Delta chief., 1885-04-29
Church Directory.

Church Directory.
EETHODIST.-Rev. A. d. Fairbanks pastor Ser
vices at their church every Sabbath morning,
except the third Sabbath Of each month, at II
BAPTIsT-Rev. Jas. A. Haycraft, pastor Ser
vices on the first and third sabbaths of each
month at the Methodist church. Covenant and
business meeting the Saturday afternoon before
the third Sunday OF each month, mt o'clock.
Services at Colorow on the fourth Sabbath of
UNION SABBATH sCHooL.-Meets in the Meth
pRyR dS eRuTHh syeSy sabbath at Seoek m
At 7:3O O'Clock. in the Methodist church.
County Officers.
County Commissioners-First district, Robt B.
Hamilton second district John L. Hart; third
district, David stephens.
Clerk and Recorder-E. L. Kellogg.
sheritf-Ben. s. Gheen.
Treasurer-T. II. McGranahan.
County Judge-Alfred r. King.
surveyor-Wm. l.. Marcy.
Assessor-George II. Duke.
superintendent of Schools-G. II. Merchant.
Coroner-Robert Breese.
County Auorney-A. Z. Amsbary.
ID. d Il. g. Arrivals and Departures.
Passenger train, going east . 2So a m
Passenger train, going west 1235 a. M
Eastern and western mails close at 500 p. m.
Postofice hours from Il. m. to p. m.
knights and Ladies of Honor.
Meets every second and fourth Thursday even
ings of each month, at MASONIC Hall.
A. R. KING, Protector
ARTHUR BROWN, secretary.
Masonic Lodge.
Meets the first and third Friday evenings of
eaeh month, in the Masonic Hall.
E. L. KELLOGG. Secretary.
Mocha and Java Coffee at Bassler & Mac
Donell's.
The assessor is abroad in the land ION his
annual visitation.
The ranchmen are praying. fef more sun
shine and less rain.
Fresh garden and grass seeds and onion
sets at McGranahan Bros.
The County Commissioners meet in ad-
journed session next Monday.
We are Under obligations to Mrs. Thos. B.
Han1Nn for kind remembrances.
New simmer hats and fine French flowers
= just received this, week at Mrs. Mathers.
The Gunnson river continu:s to fall slow.
ly, and the Unco.npahgre to rise slowly.
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Delta's flag was flying last Monday in hon.
or of General Grants sixtY-third birthday.
The Chautauquans meet next Friday even
ing at the residence of Mrs. Henry Fadely.
Miss A. E. Parks residence, just south of
town, hegins to assume a form and shape.
Buy pound of baking powder at Bassler
& MacDoneIl's, and get china cup and
saucer.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet at the
Presbyterian church week from tomorrow
afternoon.
Rev. 7. s Day, of Grand Junction, will
hold services in the Presbyterian church on
the Sd of May, next Sunday.
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New stock of plain and braided ladies'
black Jerseys and gloves to match, just re-
ceived at Bassler & MacDonelPs.
The foot-racers, Mcneil and Davis, leave
for Montrose tomorrow. The race is expect
ed to come off on the Sd of next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Rogers, of the Rogers
mesa, North Fork, had the misfortune to lose
by death fve-year old son, last week. The
sympatliies of the entire community are with
the bereaved parents.
Wheat and oats are about all sown, and
under the influence of the recent heavy rains
and the warm sunshine are coming up finely.
The prospects of a bountiful harvest in cer-
eals and all other farm produce was never
better than at the present.
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VIII the citizens, whose interests are ident-
ical with the welfare, growth md prosperity
of the town and county of Delta, lend us
their aid in issuing an exhaustive edition of
carefully complied statistics on the town and
county's resources? Ifso, let us hear from
you, and we will begin the work without
delay.
The Reservation people need have very
little cause of complaint over the recent spell
of weather when we read of two-foot fall
of snowon the eastern slope. We are pecul-
iarly sitdAted, as in basin, surrounded on
all sides by high mountain ranges which seem
to catch and carry around US all the heavy
storms.
Parties from the Cushnan mesa report the
prospect of water for this seasons crop as
very poor. With five big bitches, the Un.
compahgre canal and the Cushman, Home
Run, Ironstops aAd Delta Chief bitches, all