The Delta independent., 1895-04-17
LOCAL.

| Saturday.
Miss Cora Allen went up to Montrose
Thursday
Miss F. VanBaalen returned Thurs
day from visit to Salt City.
Fred Brown and James Parker wore
down from Paonia last Friday.
Miss Claudia Bailey returned Sunday
from visit to her parents at Cimarron.
A. b. Baird, OF the American Biscuit
Co.. was in Friday looking after trade
here.
Frank S. Frazier came down last week
from Montrose on his bike and returned
the same way.
| Robert Bell. OF Salida. returned home
Friday after completing the tree plant
| ing on his ranch here.
Mrs. r. G. Murphy. who has been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Shultz, left Thurs
day FOR her home in Ophir.
Rev. L. II. Worthington. tho North
Fork evangelist. was in town Saturday
on his way home from Montrose.
County Superintendent Robson left
yesterday for Denver, and on his return
will be accompanied by his wife and the
baby.
Ed. Van DeVenter is ministering to
the wants of tho customers at Mabry &
kistler's during Mr.. Kistler's absence in
Denver.
John Gum has sold his wool clip Of
about 5000 pounds a: oi@ cents, the
highest figure reached so far at the
Delta market.
E. B. Anderson and james Scoville
returned from Delta last evening by wag.
or. The trip was made IN day and a
hall. Telluride journal.
Miss Incz Oluusted, who las been here
for the past four months visiting Miss
Mona Cofey and Mrs G. VI. Snider. re
turned to Denver THURSDAY.
Mr. and Mrs. Jason GilI,,t went over
to Salida Friday TO SPEND Easter. and
on their return wesu accompanied by
their little granddaug!i; Ruth White
hurst.
County Judge Ira Brown went down
to Delta last Saturday and visited a
number OF days with his snn Frank. who
owns n cattle ranch in that vicinity
Gunnison Tribune.
r. Poplin. an Eastern Colorado drouth
sufferer. has located in the dairy bus.
ness at Seymour. in San Miguel county,
where he will certainly do we'll He
goes in with n carload Of mich COWS.
Samuel jay, who has been Il resident
Of this valley for several years, has
moved his family To Delta, where he has
bought farming land and will make his
home in the efuture.-Ouray Plaindcaler.
We understand that i ndrcw Melirum,
brother OF A. S. Medium OF the r. G.
Southern. will begin operations at Spcn.
Ger by starting up the stamp mill at that
place. We wish him succcss- Ridgway
Populist.
Last year 81 straight car lots OF trees
were received here. and the less than
than car lot shipments brought the to-
tai up 10 something over 40 cars. This
year the receipts will undoubtedly ex-
coed that
Geo Duke. the merchant prince OF
Hotchkiss. was in town yesterday accom-.
panied by his wife. They report large
amount OF tree planting in progress up
that way and that many improvements
,,R k.r 4 ,,,ttr le.,
NJ. J. Patterson and J. +. Grady. two
railroad men nom Colorado Springs, ar
rived here Thursday and purchased ten
acres OF the Jansen ranch on the I'm.
compahgrc. They will embark in poul.
try raising, bes culture and small fruit
growing.
W. a. Gillaspcy. one Of the genial yeo.
manry OF Ohio creek took trip down to
Delta last Saturday and remained until
Monday looking over that great fruit
section. Ho brought back number Of
blackberry bushes to plant on bis ranch.
There is no reason why they should not
do well.-Gunnisou Tribune.
A. @. Ridgway is expected over oday
from Sasida to look after tree planting
| and other work on his ranch. He is as
sistant nt'superintsndcnt Of tho second and
third divisions Of tho d. 4 R. G.. and
has extensive improvements under way
for this season on property in which
he and his father arc interested.
Wesley Ault camc down Sunday from
Paonia. He 10 planting $500 trees this
spring, about % acrss. and has 81 acres
already out, fifteen OF which are in bear
ing. The trees being put out this sea-
son are homo grown and very hrifty
stock which will grew rapidly, and soon
increase the shipments OF fruit from that
section.
We are asked to state that Mesers. j..
r. Krcbs and w. NJ. Mabry have formed
u copartnership in tho clothing and
gents furnishing goods, as we'll as boots,
shoes. and gcnerel business in that
line. Mr.. Mabry is now in tho East pur.
chasing the stock. aud tho now firm will
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