Delta chief., 1884-01-23

take oae-tenth of the wheat now held by the
farmers at S1.25. and after grinding, to ship
the product East, together with like quanti-
ty from their own stocks. E..
In his charge to the grand jury, at
Grand Junction, Judge Garry said that in the
ten counties, comprising his district, there is
only one jail fit to keep human being in. He
condemned the Mesa county Jail.
The beadless body which has been
found in the Gunnison river has been identified
as that of AL Emory, the fireman. The ques-
tion as to whose remains were buried as those
of Emory remains to be settled.
The newly elected officers of the l.
o. o. F. lodge at Pitkin, were: P. A. Dellar,
n. G.; j. F. Pearson, V. G; W. NJ. Fulton,
recording secretary; H. E. Beck, permanent
secretary; Henry sehierenbeck, treasurer.
The Carbonate Eank, of Leadville,
organized September 8, 1888, with capital Of
100000. On January 7th. the statement Of
business was given to the public. Deposits
amount to 1881, s26. .l2, and profits of 4,576.-
o..
Stephen W. Dorsey, was on the 18th.
at Denver, sued by London banking firm for
$4,000. Mr.. Dorsey repudistes the debt The
debt was u loan negotiated In 1873, and WAS
used in trying to establish q railros6in Arkan-
sas-
The Farmers Protective Association
of Laramie county has 12O members, the Gree
ley Alliance los members. the Longmont ALI
ance 100 members, the Berthoud Alliance fifty
members, and the Loveland Alliance fifty mem
bers.
j. H. Park and John Bradley were
gerry and gaining money under false pretenses.
They endeavored to secure $1,000 by giving q
mortgage on property which did not belong to
them.
The First Methodist Church of Pueblo
will build new church ediice, of the most ap-
proved pattern, to cost $4,000. The building
now occupied by this congregation has been in
structure.
At Denver on the 18th, the Denver 4
New Orleans entered suit in the United States
Court against the Union Pacific railway 70
o. 600, 900 damages. The Denver & New Or
leans claims that the Union Pacific has not re-
ceivei its freight.
The Grand jury at Denver, has found
indictments against o. J. Haller, who killed
his wife, and Samuel Norris and William Yae-
ger, who killed Jack weideman, the gambler.
Yaeger, who was out on bail, has been rear
rested and Is now in jail.
U% e %haf ou rlv IN, hn
. Denver company will construct = large ditch
from Hunters creek to the large table land on
the north eide Of the Roaring Fork, between
Aspen and Woody creek. This will redeem
about 2.0O acres ofeIcellent farming land.
A headless body. badly decomposed,
h.s been found in the river eight miles west OF
Grand Junction. The contents Of the pockets
. locomotive fireman who vas killed last sum-
mer, bat his supposed body vas buried at that
time
Two men were severely injured 1t
Bridgeport, 81 miles east from Gunnison,
where Orman 4 Crook are running . tunnel
for the Denver & Rio Grande, on the 10th. A
mass Of dirt and rock fell upon them. breaking
both legs Of one and the right hip Of the
other.
At the regular meeting of the
Knights Of Honor, in Greeley Lodge, No. p
GA, the following named persons were install
ed officers for the ensuing year, by Rev.
J. H. Merritt, Deputy Grand Dictator: G. D.
Horne, past dictator; d. P. Heath, d; Tho
mas Robbins. Rep; Eph. Heaton, Fin. Rep;
D. B. Stanton, treasurer.
The house occupied by John McGurk.
at LeAdville, was demolished by an explosion
Of giant powder on the 10Th. The powder was
stored in shed which was accidentally set on
fire by McGurk's little daughter. McGurk was
absent at the time and his wife with great
presence Of mind escaped with her children af-
ter the fire was set and before the explosion.
At regular meeting of Durango
Lodge No. 4s, l. o. o. F., the following Of
ficers were elected and installed for the cnsu-
ins term: W. II. weddington,. n. G.; 8. ".
Decker, v. G; Robert J. Orr, secretary; W.
H. c. Folsom, permanent secretary; H. Gar.
banati, treasurer: Samuel Pedgrift, R. g; B.
Hopkins, L. S; 8. A. Peterson. W; J. r.
Wakelin, c; Wesley A. Helm, r. s. s., Will
lam Smith, o. G; Charles O'Connor. l. G: Da-
vid Foster, X. s.
The Denver history of little Mary
Matthews, who is reported to have been cruel
ly murdered by the people who adopted her,
near ouray, is told by Mrs. Perry, OF st. Vim
cents Orphan Home. Mary's father was once
a Denver policeman, who, being unable to sup
mort her placed Ne. In the Home but after