The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-08-20

Mr. and Mrs. Head left Wednesday
for Missouri.
A. b. Crabill made business trip TO
Ouray Wednesday.
Mrs. Dave Fleming is recovering from
a case Of typhoid fever.
Go see the base ball game this after
noon. 1t will be worth seeing.
Mrs. Walter Musgrave, OF Montrose,
is visiting Mrs. A. B. Corbin this week.
Dan Doughty, Frank Rasmussen and
Carl Bnrch returned from Ouray Satur-
day.
Mrs L. W. Worth left Sunday for a
visit with her friend, Mrs. Scotland, at
Denver.
Mrs. Stewart, mother OF Marvin Stew
art, went up TO Gunnison Tuesday for a
short visit.
n. ii. Castle and family are camping
in the hills this week, having left last
Saturday night.
Miss Dwyer. Of Denver, who has been
visiting Miss Minnie Barton, returned
home yesterday.
L. F. Willoughby, representing John
Creswell, Denver, was in town Monday
en- route to Ho.chkiss.
Messrs. Rudolph Lossius and Chas.
Wood, editors OF the North Fork Times,
were in town Tuesday.
f. Il. Standish left for Telluride Tues
day after an outing on Grand mesa. His
family are now at home.
George Keys left for Paradox Tuesday,
where he is experimenting the building
Of bridge at that place.
DIR. and Mrs. Kelsay returned from
Lake City last Saturday where they have
been for the past month.
Mrs Wyauds, Of Denver. who was
the guest OF Miss Emma Luke last week.
returned TO her home Saturday.
Mrs. Vogel and Mrs. Helmholtz, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Kohler, left for home Wednesday.
Miss Olive Ingersol and Miss Laura
Savage returned from tie terchers' nor
NAL at ouray Saturday Of last week.
Charles ard Watson Avery went mp to
Lake City Tor n visi. with their father
last Tuesday and will remain until Sat
urday.
Miss Edna Watson is visiting with
friends in Delta county. having left for
that place Thursday.-Lake City Phono-
graph.
Publishers Press Room Co. Denver.
was in town Monday in the interests OF
his firm.
Geo. Stephan and Ralph Philips are
attending to business in the Farmers &
Merchants bank during the absence OF
f. Z. Dodge.
Mr.. aud Mrs. George Wilson, Mrs.
Brown and Miss Mamie Brown. have
been spor ding the week in the North
Fork country.
An immense amount Of fruit is being
handled daily by our merchants a, this
place. Most OF the frui: comes from
Delta coun,y.-Lake City Times
J. d. Treat. who has been the guest Of
DIR. 4. II. Stocliham. returned to his
home in Hutchinson. Kansas. more than
well pleased with his outing in this part
OF Colorado.
Those who have rooms for rent or can
rent them during fair week and Tire
Western Slope Congress will do well 10
inform the committee at once SO they
may lis, them.
+. +. Dodge and wife. Miss Alice
Dodge. Mrs. Cummings and daughter.
Miss May. and Master George Cum
mings went up in the Muddy country
Tuesday for an outing.
In speaking of the sickness of Mrs.
Yaruood last week TBE ISprrESDEST
used the name OF DR.. Hick instead OF
DR.. Dorsey, by mistake. The reporter
misunderstood DIR. Houts.
A drove ot mules were taken through
town "Wednesday on the way to Grand
Junction whore they will be shipped TO
Seattle. Washington. and in the spring
will be taken to Klondike for packs.
Joe Kistlor closed his store at the
usual hour Monday night. but accident.
ly shut his dog inside. The dog in try.
ing to get out destroyed $500 hat and
numerous shoe boxes. etc. Joe will now
sell the dog cheap.
Losr-All wool shawl, very large, dark
gray on one side and dark brown on the
other. Lost between Delta and state
bridge and state bridge to Eclsert, thence
TO Delta. Return to Mrs. A. b. Corbin
and receive reward.
The old reliable produce dealers Of