The Delta independent., 1895-08-21

2. \. Rice has received new trult
grader.
Geo. Chiles is now marketing his ear
ly grapes.
W. D. Yates returned to Salida last
Thursday.
Miss Alice B. Dodge returned Satur-
| day from her vacation visit.
The new water main on Dodge street
is all laid and ready for use.
A. MonSanto has sold his pre-emption
filing on forty acres Of land below town.
Mrs. Eugene Darling came down from
| Spencer Thursday and went up to D.
Wagner's saw mill.
Guy V. Sternberg, Grand Junction
attorney, was up Sunday for visit with
his old friend, Milton Welch.
Will and Harry Mathers came down
from the Grand mesa Saturday and re
port having had jolly outing.
VIII Kurz has accepted position at
Mabry & Kistler's clothing store and will
make very popular salesman.
Coburn and Mathews shipped a solid
carload of fruit from this station yester-
day-the first one out this season.
Mrs. Robbins. of Trinidad, arrived on
Monday and went up to Hotchkiss yes
| terday morning for visit with friends.
Dad Smith was down from Paonia Sat
urday and made this office a social call.
He reports things in fine shape up that
way.
Mrs. and Miss Van Baalen, of Boston,
mother and sister OF l. Van Baalen, start
ed home Friday after an extended visit
here.
E. B. Anderson and family left Satur-
day for two weeks visit among friends
at Telluride. They drove through with
his fine team.
E. B. Field was down last week from
Paonia on business and ordered The IN
DEPENDENT sent up to keep him posted
on county affairs.
Edgar Miller is editing the Laborer
during the absence of Bro. Snider on
hunting and fishing trip on the head
waters of the North Fork.
Wesley Ault came down last Wednes-
day to meet his sister. Miss Sallie Ault.
of Valley Falls, Kansas. who will re-
main few weeks on visit.
Gordon Kimball was called to Grand
| Junction Friday by a telegram announc-
ing the serious illness of his sister. Mrs.
Kimball went down Saturday.
Miss Nellie Crichfield and Mr.. and
Mrs. o. S. Howell of Weldon, Iowa, left
"Wednesday for home after delightful
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. A. D. Brown.
VIM. Stryker and B. F. Heunessey. of
Great Bend, Kansas, were here last week
looking at fruit lands. They seemed to
be greatly pleased with what they saw.
JIG. Anderson. of Telluride. stopped
off here Friday for visit with his faith
er. E. II. Anderson, of the Delta Packing
| Co. He went on to Salt Lake from here.
Henry W. Ross. one of the leading at
| torneys of Grand Junction, went through
Monday bound for Telluride where he
will put in week examining mining
property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wanzer Holcomb, of Ra
VIENNA. Ohio, and Harry Holcomb and
wife, Of Montrose arrived Saturday and
went up to Paonia with E. ]. Mathews.
They are Mrs Mathews father, mother
and brother and will stay until they have
thoroughly inspected the resources of
that great section OF Delta county.
A. H. Smith and L. S. Dorsey came in
Friday afternoon from Moro, Illinois,
and visited a number of orchards on the
Garnet mesa, returning on the east
bound train Saturday. They were
greatly pleased with both the fruit and
grain capabilities of this section and will
undoubtedly return at some future time.
An idea of how fruit growing pays in
this county may be gained from the state
ment Of E. j. Mathews. of Paonia, who
| says that his apricot trees which are in
full bearing brought in from IS to 50
! each for this years crop. As there are
not less th.u 100 trees TO the acre it is
\easy to understand why orchard lands
pre- so rapidly increasing in price.
Rev. Z. c. Condit addressed union
Aeeting at the Methodist church last
uuday morning and organized a branch
I the American Bible society, the FOL
owing representatives being named for
he different denominations; j. IL.
Hayes, Methodist; Fred Van Tuyl. Pres,
byterian; Mrs. Blair, Baptist; A. d. But
er, Episcopal; Mrs. johnson, Adventist.
MIR. Collins and w. w. Darling left
Saturday sor Placerville. where they
pave some locations on very extensive
carbonate bolt recently opened up.
'hey will put in the remainder OF the