The Delta independent., 1899-11-17
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COLORADO sTGaas.
4 Creede man captured . pair Of Gin.
namoa bear cubs the other day.
Two stores At Snyder were robbed
BY burgiars the other night
Norman 6alsman Of Sunset has been
sent to the penitentiary for six years
for having eloped with . young girl
Ars Telford, the well-knOwn tenn
perance worker. has been appointed ma
tionAl lecturer by the National w. y.
7. q.
There y . good prospect that rail-
road line will be built from Pueblo 10
Beulah. The required bonus, II V -
neved. win be speedily raised
Three men tried ON full suits ee
clothes at q Durango clothing store
and then departed abruptly witnoos
paying. An alarm WAS raised ous
they escaped.
The report il current at Colorado
Springs that . powerful syndicate has
made . proposition to purchase al the
mining holdings OF the Woods Invest
meat Company. which Ii one OF the
largest. II not the largest. holders OF
Cripple Greek property. The consider
alton rumored u $l5.O0O,OOO though
that sum seems high.
Colorado Springs has purchased the
Bear Greek water right from the coun-
~ for $21 800 thereby settling all nu-
cation over the matter. The purchase
will be Of great importance to the city
in that the water supply will be much
increased. II includes four ditches OF
excellent priority rights.
A sad railroad accident occurred on
the 7th ON the Crystal River Rail-
road. The engine Of the train from
Retlstone collided with q cow about
mile and q half from Carbondale and
was completely turned around. Engi-
nees Fletcher was almost Instantly
killed, having been caught between the
engine and tender.
It In rumored that the Order Of Rail-
way Teiegraphers intends to 20 into
court, accusing the Colorado 4 South
ern Of blacklisting. The case Of b. =.
Bogard. recently dismissed from his
position with the Victor Coal 4 Coke
Company, II II said. at the request OF
placed before St1te Labor Commission
e. Smith. Superintendent Dunaway
denies such action.
TIE mouthly reports Of DR.. A. p.
Busey, the new insane asylum super
intendent. show that IS patients have
been admitted since August LIST. com
pared with - for the same three
mouths last year. This time last year
there were ~ employees. bat under Dr.
Busey's management 10 have bee1
added 10 tAis number. There are 80
inmates. $40 men and IT'D women. Dur
Ing October 3 deaths and escape oc-
CURED.
At the burning Of the old nouripg
mill in Fort Callins Wednesday mora
ing the following msAben q the are
department were injured: J. q:
walker. Robert Cameron and Fred
Busseil. Walker fell while at woek
At Tie Ore and struck on his side.
10 the ComDercial hotel. where he re-
ceived medical attention. Cameron
was struck In the temple with q noss!e
and sustained q severe cut. Buxseu
bad ~ eye injured.
GicAael Biaks was Instantly killed
at tie Ibex nipe, Lea0ville. the other
Gay. He was employed at the ore aem-
paing room coansctsd with the mine.
and was standing near Q closed Iron
box which Il used for drying ore. This
boz y nlled with steam pipes. but
when TIE steam was turned ON the
pipes bsew up. the exhaust having
Closed Ths heavy iron Id Of the box
was blown %. striking Blake on tho
head, 6ecapitating him. His partner
was uninjured.
A dispatch from Grand Junction
says: Work at the beet sugar factory
n being rushed forward day and night
and II 10 now thought II will Be ready
to starr up by the 18th inst. At pres
ent beets are coming in At the rate OF
eeven to ten carloads per day. Over
100 tons are already In the sheds.
seven carloads of beets were recelved
from the lower valley yesterday. Tho
beet nelds throughout the Western
alope are AlIed with men. women and
boys, busy digging. topping and pre-
pairing the 6sst crop for shipment -
the factory.
A dispatch from walsenburI aays:
Al II O'Clock Wednesday. in this city,
veatufO Iopes Of walsenbufg shot
and killed ]. Z. Marines Of Cuchara.
Nasttnes was driving with his wff0
II . Wagon whea Lopes approached
and Arsd four shots. an a which took
eject. AZ The third sboe Martines fen
fFusn the wagoa and died n few mis-
utsa Logss Started down The street
rsste1 s6a placed 10 Jail TIE shoot.
10 YnD caused b. family trUuboe ard
W0s directly tie rssu1t Of ~ assau1t
no6e ~ Mastioes % The wife q
L0D9a The W00an y sold 10 b cUo-
sedueaboy bsuissd - b. the blowA
givsa hee by Aaftises.
Doag1as eeusty wfll proeabay ceaso
- ~ focesg h the Platte cano0 Coz
trove9sy. The co00issoooers were ID
DsaveS ths ethsf day ard lid Q coo-
fsfpoce with Psesedeaf Trunba11 Of Tie
CoaoeA6o 4 Southern Fro0 al reports
she result was sat1sfactoey 10 an co..
Tru6hnu. 0eSklnl n IT, cpoferp0ce.