The Delta independent., 1895-12-18
COUNTY NEWS.
District No. 10.
Special Correspondence.

mine Monday.
Messrs. Mcdonald, c. Greenfield and
Ellis have been hauling coal this week
Messrs. Dowling, Jaquot Ellis, Shores.
and J. Walker have butchered during
the past week.
On Monday Mr. Billstrom butchered a
beef and one hog.
F. Shores, Mrs. Jarvis and Mrs. Green
field, who have been sick are improving.
Mrs. Jaquot and Mrs Loomis are on
the sick list.
Mrs. Billstrom's baby is improving.
Leon Belknap went to Hotchkiss
Sunday.
George Wonders has been fixing up
his house.
Mr.. Rudolph is down from the North
Fork.
Mr.. Dowling is building fireplace in
| his house.
Carlson and Nydell butchered six
hogs Saturday.
Mr.. Walker has purchased new or
gan.
Messrs Gillett and Hubbard are on
Garnet mesa fixing tree protectors.
Mr.. Reed is hauling his wheat to
town.
r. King is building new house on
his land. 1t is now being plastered.
Mr.. Mcdonald bought hog weighing
70 pounds.
r. Pierce purchased a new COW OF Mr.
Shores.
Anton Hoppe and Mr.. Harrison at
tended Thanksgiving services in Delta.
Mr.. Grier and son are hauling wood
from the hills.
Mr.. Hendricks and wife have moved
across the river into Mr.. Thessels house.
DR.. Miller, OF Surface creek, attended
the Thanksgiving supper.
Mr.. Hood has his house completed
and is living in it at the present time.
G. w. Loomis is building chicken
house.
Mesdames Fluellen. Ellis and Grier
spent the day with Mrs. Thomas Mon
day.
Glass meeting is held after Sabbath
school at II o'clock Sunday morning.
Mr.. Switzerland has moved into the
Whinnery house.
There is to be dance at Mrs. Fields
Friday, the 18th.
Mr.. Shores is building new barn.
W. whinnory came down from Lake
City Sunday.
There is talk OF building church in
our neighborhood.
Mr.. Garland is hauling lumber on his
place for chicken house.
The re was dance at Mrs. Fields on
Thanksgiving night
Earl and Charles Elswick are living
with Mr.. Hoppe.
Messrs. Shores and Trail have purch-
ased cows OF Mr.. Barker.
We had vacation OF two days last
week for Thanksgiving.
Mr.. Colby. OF Surface creek. staid over
with Mr.. Walker, Tuesday.
There was n wedding in Peach Valley
Thursday night.
The Pierce brothers have returned
home from threshing.
Miss NJ. Greenfield. who has been
staying in Delta, returned home We'd
nesday.
Miss n. Powell. OF Grand mesa. is Wis
iting with Mrs. Walker for fow days.
Work is to begin on the Relief Ditch
December 10th.
We have 40 pupils enrolled.
A dance and supper was given last
Friday night in the new school house.
Miss Sewers. OF Surface creek. was
down visiting Mrs. Jaquot. Sunday.
One OF Mr.. Stilton's horses died. He
purchased it short time ago.
A surprise was given on Villa Jaquot
| All returned home having had very
pleasant time.
G. Fields has returned from the saw
mill where he has bcen wokking.
Wesley SpeclS, OF Goose Creek, was a
very pleasant caller ut B. b. Griggs
Wednesday.
j. Ellis and family and Mrs. Fluellsn
visited Mira. Billstr ON Sunday.
Master Ray Finncy had narrow es.
capo last Monday night while going home
from FROM school by having his leg
caught in n buggy wheel.
Mr.. Southorland has tho Job of grub.
ingithe sage brush from Webb Whiunerys
so acre tract of lsnd.in tho Gunnison
valley.