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tDeltK. Colorado.
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1885.
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Delta. Delhi County. Colorado.
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Ik. »1 It. (>. Arrival* ami Departure*.
Passenger train, going east 2:30 a. m.
Passenger train, going west . ~ 12::i5 a. in.
lias torn und western mails close at 8:00 p. in.
Postottieo hours from 8 a. in. to s p. in.
Cellar fence posts for sale by lfassler *fc
MacDonell.
Christinas and New Years eonies on Fri
day this year.
Tho county Commissioners were in session
on Monday and Tuesday last.
The scats for the new school house arrived
and were placed in position last night.
Bassler & MacDoncll have a good stook of
•—aedt - rye, raised on Surface creek, for sale.
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Snow A Crosby will soon begin putting up
prizes to be competed for at their shooting
gallery.
Coal for sale at the Williams mine at $2.00
per ton, delivered.at the -mouth of the mine
or in the wagon.
The band is now playing two or three
pieces in fine style, and will soon make their
appearance in public.
Barker says that after seeing the rate of
taxation in this county he will not make final
proof until next year.
Three new instruments arrived for the
Delta Cornet Bnud this week. The baud
now numbers twelve pieces.
♦
John J. Barker has 20,000 pounds of the
best (Bidden burb wire for sale, at 8 cents per
pound, for cash or grain at the market price.
Dentists say that the women who talk
most lose their teeth soonest, and that the
greatest part of their custom is from the
women.
♦ ■ ■
The Teachers’ Association was well attend
ed hv people from throughout the county,
and we noticed several from Mesa and Mont
rose counties.
Lust week George \V. Moody resigned the
position of president of the school board of
district No. 1, and Robert Breese was ap
pointed in his stead.
A new magazine is called “The Women’s
Age.’’ The editor of that publication, if he
labors diligently at his work, will lire just
six mouths, and die in despair.
Thanksgiving was very generally observed
in Delta. There were a number of elegant
and pnlutcahle private spreads, and also the
hotels did themselves great credit in the
spread of gorge-tin layouts.
The Weise Brothers passed through Delta
• on Sunday last with their herds of sheep,
*• which they ure moving from Horsefly to
their winter range in Delta county. Their
flocks now number about 5000.
The present weather would indicate that
our usual fine winter skating would be nip
ped iu the bud this winter. We are at loss
just at present whether to order ice skates or
a bathing suit for this winter’s uinusemeuts.
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W. I). Burt this week removed his family
from Delta to bis ranch at the mouth of the
canon, where he is now located permanently.
He will enlarge his kilns and make the burn
ing of lime and ranching his future labors.
We wish him unbounded success.
At the annual convention of the leather
dealers, held recently at Chicago, a commit
tee was appointed to examine into the dam
age done by the excessive branding of cattle.
The committee. l>y the aid of carefully pre
pared statistics, found that the damage so
caused oil hides coining to Chicago alone
amounted to $2,000,000 yearly. The report
treuts also of the cruelty the system, hut
indicates no remedy, recognizing the improb
ability of western stockmen abandouiug the
present branding system.
Delta County should organize a vigilance
committee. The murderer Cameron needs
midden and permanent rest. —Ouray Mul
doon.
This would be a very unwise move on the
part of the taxpayers. Delta county has a
certain gung here that she has to maintain,
and by letting the law take it* course, they
will get some satisfaction out of knowing
that this gang has hud to labor a few duys at
least for their regular annual income. And
then it wouldn’t be in keeping with the ma
jority to nip our county debt in the bud tiiis
curly in the game.
Dr. S. Lord, dentist, has taken rooms at
k Mrs. Aebi’s hotel, where he is prepared to do
■ all kinds of dentistry in the best of work
-1 lauship, AIJ-r.’ork warnuited.
'' MlNkon.
\ hftljMVn'i team work done
H. Rhodes, Delta.
Correspondent's Column.
Xhe editors of this paper invites cor
respondence on general topics, and especially
upon the resources of Delta county, which
; they will truthfully and to the best of their
..knowledge and ability answer.
| \V. II. —The longest verse in the Old Tcst
| anient is in Esther, eighth chapter, nineth
j verse.
