tina,
no change shall be made during an officers
term OF ONCE.
The other day, Miss Cora Harris OF
Morrison slipped while crossing Bear
creek on foot log. The water was high
and rapid, and carried her thirty rods
down stream, when her dress caught on n
rock In the middle OF tho stream. She
could not froe herself and her screams
attracted atteat!on. when she was re .icved
by ncighboring men, nearly Frustrated
with fright and cold She lost gold watch
and suffered greatly. She was terribly
bruised.
Reports from Ebert and Hustled nrc
TO tho effect that fatal ana strange
discsse has appeared among cattle In those
scctions, carrying them OF In numbers.
Al the former place 100 head have died
aimee Thursday, and large numbers arc
Affected. II 10 not believed that tho
disease 10 Texas fever, eu, that 1t is caused
by cattle eating q isasas growth Of gras
growing quite pientifuily at this season OF
the year along the streams and irrigAtius
ditcheA
Last Sunday night Antonio Romero
of Trinidad induced Eugene Flurcz 10
accompany him 10 vacant adobn ncor tho
river, promising him accommodation for
tho night Upon getting him inside Rom
oro knocked Fiarez down, pounded him on
tho head, stabbed him in the neck and
went through his pockets, securing 60 in
money. The would murderer was ar
rested and brought before Justice Cook,
who bound him over TO the District Court
in tho sum Of sa,SUo. Both men havo been
employed on the section.
An interesting trial ended at G Greclcy
Oh Wv iish. ia Suhss icos', tcu
was thrown from y horse and suffered u
dislocation OF tho loft sho alder. DIR. Law
was summoned aud rendered the necessary
surgical assistancc, aud afterwards ut
tended tho injured man until II WINS con-
sidered further attendance was unueces-
sary. Mimmack never afterward recovered
the use OF his arm, and brought suit
against Law In 1890 for malpractice,
placing HE damages at $1,000. Tho vor-
dict was for tho defendant
.. syeontract has been awarded to
,-aothy J. Mcclure Of Durango, for
furnishing 100000 pounds of boef to the
Southern Ute Indians during tho coming
Hsoai year. Tho contract price Is sa.3s
per 100 pounds, delivered weekly. The
cattle must have been during all Of tho
last twelve months north Of the south line
Of tho state Of Kansas, and thosc to be
delivered between May and December
must weigh At loast 500 pounds each, and
thoss 10 DO delivered bctwccn December
snd May 800 pounds.
Thursday afternoon ut $3.50 a hor.
ribls accident occurred in the Hayden
shaft Of the May Queon mine At Leadvilic,
BY which Norman Kessick, . miner, was
literally blown 70 fra8msnts. Kcssick
haA hsan Arilifus . for n shot ena t.5 ,h.