The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-07-14
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New apricots are now in the home
market.
The newest things in ladies belts at
Mathers.'
C.M. Hammond came down yesterday
from Paonia.
Percy Houts was down from Hotch-
kiss Sunday.
Mckinley went up to Ouray
Monday on business.
T. H. McGranahan went up TO Gunni-
son today on business.
c. E. Affeld, of Chicago, made this
Office pleasant call today.
Porter Plumb came down from Eek
ert Monday and went to Denver.
CD. Palmer, Of Denver, arrived yes
terday and is visiting c. B. Chrysler.
Mrs. J. W. Sanders and little daughter,
Helen. went up to Lake City Saturday.
Francis Shine is in town today in the
interests OF the Rocky Mountain News.
Miss Emma Risdon left Saturday for
Lake City where she will spend the sum-
mer.
Fred jackson is enjoying a visit from
his mother. who arrived yesterday after-
noon.
Miss Irma Worth has been visiting
Miss Botsford near Cedaredge, during
the past week.
Mrs. A. B. Crabill expects to leave the
first Of the week for visit with her
mother, at Urbana. Ohio.
Mrs. j. F. Sanders left this morning
for Ouray, where she will spend few
days amid the mountains.
Ed NJ. Hardy, OF the Abby Hardy
Commission Co.. was up from Grand
Junction Monday on business.
Mrs. E. P. Huey arrived yesterday
from Denver and went up to the Ben
net ranch. near Hotchkiss. for visit
F.C. johnson and J. T. King. Of Den
yer, are in town for the purpose Of
organizing lodge OF Uuited Moderns.
Ben Gheen and II. o. Bear left last
night for Alexander lakes, where they
will put their cabins in repair for the
season.
Mrs. Norton and Mrs Harry wilso n
accompanied by the children left this
morning for their summer residence on
Grand mesa.
A special car containing the families
OF the superinteudents OF bridges and
buildings OF the ID. i r. G. was here
Monday night.
W. S. Reynolds, OF Rogers mesa, came
down Monday and left for Spanish
Ranch. Plumas county, California, where
he will take charge Of extensive mining
property owned by his grandparents.
He expects to remain there permanently
and will be greatly missed by his friends
in Delta county.
The board Of trustees held a special
meeting Tuesday foe tho purpose OF act,
ing on bids for supplying cast iron water
mains. The lowest bid was from The
Howard Harrison Iron Co, Bessemer,
Alabama, and was for 6 inch s27.oO per
ton; inch els per ton; 3 inch go per
ton and ordinary specials to accompany
the pipe $500 per ton delivered at Delta.
This offer was accompanied by q certiti-
cd check for 900 and was promptly &C
cepted. being about . per cent lower
than any other made.
Last Friday night Delta Lodge No.
lie, l. o. o. F.. installed the following
officers: +. c. Bowers. n. c.; W. j.
Gaunt, V. G.: NJ. r Welch. 4. s. to y.
G.: Frank Rasmussen. L. s. to n. c.;
J. b. Kramer. Conductor; jos. Rollins.
Warden; E E. Watts, I. c.: W. E.
Obert. O. c.; L. ID. Hauser. r s. TO V.
G.; A. II. Stockham. L. 5. TO V. G.; 5.
Mcbride. Il. S. s; b. $. Dennisou. L.
S. s. J. r. Wood was elected as repre-
sentative TO the Grand Lodge.
B. s. Dennison and Burt Omundsou
took twenty five mile trip on their
wheels Sunday up Escalante. They had
a nice trip until they were on their way
home when the axle to one OF the wheels
broke which caused sudden ard ex-
tended halt. The boys thought they took
enough tools with them to manufacture
a wheel IL necessary. but on investiga-
ton found that the neceseariee for re-
pairing this particular part had been
left at home. They walked eighteen
miles by moonlight and accomplished