The Delta independent., 1896-11-04

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ments viii be charged for At advertising rates
For fine Job Printing call at this ONCE
w. J. Gaunt went up to Montrose last
Friday.
J.P. HuntIey returned from California
last Thursday.
Frank Bishop left Friday for visit to
his old home in Nebraska
Rene moer the chrysanthemum fair
Saturday afternoon and evening.
Miss Florence McElvain returned to
her home in Salida last Thursday.
Attend the chry show next
Saturday afternoon and evening. in the
Crotser building.
Among the improvements recently
made at Crawford is six room residence
built by A. E. ESgieston.
A. E Eggleston has taken charge Of
the Gillett Grocer & Meat Co. and will
hereafter conduct it in his OWL name.
Mn. j. January. Was down from Eek
ert Saturday and called at this Office
and had her name enrolled as a regular
subscriber.
Mrs. Martha Guyer and family arriv-
ed last week from Stafford county, Kan
sas. and will reside on a ranch up the
Gunnison. She is sister Of the Gum
boys.
B. Sinsel, of Tres Piedras, New Mexico,
arrived last week and purchased 10 acres
al land on Hansen mesa, near Hotchkiss.
His family will come on soon and they
will make their home on the place.
Wedding Invitations and announce
ments, both printed and engraved. in
the very latest styles. We have the
correct wording. new type for printing
and good stock. Our prices are as cheap
Is elsewhere.
The Ladies' Home Missionary society
will give tea Thursday night from to
O'Clock in the Methodist parsonage to
which the public is generally invited.
The object is TO help provide means for
packages to go to needy ministers in the
mountain districts.
The democrats and silver republicans
had rally at the opera house last Wed
Eesday night which was well attended.
David Bailey acted as chairman and the
speakers we're j. E. Mcclure, OF Mont
rose, S. ID. Crump. OF Gunnisou, and ".
b. Gerry. OF Durango.
The Epworth League OF the Methodist
church will hold chrysanthemum fair
next Saturday afternoon and evening. TO
which the public is invited. A good
musical program has been arranged and
refreshments will also be served. An
admission Of 10 cents will be charged
and Is cents for the refreshments.
Frank Hatch. who haa boon c!crlSing
for Bigelow Bros. during Frank Bige-
lows absence in the east, was called Ia
Delta Tuesday on account OF the serious
illness Of his daughter Hazel, who is
with Mrs. Hatch at that place. We hope
Frank viii find her out OF danger when
he arrives.-Lake City Times.
A letter received this week from Gran,
NJ - AAaaAsr ~ Ctsess casS eaN.
are having very large amount OF wor,;
there in the way Of washing and renovat
ing feather beds and mattresses and that
they will be in Delta with their machine
ry in about ten days. They are doing
fiue work and ought to have large buei
ness kerc.
! ID. G. Salisbury was in las. week with
some large vegetables. Ho LEI; 10ls
pound beet, which WIS &c inches in cir
cumfcrence. at this Office and showed q
cucumber 22iS inches long ard potatoe.
weighing "a. pounds, all raisci on his
ranch up the uncompahgre. He raiset
l5o tons Of alfalfa on 30 acres; $40 busheli
OF wheat on 16 acres and 200 bushels o
! oats on 10 acres this season.