Delta chief., 1883-12-05

Eastern passenger train, $:o2 a. m.
Western passenger train, 1:45 p. III.
Closing of Mails.
Eastern and Western mails close, 500 p. m.
Postotfice hours from "A. m. to p. IN.
County Officers.
County Commissioners-Frst district, Edward
II Capron: second district, Pierre Settle; third
uistrict, David Stephens.
Clerk and Recorder-E. L. Kellogg
Sherift-Ben. S. Gheen.
Treasurer-T. II. McGranahan.
County Judge-Alfred X. King.
lrvcyor-Wm. L. Marcy.
Assessor-George II. Duke.
Superintendent of Schools-G II. Merchant.
Coroner-RObert Breese
Hats at McGranahan's.
New Hats Just received at Mrs. Mathers.
School books at the post Office book store.
The Gunnison river is frozen over in many
places.
Wm. Mathers received another car load of
flour last week
For heating and cook stoves and stove fur
niture go to McGranahan's.
Trout are being caught in considerable
quantities in the Gunnison river.
Over 500 pairs mitts and gloves, all styles
ard prices, at McGranahan's.
Water was turned into the Garnet ditch
last week, and went through booming.
Overalls! Our O1n California make, cheap
er than ever, the best made, at McGranahan's.
We acknowledge the receipt of a can of
oysters from the ladies of the Methodist
church.
The ladies of the Methodist church made
about $50 by their oyster supper Thanksgiv-
ing evening.
The Methodist church building is progress
ing satisfactory. The frame work will be
raised this week
n0N,W order suit until you have seen our
UUN 1 samples. MCGRANAHAN Bros.
Cedar posts are beginning to be in demand
for fencing. Quite number are taking con-
tracts to furnish them.
The Cushman ditch will be ten feet at the
HltteH ltct AZ thc topJ tWo lett uctP
and over forty miles long.
VIM. I. Johnson is going to Williamsport,
Pennsylvania this week for his family. He
expects to return about the first of the year.
Over 800 samples to select a fine suit or
overcoat from, made to order, mot taken from
stock, by Wanamaker & Brown; fit guaran-
teed. at McGranahan Bros.
. Mr.. Fink, inspector of the post Office de-
partment, paid official visit to Delta the
first of the week and inspected the Delta
office.
II. II. Ingersoll, ofthe Dominquez has kill.
ed twenty three deer this fall, without losing
days work, doing his hunting mornings
and evenings. Very good for an amateur
hunter.
Miss Olive Ingersoll, and Messrs A. F.
Clark and G. ii. Merchant, were examined
for teachers certificates last week, by County
Judge King. They all passed creditable cx-
aminations.
In the suit of J. C. Howard against Adel-
bert States, for right of possession of tract
of land across the Gunnison, last Saturday,
the case was sent to the District coart for
want of jurisdiction.
Fine stock winter goods just received at
McGranahan Bros, consisting of fannels of
all kinds, dress goods, ginghams, prints,
shawls, hoods, yarns, ETC., at bottom prices,
at Veterinarians Bros
Rev. J. A. Haycraft, Baptist clergyman
from Gunnison is among the new arrivals in
Delta county, having come down with
view of permanent location. lie is thinking
of locating on the North Fork.
A party Of Gunnsonites, hunting on
Leroux creek, drove into town last week
with four-horse wagon load OF deer-con[
sisting of 80 as fine specimens as was ever
seen. The entire bag was shipped to Gunni.
son.
A vein of fire clay overles the coal veins
on the Grand Mesa from two to three feet
thick. This will be of immense value some
Of these days to this section of the country.
Above the fire clay deposit of iron ore is
found, but of what value has not yet been
=. determined.
1t is expected that an adjourned meeting Of
the Town Comnany will he held in this city