The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1903-01-16
COLORADO BRIEFS.

resigned.
| The Colorado Telephone Company is
gathering in the Independent lines in
| the San Luis valley and promises many
| improvements in the service.
| The contract has been let for two
| miles of the extension of the Otero ca
| nal near La Junta, bonds being ac-
| cepted in payment for the work.
| The shaft house and other buildings
at the Cross coal mine, near Golden,
were burned on the morning of the 9Th
inst The mine was being operated.
| 1t cost the county Of San Juan 81
| 444.25 to support twenty-three men and
six women last year, according to the
poor report filed with the secretary on
state.
| The Greeley sugar factory sliced its
| last beets for the season January 10Th.
Forty thousand tons were handled and
| the enterprise SO far is pronounced
| success.
The county commissioners of Jeffer-
son county will erect new buildings on
| the county poor farm which has been
recently purchased. Heretofore the
county has rented poor farm.
| Major Ralph Hartzell, a young Dem
yer lawyer, was married at Canton,
| Ohio. December Both, to Miss Mary
| Barber, niece of the late President
to Denver.
George w. Drake, Colorado prJ-
neer and one of the prominent citizens
of Denver, died on the 10th instant af-
ter few days illness from an attack
of appendicitis. He was about sixty
| five years OF age.
The State Humane Society expects
to prosecute the participants in the
rabbit coursing at Central City New
Years day. Special Agent II. B. Kerr
was present and secured evidence
which the society will use.
The body of Robert Cohn, saloon
keeper at Como, who wandered few
miles from town during fit Of ILL
ness a year ago, has been recovered.
| There was about 81 500 insurance on
his life which will now be payable.
| Antoine Woode. the celebrated boy
! criminal IN the Canon City peniten-
! tiary. is attempting to secure evidence
4 to prove he was only ten years old at
/ the time he was given a life sentence
/ for murder. and that he was therefore
| illegally sentenced.
Governor Orman has appointed the
! following commission to examine ap-
/ plicants for position of coal mine in
| spector: d. NJ. Simpson, Denver;
Thomas NJ. Everly, Rockvale: John
| Lee. Engleville: Frank n. Oberding.
Louisville; John Rowley, Palisade.
Postmaster Morgan of Colorado City
has received notice from the depart.
| ment at Washington that it has ac-
| cepted the proposition of the owners of
the new First National Bank building
/ m pna pf ha CT for a
| postofiice. leasing the room for the next
! five years.
| The poor report of Arapahoe county.
filed with the secretary of state. shows
that ss2,s7o was expended on the poor
OF the county last year. There We're
| l.s27 cared for in the county hospital.
I 35s at the poor farm, $50 cared for on
the outside. and 5.i35 treated by the
county physician.
The pay roll of the Minnequa steel
| works at Pueblo for the month of De
4 cember last amounts to s303.91S.73
] This is an increase of nearly S25 900
| over any previous month in the history
of the big plant, and is exclusive of the
sum paid the small army of men en-
\ ployed on contract work.
| An effort is being made by the W. C.
/ r. U. workers of Colorado to raise a
birthday purse for Mrs. Antoinette
| Hawley. state president. who sails in
February for a long trip abroad. Mrs.
Hawley's birthday occurs January 23rd,
and all unions of the state have been
asked 70 contribute to the fund.
! AS a result OF the verdict of the cor
oner's jury at Red Cliff. in the case OF
! Dan Wright who was shot and killed
by Nat Molinaro at Minturn. Molinaro
! ,.-,,l h,s
introduced to show that while Wright
was abusive. and provoked the Italians
anger, he was helplessly. drunk and un-
armed.
! News has been received in Denver OF
F, the death of DR.. Arthur Beavis. at Ma
pimi. state of Durango. Mexico. Janu-
AIRY End DR.. BeRvis had eaten poisoned
cabbage. He lived In Aspen and Den
yer for several years. He left three
years ago for Mexico. where he has
since resided. His widow resides at
| No. 81 Eighteenth avenue, Denver.
Littleton has organized board of
trade with ]. A. Farnsworth. presi-
dent; Nelson Rhoades as vice president
and J. c. Richards. secretary. The sum
OF S2l00 was raised to purchase a site
for the proposed machine manufactur-
Ing plant of the Leyner Drill Company.
| In accordance with the agreement OF
the company to build plant II the site
| is donated.
The Colorado Realty and Securities
| Company of Denver has undertaken
large irrigation project in Routt coun-
| ty and has deposited a certified check
| for s250.000 with the State Land
Board as guaranty that 1t will be car.
ried out according to law. II proposes
to construct an irrigation ditch forty
nine miles long, following the course
| of the Snake river.
The Boulder Fruit Growers Associa-
tion has been dissolved and there has
| been organized in its place the Boulder
County Fruit Growers Association,
capitalized At 5000, The directors are
G. NJ. Anderson, W. l., Scott f T