The Delta independent., 1895-09-11
LOCAL N EWS.

City.
Miss May Rogers visited Fruita last
Thursday.
Miss Louis Patrick left Friday for her
home in Chicago.
John Walker and wife took in the Og-
den excursion last week.
J. A. Mccoy, of Surface creek, was
among the Peach day crowd.
Miss L. E. Jay came down from Cory
Tuesday and took in the excursion.
Stage Driver Cochrehan and Dave
Mills took in the excursion last week.
Miss May Ingersoll left last week for
Greeley where she will attend school.
T. H. Mower was among the Peach
day crowd leaving Tuesday afternoon.
Mayor Plumb, of Colorado Springs,
was over last week looking up fruit
lands.
Alderman Williams and family left
Wednesday for a pleasure trip to Salt
Lake
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Corbin went down
to the great Grand valley festival We'd
nesday.
H. X. Braisted and daughter, Fern,
visited Salt Lake last week, returning
Monday.
G. N. Hastings has moved his shoe
shop into the room one door south Of
his former location.
Mrs. Beam, who has been visiting
friends here, returned Friday to her
home at Lake City.
Clarence, Walter and Fannie Smith
visited the Peach day exhibits at Grand
Junction Wednesday.
E. J. Clark, of the Stoekham & Hill
man Co., went down to Denver last
week, returning Monday.
Mrs. Geo. Wonders, Of the Gunnison
valley, went to Grand Junction last
week for visit with friends.
Miss NJ. Gallagher, Silverton. came
down from Surface creek Tuesday where
she has been visiting friends.
o. o. Morrison was over from Buena
Vista last week to see about putting in
an electric light plant here.
Miss Mae Fellers, Of Humboldt Neb.,
who has been visiting Miss Dora San
ders, leaves this week for her home.
Mrs. Allen Teachout came down last
week from Gunnison for visit with Will
kennicott and family, Of Tongue creek
Deputy County Treasurer Steinmetz,
OF Colorado Springs, was over last week
looking after his orchard on Garnet
mesa.
A number OF interesting items and
communications have been crowded out
OF this issue; but they will appear next
week.
Mrs. Cord L. Wright left Friday for a
visit with her sister at Utica, Kansas.
She was accompanied as far as Denver
by Mr.. Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams were here
last week for visit with II. ID. Blair
and wife, the latter being a sister Of
Mrs. Williams.
Mrs. Girberson and daughter, Mrs.
Gutshall, who have been visiting friends
in North Delta, left for their home in
Ouray yesterday.
VIM. Lennox, prominet coal dealer,
tingent which visited Delta last week
and filled up on fruit.
M. B. Chapman, of the San Luis val
ley, came over last week to inspect j.
January's newly purchased ranch, and
w pASh ouS oho hof hilu6chs
B. X. Kennedy and wife, OF Telluride,
came down Tuesday on the excursion
and stopped off for a visit with Samuel
Jay; Mrs. Kennedy's father.
Oscar Mckinley leaves Saturday for
trip through the South, and it is ru-
mored that when he returns he will bring
fair Southern girl with him.
Mrs. Annie Rose and sisterinlaw, Miss
Annie Rose, who have been visi ting rel
atives in the North Fork country, left
yesterday for their home in Salida.
P. A. Leonard was in town last week
representing the Colorado Farmer, and
something good in the descriptive line
may now be looked for Ia its columns.
J.B. Killian, OF the Delta Trading Co.,
vac in Caturday for the first time in
several days, his cattle business requir-
irg great deal OF attention at this time
OF the year.
o. r. Sanderson was down from
Smiths Fork Friday and called at this
office. He owns 16O acres OF fine land up
there, and it is watered by the Craw-
ford Clipper ditch.
A. J. Veltum left last week for Logan,
Mont, where he expects to go into part
nership with his brother. He expects
to remain there, and leaves many friends
here who regret to note his departure.
On the 7th Of last June Gao. Conklin
rived swarm OF bees, and up to the
9th Of September he had taken off 80
pounds Of first class honey W hich sold at
0 cents a pound. Who can beat this
record?
Mr.. Maxwell, Colorado Springs cap.
italist who owns young orchard south
OF the Baalen's, wa 8 over last week look
ing after things. He expects to build
new $1,000 residence in town and bring
his family over some time between now
and spring.
Rev. Arnoldus Miller reports large
attendance at the Episcopal services
Sunday af tho IInner Gnnniaon m nirainn