Delta chief., 1883-10-17


The Democratic nominations in La
Plata county are as follows: Sheriff, c. H.
Goodman; county judge, o. s. Galbreath
treasurer, A. R. Lewis; superintendent OF
schools, H. P. Kean; surveyor, Charles
Keemle; assessor, G. r. Folsom; clerk and
recorder, J. W. Bell.
The members of the capitol commits
sion, while not questioning the States title to
the land upon which the capitol is to be built,
find that clear title cannot be shown to much
of the lands donated in aid of the construction
of the capitol building. A suit will doubtless
be brought to quiet the title in these lands.
On the night of the 5th about 8 o'clock
a mountain lion attacked the pig-pen OF Mr..
l.. Spaulding, a ranchman living on Sqnaw
creek, six miles west of Salida, and attempted
to carry of pig. Mr.. Spaulding having no
weapon with him, killed the lion with the aid
70 years of age.
The Republicans of Rio Grande coun-
ty made the following nominations on the 14th {:
county judge, J. B. Haffy; sheriff, J. Ellison ;
clerk and recorder, A. Bassett; county treasu-
rer, B. Kane; superintendent Of Schools P. P.
Van Liew; county commissioner, John Pool !;
road overseer, J. J. Cochran; assessor, c. o.
son, coroner, DR.. L. Weiss.
Charges of malfeasance in office are
made against George Blake, postmaster Of
Malta. It is represented that nearly 100 letters
were allowed to accumulate and that failing to
rpoL Lo bfa r.nort IN tho doporfmept At Washinp-
ton, he burned them up rather than put his
position in jeopardy. Affidavits have been for
warded to headquarters alleging these facts.
The Republicans of Boulder county
For county Judge, Judge Downer; clerk and
recorder, E. B. Newman; treasurer, Robert
Sheriff, E. P. Metcalf; county su-
Alexander Graville; assessor, J.
c. Peabody; coroner. D. W. King; surveyor,
G. s. Oliver; commissioner, George F. Wy
man.
An inquest was held at Colorado
Springs on the 11th on the skeletons Of the two
men found on Fountain creek, near the head OF
Ute Pass. They were identified as those Of Ju-
lius Roegnick and Lewis Bagby, who left Alma
on the Goth of August, 1882. A recommends
tion was incorporated in the verdict that the
Governor offer 81, 900 reward for the apprehen-
sion Of the murderers.
Fort Collins advices state that the
contract has been let for the tunnel through
Brigham mountain for the Pleasant Valley
Lake Canal company. The tunnelwill be about
{, 900 feet in length, and by it the canal will
cover over 5000 acres more land. The tunnel
contract has been let to A. T. Gilkenson, OF
Fort Collins, at $40 foot, and is to be COM
pleted May list, 1884.
The Chaffee county Democratic con-
rention met at Buena Vista on the 9th and
nominated the following ticket: w. D.
Wright, county Judge; A. D. whitson, sheriff;
]. II. Johnston, clerk and recorder; f. b.
Jones, treasurer; J. G. Hallcnbeck, superin-
tendent of schools; c. NJ. Thomas, assessor;
DR.. T. F. McGill, coroner; John O'Conner.
and A. P. shepperd, commissioner.
The following is the Democratic ticket
IN Pueblo county: For sheriff, J. r. Deremer;
for county clerk, E. II. Martin; for county
treasurer, Christopher Wilson; for county judge,
W. P. Beck; for county assessor, A. G. Bond;
for county commissioners, Robert Corkish, j.
J. Ellis and Stephen Valley; for coroner, A.
L. Millard; for county surveyor, j. s. Green;
'or superintendent OF public schools, DR.. A.
Y. Hull.
The Republicans of the new county
Of Eagle met at Red Cliff on the 9th and nom
mated their first county ticket as follows:
Sheriff, r. l.. Rohm; clerk and recorder, j.
Squire; commissioner, first district, II. p.
McClelland; second district, J. L. Howick;
William McKissick; Surveyor, T.
NJ skiff; judge, f. c. Glenn; assessor, +.
Rinker; coroner, II. A. Harper; superinten
lent, A. 8. Pierce.
At the Episcopal convention at Phila-
delphia on the 9th, Bishop spalding reported
that he has had splendid success in Colorado
during the past three years. Nine churches
and six rectories have been erected and the
church property has increased in value from
s25O, 600 to nearly half million. He recon-
mends that Wyoming should have a separate
bishop in order that the work may be more ef-
fcctively carried on.
The Republicans of Chaffee county
nominated the following ticket on the 9th
clerk and recorder, Ernest Wilber, Of Buena
VISTA sheriff, J. l.. Salleo, of Garfield: s. s.
sindlinger, of Buena Vista, for county Judge;
NJ. j. Russell, of Maysville, for county treas
urer; s. E. Day, of Helena, for county sur
veyor; H. J. Hills, of salida, for assessor;
Charles Fish, OF Clear Creek, for commissioner;
DR.. A. j. Ovcrholt, of salida, for coroner.
The following are the Republican
nnrnina atinns I'm Park county,: County iudpc V