The Delta independent., 1896-03-04
Mrs. c. M. Snider is not 80 we'll this

Mrs. c. M. Snider is not 80 we'll this
morning.
H. II. Whipple left yesterday for
Tepezala, Aguascalientes, Mexico.
Louis fisher is home from Delta with
health much Improved.-Ouray Plain
dealer.
G. L. Wright came in Wednesday
evening from Delta on business trip
Telluride Republican.
Work on the new bricge up the Gunni-
son is being pushed, the weather being
all that could be asked.
Judge Gabbert passecd through
yesterday en- route to Grand Junction,
where he opens district court to-day.
Mrs. L. c. Kenikin left yesterday for
Grand Junction, where she will join her
husband who is attending the court
there as stenographer.
The sermons on the Holy Spirit" are
being continued each Sunday at the
Presbyterian church. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Judge S. S. Sherman was in attend
ance at court in Delta for three or four
days OF last week handling some knotty
questions in law.-Mon:rose Press.
o. NJ. Rose sold, through C. NJ. Ryan,
his entire herd OF stock cattle, consisting
OF lO0head. I. z. Lamb, of Harris basin
being the purchaser.-Montrose Press.
Miss Agnes Warner, OF Telluride, who
has been in Delta for the past three
weeks on account OF her health. left
Monday for Grand Junction, much i'm
proved.
Some mischievous boys caught the
old bay horse that loafs around town
without any home last Saturday night,
and with green paint they put the letters
"A. P. A." on one OF his sides.
On the 26th inst, VIM. Bloomberg, OF
Delta county, bought through c. NJ.
Ryan. the Pat O'Brien herd OF stockers,
numbering l5o head, and E. A. Trues-
dale herd OF 800 head.-Moatrose Press.
J. W. Carpenter, OF this city, will have
ready for the spring market 100 fat steers
which he is fsttsning on his Delta county
ranch. jim is getting to be quite a
farmer, as well as miner.-Ouray Plain
dealer.
Before returning to Telluride from
Lcadville. S. G. Hart intends stopping of
at Montrose and Delta for tho purpose
OF buying heavy draft team to be used
in hauling ore in Telluride.-Telluride
Republican.
There will be public meeting at the
court house Saturday evening, March
7th. Address by W. r. Callicotte, state
organizer OF the Industrial Union.
Subject Cooperation and Money"
All are cordially invited.
A meeting to organize a camp OF the
Woodmen OF the World will be held in
Masonic hall Wednesday evening March
4th, at 7:3o. All who are interested and
would like to hear the principles Of the
order explained are invited to be present.
Jim Kennicott, OF Surface creek. ex-
poets to leave soon for either Cripple
Creek or Denver. having situations
offered at both places. The boys will all
miss his cheerful countenance, and the
girls-well. they can't express their feel
ings.
Last Friday Clarence Warrington met
with a serious accident while engaged in
e1cavating at the brick yard in North
Delta. As he was working the bank
caved down and caught him, breaking
his collar bone and injuring his head.
He will be laid up for some time.
George B. Caldwell. wife and family
returned from a winters visit to Delta
this week and are now at home on their
ranch on Wilson mesa. Since going be
low a pair OF twins have come to the
Caldwell homo and George is taking
lessons in kindergarten work.-Telluride
Republican.
So many new houses being built in
Delta is great attraction to transient
people. It is the first thing they speak
Of when they get of the train and the
last thing when leaving. They invari-
ably want to know the cause Of 90 much
building, and when told that it is .
gradual growth they can hardly realize
it to be fact.
About dozen Of the members Of Un-
compahgre Lodge No. 6o, 1. o. o. F..
went to Hotchkiss Tuesday morning to
institute lodge at that point. They
worked all day Wednesday and all night
until Thursday morning, and returned
Thursday afternoon. pretty well tuckered
out but unanimous in the assertion that
they had royal good time. The Hotch.
kiss lodge starts out with fifty. two mem.
bers. aud wo hope they will keep the
goat busy until it has had turn at