The Delta independent., 1895-11-13
LOCAL.

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after a visit here.
Remember the rabbit hunt on Sur
face creek next Friday.
Hartman l. Savage shipped 300 head
OF cattle from Sapinero last Saturday.
A. Kelley has nearly completed neat
four room house on Dodge street near
Third.
Ben Gheen is the proud father OF a
good sized son, who arrived last Satur-
day morning.
John Bassler came down Thursda y
from the minee, returning Sunday after
a visit with his family.
Judge King went up to Montrose
Monday to look after some legal bust
ness before Judge Gabbert,
Rev. and Mrs. Weaver are rejoicing
over the arrival OF nine-pound con,
who arrived yesterday morning.
n. E. CIack is cleaning off his lots on
Dodge street between 7th and Sth pre-
paratory to the erection OF a neat cot
tsge.
The Delta Trading Co. will fill that
part of their room recently vacated by
Tucker 4 Sherman with fine buggies,
they being headquarters for that class
Of goods.
Joe Gonder, late proprietor OF the
White House restaurant, goes to Lead
vile tomorrow for the winter. He will
be in charge OF large mine boarding
house.-Ouray Herald.
Miss Thorpe Kennicot.. who has been
visiting her brothers on Surface creek
for the past few months, returned Thurs
day to her home in Wet Mountain val
ley, near Silver Cliff.
G. II. Ravson, OF Maher. was in Fri
day on his way home from Montrose.
where he had been with the election re-
turns. His precinct gave republican
ma;orities for all but commissioner.
John Bowness came back from Delta
county Tuesday evening. While there
he invested in a ranch near Eckert. and
HlONCCd " oAN StOSn NA@S
place at once.-Lake City Phonograph.
]. w. McAllister has very pretty
cottage nearly completed at the corner
of Third and Dodge streets. 1t is Of
modern design and contains nine
rooms besides bathroom, pantry and five
closets.
Will Gaddis, well known to all the old
time Chaffee county people in this
vicinity. was killed at st Elmo last week
by falling under his horses feet while
hauling ore down from the Mary Murphy
mine. One OF the horses stepped on his
head crushing his skull.
Wheeler and Ferree, lessees OF the
Lizzie, at Saw Pit, have about completed
their new ore house and will work from
twenty to thirty men all winter. The
property continues to improve as depth
is gained and the lessees will soon. no
doubt. own the mine.-Telluride Re
publican.
S. B. Tucker has purchased his part
ner's interest in the business OF Tucker
/ Sherman. and will hereafter be sole
proprietor of the pcstofice book store
and news stand. He has moved his
stock into the postoffice room last week,
and is now prepared to handle all the
business that can come.
Mrs. S. B. Hartman. OF Maher. accom-
panied by her sister. Miss McGregor.
came down Thursday and left Friday
fnr E visit with friends at Gate View and
Denver. She reports republican MAORI
ties up there and that the residents of
that section would like very much TO see
their part OF the country become part
of Delta county.
The Telluride. Republican says: Henry
Brown. foreman OF the japan mine. was
stricken with paralysis last Tuesday.
He is still at the mine, and everything is
being done to make him comfortable.
Mr.. Brown was at one time foreman Of
the Mary Murphy mine. at st Elmo, and
has many friends in this county who
sympathize with him in his affiiction and
hope he may speedily recover.
Among the car load lots OF freight re-
ceived during the past week were one
OF doors and windows for J. c. Gale; one
OF lumber for d. Bailey; one OF lumber
and lath for The Stockham & Hillman
Co. and one OF furniture for ]. c. Gale.
Among the out freight G. II. Whitelaw
shipped a car of oats to Lake City; H.
II. Ingersoll one car OF oats to Lake City;
S. P. Gutschall one car OF oats to Hask-
ell: J. F. Sanders two cars OF oats to
Chas. Swain at Ouray; Delta Wholesale
Fruit and Produce Co. two cars OF pota.
toes. The Delta Packing Co. also ship
pod 1000 pounds of canned goods to
Ouray Saturday.
A proposition has been made by the