The Delta independent., 1895-05-29


Fred Rockwell, of the Burlington. was
in town Monday on business.
L. c. Gelwick. of Hotchkiss, received
a large consignment of hardware and
nails last week
James Ware drove up to Montrosc
last Thursday, and on his return was
accompanied by his mother.
Mrs. W. II. Anderson, Miss Busk and
Miss Lily Blythe were down last week
from Montrosc on school business.
j. W. Work. editor of the Florence
| Oil Refner, was in town Saturday look
| ing up chances for safe investments for
his friends.
A. b. Hannum came in from Cripple
Creek last week to look up tract of
land for the purpose of embarking in
fruit growing
Mrs. Geo. b. McGranahan had several
fainting spells last week. and will prob
ably be obliged to leave very soon for
lower altitude.
w. r. Logan was over from Buena
Vista Saturday. and visited Hotchkiss
and other points up the river. He is
enthusiastic over the outlook for this
| section.
Judge II. a. Avery. who visited with
his family at Delta Saturday and Sun
| dav. says everything is looking fine in
the valley. Fruit rrees all leavcd out
gardens up. and alfalfa fields in bloom.
Lake City Times.
John Lingren was down from Cedar
edge Saturday and purchased paper
his house. He says all the neighbors
are papering their houses and otherwise
improving their property this spring.
Joe Mitchell. OF Quincy. ILL.,. put in
last week visiting J. E McCully and
wife. of Mahcr postofticc. on the Muddy.
Mr.. Mitchell is on old conductor. and in
! company with his wife. is taking a trip
to Salt Lake and other western points.
DR.. Henry Paul. the wcll-known min.
ing man. went through Saturday on his
| way from Spencer to Aspen. He had
! been inspecting gold properties in the
Goose Creek country. and concluded be
wonld come down through the fruit sec
| tion.
The county commissioners met last
week and appointed c. NJ. Snider, Dr.
! \. II. Stockham. II. IL. Smith. |. NJ
/ McMurray, Howard Russell and J. +.
| Sanders as delegates to the Western
| Slope congress. to be held at Telluride
on the 18th OF June.
Andy Meldrum came up from Delta
Tuesday and will be here few weeks
/ looking after his mining interests in
Red Mountain and the Senator on Mt.
| HAYDEN. He will commence work on
his Red Mountain properties rs soon as
he can get up supplies. Ouray Plain.
| dealer.
| L. A. Cook. of Chicago. was in town
! Thursday. He has been here for month
past making improvements on his
ranches on California mesa. in the shape
OF fencing and ditch work and cleaning
up brush. Next spring he will plant 40
OF it to orchard. and sometime this fall
will build residence there.
a telegram from General Passenger
| Agent H .opcr was received Saturday
| by Agent Hastings. saying that a rate
of one fare for the round trip would be
made from Aspen, Grand junction,
| Muntrose. Ouray and all intermediate
points to Delta and returning. good go.
| ing on the 10Th and returning until
the 3lst.
]. r Foster was down from Crawford
last Saturday and rcports everything in
| the Smith Fork country booming. He
says that the frosts up there have not
| injured the fruit in the least this spring.
He has planted $50 trees, and says that
Myron Lewis has planted 1000 apple
trees and J. D. Morrill, three acres OF
! fruit this season.
Mcssrs. Kellogg and Wheelan are on
| their way to the lower San Juan with
placer machinery weighing about 5000
pounds. They will be obliged TO pack
| il part of the way, and expect TO have n
| lively time OF it until they get down
onto the river. They go by way Of
Horse,iy, and will probably be gone
about two months.
| J. \. Ellis Il Bro. have bought ma
chinery Tor n box factory. and will opon
up as soon as it arrives. which will prob.
ably be in about fifteen days. They are
located on upper Surface, aud will have
arrangements made so that orders may
be left here in town. This is home en-,
! terprisc and should receive all the bust.
ness OF Delta fruit growers.
| The Muntrosc Press says: The con.
valesccucc of Mrs T.. II. Smith after her
terrible ordeal OF the sth inst is hailed
with much satisfaction and pleasure by
her host of Montrosc friends. 1t is to
be hoped that no permanent distigure.
mcnt or disability will result from the
injuries she received on the night Of the
fatal fire." This will be welcome news