Delta chief., 1883-05-23
The State at Large.

Pueblo's messenger service will soon be in
running service.
La Veta is struggling to become II money
order office.
During April Georgetown shipped ore val
ued at Sl3O,OO0.
A new passenger depot is to be erected at
Trinidad at once.
Fish abound in cheerful quantities in the
river at Trinidad.
The lakes about Collins abound in fish of
the most savory variety.
An even dozen lawyers expound Black
stone and Kent at Grand Junction.
Durango allows no one to carry concealed
weapons within the limits Of the city.
Longmont is talking of constructing u tel
egraph line from that point to Estes park. W
Guunson is endeavoring to have Crooke's
smelter moved from Lake City to that place.
William p. Taylor the Tin Cup murderer,
has been lodged in the Gunnison Jail for safe
keeping.
Surveyors have nearly completed their
work on the Crested Butte extension of the
South Park.
Tourists have taken possession of Manitou
1Dr tlt ssuSpD. Ilbltls anu private
houses are all filed.
Fremont county has whrled into line and
will make n grand display of her resources
at the coming exposition.
The Georgetown Miner has just passed its
Sweet sixteen" and enters its seventeenth
year with great prospects.
The excitement at Saguache is intense ever
H.. carbonate strii.ps 4 nru town
will be commenced at once.
Crested Butte wants church and a minis.
ter, s, I an effort is making TO acquire the
necessary funds to get them.
The works at Bessemer are being pushed Ia
their utmost capacity. Orders far in ad
vance of the supply on hand.
Trinidad has not recovered from the visit Of
the Kansas editors. Her conyalescence will
be slow, but let us hope, sure.
An earthquake in miniature recently visit
ed Pueblo. A little shaking up is what the
citizens of that place have badly needed.
During storm at Greeley, few days ngo.
lightning struck in several portions of the
town, doing considerable damage to property.
The Masons Of Bucna Vista gave a dcdicn-
ton ball Monday evening at the new court
house. The affairs was very brilliant one.
Mrs. Judge Shackelford has again won the
first prize in spelling match at Gunnison.
The remainder Of that city's great spoilers
are green with envy.
Should the cnnnibal Packer escape the gal.
lows in this State he is wanted in Idaho for
murder. 1t is barely possible he will yet pay
the penalty of his crimes.
Alfred Lund, a Lendville l2.yenr.old has
been sentenced to the reform school for three
years for viciousncss. incorrigiblity and nat.
ural cussedness on general principle.
Leadville thieves devoted night lately To
inspecting numerous lawyers offices. Con
siderable musty lore was toted of aud laid
aside for futxSc use and reference by the
thieves.
Al. Bailey, Of Collins, was severely injur.
ed on Thursday week, by an enrngcd stallion.
and would have been killed had not the keep.
er of the horse appeared on the scene and lib.
Grated Bailey.
Cucumbcrs and collie ARE keeping Gunnison
physicians in constant demand. The average
cucumber "can, when so disposed, create
greater CONSERVATION under mans ribs than
hii 'i''hs
Mrs J. Dover, of Virginia, having searched
long and zealously for recreant husband,
found him on Friday working in the Collins
quarries The result of the meeting was not
exactly one of harmony.
William II. Nichols, a miner, was killed
Wednesday week, in the German mine. near
Central, by being caught and buried by
large quantity of ore. lie was buried by the
Ancient Order of Forestcrs.
At Pueblo work has been stopped on the
foundation of the structure for the rolling
mill, which was to be removed there from
Denver, as the company have concluded to
let il remain in the latter city.
A little son of Mrs william Bee. of Ncva-
daville, was kidnapped on Tuesday by nn
uncle of the child, named Powers. The party
has not yet been discovered, and the mother
mourns the absence Of her little one.
Thomas Bradbury, Of Colorado Spring.,
while going down Ute pass on load of lum.
Der, Friday broke the brake and fell under
the wagon; the wheels of which passed over
and broke both his legs, one of them in two
places.
A miner in Tennessee park, near I.cadville,
the other day uncarthed, at depth of twenty
feet, two human skulls and n lof of bones.
How they got there and to whom they belong.
ed, is question among the miners of that