Delta chief., 1883-10-24

| and the murder and suicide were due to Harri-
sons Jealousy and despair of retaining his
wife's affections
Work on the South Park new short
line to Leadville will be pushed forward as rap
idly as possible in order to get matters in shape
before winter. One thousand more laborers
have recently been advertised for. The grad
ing is nearly completed. The laying Of the
ties will commence Immediately and will be
pushed forward rapidly. 1t is thought the
major part of the work Of track laying can be
completed before December 1.
The Democratic convention of Lake
county met on the 10Th and nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: Sheriff, Peter Becker; county
judge, A. T. Gunnell; county treasurer, John
Hays; clerk and recorder, John Marshall !;
| county commissioners, j. H. Monheimer; lat
Large); Fred G. Buckley Third District) ;as-
SCISSOR, Con. waldraven; superintendent Of
schools, DR.. j. J. Cook; coroner, B. Smith !;
justice of the peace, James o'Fay; constable,
Al. Lynch; county surveyor, Robert E. King.
Charles T. Bellamy, editor and pro-
prietor of the Colorado Miner, and one Of the
best known and most influential journalists Of
Colorado, died at his home in Georgetown on
the 18th. One week before he visited the
Branigan mine on Leavenworth mountain and
took a severe cold. He was not confined to
his bed, however, until Friday, when he was
taken violently sick. Saturday evening he be-
came unconscious and remained so to the end.
The following are the Democratic
nominations in SaR Miguel county: Recorder,
Charles F. Painter; sheriff, James II. Bishop,
Tulluride; treasurer, F. ]. Cramer, Ames;
coroner, Thomas Baxter, Marshall Basin; (;
school superintendent, j. j. Coleman, Bridal
Veil Basin: surveyor, W. II. Stout, Telluride; !;
assessor, d. McMahon, Turkey Creek; com
missioners, Rhoad Stone, Tulluride: George
W. Coolies, Ophir; s. B. Bachelor, Placer
vile.
w. A. Wadheimer, from Port Huron,
has been sent to relieve Mr.. Boynton, the pres
ent assistant signal service officer at Pixies
Peak. Mr. Boynton takes Wadheimer's place at
Port Huron. Five men have been relieved,since
Be-, geant O'Keefe left the position. The high
altitude affects most Of them too much for
them to stay. The present signal sergeant is
not required to go on the top of the peak at all.
The former signal officers used to have to stay
there all the time.
The Fremont county Republican con-
vention met at Canon City on the 18th and
nominated the following ticket: Treasurer,
George E. Dudley, OF Canon City; sheriff,
William 8. Jones, of Canon City; clerk and
recorder, Frederick H. skeele, Of Canon City;
superintendent Of schools, w. B. Woodford,
of Coal Creek; commissioner, H. W. Hodges,
Of Currant Creek judge, Colonel w. Nell Dem
n!son, Of Canon City; assessor, h. Clay Web
ster, Of Canon City.
The following is the Democratic tick
ct in Arapahoe county: Sheriff, Joel w.
shackelford; county clerk and recorder, Chas.
F. Wilson; county treasurer, George W. Kass-
Ter; county Judge, Thomas J. O'Donnell; coro-
ner, Charles X. McHatton; county commits
sioners, Michael Fcrd and Thomas G. Ander-
son; county surveyor, Joseph Z. Brinker, Jr;
county assessor, Jacob OFT; county superin-
tendent of schools, Prof Ernest Blum: superior
Judge James A. Dawson.
At the late meeting Of the Presbyter-
ian SYNOD Of Colorado at Del Norte the citizens
Of that place offered to denote $4,000 toward
the establishment of a Presbyterian collegiate
institute to be located there. The proposition
| Whs nSccpteu W lhc cyuou, ahu IhHpcch Isuo-
tees have been appointed to have charge Of the
enterprise, those living at Del Norte being
ing Hon. Thomas M. Bowen and Messrs. Mid
daueh, Burrows and Shaw. A part Of the
work Of the institute will be the education Of
teachers and preachers in the Spanish language.
The dead body of man, badly de-
composed and torn by wild beasts, was found
a few days ago on the Arapahoe Peak trail, or
Caribou trail. The remains are supposed to be
those Of James Clark, Of Hot Sulphur Springs,
Grand county. Some five weeks since Mrs.
Barney Day, widow Of the murdered Commits
sioner Day, swore out warrant against Clark
for horse stealing, and when Clark learned the
fact he fed from the county IN company with
one William Ainsley, also charged with SINH
lar ofiense. 1t is now thought that Ainsley
murdered Clark on the way out.
The Republicans of Pueblo county
made the following nominations on the 18th
For sheriff, James G. Nee, Of South Pueblo
for county clerk, J. g. Stuart, Of Bessemer;
for county Judge c. J. Hart, OF Pueblo; for
county treasurer, B. F. Karrick, Of Pueblo; for
superintendent OF schools, Charles w. Bow
man, Of Pueblo; for assessor, c. f. Newcomer,
Of South Pueblo; for coroner, ID. c. +. Taylor,
Of Central Pueblo; for surveyor, A. q. Davis
county commissioner, SECOND district, John w
Mcdaniel, Of Nepesta; commissioner at large,
long term, Isaac Gantz, Grecnhorn; commits.
sioner at large, short term, John N. Isgrig
of South Pueblo.