The Delta independent., 1895-08-28

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Saturday.
Mrs. L. w. Worth went up to Mont
rose Wednesday.
Ed Gillett made flying trip to Grand
I Junction Saturday.
Mrs G. II. Whitelaw returned last
week from her outing at Cimarron.
Mrs. Woodruff, Of Salida, visited Mrs.
Jason Gillett last week for few days;
MI. Chesebro, of Telluride has accept
ed position in the canning factory.
C. NJ. Bailey came down from NJ Mont-
rose Thursday OF last week on business.
H. L. Curtiss and J. A. Robbins, OF
Paonia, were down Saturday on business.
Frank Shields returned Wednesday
from his eastern trip looking as hearty
| as ever.
A. d. Brown, OF the Delta Mills. left
Monday for Lake City, and other noun
| tain towns.
Mrs. NJ. A. White, OF Missouri. return
ed home Wednesday after visit with
Mrs. j. NJ. Gum.
Mrs F. A. Morarity arrived from
California Monday where she had been
spending the summer.
Andy Meldrum came over from
Telluride last Thursday for brief visit
with his numerous friends here.
C. w. Hill and family. who have been
visiting Herman Bear. left Monday for
their home at Lohrville, Iowa.
VIM. Griffith, who has been working
day morning for Delta.-Lake City Times
R. S. Kelso, the iovial Escalante ca tile
man, returned from pleasure trip to
Grand mesa last Wednesday evening.
James Patterson, manager Of the
Hiawassee, returned from his visit with
his relatives at Delta.-Lake City Phono-
graph.
The Junior Epworth League OF the
Methodist church will give an entertain
ment in the church next Friday evening
at s o'clock.
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way was over last Wednesday on rail-
road business and will probably bring
his family over soon for an outing.
Mrs. J. D. Whitehurst, of Salida. and
Mrs. E. F. Hubbard. OF kingtisher, Ok
lahoma. arrived last Thursday for visit
with their mother. Mrs. Jason Gillett.
Anderson and j. E. Barnes returned
Saturday from the Escalante country
where they went hunting, and took the
east bound train for Salida Sunday.
Miss Luena S. Turner OF Gate View
visited Lake City last Friday and Satur-
day. Miss Turner is a teacher at the
Matt Dwyer school house.-Lake City
Times.
F.A. Moriarty, Of Rico. has rente d the
Travis house on Palmer street next to
W. r. Simpson, and will soon become a
permanent resident OF Delta. his house
hold goods arriving last week.
Albert johnson left last "Wednesday
for his old home in Kentucky, where he
will visit for a couple Of months. This
is his first trip back in five years and he
anticipates very pleasant time.
The first dance OF the season was
given at Mathers hall on Friday evening
and considering the extreme warm
weather was well attended. Those who
attended report an enjoyable time.
Art Brown, G. A. Goodman. G. NJ. and
D. S. Snider got home week ago Monday
from the head OF Coal creek. where they
had been camping. They caught more
trout then they could eat and got I.
pronged buck for meat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gets, Mrs. Rose Crist
and little boy; and Millard Fairlamb,
returned from their two weeks camp life
on Grand mesa last Saturday evening.
This is one of the few parties which had
all the fish they could eat.
WIG. NJ. Stone, Of the Colorado Farm
er. returned Thursday from his trip up
North Fork and says that the half has
never been told concerning the agri-
cultural and fruit growing possibilities
of Delta county in general and North
Fork in particular.
George Deter, who has been working
the Furchgott ranch. on California mesa
this season, was in this morning. He
has had a very successful season. raising
80 acres OF alfalfa, $50 of oats, 100 OF
wheat. 10 Of potatoes, 10 Of navy beans
and 10 OF squash. He has stand OF
bees, l6 head OF registered Holstein cat.
tie and So head OF registered Berkshire
hogs. He believes farming in Delta
county is profitable.