Knowledge Seeker—As to the value of
| punctuation marks, we refer you to the fol
j lowing Epitaph, as a good example: "He is
' an old and experienced man in vice and
wickedness he is never found opposing the
works of iniquity he takes delight in the
downfall of the neighbors lie never rejoices
in the prosperity equity of his fellow eren* i
lures he is always ready to assist in destroy- I
ing the peace of society lie takes no pleasure
in serving the Lord lie is uncommonly dili
gent in sowing discord among his friends J
and acquaintances he takes no pride in labor
ing to promote the cause of ChristninitV lie
lias not been negligent in endeavoring to
stigmatize all public teachers he makes no :
exertions to subdue his evil passions he strives I
hard to build up Titian,s kingdom he lends i
no aid to the support of the go>pel among
the heathen he contributes largely to the I
evil adversary he pavs no attention to good j
advice he gives great heed to the devil he |
will never go to heaven he must go where he <
will receive the just recompense of his re- I
ward.
George C. —Wait patiently. Remember,
“Love comes not ns a slave
To any beckoning linger; but some day
When least expected, cometli ns u King
And takes his throne.”
Hard Drinker—Endeavor to divert vour |
mind from its past associations, as your mind
rather than your appetite governs your uet- ,
ions. A man’s appetite for strong drink is .
not what forces him to constant indulgence,
but the constant training ofntid allowing his
mind to follow in dial channel. The mind
is the parent of our actions and of our appe
tiles as well.
Enquirer— (1) Delta county offers rare in
ducements for families to come here and 1o- I
cate. Good ranches can yet he taken up,
also in some instances he bought at a reason
aide rate. (2) As shown by last season’s
crops her soil is especially adapted to the
growing of vegetables and grain, including
corn. (3) She has a splendid climate for
fruit raising, as was tested hist seusou by
some of her young orchards bearing and
ripening some most delicious fruits, includ
ing grapes, apples, peaches, pears etc. 14)
The town of Delta lias as good public sclio ds
us there arc anywhere in the .State, she hav
ing recently completed u $7,000 brick school
house. (5) The winters arc mild; no snow
has fallen and the streams are riot n particle
frozen over tip to present writing. (d) Im
mense coal hunks of hii excellent quulity of
coal traverse the county from east to west
nearly its entire length. (7) The mining
markets contiguous, although consuming h
large share of her products, is uot her only
market, as produce has and is now being
shipped from here to Denver.
A cattleman wants to know if there arc
any rules or any way to approximate the
weight of cattle by measurement. The fol
lowing is the best and most accurate rule
that we know of:
Multiply the girth in inches* taken imme
diately behind the shoulder blade, by the
length in inches from the square of the but
tock to the point of the shoulder blade, an I
divide the product by 144, which gives the
number of superficial feet. If the animal
litis a girth of 3 to 5 feet, multiply the numb
er of superficial feel by Id, ami you will
have its approximate weight. If the girth
is sto 7 feet uiilltiplv by 23, and 7 to J» feet
multiply by 31. If less than three feet girth
us in the cases of small calves, hogs, sheen,
etc, multiply by 11. Allowance must l»c
made for the build of the animal, c mditious
of fattening etc. The above rule is for gra«*
fe<l cattle; it being estimated that in the
cases of grass-fatted sheep, calves, kmeor
steers, each superficial loot, when tl e girth
is 3 feet or under, represents a weight of
11 pounds ; when 3 to 5. Id pounds; when .'»
to 7, 23 pounds, and when 7_ to !♦ feet, 31
pounds. Thus an ox measuring 8 feet girth
and 7J feet length should weigh about Bx7i
x3l pounds. Under this rule it is customary
to deduct one-twelfth of the whole tor hull
fatted cattle ; from 15 to 20 pounds on a cow
having hud calves, and if not fut an equal
amount.
PLANT YOUNG TUBES.
