Delta chief., 1883-10-17

derson; county surveyor, Joseph r. Brinker
Jr. county assessor, Jacob Ott; County Su
perintendent Of schools, Prof. Ernest Blum
Superior Judge, James A. Dawson.
A call has been issued for State
Temperance Convention to be held In Denver
October "a, 25 and 20. The object, as stated in
the call, is 'to counsel together relative to the
highest interests of this cause" All church
and temperance organizations are requested tc
send delegates. The card is signed by the State
Committee on Temperance Work, composed OF
| hundred others besides the following: Rev
Van Valkenburg, Erie; Rev. &. II. st. John,
Denver; W. r. Fowler, Canon City; W. W.
Likens, Boulder; Rev. DIR. Bliss, Denver; Rev.
De La Matyr, Denver.
Two counterfeiters were arrested at
Denver on the 9th through the instrumental
ity Of NJ. d. Van Horn, United States detec-
tive and detective Huxley, of Denver. Van
Horn, who has large experience in ferreting
out counterfeiters, gained the confidence of the
criminals by claiming to be in the same line,
and offering to purchase coin from them fin
ally leading the officers to their rooms while
they were in the act of casting counterfeit sill
W. Long and Augustus Sommers-alias Geo
Bates, long known as chicken thief.
The Grand Lodge of Colorado, I. O..
G. T., which held its annual session in Denver
last week, elected the following officers; P. G..
w. c. T., l. H. Beardsley; G. w. c. T., w.
W. Lykens; G. W. v. T., Miss Hattie DcRiem-
er; G. w. s., James Light; G. W. A. s., John
Dove; G. W. c., n. c. Cozens: G. W. T., H.
L. Beardsley; G. L. I. T., Mrs. w. W. Lykens; !;
g. W. c., R. l.. Kenyon; G. W. NJ, Elmore
Palmer; G. W. D. NJ, Miss Mary Z. Miller; G.
W. c., Miss Ella N. Kelley; G. w. s., s. A.
Grigg; G. W. NJ, ]. L. Smith. The next ses-
sion will be held at Central City on the second
Tuesday of October, 1884.
The Republicans Of Arapahoe coun-
" held their county convention on the 9th
and nominated the following ticket. For
sheriff, George H. Graham; for county clerk
and recorder, Charles II. Scott; for county
treasurer, Frank Church; for county Judge
Benjamin r. Harrington; foy county commits
sioners, George L. Aggers: Jacob Scherer; for
coroner, Charles NJ. Miller; for county sur
veyor, Peter O'Brien: for county assessor, W.
W. Whipple. First justice precinct: For jus
tice Of the peace, j. W. Stanchfeld; for con-
stable, ]. Dillon Sixth justice precinct: For
justice of the peace, James A. Cherry; for
constable, Sam Dorsey. For judge Of supreme
court, Merrick A. Rogers.
At the Congregational convention in
Denver last week, the Rev. Addison Blanchard,
state superintendent OF missions, reported that
he had travelled during the year 900 miles,
and had preached 179 sermons. Two churches
have been organized during the year; the South
Pueblo church and the Pilgrim church In Den
yer. -Four churches have been built, viz: At
Guunison, Breckenridge, Second church South
Pueblo and Boulevard church In North In Den
yer. Churches are being built at Crested Butte,
Pitkin, Cheyenne and Denver. There are 30
churches In New Mexico. Wyoming and Colo
RADIO, 26 OF which are In Colorado; are self
supporting: 81 ministers are employed, an In
crease of five over the number OF last year.
Eleven new ministers have come Into the state
during the year. The church membership is
now 800 He said also that there never was
time when the mining interests OF the different
camps were as iourishing rs they are to-day.