The Delta independent., 1895-09-04
II. Maguer was in Friday.

Frank Sanders and family returned
| Sunday from Ouray.
r. Bell came over from Saida Thurs
day to look after his orchard.
Jarman, the painter, left Sunday for
trip TO his old home in Kentucky.
Miss Nellie Stephens will teach the
| Gunnison valley school this winter.
Mrs. j. p. Huntlcy left Thursday for
few days visit with friends in DenTer.
Harry Mathers is entered in the class
A races at Grand Junction for today.
D. p. Cook, the jolly d. & r. G. Con
| ductor, left for his home at Salida Friday.
Miss Mabel Clegg and Mrs. J. D.
Clark returned last week from their visit
at Rico.
Geo. Stewart, OF Paonia, came down
Thursday and went up TO Aspen on
business.
Ben Gheen and II. Il. Wolbert visited
Alexander lakes last week for few
days fishing.
Last Thursday the fruit shipments
from here were 15OOO pounds and Sat
urday 1900.
Mrs. z. II. Wilson left Friday for her
home at Kansas City after visit with
her sons and daughters.
County Superintendent Robson visit
ed Paonia and Hothkiss yesterday on
business connected with his office.
An express car load of Delta apples
passed through on No. Wednesday eve
ming for Denver.-Gunnison Tribune.
DR.. Sleek reports the man Freeman.
who got carved up a short time ago on
the muddy, as getting along very nicely.
Mrs. C. NJ. Shepherd and son Walter,
Of San Francisco, are visiting her broth
er. H. II. Wolbert and family for few
days.
L. n. Bear went over to Salida Friday
and from there will go to Ft. Collins to
resume his studies at the Agricultural
college.
Miss Sallie Ault left last Thursday
for her home at Topeka. Kans., after a
visit with her brother, Wesley Ault, Of
Paonia,
Miss Nellie Rowan. Of Lake City, is
visiting at the Poplar Grove Fruit Farm
on lower Surface creek mesa. owned by
W. ". Rowan,
Bert Norton went up to Grand mesa
last Thursday and returned Sunday.
His mother and Mrs. Harry Wilson re
turned with him.
A deputy revenue collector was in
town last week and caught lot of Delta
cigar dealers with uncancelled stamps
on their emty boxes.
Excursion train 500 a. m. Wednesday
Sept 4.-Hooray for Peach day. Tick
cts on sale Tuesday afternoon and
Wednesday morning.
]. c. Preble, Of Eckert. has 100 acres
Of alfalfa, 20 Of wheat, Is Of oats and G
Of orchard, one acre in bearing. He has
about 500 head Of cattle.
D. NJ. Click and brother. of Fort Col
Inns. were over here Sunday and Mon
day. and will undoubtedly return here
and invest in fruit lands.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. F. McMurray and
Miss Agnes Griffin. who have been visit
ing J. c. Preble, OF Eckert. left for their
home in Denver last Friday.
Newton Smith. Of the Commercial hotel
returned Sunday from Denver where he
had been for medical treatment He is
considerably improved in health.
Louis Landry is stepping high these
days on account of the arrival Of l2I$
pound girl last Saturday. TIE INDE-
PENDENT extends congratulations.
DR.. w. F. Sheek and wife were down
from Hotchkiss Sunday, in company
with Mrs. Sheek's brother. who had
been visiting them for few days.
Sunday was the regular monthly
childrens day exercises at the Metho.
dist church. The altar was beautifully
decorated with potted plants and flow.
ers.
Miss NJ. G. Griswold and J. F. Hunt
ington. her brother. stopped off hero
Monday on their way to Grand Junction
and were well pleased with the appear
ance of things,
Percy Coombe came down from Haw-
keys hotel Saturday and made this
office a social call, He is among the
Peach day pilgrims.
c. NJ, Kenncott was down from Surface
creek and reports their second cutting Of
alfalfa MI sarure1 in SrpEDi shane Hn
says the crop this year is very heavy,
The Junior Epworth League enter
tainment at the Methodist church last
Friday evening was fairly well attended.
The program under the direction OF
Miss Nellie stephens was carried out in