The Delta independent., 1895-05-22
Andy Meldrum went up to Ouray yes.

10 tnelr rancn nome near Eckert.
G. L. Wrightreturned yesterday from
brief business trip to Montrose.
Remember the Catholic services at
the court house next Tuesday forenoon.
Two cars of sugar arrived Yesterday for
Conklin & Gaunt and the Gillett Gro
Ger Co.
Rev. Lower and wife are now at home
in the Presbyterian parsonage, having
moved in this week.
Howard Russell and family are now
occupying the Bear residence, at the cor.
ner of Dodge and 7th streets.
J. B. Hart returned from Denver Fri
day. where he had been with cattle.
wearing a broad smile, as he struck a
good market.
Clarence Knight. Of Ouray. spent sew
and looking for beef cattle. He return
ed home Sunday.
Mon Santo had rather disastrous
runaway Monday which smashed his
bread wagon up badly and played havoc
with Rev. Lowers chicken coop.
j. T. Heard of upper Surface creek.
returned this week from the San Luis
valley. where he arranged for a carload
of Holstein milch cows for his dairy.
Rev. Harpst was down from Hotch-
kiss Saturday TO meet Presiding Elder
Carnine, VINO held quarterly conference
for that charge last Saturday and Sun
day.
Judge Brown and wife returned from
Denver Friday. where they were in at
Olmsted, during lis last illness and
death.
E. II. Anderson left yesterday for Den
vel. and before returning be will pur-
chase two carloads of machinery and
supplies for the Delta Packing Co.'S can
ming factory.
James McCune and family left yester-
day for Lcadville accompanied by his
sister. He has ranch on Surface creek.
but has secured Il good contract for min
irg work at the Cloud City and will put
in the summer there.
Wallace Cole returned to Salida yes
terday after week spent at his ranch
on California mesa. While here nc
purchased two shares in the Iron
stone ditch and three in the Short Line
ditch. which will give him plenty of wa
ter for his growing orchard.
County Supts. Horton. of Montrosc
and Fisher Of Mesa. were in town last
Thursday and Friday consulting with
Supt Robson in reference 10 matters
pertaining to the Teachers Normal t,
be held in Grand Junction in August.
The Mont-use Enterprise says: "SharI
& Rose. the Montrosc nurserymcn. re
port having sold over 5000 fruit trees
to the farmers Of the Cncompahrre val
Icy this spring" Quite a large proper
tion Of these sales were made 10 farmer
in the vicinity OF Delta.
l. S Hewett was down from Peach
va ley Monday and made this Office n
pleasant cali. Mr.. Hewett has charge OF
the farm fruit Of II. Nj. Stone. o: Denver.
of 100 acres in the valley. and has just
finished planting twenty acres of it TO
orchard. The trees are growing nicely.
James Zannetti came down yesterday
for piano which arrived a few days
ago. His daughter has Just returned
talr wt sin
pleting her musical education. and the
people OF Surface Creek will undoubted-
ly have an opportunity of listening TO
some very fine music.
During the past week the following car
lots were among the freight receipts at
Delta. Delta Trading Co. three of bug
GIGS. Baldwin & VanTuyl two of lumber,
Stockham 4 Hillman Co. one OF lumber.
Conklin Il Gaunt one Of sugar. Gillett
Grocer Co. of sugar. 9 cars household
goods. . cars wheat for Delta Mills.
Howard Russell came over last We'd
ncsday from Delta, and the first OF the
week will remove his family to that
place. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell will bo
sadly missed from Salida's society circles.
and the Record joins their many friends
in wishing them contcntmont and pros
pcrity in the land OF fruit.-Salida
Record.
d. Beaudoin came down from Pnonia
Monday and left on the noon train for
his home at st. Elmo, where he will re-
sumo work in the mines. He has been
working on ditch to supply his ranch |
with water. and expects some day TO
live "in the shade OF his own vine and |
apple tree" Before leaving he ordered |
The INDEPENDENT sent to his address
20 that he might keep posted on the
news Of Delta county.
Delta people arc promised plenty of
and recreation OH Dccora-
ton Day. Aside from the usual G. A.
r. decoration exercises, there will be
n series OF bicycle races under the aus
pices OF tho Delta Wheel club. in which |
there are expected 10 be n number OF
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