The Delta independent., 1895-07-17

| on business.
S. r. Buckley vas in from his ranch
Thursday last.
Mat Arch was at Grand junction last
week On business.
W. n. SprangeF, Of Mosca. is regis.
J tered at the Delta house.
Frank Sanders returned yesterday
from his mines at Ouray.
Mrs. Reid. Mr.. E. B. Anderson's
mother. is lying very i'll In Denver.
| Mrs. d. NJ. Mills returned yesterday
from her visit at Denver and Alamoea
]. R. Phillips, Jr, came down from
Lake City with John Travis last week
The wagon bridge across North Fork
a. Paonia, is again in place and ready
for use.
John Lingren of Cedaredge. was in
town Monday and made this Office a
| pleasant call.
Charley Emery. ex-sherif Of San Nj.
guel county. was over from Telluride
last Thursday.
Mrs. Baird was down from the state
bridge yesterday to meet young lady
guest from the east.
G. l. Newell. who is ranchiny about
four miles from town. was in the city
Thursday on business.
The frame work OF George Stephan's
new residence, at the corner of Palmer
and Eaton streets. is now up.
7. H. McGranahan. L. L. Bigelow and
A. Jaques are prospecting and fishing in
the neighborhood OF the Lasalle mount
aims.
The Epworth League social last week,
at w. o. Stephens. was not very well at
| tended, owing to the rain in the after
noon.
]. A. Mcknight and wife Of Smiths
Fork. came down last week and went to
Salida. On Friday ~ pound boy was
born to them.
Mrs. Aebi still keeps the Deimonico
restaurant in the lead. While every
meal is a good one. her Sunday dinners
are out Of sight
Superintendent Burton of Pottawatta-
mie county. Iowa. schools is here for
visit with his brother in law, J. A. Mccoy.
Of the Gunuison valley.
Mrs John A. Adams and Miss Mary
Adams OF Telluride, visited at Mr.. and
Mrs. E. B. Anderson's from Thursday
till Saturday of last week.
Mrs. Flynn. who has been visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. jackson, for
some months past left last Thursday
for Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Mrs. C. H. Botsford, child and maid.
and Mrs. J. f. Deklyn. arrived yeeter-
Botsford. OF upper Surface Creek,
Alex Gould and Joe Briggs are now
at work on the Cochetope where they
have bonded the Sam Gill property
lately abandoned by F. A. Drake
Spencer Times.
Messrs. H. G. Marshall and G. W.
Healey. painters and decorators, arrived
in town last week and hope to receive
their lots here IS permanent residents.
H. H. Smith is now putting in most
Of his time showing his new Daugherty
typewriter to his friends and explaining
its numerous good points. 1t is fine
machine and does rapid and good work.
rs. Gum. on upper Garnet mesa, has
in 10 acres OF wheat, 6 Of alfalfa, and
put 10 acres Of new orchard out this
spring. One tree set last year had y
apples on this spring, about = dozen Of
which are still on and developing nicely.
He has about 70 acres Of alfalfa on Mrs.
Pliers place.
c. f. Adams Of the Gunnison Tribune,
was west bound passenger last Satur.
day. He alleged that he was going to
Grand junction to see his motherinlaw
or for trip to the coast, but by an odd
CO incidence he happened to strike that
excursion consisting of six coach loads
Of school marms.
The county commissioners were in
session Monday and Tuesday Us board
OF equalization. and during their meet.
ing reduced the assessments Of w. II.
Stewart 5000 on improvements, and o.
T. Standish 1850 on lands. They also
ordered gates removed from the upper
Grand mesa road and will have some
work done on il.