Delta chief., 1883-05-02


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Sour pickles at Veterinarians.
Smallpox has again broken out in Mont
rose.
Nobby linen hats at McGranahan's.
Religious services next Sunday at p. m.
in Delta.
Hats from 25c to $500 at McGranahan's.
postofiice will be established at Una
weep City in the near future.
jamestown dress goods at MeGranahan's.
Judge J. NJ. McDougal, Of Gunnison, was
in the city the first of the week.
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Milk pans and churns at McGranahan's.
Mr.. Robert Breese is erecting carpenter
shop at his lumber yard on Palmer street.
Virginia peanuts for planting at McGrana-
hans.
Mr. Otis T. Standish has gone to his cattle
range on the Escalante TO round up his
Hercfords.
Fine New Orleans and soryhnm at Nc
Granahan's.
Captain Anderson has sold his ranch ad-
joining town and will cast his fortunes with
the Un-a-weepers.
New stock dry goods, boots, shoes, notions,
etc.. at McGranahans
1t has been definitely ascertained that Ar
kansas did not steal Mayor Barler's cat, as
the cat has been found in Barker's well.
Quit-c!aim deeds, chattel mortgage deeds
and leases for sale at the office of THE CHIEF.
The lateness of the arrivals of the mails
has had a demoralizing effect on our citizens.
They now 90 to roost with the chickens.
Piow shoes, Duck shoes, English grain
shoes, alligator shoes, in fact all kinds at
McGranahan's.
For some unaccountable reason work on
the Delta depot has been indefinitely post
poned, while Mr.. Hodglon still holds the box
car night and day.
BEST Tomichi upland hay $50 per ton; oats
$3.50 per cwt., at the Elkhorn Livery, Feed &
Sale stables. f. II. BuRKHART, Prop.
Wheat and oats are up all over the valley
and are showing splenddly. Already the
early vegetables are beginning to make their
appearance in the markets.
Judge Z. S. Dixon, noted iurist of Dem
yer, and member Of the law firm of Dixon,
McDougal q Merriam, of Gnnnison, was in
the city the first of the week.
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Blue grass on Gum Brothers cattle ranch
on the Grand Mesa is sixteen inches high
and is heading out. Specimens brought in
town last week measured this.
The town company has about finished
clearing the townsite of sagebrush and greesc-
bush. 1t is needless to say that it improves
the appearance Of it thousand per cent
Mr.. james Call, the cattle king of Kanah
creek, gave a call last week. His heard
at the present numbers about $50 head. They
range on, the headwatcrs of Kanali creek on
the line between Mesa and Delta counties.
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The Denver & Rio Grande surveyors have
returned from the North Fork country, hay
ing found it impossible to get over the Elk
mountains on account of the snow. They
are now engaged in running line from Colo
row to the Grand Canon of the Gunnison,
with view of finding practicable route to
cut Off the Squaw hill line It is believed
that by making short tunnSl through the
side of the canon much better road than the
one now used can be found.
Persons who are desirous Of purchasing
ranches or town property viii find it to their
interest to consult Bailey 4 Co., Main street
Delta. They have some of the best ranches
In the reservation ON their books for sale
varying in prices from 800 to 81 800. Those
having town property or ranches for sale or
lease, rents to collect, etc, will consult their
interests by placing the same in their hands
for immediate attention.