The Delta independent., 1895-07-31
LOCAL.

for an outing on Grand mesa.
Over 22OOO pounds Of local freight
were received at Delta Monday.
H. o. Bear and family leave tomorrow
for the Lakes on Grand mesa.
Mrs D. Bailey and the children are at
Hawkey's hotel. on Grand mesa.
LC. McGrew and family will take an
cutting on Grand mesa next week.
Geo. C. Wilson and family are taking
in Alexander lakes for few weeks.
Henry A. PARCELS. OF this city, has
been granted patent on a shuttle hoe.
A heavy rain Sunday soaked up things
50 that it saved irrigating for a few
days.
Newton Smith. OF the Commercial ho.
tel, went down to Denver yesterday on
business.
F. W. Griswold and wife are happy on
account OF the arrival Of a II pound boy
last Friday.
Mrs. ]. B. Hart left for Denver yester-
day. whore she will visit friends for
week or 80.
H.. H. Smith and family are occupying
a cabin at Alexander Lakes during the
hot weather.
Nv. Conklin has engaged a cabin at
Alexander lakes and will 60 up with his
family on the 9th.
Charles Hill has accepted the position
at the depot made vacant by the resig-
nation OF Mr.. Wilcox.
DR. Crosby, water commissioner for
district No. 40, came over from Grand
Junction last Friday.
Messrs. Hammond, Coombs, Hancock
and Jim Kennicott have returned from
an outing on Grand mesa.
Sheriff Gallup, OF Chaffee county,
came over from Buena Vista Sunday
and is visiting his ranch.
Work is now progressing in good
shape on the new opera house block and
bricklaying will soon begin.
Ed Mathews, the proprietor of the
famous Wade" orchard, at Paonia. was
in town yesterday on business.
J. F. Weir was down from Eckert
Thursday OF last week and made The
INDEPENDENT very pleasant call.
Col. Shepherd, representing the E4uit-
able Life Insurance company, has been
in town several days writing policies.
W. p. Wilcox has resigned his position
at the depot an taken place with the
Delta Wholesale Fruit and Produce Co.
Miss Ethel Parks spent portion Of
this week visiting with Miss Nangie
Huntley at Delta.-Gunnison Tribune.
The Ironstone Ditch company held a
meeting OF stockholders last Saturday
and levied an assessment OF eco per
share.
+. W. Childs and family have moved
up to the sawmill on the upper Roubi.
deaux and will remain there until winter
sets in.
The business OF the Delta Wholesale
Fruit and produce Co. has increased so
rapidly that it now takes five men to
handle it.
Messers Ripley and Londers, Of Mont
rose. came down Saturday. and looked
the town over with view to going into
business.
F. n. Dickersou and family, in compa-
ny with the families of Messrs. Dough
ty, Bulls and Hunt. are at Alexander
Lakes, on Grand mesa.
Miss Lille Bailey came over from
Cimarron last Friday remaining until
Monday visiting her sister, Miss Claudio,
and her many friends here.
r. E. Williams has purchased 50 acres
OF the J, r. Shaver place. on Rogers.
mesa, near Hotchkiss, and will improve
it as rapidly as circumstances will allow.
A. G. Mann, OF Grand Junction, has
arranged for cabin at Alexander lakes
and to bring up his family and party Of
John NJ. Trew, Of Garnet mesa,
brought in fine sample OF improved
dwarf Rocky Mountain cherry, grown on
his place; the limb was full OF fruit OF
good size.
A complete writcup OF the country be-
tween Hotchkiss and Paonia will appear
next week and il you want any extra
copies to send to your friends YOU should
order them at once.
The Ranchmen's Cooperative Lum-
bcr Co., has sold it's yard and stock on
hand and contracted its output for the
remainder OF tho season to The Stock
ham & Hillman Co.
Mrs. J. E. Barnes, of Salida, was in
Monday and made The ISpErESpESr a
pleasant call. She has been visiting
here since Friday last and will return
l.