The Delta independent., 1895-07-03
LOCAL.


visit to Denver.
Jim Kennicott was down from Surface
Creek Thursday.
B. NJ. Palmer went down to Grand
Junction, Sunday.
Fruit Inspector J. B. McGinty came
down from Hotchkiss, Sunday.
Uncle Dave Stephens was down from
Paoria, Thursday on business.
Mrs. H. Furchgott. Of Denver. is visit
ing Delta friends for few days.
T. II. Mower shipped two cars of beef
cattle to Chicago last Thursday.
J.F. Stockdorf and wife, OF Leadville,
were at the Delta house Saturday.
Doc Shores was up last week for
visit with his brother, c. w. Shores.
DR.. Stockham, j. W. Sanders and A.
D. Brown returned from Telluride Fri
day.
Miss Claudia Bailey came down from
Cimarron Friday for visit with friends
here.
Pleasant showers Thursday night and
Friday morning cooled the atmosphere
nicely.
New currants are appearing in the
market and the cherry season is Just at
its height.
Elmer Wilcox, a prominent stockman
OF the Horsefy country. was in town
Thursday IN business
Mrs. Frank Hatck came down Satur-
day from Lake City for visit with her
sister. Mrs. D. B. Waterman.
Miss Maggie McIlvain left Saturday
for Salida after very pleasant visit
with her sister, Mrs. Jay Gillett.
The San Miguel Cattle Co, shipped
IS cars Of cattle from Roubideaux last
| Monday to their range east Of Colorado
Springs.
Miss Emma Risdon left for Gunnison
Sunday where she has position in Mrs.
| F. A. brakes millinery and dressmaking
establishment.
Mrs. W. r. Robertson started for Nc
| Pherson, Kansas. last Sunday forenoon.
where she will remain for some weeks
visiting friends.
Fred and Frank Van Tuyl left last
Thursday for Denver and Omaha.
They go on business and will probably
return in about ten days.
w. Z. Schoolfield came over from Sail
da. Sunday to look after the loading Of
800 head OF cattle for the San Miguel
Cattle Co. at Roubideaux.
During the rainstorm Friday forenoon
lightning struck the school house. de
molishing the flag pole and scattered its
fragments over the yard.
The "Knoxall' coffeepot is the latest
thing out and you can see them at Simp-
son 4 Corbin's. They work on a new
principle and are sold very cheap.
VIM. E. Peck, of Grand Junction, was
in town Sunday on his way to Gunnison
where he will ride in the wheel races on
the 4th. He was riding his wheel.
f. L. Kellogg has reached the placer
| grounds on the San Juan. but writes
that the water is SO high that they will
have to wait until it goes down before
they can begin work.
r. NJ. Logan. of Ainsworth, Nebraska,
arrived last week and is visiting his
brother in law. Milton r. Welch. He
is lawyer and will probably locate
somewhere in Colorado.
1 ~ nl.
| City. and who is now in the livery bust
ness at Silverton. came over the range
Tuesday bringing Oscar McQuarry and
Frank Wheeler.-Times.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Hurd. Mrs. H. II.
| Curtiss and Miss Julia z. Curtiss arrived
Friday from Iowa and went upto Hotch-
| kiss for a visit with County Com
missioner Curtiss and family.
This office is under obligations TO n.
Z. Ciack for assistance in relocating its
newspaper press last Saturday. Err
nest is n dandy when it comes to lifting
and his services are appreciated.
| Rev. A. Miller came down from Mont
rose Friday and arranged to hold Epis-
| copal services in one Of the school
houses up the Gunnison sometime next
month, due notice Of which will be given
| in these columns.
w. F. Buzzard, who has ranch thre e
miles below town, reports but slight
damage from frost this season. He has
% acres OF potatoes, 81 OF oats, II OF al
| falfa and L. Of corn and garden. He
planted $50 trees this spring.
Marshal Wac 0er has got curve on
and the chuckholes on Eaton Avenue
have been filed up and the loose pebbles
scraped Off, putting it in much better