The Delta independent., 1896-03-25

Id G!ilett has com pleted Eeat picket
fence around his new house and the
place looks very handsome.
At the Presbyterian parsonage yes
terSiay afternoon Hrs. J. L. Lower enter
tanned Ler Sabbath school class.
T. II. Anderson has returned from a
trip TO the mountain towns in the in
terests Of the canning factory. He will
row stay at home for few days iu order
70 get their garisa started.
g. y. Hastings went cunning for a
dog and accideuily shot himself through
the foot. His numerous friends extend
their sympathy and hops that no serious
results may come from the accident.
]. T. Cole has Z very cosy ranch home
about five miles below town on the
Gunnison. lie has recently completed
a neg house and he's I Go1dly herd Of
cattle aGl horses and a number q fine
hogs.
Eaos Moore and wife OF Litchfeld,
Michigan, stopped OF Saturday for
visit with their nephew, L. L. Kellogg.
They are on the way home from Califor-
mia, where they spent this winter, and
will remain several days,
An invitation has been extended by
Hiss Ella New, superintendent OF schools
OF Delta county, TO tie teachers Of
Moatrose county to attend the teachers
meeting To be held at Delta on the 2sth
installations Enterprise.
The local lodge Of the Farmers Ali.
ance and Industrial Union will hold an
op-n meeting in Mathe~s hall, Friday
evening, April ard. Good speakers vii.
talk upon the live questions Of the DAY.
All Interested in this work are cordially
invited TO attend.
Ed Mathews came in from Paonia
Saturday and says the farmers in that
vicinity are getting ready for spring
work, and that from present Indications
the fruit crop on the North Fork viii be
something immense the coming season.
-Montrose Enterprise.
TIL. Gale returned Saturday from
his trip to Canada. He says times are
very dull bach there and, while he had
Jolly time, he is glad to see Colorado
sunshine again. He will reopen his
tailor shop and soon be prepared 10
attend TO all his customers.
Mrs. Porter Plumb and children of
Eckert, left Saturday Tor Denver. to
meet Mr.. Plumb. who is returning from
Pennsylvania. where he has been all!
winter attending his son, who has been
yer, i'll. The boy hes reached Denver
all right and will remain in Colorado.
L. II. Anderson came in from Delta
Monday and remained over in Telluride
until "Wednesday morning. He says his
company Intends making extensive
changes in their picking establishment
this spring and will double its present
outpUtting capacity.-T Telluride Republi.
cau.
". ". Murphy and wife. Of BrookfeId.
Mo. arrived last Thursday and remained
in Delta until Sunday the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Will Chiles. Mr.. Murphy being
n cousin Of Mrs Chiles. They were
highly delighted with this fruit section
OF Colorado and will return home with
a glowing description of Delta county.
The Montrose Enterprise OF last week
says: +. \. Drake disba nded his
company Of comedians at Rico Thursday
and returned to Montrosc. He found
that several o, the male members were
too proiusely addicted to booze. and as
he is not the man to encourage that sort
OF thing, he fired them bodily. and they
are now shiverins in box car on their
way home.
L j. Hausor, who has been here for
several months working on the ditch for
the Nerth Delta Wheel and Ditch Co,
Of which he is one OF the principal stock
holders, left Saturday for his home in
Denver. They have completed the
trestle Tor 900 feet OF fluming and pro
pose to raise the water A feet at the
head OF the ilumc with pumps operated
by turbine wheels.
The Y. W. c. T. U. entertainment in
the opera koIsc last Friday evening was
well attended and appreciated by all.
| The Young ladies deserve n great deal of
credit for the excellent manner in which
they carried out their exercises. The
only assistance they had from man was
that rendered by Mr.. Bailey, who drill.
cd them in their march and fan drill
The gross receipts Of the evening were
about $500.
Last week suit was settled by all
parties concerned and as result the
articles OF incorporation for the Park
Reservoir company were filed in the
secretary OF states office by II. X. Fergu.
son, John b. Hart. Thomas E. Lamb
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