The Delta independent., 1907-03-22
COLORADO NEWS ITEE5

cars running by july 4th.
The Rio Grando is building a hand
some new white pressed brick station
at Palisade.
The wnmen OF Steamboat Springs
nominated municipal ticket which
was endorsed by both political parties.
Apricot trees are In bloom at Pail.
sade. Three rose bushes at Florence
have about 200 full-blown roses on
. them.
Denver bricklayers have been
granted a raise in wages OF 80 cents
day. bringing th2 average daily pay
up to So.
The Logan County Advocate and
the Republican at Sterling have been
consolidated and will be conducted by
ID. c. Smith. former publisher of the
Republican.
The Western Baseball League will
be made up during the coming season
OF Denver. Colorado Springs. Pueblo
Topeka. St. Joseph. Des Moines. Lin.
coin and Sioux City. The opening
games will be played April 18th.
Natives OF Ohio now living In Colo
RADIO had n banquet at Denver the
other night and afterwards orGanized
permanent society with Governor
Bl'S'h'hS- 80 -
Herrick was present.
Mrs. W S WylIe. wife of the pastor
OF the Reformed Presbyterian church
ut Evans. was seriously and perhaps
fatally injured In n runaway In Gree
ley on the End, by her buggy being up
set One OF her lower limbs was
broken AMI she also sustained several
internal injuries.
For selling liquor on the line OF the
Morat road. now under construction
near TopOnas. in Rontt county. Mrs.
HaGcrmlu has been arrested and
hea. lily nncd. large stock Of beer
which Snc had IN the cellar OF her
cabin. ccnascat"d. and her cabin dc.
stroyed h. dynamite.
The Argentine Central railroad has
practically been closed down for tho
balance Of the winter The heavy
snowslides have resulted In its being
found almost impossible to keep the
tracks Gear while the cos, OF run.
ming the trains has uccu unusually
heavy.
William Wambnugh. wealthy
farmer who recently went from Colo
r,ido to Chicago. was roped in BY
Sophie Firlen Will" en- route. They
were married ut Chicago in spite OF
the opposition of the police. and now
the woman has disappeared with $4,000
OF WambauFh's money.
At an election OF officers for the on
suing year. held by delegates TO the
Western Bowling Congress at Denver
on the llth, Alderman Andy 7. Siahl
was unanimously elected president.
The other officers elected are: NJ. J.
Shechan OF Butte. first vice president:
l.. c. Ke1tinG OF Portland. second vice
president: y. u. Allen OF Seattle. third
vice president: W. S Zchring Of Salt
Lake. secretary and treasurer.
A Kansas City syndicate. headed by
r J. Martin, has purchased n tract OF
10000 acres In the San Luis valley
from Gen. William J. Palmer for $500.
900. The company will erect 81 l.ooO.'
600 beet sugar factory at Fort Garland.
The land acquired will be cultivated
for bcs,s. and It is proposed To operate
factory with "A capacity OF 1000 tons
of bcets daily. a colonization scheme
and big irrigation project are contem-
plated IN the plans OF the company.
Joseph A. Miner. famillarlv known
to railroad men throughout the West
as Governor Joe" Miner. died on the
1lth Mt Denver. from an attack OF neu.
ralgia Of the heart. after On Illness
rasting six weeks. Governor" Milnar
was for twenty.six years city passen.
ger agent of the burlington route.
coming to Denver In 1881. the year be-
fore the purlin yton built into this city.
= as the representative OF the road. He
had been here many years before that.
however.
The Canon City high school cadets
will 70 on w"ck's outing during the
vacation from March 25th to April lst.
tpf,Nl.rE nf tho hirh school Will
participate In the tramp. They will
ro into camp for three days on Eight
Mile park, near the top OF the Royal
gorge The second camp will be To-
Gated in Webster park. near Parkdale.
and the return trip will be made by
the way OF Grape creek. The boys
will follow army life and discipline
during the cncampment.
r. X. Schuyler Of Colorado Springs
has fled map for mesa canal and
series Of storage reservoirs to irrigate
large tract of semiarid land
on the north side of the Arkan.
sas river In Fremont and Pu.
eblo counties. and will have n carrying
capacity OF 750 cubic feet Of water per
second a chain of eighteen reservoirs
are contemplated with an aggregate
capacity OF 10000. 100000 cubic feet OF
swater. The estimated cost Of the canal
IA $500. 900. with 100000 for the
eighteen reservoirs.
Municipal ownership OF public util-
tiles. in effect. II not In reality, will he
put in operation at Morrison by John
Brisben Walker. who is gradually
building up nm extensive and attrac.
tive resort. Walker has large landed
interests not only In Denver. but in
to ~
them Mr.. Walker has purchased the
water and electric lighting plants OF
the town. He has announced that he
will operate these utilities with the