The Delta independent., 1895-06-05

Steve Bailey came down Saturday
from Cimarron.
Herbert Lacy, Of Gunnison, vent down
to Grand Junction Saturday on bust
ness.
AL Jeffers and wife of Ouray, return,
ed home last week, after a very pleas
ant visit with Frank Sanders and family
S. r. Sutherland and family arrived
Saturday from Colorado Springs and
will occupy Ed Gil!ett's ranch for the
summer.
J. F. Grady has put in three acres OF
potatoes and half an acre OF garden.
He planted 200 apple trees and and 80
pear trees on his ten acre tract this
spring.
J. w. Stell was down Saturday from
Eckert and reports things fourishing up
that way. He has planted 1873 trees
this spring and now has twenty acres of
orchard out on his ranch.
Rev. Jos. l.. Lower went to Grand
Junction Saturday to supply the pulpit
OF the Presbyterian church and declare
the pastorate vacant on account of the
resignation OF Rev. Powelson.
Miss Luena Turner left last Friday
for Lake City, where she will teach a
summer school in the Allen distict. She
has host OF friends here who wish her
pleasant and successful term.
j. S. Hayes, Of Denver. was in last
week and inspected the resources OF the
North Fork valley in company with W.
H. Mastin. He was well pleased with
what he saw, and will undoubtedly re-
turn.
Congressman John c. Bell was down
Wednesday from Montrose TO assist in
the organization OF "Bi- Metallic
League and while here made very pleas
ming.
A letter received few days ago by
f, his father. states that Bob Vidal is stop
ping at Hotchkiss. and he wanted the
Tribune sent to him because he could
not get along without the best paper in
the county.-Gunrison Tribune
Geo. Harshman brought down fine
! box OF Jesse straw berries Saturday from
his ranch near Cory. and left them at
The ISDErESDENr office to be sampled.
They were very nice. and he has the
tha ks OF the force for the treat.
Prof. and Mrs Harris expect to leave
next Saturday for Denver. where the
Professor will attend the meeting OF the
National Educational Association.
Mrs. Harris will go on to Pittsburgh and
spend the summer visiting relatives in
that vicinity.
John Travis. and Elem and Carl Her.
Finger have made arrangements to go
into the mining brokerage and real es,
tate business. They are young and en-
ergetic men. well posted in mining af,
fairs. and any business entrusted to them
will be carefully looked after.-Lake
City Times.
A. r. Durkee was down Saturday
from Currant creek and made this office
a pleasant call. He has planted three
| and one half acres OF orchard this spring
and with his brother will cut about 2JC
acres OF alfalfa this season. They are
running about 500 head OF cattle on the
range. and propose to have plenty OF
feed for winter.
A kiln OF the finest brick ever burned in
Dclta was opened by Sanders i Nc
Kinley last Saturday and the product
found to be first class. 1t has repeated
ly been said that it was impossibl, to
burn a good red brick from Delta soil
but the two samples from the top OF the
kim left at this Office disprove that as
assertion most emphatically.
Archie Jones. Will Struthers, Clyde
Simpson, Owen Kerns and Arthur Rush
will 60 tomorrow morning over the mar
TOW gauge to Delta to attend the bicycle
races. the first three to represent Grand
Junction in the contest. The Maroon
base ball club will battle with Delta for
the championship of the Western Slope
tomorrow afternoon.-Grand Junction
Sentinel.
| Conductor John Carroll appeared
again last Sunday on his regular run
somewhat lame but still in the ring.
Simultaneously with his re-appearanct
came the Pullman sleeper and the an
nouuccment that hereafter Delta pcopl,
can ride to Denver without changing
cars. All the boys at the depot crowded
around johnny" to shake hands ant
express their pleasure at his recovery
from his attack OF rheumatism.
G. B. McGranahan brought in two
branches Saturday from his peach or
chard showing the enorm Gus amount o
fruit set. One was Hynes Surprise ane
the other Early York, both showing
numerous places where there would bt
from five to seven well formed reache:
set within a distance OF three inche.