The Delta independent., 1891-07-01
STATE NEWS.
Pueblo is to have a new s25o,ooo


lotel.
The office OF the Fruita Star was
burned down few nights ago.
The Trinidad advertiser has heen
'ued for 5000 damages for libell.ng an
'ttorney.
The Denver public were startled
Monday morning by the announcements
hat their ball club had won game the
lay before.
A runaway horse at Colorado
prings ran into the procession Of the
aviation Army, killing one woman and
luring two others.
An explosion In the armory build
al Durango last Sunday resulted In
complete destruction Of the building
ID contents. Loss, $4,000.
An engine and tender on the mar
guagc road from Boulder to Sunset
nped the track into Boulder Creek the
her day while backing down nil.
The fruit growers of Mesa County
re iubi!ant over the fruit prospects, and
vii make grand showing at the State
Horticultural meeting in September.
The commissioners of Otero county
awe paid A. J. Bliss 500 for the loss OF
foEr horses, wagon aud household goods
By the giving away of tho Timpas creek
bridge few days ago
heavy rainstorm visited Denver
, ,n the 18th. II was accompanied by hail
'toues larger than any that have been
'ccn In that section for years. Some
measured over two inches in diameter.
A cattle car on the Santa Fe caught
Gre near Nepcsta the other day aud before
!, was noticed several cattlo were burned
todcatb. Others escaped from the car
when the doors were opened, and ran
sboo. the pralries In q terrible stats.
Wednesday afternoon, while COM
,ng down Poncha pass with heavy s;ock
trnin, the air gave out and six or seven
,ars were di.ched. About twenty head Of
attic were killed and the train from
Darangc delayed three hours. No one
Injured.
A Florence special says that Satur-
day morning. at well No. 10, the Rocky
Mountain Oh Company, At about i.sco
fect, struck another oil well. II indicates
production Of ioo barrels pGr day. Well
Il, reported several days ago IS doing :oa.
has Increased TO 500 barrels pcs dav.
Colorado College has secured as
professor geology. Francis Craein. who for
several years has been connected with
Washburn COLLEGE n, Topeka, Kansas.
Professor Cragin has made : nAmo Tor
himself throughout the country by his
original researches, and his enthusiasm N US
collector.
The school fund OF the State has
been unexpectedly enriched by sio0 re-
rclvod at tho state treasarer's oflicn from
tho superintendent of the Burlington
Voluntary Relief Department James
Murphy. n section hand with no relatives,
Joined the relief fund April ai. 1881, and
died last May. He ief, instructions TIA,
II not married at death the money was 10
be given TO the school fund.
Tho snle Of school land near Denver
last year which was claimed to be illcga,
10 now before the courts. Governor Routt
refused to sign patent to the land aud
tho purchasers applied to Judge Allen OF
Denver for mandatnus to compel him to
20 So. Judge Allen dcaicd tho application
Tor writ on the ground that his court
did not have jurisdiction. The case will
probably go to the Supreme Court
A Missouri Pacific east bound train
had . most unusual experience at Eads,
. small station near tho State line, few
days ago. At that point a local constable
boarded tho enpinc with garnishoc
Judgment for si7.to brought on an en-
ploye Of tho company, and which. through
an overnight, had not been attended 10.
None of the train men had enough money
10 satisfy the claim, aud tho train was de-
tanned Shrce hours uutil Superintendent
Derby Of Pueblo could bc caught by wirc
sA4s4e payment guaranteed.
Con Strcb ard sou Willie are resi-.
danas Of North Fork. Ono day las, week
whilc they were up In the hills cutting
poles their dog trced mountain lion. Not
having auy fro arms, Willie went back to
tho house to get y ride whilo Con held
pArlcy with Mr.. Lion. Tho boy was gone
about half m hour, and MIR. Streb kept
cluba ayiaG In tho sir to keep him from
sprinsipg upon thc dog, which he appeared
benti on doing. Upon the lads return tho
old man spdsd the argument with bull
~ Aud ~ state. will pay another $40
,6ountN N--Meeker Herald