The Delta independent., 1895-06-19

P. Il. Coombe is taking in Telluride.
H. Hammond is "member Of Con-
gress' this week.
Miss Lulu Chase left to. day for Paonia,
where she will visit her folks for short
time.
ing men has been spending several days
in town.
The Stockham & Hillman Co. have a
new ad in this issue calling attention to
their bargains.
Dave Bailey and son Ernie left yester-
day for the east on business. They will
be absent about ten days.
Judge Gabbert dissolved the injunc-
ton restraining the town authorities
from enforcing their prohibitory ordi-
nance.
Misses Mabel and Lena Clark. of
Montrose, who have been visiting j. F.
Sanders for a few days, left Monday for
home.
The missionary societies of Delta held
union meeting at the Methodist church
Tuesday afternoon, which was we'll at
tended.
Albert Burkett and w. J. Horton have
opened hardware store in the room
formerly occupied by o. w. Church. at
Colorow.
j. H. Rich and j. D. Mertz, of Hotch-
kiss, were down this week aud attached
their autographs to the register at the
Commercial.
At special meeting Of the council
last Monday night the contract was let
for laying 1000 feet of four inch water
main on Dodge street.
Prof. w. j. Sawyer, who was at one
time principal of the Delta schools. came
in Monday from Galveston, Texas, and
went up to his ranch, near Paonia.
Ellis Bros. have started their box fac
tory on Surface Creek and will soon be
ready to fill orders. They will transact
business under the name Of the Delta
Fruit Box Co., with Delta as their
address.
Remember that A. Conan Doyle's
great and thrilling detective story, 1.-THE
sign Of the -Four, will begin in the issue
Of July Sd. Be sure that your name is
on the subscription list in time to get
the first chapters.
The citizens on Garnet Mesa are very
much inconvenienced and troubled by
several small bands Of horses running
loose. The owners Of said stock will do
favor by transferring them to some
other pasture grounds.
E. E. Watts, thorough all round
newspaper man and artistic job printer
arrived Monday from Nevada, Mo-, and
has accepted the position Of foreman Of
The INDEPENDENT Office. II you want
fine work done bring in your order and
try him.
A supper will be given at the Presby.
terian parsonage on Thursday evenin g,
June 81, from to o'clock. A regular
supper with strawberry and ice cream
trimmings will be served for 25 cents,
the proceeds to go to the parsonage fund.
All are invited.
A. w. Douglas, buyer for the Sim
mons Hardware Co., OF st. Louis, has
written Postmaster Simpson that he will
be here in July, accompanied by his wife,
for camping expedition. Later in the
season Vice President Morton, Of the
same company, will be out for trip.
Last Sunday as the teams were return
ing from the funeral one Of them attach
ed to covered rig in which there were
nine mon run away, throwing all the
passengers out. w. Nj. Hastings was
picked up unconscious and the Others
were more or less bruised but all were
able to go to work Monday morning. II
was close shave.
The following members OF the Delta
Hose Company left yesterday for Tellu.
ride to take part in the races: Charles
McNeill, w. H. Mastin, Len Aldridge
James Beckley, E. Shapley, B. H. Nor
ton, Ed ReynoldeS Thomas Gale, John
Nc Carthy. R. J. Foster, Walter Wagner
r. McAllister, George Young, w. H
Wagner and Frank Potter.