Suppose, for example, we select from the
nursery apple, pear, plum and cherry trees
one or two years old, and pay about two
thirds the price of trees three, four or five
years old ; naturally the younger trees ure
healthy, and the roots, being young and
fibrous,will readily take hold in the new soil
to which tiny are transplanted, even though
it may be entirely different from that in
which the trees stood in the nursery. Again
it is possible the tree may he a trifle or good
deal bent; while young, with the aid of stake
and cord, we can soon make it straight. Fur
ther, wc have the advantage, if young trees
arc obtained, of pruning, or rather, heading
them, to any desired form or shape. The
cost of transportation is much less for small
than large trees.
Seme years ago a friend ordered from a '
prominent nursery 600 pear trees, and ex
pressly stipulated that they should be of
what is termed “hearing age.” Of course lie
paid a high price for them. I tried hard to
dissuude him from purchasing large trees,
but, to use his words, “he desired to see fruit
on his trees before his hair turned white.”
Out of the 500 trees he lias to-day about GO
aud these are not healthy and thriving. I
do not say that it is impossible to succeed
with large trees, but I believe that success is i
the exception rather than the rule.
Wc know that there are men who can set
out these large hearing trees and succeed
with them, hut these men are, as a rule, ex
perienced gardeners aud nursery men ; the
general planter, particularly if his stock
comes from a distance, will find the experi
ment of setting out large trees a costly one;
why do it when you can succeed with small
er and younger ones ?— Olobe Democrat.
J. P. BiMlrr 4c to. hsvejust received
m Jny-Eye-Hee sulky plow, which In on
exhibition In I>eltn. Every former
should have one of theae plow*. Coll
and nee them, no they ore of lighter
drought than nny plow mode.
Smoke Pappoose cigars, best 6ccigar in the
world. Uabhlku & MacDonkll.
Personal Mention.
George H. Young, of Smith’s Fork, was u
caller at this office yesterday.
Wm. M. Spaulding, of Surface creek, was
a caller at this office last week.
M. C. Vandeventer left this morning for
a new location on the Grand river.
Miss Mead, a teacher on the North Fork,
attended the Teachers’ Association.
Jesse Gilliland *>d Clarence Mower are
! going to Utah in a few days after horses.
Miss Ollie Ingersoll came up from her
home on the Dominquez on Monday last on
a visit.
Will. F. Clark, a prominent ranchman of
the upper North Fork, was in the city this
morning.
George W. Fawcett, of the upper North
Fork, gave this office a pleasant call the first
of the week.
Gov. Crawford and Ilenry C. Parsons, of
Philadelphia, are expected to arrive in the
city any day now.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Wilmot , of Leroux
creek, were in attendance at the Teachers’
Association last week.
James W. Stell arrived home from the Red
.Mountain country this morning, intending to
stay the halance of the winter.
C. F. Wilson, a prominent thoroughbred
Holstein cattle raiser, of Smith’s Fork, was a
caller at this office last week.
Charlie Dowuing has taken Boss’ place as |
night operator at the depot for a few days, :
while the latter is off rusticating.
Ex-Mayor Grow, wife and baby, of Silver
ton, are now located on their ranch in Delta
county. We extend to them a hearty wel- '
come.
Misses C. B. Meud, Jessie E. Kennicott, I
Jennie Purdy, Carrie Breese, and Messrs. J. .
D. Morrow and A. L. Bone were examiued
for teachers’ certificates last week.
Andy Meldrum arrived home this morn- ,
iug from his mining properties in the
Bed Mountain country. A very importaut
strike was recently made in the Gustin mine,
u property in which he is interested.
Lon Rcmine passed through Delta the first
of the week en route for his ranch dowu the
Gunnison. Mr. Rcmine intends prospecting
the west end of the Grand Mesa for gold this
winter, as he has in times past found good
evidence of its existence in that section. He
will go in company with Mr. Hull, of Ouray, I
who is an old San Juan prospector and un
derstands the business thoroughly. These
gentlemen say that we may expect to hear of
u mini tig boom shortly in this neck o’ the
woods.
Regarding Cameron.
