The Delta independent., 1890-05-27
H0fchkiss.
Editor INDEPENDENT:

| The North Fork IL
on tear, higher than it has been for six
years. How long, oh Lord! how long must
we be at the mercy of E.at ueacher0us
stream. One third cfihe conuty is cut off
from communication with the uu:s.dc world.
| Can you wonder that the people of this Sec
ton desire 10 b. annexed to Monirose County?
There will be plenty Of water this year, N d
bouutifil harvest in col S queite. The
outlook for fruit is splendid, Irtes literally
loaded,
Hon. r. A. Southwor:h visited us last
week in the interest of the .rar.ers II
bracei mp the Grange at Paonia, and nrsa
lied a new one at Hut:h.is>. L. T. Hot.
kiss was chosen ". ~; DR.. Irving W.
aonete Hotcbkiss, W. T.; Moses I;ral
Steward; Jacob Cowen Lecturer; VIII R.y
old. Doorkeeper; Mrs. L. T. Hutchkis~ Ceres
Mrs. F. r. Ross Pomona: Mrs Bell. Hesir.
Flora; Miss Cora Rhoadcs Lady Stew ard and
"Old iIayseed", j. c. IL B. II. jug Carrie
and BourIc Iioder.) Ross Wilmnt wa, up
pointed Custodion Of the Goat, but refused
to qualify.
dad" Williams has been heard from lie
saws the aliEators of Florida have more cFerk
than he has and he is coming back. Has had
the seat of his pants half soled with sheet
iron, and, it the walking holds good, will be
here .ometiIe this tail.
We are going to have u new organ for the
school and also for church purposes. The
young folks have subscrihrd s75 for its pmr-
chase. A meeting was held last week t" take
the matter into consideration. Alter the
question had been discussed, Geo. Duke arose
aad in his usual diguiti-I nnnner said he
would head the list with 50 Mrs. Duke
didn't propose to I've outioue ia enterprise by
George, if he was her husband, and she
subscribed s. more. Brother VIII saw
ch1uce 10 take George down Il peg, arose,
and in his JIapdest tones added so This
brourh. down the hpusc, and for the noGnen:
he va. the hero Of the occasion. But fame
is sometimes short lived. BrnIher Ed, the
COW pnncher. had come in Oh tie range
uHshseFvrtl. aud had taken n seat ~ quiet
c fner. A. VIII seated himself aud the ap-
plluse died away, FL stumbled to his feet
While brother VIII mu.tered, "confuuna
tiat blamed cub, didn't know he WAS here, /"
I gnd remarked: aiut much of q speaker, aud
cau'J talk very free, unless / aIn riding q
bsiky horse, or am running about teE feet IN
advance Of q big bear, but have this much
TO say on this occasion. don't propose ibis
Dukc ogiht shall gri away with me, so ! will
see them all. and give 500" This character
ssic speech put the meeiiug in grea, good
humor and :he balance was soon subrcribed.
Il Is safe ~ bet that when VIII raises
George again, he viii be sure that Ed isn't
prescut
\ movement is on foot, of which the Odd
Fellows I.y tie promoters, 10 baild n hall
at Hotchk:ss, for lodge aud other purposes.
Il Is proposed 70 issue Que hundred share, of
>'"rk, a ten dHiIars per share, and erect a
biilj.ns $3.50 tsu stories in height. A
good share Of the stock is sire-dT Subscribed.
Nou- Erssi,r! correspondent, who max IS
dirty ding g., ta.s uisrr iu -oar issue ct
t'r 29uh VT, siassly ashamed 70 sign any
nIn's ir 'he efIGs,un. "Ne0msn' in the
MoEiTose Eu'erpris~ 9iy-a him . druhbius
that titiBk the sauatiGrd rrand will rcns"nI-
her for SNrns tiEac. aui ,a-ri. HIM {, coufn.,
hl> Prar'=licsi e9urts {" iie v,oEcin-s, in
his pnn baiii~ieK. Yc,. nay friend, we have
b.lii-i hall here tut 40 ls4usTs spii in
il whrrr games nf chance are sometimes
plSye,i, ana for siS year not fishi, or Guas.
rel. nr uu gakmd word, has ever been in
du :.d "a hr the p;.'tie- CONNECTED Herewith
We s'sp have church in this vicinity f
Vhicr van seem 10 b. most EeGlaus adv. E.
cate, wa,ch ia. brcn in existance about tw"
years, ani during lhlt siinr there has bsen
40 less tIau three grand rows tint Threatened
/ To disrupt this organization. ! am ne al,oip.
| gist for either aud nniy mention these facts
1 that the urrmbcr NAV pull the timber out Of
his "wu eyes brfrre lie attempts to mad the
mote in has geigb1rs.
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