The Delta independent., 1910-08-26
ITEMS Of COLORADO
Eoents of Importance
Throughout the State


Grape Creek near Canon City. was
seriously injured the latter part of
last week by the falling of a ledge
of rock. His abdomen and left side
were crushed. His recovery is very
doubtful
Sickness, caused by overwork in
the campaign to make Lamar dry,
resulted in the death of w. 7. Bell,
police magistrate and secretary and
treasurer of the Lamar light and
power company at Lamar last Fri
day. He was 40 years old and
member of the Masonic lodge. He
leaves a wife and three children.
Five structures were totally de-
stroyed, and for time the entire
village known as Smelter precinct.
near Leadville. was threatened on
Thursday night of last week, by fire
which broke out in one of the store
buildings. The damage is estimat-
ed at s25 900.
With the lower part of his face
covered with a handkerchief and
holding a revolver in one hand,
a lone highwayman held up and rob
bed the conductor and three passen-
gers of % Avenue car in Denver
about midnight Saturday night. The
fellow secured about s45.75, and es-
capped
B. C. Robinson. a prominent cattle
man of Lamar, was instantly killed
near that place Saturday by lighten-
ing. as was also the horse on which
he was riding. Robinson had gone
about seven miles south of Lamar
to round up some cattle and was re-
turning during a fierce electrical
storm. He was 80 years old and left
wife and a four-year-old child.
Warrants have been sworn out
for the arrest of town marshal Cas-
sidy of Lafayette. for shooting
man named Fowler recently. Cas-
sidy continues to claim that the
shooting was accidental, but Fowler
claims that it was intentional. War
rants have also been issued for the
arrest of three miners for shooting
mine guard.
was arrested in Oregon on a charge
of wrecking a Santa Fe train near
Pueblo eight years ago. and who
later confessed. had a preliminary
hearing at La Junta the latter part
of last week and was held without
bail and bound over to the district
court. He was taken to Pueblo to
be held until some repairs now un-
der way in the La Junta Jail could
be completed.
Harden Hackley. a farmer of the
Kersey district, died last Friday at
fh NJ nlaca from, m iurjos racaiyad tho
night before when he was struck by
a Union Pacific passenger train. He
was driving across the track and
did not see the train. Because of
a defective bridge, he was forced to
drive three miles out of his way to
get home. this path taking him the
route which led to his death.
f. NJ. Gernbrush. the sailor who
Denver's China Town had its first
panic for several years last Friday
morning. when city detectives and
internal revenue agents raided a
dozen places in search of contraban
opium. Kom Chung, 60 years of age
was arrested and one of the biggest
seizures of raw and completed opium
ever made in Denver. resulted from
the work of the two sets of officers.
Opium worth about 81, 200 was take
and destroyed.
Nellie. the 6year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Morgan of
Platteville. Colorado. was taken to
a Denver physician the latter part
OF last week with her right ear hang
ing by a hair of flesh, and in spite
of the pain. had IL sewed on with
out the use of an anesthetic. She
fell from farm wagon when the
horses became frightened and her
She will recover.
AS result of n series of cave-ins
in the railroad tunnels OF the Du-
range district. traffic stood still for
couple of days last week.
The State Highway Commission
has promised Pueblo county one dol
lar for every two that is put up by
the county commissioners for
good roads. and acting on this bas-
is the commissioners of Pueblo coun-
ty are planning on spending SELL
900 on n fine boulevard from Pueblo
east along the line of the Sante Fe
trail.
Chief Game Warden Charles Gill
mer. whose district covers the big
game region of northern Colorado.
has just returned from a trip over
that district and is enthusiastic in
speaking of game conditions. He
said that in Rio Blanco county he
saw big herd of fine looking deer,
and there appeared to be more
bucks and fawns among them than
usual at this season of the year. In
Eagle county. In the hills from Red
Cltff down to GyDsum the woods are