From the I.as- Vega* 1 Optic.
• • This fellow Cameron cante to I.as
Vegas ultout four years ago, with his wife
uiml children uud purchased property on
Tilden street, fie then hail money and en
gaged in sheep raising. However, he soon
became reckless in his habits, spending his
means lavishly for liquor, nnd at the gaming
table. He was com|»elled to sell his proper
ty and afterwards drove an express wagon
and kept a saloon. His continual drunken
ness and brutal conduct towards his family
were ut times unbearable, and the wife and
children have been known to flee to the
houses of their neighbor* for safety. At last
a little over a year ago, after having stood
hi* abuse as long as she could, she bundled
up her children and took them to Colorado,
he following soon alter with the late horri
ble results.
C. L. S. C.
Owing t<» various interruptions there tins
been no meeting of this Society for two week
pMit. There will he a meeting on Friday eve
at 7p. in. at the M. E. church. The Circle
finds the (liKCtmsAon of Roman history ex
ceedingly interesting. The members of the
Cirele are each repuested to prepare quest
ions, or in some way contribute to the inter
est ot the meeting. A cordial invitation is
extended to all to come. A. E. I’akkh,
Secretary.
Card of Thanks.
I wish to extend through the column* of
TIIK CIIIKP inv sincere au<l heartfelt thank*
to Mr. und Mr*. Geo. Wright, Mr*. Adam*,
J. It. Hall, 11. T. West, ami many others, for
their many kindnesses and lieneticiul aid ex
tended to mine uud me during my late nud
bereavement. W. 11. WffALKM.
♦
Cyllnilrr, l.nrd and Black Oil* for
Tlire*ticr*, Mower* and Binder*, for
*nl« hy BuNwler A Narllonell.
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Church-goers, ami especially the Presby
teriaiiH. of Delta will he encouraged and
stimulated to learn that the amount neces
sary to complete their church edifice, free
from debt, ha* been pledged by the lluurd of
Church Krection, nnd will be forwarded up
on return of the bond of indenture, Thi* i*
not by any mean* an order to quit work and
take it easy, but a stimulus ami an encour
agement. It is recognition of an active self
sacrificing spirit on the part of the people,
who, in many instances, are ill prepared to
make any sacrifice. The amount received is
enough to help us out with economy nnd
the Hume liberality that has prevailed hereto
fore. It is not yet too late for thanksgiving.
«
The low prices that Dassler & MacDonell
are giving their customers is evidence that
people prefer dean and good goods instead of
dusty and shelf worn goods.
Agricultural Dots.
Market Quotation* run about a* follow*:
Rutter, 25040 c; egg*, 25(a)35c; wheat, $1.40
01.50; oat*, $1.45051.60 ; potatoes, 70; rcn»
i*on, 2c by curca**; pork, by carca**, gc;
l»eef, by carca**, Hteern, 6c, dry fat cow*, 6c;
onion*, 203 c; enbhage, 1402 c; *»jua*h, 1c;
cliickeua, 8c live weight, 12Jc dreaacd.
HAMMOND & HAMILTON,
Livery, Feel il Sale Stables
—ALSO DEALERS IN—
Saddlery, Harness, Whips, Etc.
DELTA, cot.ou t no.
S. S. SHERMAN,
Attorney aiflConnselorat Law
AND NOTARY PUBLIC.
Delta. Colorado.
MONEY TO LOAN
At fair rate of Interest on funning lands.
Monry Advanced for Final M’aytnenis on
Claim*
— BY—
Colorado l.oun and Land Comp'j
Address,
W. K. PABOR, Delta County Agent,
Delta, Colorado. j
Delta Sample Rooms,
W. THOMAS, Proprietor.
The best of Wines. Liquors and Cigars in the
c>t> ' nr.i.TA, HH.QHAtm.
T. 11. MOWER.
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••re* 1 India
lVwtofllce address—
V Jf" Delta. Colorado
Kc|»ort all ■»lray 1
Closing Out Sale!!
