The Delta independent., 1910-11-11
ITEMS OF COLORADO
Euents of Importance
Throughout the State
Baby is Half Orphan.

time ago, died Saturday afternoon. |
Two and half hours after his |
death his wife gave birth to baby |
girl.
Rich Strike at Boulder.
One of the richest strikes made inl
Roulder county for some time has
been made in the White Raven mines
near Ward. Two parallel veins.
one bearing gold ore of the average
value of $40 a ton, and the other
carrying 5000 ounces to the ton in
silver have been uncovered. The
strike was made on property be-
longing to Louie Ewing of Boulder.
at depth of 500 feet.
Sleep Becomes Death.
Mary Skevington, 60 years old,
was found deaad in her bed at her
home in Salida Saturday morning.
Mrs. Skevington retired. apparent
ly in perfect health, and awoke at
a. M. when she arose to get
drink of water She returned to
her bed, and was found later by her
grandson. Death was caused by ce-
rebral hemmorrhage. Mrs. Skeving-
tons son, with whom she was liv-
ing, was a Rio Grande engineer.
Student Volunteers Meet.
The Student Volunteers opened
their movement in Colorado Springs
Saturday night. About sixty dele
gates representing the colleges of the
state. were in attendance. Presi-
dent W F. Slocum OF Colorado Col
lege delivered the address of well
come. Arthur Rugh, general Y. NJ.
&. A. secretary in China. and Charl-
es Ewald. student secretary in
South America spoke.
S25O.OOO in Two Concerns.
| Articles of Incorporation for the
Pothast Gas Machine company, at
Greeley, were filed last week. 1t is
capitalized at 100000 and the in
corporators include C. r. Weber. C.
c. Townsend. w. H. Pothast and
]. A. Enright. The company will
erect a factory in Greeley to util-
ize a gas engine to utilize low grade
gasoline. To develop several patents
among them q beet topper. the Ac-
me Patent & Developer company
~as organized by DIR. E. 1. Raymond
J. l. Cox. Percy Clegg and other
Windsor men with q capitalization
of sIso.0oo.
Dropped Dead At Desk.
A. S. InEersoli. 10 years old. who
lived aat Colorado SprinEs, dropped
dead At his desk while working
over . ledger In his once in that
city last Friday. The summons cam
without warning and the lifeless
body was found by w. r. McClintock
who entered the once to transact
some business. Heart disease is
given as the cause OF death. lnger-
soil complained of not feeling in
his usual spirits when leaving his
home that morning. He had lived ii
Colorado Springs a number of years
and was a grain dealer. No inquest
was thought necceasry. He is sur
vived by his wife.
Slashes Throaat With Razor.
Failing to cut deep enough into
his neck to end his life after four at.
tempts and having dulled the razor
Thomas Williams of Georgetown. an
inmate of the Cleer Greek infirm-
ary. called to man in the next
. for IL in !,
Williams was shaving. the man took
him his razor, and found him lying
on the floor with four gashes in
his neck. None of the wounds are
deep. and Williams will recover. He
was formerly one of the wealthy
men of Clear Greek county, having
made a fortune at mining. He lost
his wealth at some poor mining ven
lures and a few years ago the coun-
ty took charge of him.
Sailor Robbed on Train
That he was drugged and robbed
of $500 on board train between
Clement. Oregon. and Denver, is
the statement of Sam Dunbar. who
has been in Jail in Fort Collins
for several days on the charge of
passing a worthless check. For sew
eral days Dunbar was in dazed
conodition. He declared that the
last he remembered was taking n
drink ont of bottle offered him
by new-found friend on an Oregon
Short Line train Dunbar saws he
had ticket to Denver and does
not know how he got to Fort Collin
He is n Scotch sailor and was for