The Delta independent., 1895-07-10
STATE AND GENERAL.

Record to Guy U. Hardy.
\ civil service examination will be
held at Denver on Sept. 30.
Ouray had a grand celebration on Tho
4th. Quite Il number Of Delta people
attended.
Fitzsimmons, the pugilist has been
found mot guilty" on his trial for the
killing of Con Riorian.
The Denver Times issned a supple
mcnt supposed TO be facsimile of the
original declaration Of Independence.
The Canon City Coal company this
weel, booked an order for 2,oOO cars of
coal to be shipped at once. It is Under,
stood that No. at EoclEyaie. will begin
work on the 9TH inst Florence Refiner.
Bids were opened on Tuesday after
noon by the school board for the cree
tion of the new public school building
and the contract awarded TO J. Juer-
gems for the sum Of S9..6l, the lowest
bid.-Floreacc Refine-.
Great Britain's exports 10 silver
standard countries fell from 20.S5 per
cent of her total exports in 1893 TO l43i
per cent in 1894 The silver countries
are manufacturing their own goods.
Home MarlEe; Bulletin.
Colorado peach growers on the West
ern slope will control the home market
this year; next year We shall not only
hold California peaches out Of the state.
but enter the eastern market in compc-
ti.ion. We are coming, California
Colorado Farmer.
State Treasurer Mulnix las received
notice from the auditor Of the Depart
mcnt Of the Interior that s2l 600 has
been placed to the credit OF the state for
the use Of the Agricultural college. The
money is Get apart for the establishment
and maintenance OF experiment stations.
Denver Republican.
a little girl in Broollyn. who lost both
her feet by m electric car, obtained
Judgment for something over $4,000.
and the court awarded $3.50 OF the
amount to her lawyer, leaving the poor
little cripple but about $1,000 the wear
and tear OF tho attorneys month being
worth more, in the opinion Of the court,
than the loss Of the little girls feet
Exchange.
II is reported that a race has been ar
ranged between Ed Krueger on his wheel
and well known running horse from
another part OF the state. The course
will be ten miles long. being from the
Princeton hotel to Cottonwood Springs
aud back. The stake is understood to
be sl,50o. Kruegor's supporters are
rustling hard TO raise the amount
Ducua Vista Republican.
Bids have been opened for cxcayating
and grading for the new High School
building. and the contract for tho same
wus let yesterday morning TO Frank
Carbias, Thomas Savers. John Williams.
and Samuel Floyd, all Of Telluride. at an
exceptionally low price, by the school
board. BY the terms of the contract
work must be commenced at once and
pushed to completion.-Te Telluride Jour.
nal.
Tho posting o! notices by ranchmen
that No Fishing" will be allowed on
their property, according to decision
recently rendered by the attorney gen.
eral, is work done FOR nothing. The at.
tornoy general holds that inasmuch as
the streams of tho state are supplied
with fish from the state hatchcrics
they are public property. He adds that
party has as much right on the bank
ms in the middle OF the stream. Pueblo
Advisor.
BY tho Greeley Tribune VIC observe
the potato merchants are ordering sacks
for the fall crop. And by the way dear
reader, has it ever occurred to you how
much of an item the potato sack is?
The Farmer said two weeks ago that
the crop of northern Colorado for ls9;,
was about 6,oo0 carloads. A car load
is 80 sacks or 100000 sacks for the
crop. They weigh one pound apiece
and make 80 car loads OF 10000 pounds
each. They cost the farmers $500 per
hundred and II requires $4,000 in cool
spot cash to secure sacks to hold tho
crop.-Colorado Farmer.
The Norwood Cases.