On nnd rafter Simrmbrr 111, n will flour out our rntirr stock of
Clothing, Dry Goods, Hats and Caps, Boots
and Shoes, Furnishing Goods
and Notions
_A_T COST I
Call and examine prleea.
BASSLER & MacDONELL.
TIIK
Delta Town Comn’y
lotsforslle
IN DELTA.
The OAIIDUN SI’OT OK COLORADO, On llic lino of Hie Pcnrer A fllo Grande rail
rouil, Utah eitonuion, at tho Junction of the Uriooin(mliip-o ami Uunniuon rivuru.
A PRE DESTINED RAILROAD CENTER!
Three different railroad. ataked through »* many enrneru of the town I Midway betwaea
Denver and Hull I .like. *
Irrigable Land as Extensive as Salt Lake
Unsurpassed us a FARM AND FRUIT UKCJION Clinmte unrivalled in Colorado. No
snow or winter lerr.
Ai/rrruDH. 4,m00 fkkt.
Winter resort for the Mountain towns. Home for the lieultli-seeker. Mineral spring* ad*
joining the town. Now is tin; time to invest.
I.UTN A IKK an BY IXS IKKT.
Business Lots, eaoh $75 to $250
Residence Lots, each, $25 to $lOO
AIrDKKHR,
DELTA TOWN COMP’Y, DELTA, COL.
Rhtahmmhkij IN 1860.
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tained from the Dc|»artuii-nt of Agriculture and
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I.AN It OrPICK AT GUNNISON, CoLO.,\
December 1, ik*s. |
Notice Is hereby given that the following named
i settler has Hied notice of hi* intention to make
j iinal nriNif in supm.rt of his claim, and t hut »nid
proof will 1m- made before S. S. Khertnai . St lary
1 Public, at Delta, • 'olorado, on January y. irv-6, vis:
Robert I>. ltlair, D. S. 3y5, I tc • e iea, for the
lie 1 *ht 1 , ami w 1 7 nw*, sec. 'JJ, tp. 15 » , range
I y-’) w. Gill p. meipal meridian
lie mimei the following witnesses to prove Hit
. continuous residence upon, and cultivation >'f,
said land, viz Win. O. Stephen-. Otis T. Standlsh.
| Harvey A. Hailey and Win. 1. Murey,all of India,
j (silo Ji'HN J THOMAS. Register
Kollrr fur IMiltlleaf lon.
Land Ornce at Gunnison, now., \
November .’l. 1885. j
i Notice is hereby given that the following named
, settler has Hied notice of bi« Intention to make
| iinal proof in sup|N.rt of bt» claim, ami that m d
proof will be made la-fore Roltert D. Itlnir. Notary
public. at Delin. Colo., on January d lsw'. vis:
i William O. Stephen*. I) s 313. t'te Series, for lots
| Nos. 6 and 7. m-c. Is. lot No. 1 and n •', uw ,#mt
i nw', ne', see tit. town. 15 south, range V 5 sisi
j 6th prlncii«l merld an
He niiiiies the following witnesses to prove I it
continuous resldeii e u,» >ll. a id cultivation of.
*al<i land. viz. Ili-r.ey A Hailey. John J. Itar
kiw. J R. S|M-neerand Win. I. M«'c . all« f Delta.
i’olo JOHN J. TIIoMAS, Register
.Notlre fur l ■ •liral.on.
Land orrn »: at Gunnison, (Viw., )
November 3u, 18K5 /
Notice is hereby given that the following named
settlor has filed notice of his Intention to mats
linal proof in support of his claim, ami that said
proof will In- made lH*fon- Robert D lllalr. Notary
Public, at India Colo., on January a. lhW. vi*:
James A Ilayerafl, D S 7 I tc series, f-i tlio
w'-. sc' s' . n,-' . see V 3. tp 15 south, range *J6
west Cth prtm-i|4il meridian
lie names the 1 Rowing witnesses to prove hi*
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of.
•aid land. \i/ H D Brown. H HuAngt* n, J J.
Mllligun and George Reynolds, all of I k its.»i.lo.
JOHN J 1 IH»M AS. Register