The Delta independent., 1897-01-27
also that copy be sent to his former
lodge.
GEO. A. KELLY. }
j. S. HAYES, Com.
L. G. GELwICKs. J
Hotchaiss Happenings.

Hofchsiss Happenings.
| Special Correspondence.
Jan. -, 1897.
Ed Creighton, OF Maher, came down
yesterday on business.
Charles II. Seaten has moved into his
new house on east Bridge street.
Pat Hehey went up to the Walker saw
mill, west of Delta, for lumber last week.
Mrs. Gerry Swendt, who has been very
sick for some time is reported as improv-
ing.
Bob Ashbaugh walks on feathers now,
all on account of a fine girl born last
Saturday.
r. Z. Fluke, the blacksmith, went up
the canon for load of that fine smithing
coal last week.
Geo. Stephan and wife registered at
Hotchkiss hotel last Thursday on their
way to Crawford.
r. o. Wilmot and Duke Bros. gather.
ed in the last OF their stock from the Big
Muddy range last week.
The Misses Mabel and Edith Wilmot
entertained number of young people
at their home last Friday evening.
The Hotchkiss Dramatic Club will put
a drama on the boards at the Niles opera
house, Saturday evening, February 13.
John Jacquot. OF the Gunnison valley,
has rented so acres OF the J. E. Hanson
ranch and will move his family to Hotch-
kiss.
Chas. Montgomery went up to Maher
last week to build new house for Frank
Drexal on the place he purchased Of C.
Maher.
Work has been resumed on the new
bridge at Paonia and will be pushed to
completion before high water in the
spring.
| d. W. McKee's team created slight
diversion last Friday by running away
on Main street. No particular damage
was done.
| U. H. Graham. wife and son came down
Sunday from Maher, and Mrs. Graham
and the baby will visit around Hotchkiss
for some time.
There is talk OF organizing a stock
company among the merchants for the
purpose OF buying the Hotchkiss -four
mill and running it again.
Landlord Long has opened the new
Hotchkiss hotel for business and has a
house that many larger town than
Hotchkiss would be proud Of.
Murray Bennett, OF Chicago. Ill.,, who
has been visiting the Bennetts and Viii
mots OF this place for the past es4c-
weeks, left for his home Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Bailey. Of Greeley, mother
Of Mrs. Gerry Swendt, arrived Saturday
night in response to a telegram announc-
ing the serious illness OF her daughter.
w. T. Baetjer sold his ranch, near
Maher, to T.. P. Creighton last week.
Billy will continue with Duke Bros. at
the Bank OF North Fork for the present.
Dan Mcintyre, OF Olathe, went through
town last Friday with big bunch Of
cattle from the range about Black mesa,
for their winter quarters, on his ranch
in Montrose county.
| julius Wicke, Of Tres Piedras, n. NJ.
has purchased 20 acres OF choice land OF
J. L. Hanson and will improve it this
spring. He also purchased couple OF
lots in town OF Geo. Duke while here.
Mrs. J. +. Hanson accompanied Mur.
ray Bennett to Chicago Sunday, where
she goes for the purpose OF undergoing
an operation for cancerous growth from
which she has been suffering for some
time.
We are pleased to state that the Board
Of County Commissioners did very
satisfactory thing to the people OF this
part OF the county, in appointing Rufus
Cooperrider as road supervisor for this
district.
U X STRuLY.