The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
COLORADO CONDENSED.

couraging outlook for crops in nearly
all parts of the state.
Congressman Bland is visiting in
Denver to rccuperate his health. He
viii lecture before leaving.
Jacob Goldsmith was shot and in.
stantly killed at Leadville Thursday
night by an unknown man.
Ratcliffe, the Park county murderer,
has been taken to Buena Vista for safe
keeping, lynching benig feared.
The thermometer registered 81 at
Denver on the Sth. This breaks the
record between the first and tenth days
of May, since the signal service bureau
was established in 1872.
The Coin Dramatic Company Of Ida
no Springs are playing at the opera
houses there and in adjoining towns
the "Squires Daughter" The proceeds
! will go to circulate silver literature in
the East
Richard Demady, the Frenchman
who has been on trial at Denver
! charged with Stranggling Lena Taper.
woman Of the town, was acquitted.
There was direct evidence against him
but from witnesses whose credibility
was easily questioned
Judge Harris at Colorado Springs
has granted Robert J. Lyons, a Bull
Hill man convicted some time ago Of
blowing up the Strong mine, a new
trial, a motion to this effect having
been argued a few days ago. Lyons
was then admitted to bail in the sum
Of 5000 and the case was set for trial
May 90
Miss Susan B. Anthony, the great
! agitator of all reform movements for
| women. arrived in Denver Wednesday.
| She is en- route TO the Pacific Coast
Woman's conference, which meets on
| the Goth of this month. and as she is
booked to speak at Cheyenne, Salt
Lake and Reno, Nevada, her visit is
necessarily a short one.
The new plaster mill located in the
| foothills about six miles west of Love
land. started up Friday. 1t is under
the management of Alfred Wild and
has a capacity OF two car loads Of plas-
ter per day. 1t is expected to add
pressed brick and tile machinery to the
| plant in a short time. This plant is
| located in the midst of one of the
| largest and best gypsum deposits in
| Colorado.
The carload of seed recently donated
and purchased by the county commits
sioners of Washington county for dis
tribution among the farmers Of that vi
| cinity was received Tuesday. The car
contained $50 bushels Of corn, 100 bush
els of cane seed and about 225 bush
| els OF potatoes. The commissioners
have left the distribution of this seed
under the supervision Of G. E. Ken
ney. AS far as can be learned the seed
is being fairly distributed and the far
mers seem to be satisfied.
The Arlington Hotel at Montrose took
fire last Wednesday night at 11:40
| The building was burned tC
the ground in a few minutes, as was
the W. C. T. L. reading room in the
rear In the flames perished c. w
| Nehrbas. sales agent Of the John
Deere Implement Company. Other
guests and help in the hotel escaped
by jumping from the second-story win
dows or balcony. Had it not been for
the heroic efforts and presence Of mind
OF Mrs Z. II. Smith. the landlady. al
least six or seven persons would have
| been burned.
A special election for school director
has been ordered for District No So
known as the Newton district, making
three districts in the county in which
| this has been necessary. A peculiar
| state of affairs arose in this district
| 1t seems the treasurer was the only
man who appeared at the polls in ac'
| cordance with the posted notice. He
formed himself into judges. clerks. etc,
cast his ballot in favor of a fifteen mill
tax for school purposes and for friend
for school director. and then wrote to
the county superintendent asking him
| if that was satisfactory. The Superin.
tendent thought not and has ordered
another election to take place within
ten days.
| 1t is announced the plan for the re
| organization of the Colorado Midland
| railroad, which has had full conSiderl-
| ton by the members of the RecrCani-
/ Zation committee. is being worked out
| independently of the AtChiSon or any
| other company. The plan, ii is stated.
| cOntcmplateS the creation OF a conSol
| idated four per cent. mortgage to take
| up all existing mortgages. The mem
hers of the Reorganization committee
deny the report that the Separa ton
| from the AtchiSon will shut the Colo
RADIO Midland out of Pueblo and Den
Yer. and say If necessary the same con.
nections can be made which were oper-
ative previous to the acquisition of
the line by the Atchison.
| News Notes
The announcement that Johnson. the