The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-06-09

George Stephan visited Montroee yes
terday.
Rollo McAllister and wife are down
from Ouray.
Miss Ora Gates is visiting with Mrs.
Ash at Olsthe this week.
Mrs. v. o. Parkhurst returned yester-
day from her visit to Leadville.
Miss Minnie Barton returned yester-
day from her visit at Montrcee.
The newest things in neckwear. both
ladies and gentleman's at Mathers'
Judge King went up to Montrose yes
terday to look after business in court.
Mrs. Charles Ellis left yesterday for
Doyleville. where she will spend the
summer.
A nice dinner including Strawberries
in the Barker building Saturday by the
". C. T. U.
Secure your reserved seats at Clarke's
drug store for the concert on June II
without delay.
Fred Hotchkiss returned yesterday
from the Agricultural College at Fort
Collins and welt up to Hotchkiss this
morning.
James Carpenter came down yesterday
from Ouray. accompanied by the child
ren and will have them put in their
vacation here.
J. d. Reeder. sheriff OF Mesa county.
was up last week and took in the races.
visiting his brother in-law, 1. D. John
son. meanwhile.
The ladies OF the ". C. 7. U. will serve
dinner at the Barker building next
Saturday at noon Tor 8 cents All arc
invited to come and partake Of a good
meal.
Don't fail to hear Prof. George Olee.
the great American violinist at Delta on
June II. He will be assisted by Miss
Alice Wachter pianist and the Aeolian
male quartette.
Malcom Patterson has so far recovered
from his injuries received at Silverton a
short time ago as to be able to be out on
crutches and came over last week to re-
cuperate among friends.
Word was received this morning that
a young child OF MIR. and Mrs. Fred
Obert had died at Ouray. They came
down this afternoon and the burial took
| place in Garnet Cemetery.
Mrs. John D. Reeder. who has been
visiting Mrs. 1. D. johnson for the past
few days, went up to Montroee this
morning and from there will return to
her home at Grand Junction.
The lEolian male quartette is composed
Of Messrs. Redding. Berry. Roberts and
Parish. OF Montrose. This quartette
will assist in the concert at Delta opera
house June II, under the auspices Of the
NJ. E. church.
Last Saturday George Hartman
brought in a box OF Sharpless straw
borries and left them at this Office as
sample Of his crop. The box contained
35 berries ard they were as fine favored
as they were large.
Messrs. Silsby and Gibbs demonstrated
at the races last week that Delta has
some very fine horses and the prediction
is freely made that before the season is
over Saxward and Reward will make
records that will open the eyes OF every
lover Of speed in the state.
Last night the Montroee hotel. ]. W.
Dalrymple's carriage repository. build
ing owned by the First National bank.
and occupied as a tailor shop. Adolph
Seligs confectionery store and Fauber's
barber shop were destroyed by fire. One
OF the guests OF the hotel. Robert II.
Mead. OF Ouray County. was burned to
death. the others escaping in their night
clothes
Tramps arc quite numerous in Delta
Of late. Last Saturday night several
small thefts occurred. The refrigerator
Of Rev. Wood ~as robbed of . quantity
Of strawberries and chicken - was
also Mrs. Lois Bear'a There are from a
dosen to twenty five tramps making Delta
their headquarters simply because they
arc fed without being required to do any
labor. II they were taken up and dned
for vass and given few days work on
the streets II would only b . short time
until Delta would b rid Of them. At the
present time, however. IL will BE- moro
sase for thoee Who have their rserigera-
toss out of doors to prepare locks for
thar, and krcp them fastened N p,yht