The Delta independent., 1895-04-10
LOCAL.
Next Sunday is Easter.

LuBihceE Joeeph ~. Iidic, VI Eodiild,
was over last week looking at fruit land.
w. S. Corbin has been in Denver the
past week on matters pertaining to hor.
ticulture.
Grand Mesa Lodge No. "a X. OF P is
preparing to give a minstrel entertain.
ment soon.
B. S. Reeder has opened a carriage
painting establishment at the corner OF
Second and Main.
"A. Heibler was down from Mont
rose Saturday and Sunday shaking
hands with friends.
W. r. Logan, OF the Logan Investment
Co.. was over Monday from Buena Vista
looking after loans.
Sam G. Gill and wife came down yes
terday from Gunnison and are stopping
at the Delta House.
Ray Simpson was setting up the ci-
gars Monday on account OF a new girl
who arrived Sunday night at his home.
The trees from the Utah Nursery Co.
are expected in today, and with their
arrival there will be boom in planting.
Peter Youngers, the nurseryman. ar
rived yesterday from Geneva, Neb.. and
is making his spring delivery OF six cars
OF trees.
At the meeting OF the State Board OF
Horticulture in Denver last week W. S.
Coburn was elected president for the
ensuing year.
More new houses Of a substantial
character are being built this year on
the ranches than ever before In the his.
tory OF Delta county.
A. G. and G. W. Delo. OF Salida. have
purchased an eighty acre tract of land
on Surface Creek mesa. and will begin
to plant it to fruit soon.
Wayne Scott and family arrived las,
Saturday from Paonia. Colorado. and
will make Pi,kin their home for the
present [Pitkin Miner.
G. c. Slack is in Grand Junction this
week seeing TO the packing and shipping
OF the stock the Grand Valley Nursery
Co. hare TO deliver here.
John Valcourt and d. Bcaudoin leave
next week for Delta county where they
are interested in fine trac, Of iruit
iand.-[Buena Vista Herald.
The Presbyterian Sunday school will
have concert next Sunday evening
which will take the character OF songs
and rcci,ations appropriate 10 Easter.
Delta is receiving an average OF about
one car Of lumber II day by rail, besides
what is manufactured at the mills in
this vicinity, all OF which is going into
improvements OF various kinds.
A. X. Bruce brought down wagon
load OF apples yesterday from his ranch
near Paonia, the last OF the season. He
has about thirty acres now in orchard
and will plant more this season.
John G. Cur,iss and wife leave to.
morrow for Paonia, Delta county. where
they expect TO reside for the present
John is going TO try his hand a. farming
and fruit growing Miner.
Miss Eva whinnery left FOR Delta las,
Saturday morning.. Eva has host OF
friends here who regret to sec her leave,
but at the same time wish her well in
her new homc.-lLakc City Times.
1t is reported that a new hotel vii
soon be built in Delta. The town il
now fairly well supplied in this line
thought better facilities in the way ol
buildings would como in good play.
Mrs. Z. II. Anderson, wife of Mana
ger Anderson Of the Delta Packing com
pany. arrived Saturday from Chicago
and will make Delta her home. The,
will reside in II. Hammond's house.
+. A. Drake arrived from Delta yes
terday, and is preparing to sink shaf
on tho Black Boar group. He has con
cluded to put his cash into mining
instead OF mcrchandizing.-t Spencer
Times.
W. H. Riggs arrived from Salida las
wccS. and is prepared TO take contracts
for carpenter work OF all kinds. He vii
have charge OF the wood work in Kra
mer 4 Stones new blacksmith and wag
on shop.
Alderman John Clcm, Of Salida, wal
| over last week, and was shown over the
fruit lands tributary to Delta by her hus
Ting real estate agents. He was vel
pleased with the appearance OF thing
and will undoubtedly become intersste,
here.
W. 8. Coburn returned yesterday from
Denver. where ho attended meeting o
the State Board OF Horticulture. o,
his way back he stopped off at Moutros
and camo down from there on his wheel
He went up homo this morning by tn
same conveyance.
Ed Mathers returned from a trip I,
Paonia yesterday. where he has bee,
pruning trees and pecling his nose. e,
| says he is still councilman and propos
es to hold the position unless the court
declare that he is not entitled TO i,
-lMontrosc Enterprise.