The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-09-03


Ed Barrow was down Wednesday from
Hotchkiss-
W. T. Hawkey was down from Paonia
last Saturday.
J.J. Travis came down from Lake
City Wednesday.
DIR. Dorsey returned Sunday from his
outing at Spencer.
W. a. Hickey went up to ouray Sat
urday on business.
j.. J. Barker is visiting Lake City on
business this week.
John Castberg and family left for
Denver Wednesday.
Sheriff Gallup. OF ChafTee county,
visited Delta Saturday.
Miss Irene Weitehurst went TO Grand
Junction last Saturday.
Rev. Virgil Thompson returned We'd
nesday from conference.
Miss Minnie Girardet returned Mon
day from her visit to Ouray.,
Ed. Zimmerman has been appointed
postmaster at Maher, Montrose county.
Rev. J. L. Lower returned Monday
from Gunnison, where he preached on
Sunday.
Mrs. Lois /. Bear and Miss Ethel re-
turned from their visit TO Illinois last
Tuesday.
c. \. Ashton came up Wednesday
from Grand Junction to look after orders
for quits.
Ell. Clarke left Wednesday for Len
yer. where he will remain few weeks
on business.
Mrs. F. ". