The Delta independent., 1895-04-24
LOCAL.

| III. a. PARCEL returned Saturday frou
a trip to Utah
That obnoxious hitching post ordi
nance HAS been repealed.
L. K. Standish left for his home ir
Weathcrford, Texas, last Friday.
J. Ralph Phillips is down from Lake
City recupcrating for few days.
VIM. Friend came down from Pitkir
Sunday to spend few days with his
family.
| Miss Louie Turner went up to Mont.
rose Saturday to spend few days with
friends.
Mayor Winton presides over the de.
liberations OF the city council with be.
coming dignity.
Ed Cornish, one OF the propriotors Of
the Montrose Hardware Co; was down
from Montrose Friday.
The Presbyterian people have planted
shade trees around both their church
and parsonage property.
Clarence Mower won the elegant $50
bride which was raf1ied off at Tucker &
Sherman's last Wednesday night
Mrs. c. ". Shores, who had been Wis
iting friends here for several days. re.
turned TO her home in Graud junction
Saturday.
Blair 4 Mastin have moved their Of
flee across the street from their old loca-
tion TO the building just north OF the old
opera houso.
The city council should see TO it that
the alleys OF the town are put in good
condition before the heat Of the sum
mcr arrives.
A band uf magnificent draft horses
from Delta county passed through the
city Tuesday en- route for the Silverton
country.-Ouray Herald.
II. II. Smith and Mat Mills have had
tie lawn around their residences secdcd
and put in fine shape Landscape
Gardner Pow ers did the work
Dr. S.ockhdm has enclosed the Bap.
tist parsonage with a tasty fence, graded
aad sccGcd the lawn and otherwise ma
tcrillly improved the property.
The city council al their meeting last
Thursday night passed an ordinance
prohibiting the riding Of bicycles upon
any sidewalks within the city limits.
Arbor day WAS appropriately observed
by majority Of the public schools Of
the state. but We iaii to sec any evidence
Of the Delta schools having done so.
Alderman Pratt was sick at Delta soy
cral days this week. and Mrs. Pratt was
called 10 bis bedside. He is now able to
bc about again .- Grand junction News.
Al base ball players arc rcqu sied to
turn out FOR 4 match game next Satur
day afternoon. Steps are being taken
for the formation OF club which will
wipe up the earth" with any club in
this section OF the state.
At tho school election which occurs
Monday, May 9th. president and sec
rotary Of the school board arc 10 be
elected Care should be taken that
fill these important positions.
Howard Russell. of tho Delta ISDE-
PENDENT. passed through the city last
Saturday on his way 10 SH!ida. Since
assuming charge he has greatly improved
tho paper and made i, worthy repre-
sentative OF that great fruit growing sec.
tion.-Gunpiron Tribune
representative Of the Lcibhardt
Commission Co. OF Denver was in the
city last week interviewing our heaviest;
trui, growers in regard 10 the formation
Of a fruit growers association, similar
to that formed in Mesa county, and en-.
dcaroring TO make arrangements FOR his
firm to handle all the surplus fruit after
the homo markets are Gurplicd. 1t is un-
jcrs,ood that meeting will be cid the
i,h Of next month TO take some action
about the matter.
A short time ago G. II. and J. T..
Barnes. Il. Anderson, Of Salida. and w.
S. Anderson. OF Lcadvillc. purchased
100 acre ranch from IL. o. Bear. Last
week j. T. Barnes and w. S. Anderson
came over TO look after the planting OF
ten acres OF each forty TO orchard, and
they propose to be in independent cir
cums,ances in about six years They
arc all old Rio Grandc engineers except
G. II. Barnes. who In train master Of the
,rcnnl and third divisions