The Delta independent., 1896-06-10


o. T. Standish and son Miles left yes
/ terdsy for Cripple Creek.
Mrs. A. B. Crabill went up to Mont
rose yesterday for visit with friends.
A good machine shop is handy
thing-that's what the Delta Novelty
| Works is.
Mrs. Frank A. Brown and Miss Daisy
Teachout were down from Eckert Tues
day shopping.
Read the new ads OF the Publishers
Press Room Co. and Mckinley 4 Sanders.
bricknakers.
G. L. Wright went out yesterday
bound for Telluride and from there he
will so to Denver.
steam laundry in North Delta. went up
TO Montrose yesterday on business.
A person owning . bicycle wants a
place where they can get it repaired the
cheapest, BEST and quickest. The Delta
Novelty Works is the place.
Through al error OF the compositor
the subject OF Miss Mary Cameron's
| graduation essay vas left out Of H. re-
port OF the High School Commencsosnt.
Her essay vas entitled Tho Will and
was an exceedingly crsditable produc-
ton.
"Gcorge, dear, what 10 the meaning Of
H. 8. 4 n! have noticed 1t in the pa
pers % much" well. Birdie. darling.
it signifies handsome. stylish and merit
Gus, but really means Hart. Schafner 4
Marks. the manufacturers Of the finest
clothing In the United States" Mabry
4 Kistler.
Fuit Roberts, former resident Of Pit
kin. accompanied BY Capt. Sanborn. An
old time prospector, Arrived Monday
from Psouia. Dsits county. and will
spend several days here before return
ing. Mr.. Roberts was one OF the first
settlers in this section and is now ,isit-
ing his former haunts with possible
view OF becoming interested in mining.
q he has sbounding faith in our camp.
-Pitkin Miner.
W. s. Coburn and E. ]. Mathews, Of
Paonia, returned Sunday from their trip
to Denver. They endeavored to get
rates on fruit shipments this season
from tho Denver & Rio Grande Express
Co. but were told that instead OF paying
sl.1O for six boxes Of peaches or three
boxes Of apples, from Delta to Denver.
as they did last year. they would have to
pay $l.25 for Ave boxes Of peaches and
ship their apples At 10 pounds to the bot
and pay tho above rate on them. This
means that the North Fork growers will
be unable to ship apples by express and
that In many cases their peaches will not
pay expenses. - the price OF fruit 10 COM
ing down little every year. and will
prove . serious injury to thoss who will
gather their first crop this season.
Last Thursday night meeting Of the
citizens with members OF the city coun-
Gil was held at the opera house and dis
cussion Of the best method Of securing
sewage and drainage was had. As re-
suit Of the conference Frank Sanders.
E. II. Kelloeg and james Mclaughlin
were appointed a. . committee to make
an estimate Of the cost Of laying = sys-
tenn Of sewers, and Judges A. r King
and Milton WEIGH to look up the legal
points ~ to the manner in which the
funds could be raised for that purpose.
Another meeting will be held at the
opera house on Wednesday evening.
June nth. to hear the reports OF these
eommittecs and arrange for bringing
them before the council for action.
Every property owner should attend
this meeting.
The Barker group at Sav Pit has de-
veloped into one Of the beet properties
in that district. The group consists OF
six claims. four whole and two fractional.
A tunnel IS feet on the Glory claim. has
encountfsd four foot vein Of decompos
Cd vein matter or carbonate fow. which
i undoubtedly fcrsrunner Of lares
body Of ore ahead. II 10 supposed that
the Liz.ie G. fault hal been encountse.
ed - this group Of clsis,s adioins the
Linie G. on the right hand side Of
Wheeler Gulch and the little Homer on
ths left The srefstoss are calculating
s1tsnstss dsvslope0ent vSsk on the
property At once. Ssvsssl partiss q
Crippls Crssk and Colorado epriegs an
Degotiati.6 for Tie propsrty. II sseul
that Saw Pit pruSerty b y dswand ~
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