The Delta independent., 1911-04-14
NEWS OF COLORADO
Happenings of Interest
In the Different Sections
Will Plant Third More Beets.


total of 20,152.
Italian Shot at Leadville.
Bert Hanna at an early hour
Sunday morning was shot by Frank
Gutro at Leadville while the former
was entering a house on East
Fourth street occupied by Gutro and
Anna Hasty. The ball entered the
left cheek and passed out the other
side. inflicting a painful but not
serious injury. Gutro and the Hasty
woman were arrested.
To Dedicate Masonic Temple.
Wednesday, April 20, has been
settled upon for the date of the
dedication of Trinidad's new Mason
ic temple. The building which cost
i'll the neighborhood of $4,000 has
been nearing compile ton for several
months, and the first date, February
%, set for its formal opening was
necessarily cancelled as the build
ing was not completed. Grand Of
ficers representing state Masonery
will be in attendance and the oc-
casion will be great one for
! Trinidad.
Lights Bottle of Powder.
The l6-year-old son of County
Commissioner Niels Christensen,
on Sunday took the powder out of
three shotgun shells and filing
glass bottle, laid a chain of powder
to it and touched the powder with
lighted match. The splintered glass
from the bottle struck him full in
the face, putting out both eyes.
and lacerating his face in a hor-
rible manner. physician took
forty stitches in the wound. The
| physician said unless complications
set in. the boy would recover, but
will he blind.
Red Hot Poker in Face.
Under the impression that she
mad discovered a new plaything,
Marie, the i-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Weickum of Sew
erance. Sunday morning picked up
a hot poker and stuck il in the
mouth of her baby sister, who is
six months old. The younger child's
mouth and face were terribly burned
One wound is dangerously near the
eyes, and the little one is in a crit
ical condition. The heated steel.
wavered about in the tiny baby
hands, touched the infants face,
soaring the flesh each time. The
parents We're out of the house when
the mishap occurred.
Killed Coming to New Home.
Within sight of the farm where
he and his wife and seven children
were to make their home near ord
way, after an overland trip from
Harper county. Kansas, in prairie
schooners, John Neal was killed
Saturday when he fell from his
wagon and was trampled by the
horses. Becoming anxious to reach
the ranch that was to be the new
home of himself ard family. Neal
prodded a tagging horse with the
toe of his shoe. He slipped and fell
| to the tongue of the wagon The
team became frightened and began
to kick and run. Meals back was
broken when the wheels of the
wagon passed over him.
Horse Thieves Caught.
Joe Macleyk, Fred Chavez and
Nj. Chavez were arrested Sunday
at their ranch, two miles east of
Trinidad. charged with horse steal
ing. 1t is alleged by the police here
that the men are members of gang
that operated in New Mexico and
as far north as Pueblo. This gang
is said to be divided into two sec
tions, one working north and thu
other south. The Chavez ranch is
said by the police to be the rem
devious where the stolen property
was exchanged. and then sold in
opposite ends of the district. The
capture OF these men followed the
arrest in Pueblo Wednesday night
of Bob Jones and Dick Wells, two
young COW punchers.
No More Hello"
| Lovemaking over the telephone
Is thing of the past, in so far as
the hello girls in Greeley are CON
cerned. as an order has been issued
that permits these young women to
say only the word operator" when
a signal is flashed. The first signal
brings the customary request for n
number but after that "operator"
in frigid tones is all that the
would-be flirter can get. The Gree
ley management says that the order
was issued to expedite the service
but 1t has long been known that the
word hello" has not been favored
The crusade against this word be-
gan in the East some months ago
but Greeley is the first Western
town to taboo It.
Women Narrowly Escape Fire.
Twelve inmates of resort at
! Telluride known as the "Big
Swede," narrowly escaped death by
flames Saturday when the building
was badly damaged Blackie Gun
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