The Delta independent., 1896-04-08
Ro.. Arthur and Tho Midget,.

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Mrs. Taylor went up to Dallas last
Saturday.
Reserved seats 10 cents next Monday
night for Rose Arthur.
Bear 4 Goodhue viii put out GO acres
more Of orchard ON California mesa this
spring.
Mis- Maud Krusen, Of Grand Junction.
went through Saturday on her way to
Lake City.
Elder States left for Telluride last
Thursday for the purpose OF holding
Adventist meetings-
J. Keiser is now happily settled on his
new ranch near Cory and will soon be .
full fiedgsd granger.
DIR. Stockham left for Denver last Fri
day in company with A. II. Ma!land,
who goes on to Kentucky.
Mrs. McAllister, who has been visiting
her sister. Mrs. Updegraf, left on We'd
nesday for her home at Uncompahgre.
Miss Bertha Brooks returned Oh Sat.
urday to Montrose after a pleasant visit
with Mrs. A. ID. Brown and other friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Melugin, OF Silver
ton, returned home Thursday after .
visit with Mrs. Melugin's mother, Mrs.
Dixon.
S S. Van Dyke and wife, OF Plainfield.
Illinois, arrived on Friday and went up
to Hotchkiss for a visit with c. L. Pike
and wife.
Mrs. Willauer returned to her home at
Grand Junction after pleasant visit
with Mrs. Geo. p. Chiles at the ranch on
Surface creek.
A. II. Maryland, consumptive who
came here too late to recover, left for
his home in Kentuck! last Friday to die
among friends.
F. II. Niles went up to Montrose on
his wheel Monday and returned yester.
day. He says there is considerable dus,
from Colorow down.
| J. w. Beezley came down yesterday
from Paonis and on the way his team
ran away, scratching him up some but
doing no serious damage.
Capt. n. G. Clark was down from
| Montross last week and formally tool
possession OF the Delta FIGURING Mills
under five years lease.
Misses McPheeter and Woods. Of the
Montruss schools. were down Thursday
and visited the Delta schools expressip pG
themselves well pleased with what they
saw.
! o. T. Standish returned to Cripple
Greek last Friday to look after his
! mining interests. which give promise o.
becoming very valuable in the neal
fnture.
The Christian church Of Delta vii
hold its first services in the Thoma,
restaurant building on Sunday, April IL
at IL q. n. and T:3o p. M. Also Sunda!
school at 10 a. III.
Bear 4 Clack have contracts for setting
10 acrcs OF trees for George Crockett. OF
California mesa; 10 for Titus Lewis, OIL
Surface Creek mesa, and 10 for Yunt
Lung. in the Gunnison valley.
Dr. Brsisted reports double com
minu,ei fracture Q; the humerus in th'
case OF little Jennie Marsh. who on Sun
day last fell off 4 log while playing
The little one is getting along nicely.
Edward Springer. who recently mad'
$4,000 mining gale at Saw Pit, return
ed home yesterday after . weeks sta.
here. He expects to return about th'
10th OF next month aud make some in
vestments.
Miss Grace Hsllock arrived from
Salida last Monday and will make Delt,
county her home this summer. She ha
recently returned from Dee Moines
Iowa. where she took . special course il
writing and drawing.
John c. and s. B. Buckley leave to-da.
for Taliaferro. in the Gunnison gold belt
where they will put in the summe
working mining claims which s. Il
located few days ago. The boys her
all wish them success.
A meeting vas held yesterday at tn
residence OF G.. W. Henry for the pur
pose Of organizing Christian church
and twelve nance secured for member
chip. Rev. J. K Parker. Of Charleston
ILL.,, attended the meeting.
z. f. Watts. who has been connecte,
sith The 1SpErEypsyr for nearly . yea
in the capacity Of foreman and reporte,
left last Saturday FOR visit with hi
parents in Missouri. He will returl
about the last Of the month.