The Delta independent., 1899-12-15
COLORADO ITEMS.


churches Of IOnSnont hare consol-
idated.
The strike at the No: i!IeTn mine.
near Cardiff, has been adjusted and
the men agreed to return to work. II.
LAwther. the superintendent 1 the
mine. gave his approval Of he increase
in wages. The advance II Is lser cent.
A. H. Petit and W. H. Cbeairs Of
Sterling engaged in . shooting anray
the other day which may result fatahy
q both were severely Wounoea.
CheAles was the aGgressOr. charging
Fettit with insulting his wife.
Judge d. c. Beaman. who framed the
game Law which il at present on tne
statute books Of Colorado. says that in
ten years the elk will be but memory
I'm Colorado. so far Ms hunting Is con-
cerned, and in twenty years the deer
will BE- unk nown in ibis state as
game animal.
President Ristine Of the Colorado
Midland railroad, VITO is now he:e.
said today concerning the build ng OF
the Midland into Routt county. that he
had read the account which appeared
In the Republican. and that Il was tru'.
Surveys had been made and the route
outlined, he understood, was practical.
Nat Wetzel. president and general
manager Of the Western Poultry and
Game Company OF st. Louis, was In
Rocky Ford the other day making nnal
settlement with the various melon
growers associations OF the valley.
The total amount paid growers OF the
valley duriBg the season WAS &1lA,3lO-
o.
The Gibson district school near
Greeley has been closed owing to an
epidemic Of diphtheEia among the
children. Several OF tie pupils have
been suffering from what was sup
posed to be severe tonsilitiA. but which
proved TO be diphtheria In an advanced
stage One death has already been re-
ported.
Charles H. Sawyer. frozen SIM and
o. the point Of being devoured oy
coyotes. was found In the large heid
of the Veto ranch. hve miles south OF
G0ades- Sawyer vas acting ~ fore
man AZ the rsnch for r ~. 8kin0er OF
Deaves.L He started to 90 to town
Saturday to purchase provisions. and
on his wsy hack II ID thought that his
bOrse ran away with him.
A. H. Petit. one OF the participants
iu the shooting a6Say At Sterling, dh d
Friday At O:lO O'Clock from tie wounl
In his spine. Petit was sho, BY ". II.
CbeairS. The latter entered tho store
in the afternoon, accused Petit OF In
sulting his wife, and beat him over the
hesd with Q revolver. Petit SECURED
q gun aud . duel ensued. Petit was
sho, a. Indicated and Cheairs was she.
through the chest. The latter VII prob
atty rccOver, though ser5O0sly hurt.
The Greek murder case. on TRIAL In
Decenber LIST. was givea to The jury
at 3 o'csock Monday nAght. After .ev-
esal hoan of AeaibefatSoa Q verdict
sf vssuntary naaslaughtsr wss re
tusnsA. Asshur Cseek shse his father
Hsbsuasy 1Bsh lasa. The bueet. whSrh
~ oku1 fsoO . . cal1Aa9 revseves.
- eDstt b ~ shop0sa- H. eeAa
o. - fSO0 H. e0eet0 q the
vssn1 esA ysssg Creek was hesd fes
Als 0u0se.
Eifly ni.ess emvaoyea At the Nesth-
en- csapeays coal nise: aosr e.sss
WeS0psday, TSey de0ssA ~ incfeass
e elIO cer ysri for diessnG. They
nave bsss receiving ea.5o pr yard aed
oow dsnaud - Thy Detiaed ths -
peeiateadeat Il their demand day D.
foes yesterday. Receiving % reply
tAey eook summary actt0a- Thefe are
- indicatioas Of rtotine. Last week
the uiness in the Midland mine short
aisaance away. were givea Al Increase
e q pee tua. The sfrikiaG WioerD
have bPen pstting ous abost 10 toes
e csal pr day.
Governor Thomas has signed the uu-
cosditiuaal pardon Of Nestor Mar :n~z.
acnt to thr peaiteotiary for si1;es'n
yeaTp - the char.e Of murder IN tie
secuad aegree. The eovesnor followed
the recomnseaslatiou of the State Far
don Board in this matter and t~ls'a
nainly O. the s,atemeot u Judge
Nosshcutt. WIN seaseeces1 ~ sssan. that
he had cOsse to the cOs,cluaiou froin
Aevesnpmeata sance TIE coavict' IN
ceived % long q aeuteAsr. Martinez -
Q ne,slsrw Of eeuator Drrete. Governor
Thomas has refused - parOse or par
Aua Alfred Packer.
The Rio Gr1atDe Junctioa llnc. sx-
tesdiag from New Castle to Gbsnwo.ri
apringA 10 to he peOviaed with q COM
80 sy.1em Of isork slsnais. Eight
sfatSops are pow hesne established On
the lsae. oOt coSatiaG the Two ensts.
The lra4sA og the track b ssveWsy-two
niSea snA % trains both II We no
Oranije snA Nialand are passing over
The roate. the precausioa Was .ke kied
upua rer<ssly - o1lcials Of both Iiue-
% the bese step that cealA be ,skcn
for tke safety of ra0eaeees. 4 t'he-
erapA operatur viii he n duty at each
q tke statiooa. seven ID ia usttea
apart. ssA 10 train viii - allowed 70
- fsrwaFd after reachies cos end u
q "Aeock" until the tHacx ts ~lcas
thFvo9Asaf ne entire bssrk. CnArr
eDoastSsas which have prevailed ~ the
pase traias have At ti1es 6sea running
. essse - ooe and . ha3 Eails.. spart.
ne syste0 - quite e1peoa,vc. 6at u