The Delta independent., 1895-11-06
LOCAL.

Mrs. Rose Crist spent Sunday with
friends in Paonia.
Out OF total registration Of 629 in
precinct No. 6 only 375 votes were cast.
The number OF voters registered in
the Delta precincts-Nos. l and 6-was
1.2oo.
A new sidewalk is being laid in front
of Mills grocery and Stcckham & Hick' S
Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.J. Barker returned
yesterday from a visit with their
daughter at Gunnison.
A new side walk is being laid in front
OF Hunter & Beckley, H. X. Braisted and
H. H. Smiths places OF business.
". r. Simpson has purchased from
his father the building now occupied by
the Corbin & Sanders hardware store.
Mr.. and Mrs J. J. Barker. OF Delta.
are visitirg their daughter. Miss Barker
junior member Ct our millinery firm
Gunnison News.
Mrs. Alley, who was at one time in
business here. was married last week at
Trinidad, the groom being a brother Of
her first husband.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tolbert left Tues
day for indianapolis, Ind, where Mrs.
Tolbert goes to have an operation per-
formed on one OF her limbs.
John Bowness and Joe Watts left
Wednesday morning for Delta TO look at
some Delta county ranches with view
OF investing there.-Lake City Phono-
graph,
Mrs. J. c. Sutten. formerly Miss
Claude Strawu, whose parents live on
Pine river. passed through Rico Tuesday
Oh her way to join her husband who has
purchased a ranch near Delta.-News-
Sun.
E. B. Anderson came in from Delta
Monday to look after business matters.
He speaks in glowing terms of Delta
and adjacent country and saEs the
climate is "eut Of sight
Journal.
The Epworth League of the Methdist
church gave a literary entertainment
followed by business meeting Monday
evening. Owing TO the unfair weather
the attendance was not 20 large as it
might have been.
W. B. Alexander. Malcolm Downer and
o. J. Davis returned Saturday from a
very pleasant trip TO the North Fork
country. They caught fish galore and
Mr.. Davis killed two elk, while Mr..
Dovner got one.-Ouray Herald.
Corbin & Sanders invite you to drop
in and inspect their line of Christmas
gifts in the way OF heating stoves and
ranges. 1t may be little bit early to
spring this subject, but you can't find a
more comfortable suggestion than that
offered in their ad
The Delta Reading Club met at the
home OF Miss Myrtle Henry last Thurs.
day evening and spent the time in
reading Emerson's essay, Friendship"
and discussing the Venezeula difficulty.
They were serenaded by a Halloween
party but failed to catch the marauders,
whose songs were so pleasinsiy rendered.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Long with their
sweet little girl took Fridays train,
bound for Hotchkiss, Delta county. where
they will make tn cir future home. The
News joins the many friends OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Long in regretting to lose them.
They came to Creede in her pslmy days
and have seen the bright and dark side
OF her rhistory,-Creede News
jamie and Lottie McGranahan enter
tanned a number OF their school-mates
on Monday evening. Those present
were Pearl and Erma Worth. Queenie
Smith. Bessie Chiles, Clara Cowls. Clyde
Cowls and Ellen Smith; Harry Stock
ham, V. McGinity. DeJennings, Willie
Worth and Walter Smith. They en-
ioyed themselves as only little folks can
on such occasions.
G. II. Whitelaw has closed out his
produce and fruit business, and as soon
as he can settle up his affairs will leave
for the northern part Of the state. where
he will go into business. Mr.. and Mrs.
Whitelaw have made wide circle of
friends during their stay in Delta and
will be sadly missed. They carry the
best wishes Of all to whatever locality
they may select for home.
Last Monday morning J. W. Sanders
purchased w. r. Simpsons interest in
the hardware business OF Simpson l.
Corbin and the firm is ncw Corbin &
Sanders. While the old timers will re-
gret to see Mr.. Simpson retire from
that line OF business they have already
had an opportunity to learn that his
successor is progressive and business
like and will extend him hearty
welcome. Mr.. Sanders still retains his
interest in the Delta Wholesale Frui,