The Delta independent., 1896-05-27

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W. B. Mundy came down from Lake
City Monday.
Work on the new bank block is pro-
grsssing nicely.
J.S. Carnahan came over from Grand
Junction Saturday.
Mrs. w. H. Stewart and son went down
to Grand Junction Monday.
John Shepherd left this week for the
hills where he will spend the summer.
Rev. Z. A. Ray. pastor OF the congrega-
tional church At Cripple Greek, was in
town last week.
The new court house is now ready for
the brick work, which will be commenc-
ed as soon as the brick have been burn
ed.
just across the Gunnison bridge in
North Delta may be seen numerous tents
and several wagons O: campers and new.
comers.
| Flag day will be observed by the
public schools next Friday. to which the
people OF Delta are cordially invited.
Appropriate exercises will be held out
side the school building.
]. Keiser was down from Cory yester-
day. Said he: Il aM afraid some Of
my neighbour are going to run short on
water bofore the summer 10 over. There
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The little 7-year-old girl OF H. W.
Hauser. while playing in the buggy last
Monday morning fell out breaking her
Thigh. Drs. Hick 4 Stockham were
summoned and set the broken limb.
FIJI. Anderson. accompanied by his
mother. Mrs. NJ j. Reed. left to-day for
the east in the hope OF Mrs. Reed receiv.
ing a benefit to her health. Mr.. Ander-
son will return 10 Colorado after 4 short
visit east.
The G. A. r. will meet in the opera
house for memorial services next Satur-
day and have issued an invitation TO the
public to attend. The program will be-
\ gin at 2 p. m. The march TO the GENE
tary and the decoration OF graves will be
in the forenoon.
DIR. Stockham will deliver an addrsss
at the Presbyteriaa church Sunday af,sr-
noon at 3 o'clock O. ~opsing Stylss" 70
which the public b cordially isvited.
The Doctor is very pleasant speaker
and will no doubt have isrgs audience
The commencement exercises u VI
public schools will take place in the
Anna Dora opera house nsxt Moody
evening. June l. at 9 O'Clock The pro
Crane were this week executed BY the
job department q TIE IspEPfSpESr
and they are u sa elegant dssiGn.
The Ladies Aid Society a Ne Baptist
church will give an ice crean social at
the residence Of Miss Minnie jackson,
on Garnet mesa. on Thursday evening,
June 4th. Conveyanocs vil! be q the
Baptist church that evening to ta6s you
out free os charge. Everybody 60.
II M1. L. Z. r. Scott, deputy state
superintendent ot public instruction,
came in last Wednesday evening unss.
pectedly, and no arrangements having
been made fos her address. there was nc
public demonstration. However. Mrs
Scott received the Delta teachers and
quite q number Of citizens at the Delta
bouse parloss hat evening and made
the acquaiatancs Of several.
Miss Grace Hallock came ov9 iron
her ho0e in Delts county last Ussk on
. visit and also to attend ths tsacAsrl
association. bat wss taken sch sAsPtly
after her arrival and grew % bod that
she vas taken to the hospital. vhsrs
Drs. Nasoon and Cochsm prunouaesd Il
. case Of sppeadicitis. An operates ~ss
performed last Sunday and Il ~
thought. Sunday night. that shs would
not live until morning but - rallied
and !. now rapidly imrroving. Salids
Record
Little Claude McGranahan was -four
| ycars old las: Wednesday. May 2Oth and
10 memoriam Of that event his parcuts
invited in few oe hi. little friends tc
saise in celebrating the day. He wss
the recipient q several nice Prsscnts.
Durins the sftsssunu the happy kttls
throeG was seste,i at table TO disposu
= bpantifui supply u ice cream ssd
cshe. lemonade. candy. nuta &C. TA0s
yssssss were Lucile and Asnes WsluAt
| Nsstis Chryssls. Eala Kieg. Ic~in NJ
lWs. Esla Bailey ssd Hsss, 0oiuA:
Eoosss Mctsss.ahsa. Eay.osd Smith,
CtArle. Gale aui Eiusrj wiieon.