The Delta independent., 1907-04-05
COLORADO NEWS ITEMS

into Estes Park from Longmont.
Willie Hollinger, aged twelve, was
drowned in pond near Goldfield
Monday.
The Union Pacific has put on a new
passenger train between Denver and
Cheyenne
Fort Collins is going to put on all
kinds OF metropolitan airs with
street car system.
Mrs. Mary Dixon, aged seventy, has
Just died near Florence. She came to
Colorado tbirty-five years ago.
While wrestling with his father the
other night, Jose Munez. a Mexican,
had his neck broken by the fall.
Two men were arrested near Fort
Collins recently on the charge of steal.
ing load of corn and six fat lambs.
Leadville safe-crackers pulled of
another robbing the other night. Over
$4,000 has been stolen there Of late.
Miss Alice Mulvaney OF Loveland
was badly burned by trying to coax
the kitchen fire along with kerosene
Nimrods will be pleased TO know
that sea gulls and ducks are swarming
the lakes in the neighborhood OF Gree
ley.
About fifty students from the Uni
versity at Boulder will tour the state
in search OF knowledGe-and butter
flies.
The curtains are again to roll up on
vaudeville in the old California theater
in Florence. after being closed three
years.
Frank Roney. a Pueblo man. has
been arrested for kidnapping his own
child? Why didn't he let the kid do
its own mapping?
Now that Grccley's town marshal
has bought an automobile with which
TO run down the wayfaring. no guilty
man auto escape.
Trinidad man was so considcrate
of his brothers welfare that he en-
bezzled $1,000 to keep him out OF
trouble. so he says
Miss Adar Osborne was seriously
hurt in runaway near Greeley last
Monday. Her jaw was broken in two
places and her skull badly fractured.
John w. Carol. for a number OF
years cot duCtor on railroad Is can
didatc for mayor OF Salida. He ought
10 know how to handle the tickets.
All the carmen on the Colorado &
Southern employed between Walsen'
burg and TeXlinc. are to receive a
raise OF 2 cents an hour after April
lst.
The Logan County Advocate and
The Republican Rt Sterling have been
consolidated and will be conducted by
d. c. Smith. former publisher OF the
Republican.
Editor Branch OF the Fort Collins
Democrat has branchcd ont in busi.
ness and has launched daily in con.
ucction with his great family weekly
newspaper
II Is optional now with the towns
OF the state whether they irriEate their
interiors At home or adopt the dry pro
cess. Governor Duchtol has signed the
local option bili
Two Greek bootblacks were fined in
Pueblo police court for paving undue
attention to young girls. Heart mash
ing isn't where the Greek shine In this
country. anyway
Iulcsburg narrowly escaped being
burned up this week hy n fire sct from
sparks from an engine As II was,
several mead OF stock were Cromatcd
on adjacent ranches.
John Zimmerman. moun'ainccr,
living sixty miles west OF Fort Col
Inns trapped foroCi0us mountain lion
last Tuesday. and now has its skin
tackled on his cabin door.
T. = DurlinEamc. one Of tho most
noted mon in Colorado for tho last
forty years. died nj his residence. 1853
York street. in Denver. nj ! o'clock
Wednesday morning.
John Okcy. n sixteen. ycar-old boy,
has been held on the charge OF murder.
ing Alexander Alhin. a ranchman near
Montrosc. The deed grew out OF
quarrel over line fence.
C +. Mnhoney. acting president OF
tho Western Federation OF Miners, has
gone to GoldAcld. Nevada. where no
was called to settle the strike now in
progress there. He expects TO be there
two weeks.
Tho frst automobile club in Wyo-
ming has been organized at Cheyenne.
This ought to open the eyes Of East.
orn tond"rfoot who think that Wyo.
ming Is nothing but a home for buck
ing broncos.
Sentence OF death has been pro.
nounccd upon Santiago Tafoya. who
was convicted OF numbering Pedro
Groigo near Sopris. six weeks ago. He
will be hanged In the state pcnitentiary
during tho week of July 9Th.
A package containing $4,000 that
was. taken from the depot platform at
Aspen few days ago. has been re-
turned by mail. The name Of the con.
science. smitten one who returned II
was not given.
DIR. J. A. Holmes has invented a
process whereby the lowest grade OF
coal may be made useful. Tho coal
is saturated with a mixture. By this
process millions OF tons OF Colorado
coal will be made valuable.
Scout Oliver Virgins. the Denver
weather prognosticator. gives II out
flat that these diggin's air to hev a
thrce-foot snow about April 1st. by
crncky." The old scout comes dcspcr.