The Delta independent., 1911-02-10
items OF COLORADO
Euents of Importance
Throughout the State
Tried to Set Fire to Mine.


day of John Ellsworth. formerly q
guard at the Delagua mine it became
known that an attempt was made
on the night of December 81 to set
fire to the Hastings mine and that
only the prompt work prevented
repetition of the Delagua disaster.
Ellsworth is held under a bond OF
$500 on the charge of malicious
mischief.
Find Sawmill Man Dead.
John F. Traers, an employe OF
sawmills throughout southern Colo
rado, was found dead at noon Satur-
day near Pagosa Springs. 1t Is
not known whether death was due
to heart failure or drowning.
Travers is a native of Rhode Is
land and the coroner is trying to
find relatives. Trayers was gradu-
ate of Brown university and was
said to be a veteran of the Civil
War. He was "a years old.
Sale Blown; Can't open 1t.
Peculiar circumstances surround
the dynamiting of the safe in the
Rocky Mountain company store at
Williamsburg, on last Saturday
night. Four holes were bored in the
top of the safe and dynamite Set on.
The door cannot be opened and the
officials do not know whether the
safe was robbed or not. Boring tools
were stolen from the Williamsburg
mine and Sheriff Esser believes the
attempt was made by amateurs. Safe
experts have been sent for.
S50,2O4 Spent on Streets.
During 1910 the street depart
ment OF Colorado Springs expended
$50, O,2O4.s6, exclusive of street light
ing. says the annual report of the
street commissioner, A. J. Lawton,
submitted today. City Auditor
Howard c. Hendersons report
showed the bonded Indebtedness of
the city was sl,773,0OO. At the
spring election a bond issue will be
submitted to taxpayers for sewer
construction. The amount needed
is $4,000.
Greeley Leads Red Cross" Sale.
| That the pupils of the Greeley
public schools sold more Reu Cross
stamps in proportion to their num-
Der than any school in the state
is the report received by Superin-
tendent C. E. Carter. The proceeds
| from the sale of the stamps was
turned over to the Colorado branch
of the Association for the Proven
ton and Cure of tuberculosis. Ac-
ccmpanying the report was forty
seven volumes on ways and means
of preserving the public health.
which will be distributed in the
school rooms.
Former City Clerk Freed.
The jury in the case of Charles
f. Silver. former city clerk of Ster-
ling, after twenty -four hours re-
turned a verdict of not guilty of the
charge of embezzling $4,000 of the
city's funds. The defense contended
that the auditing of the city clerks
books last week, which resulted in
the apparent discrepancies and the
indictments, was not done correctly
silver claims that when the books
are audited correctly they will
show he has accounted for all fees.
Young May Go Free.
| Henry w. Young. twice convicted
of the murder of Charles Wilkinson
| nj paradpx Colorado stiI baS a
chance for his freedom. The su-
preme court recently denied his
application for supersedeas, but
his attorneys, o. n. Hilton and c.
A. Roberts. have asked leave of the
court to amend their bill of excep-
tions to show that the motion for a
change of venue before Judge Sprigg
Shackleford was not included in
the bill through the error of the
district court clerk of that district.
The Young case has an absorbing
interest for the people of the West
ern Slope. 1t Is said that for
long period of years the region a
round Paradox was duplicate in
one way of the Kentucky mountains
Feuds and shooting were common.
The trouble between Young and
Wilkinson is said to have been such
a case. Young claimed that wilkin-
son had ambushed and wounded
him at one time and he later shot
Wilkinson. The friends of the dead
man charged murder. Young him
self claimed self-defense. Wilkin-
son did have a pistol.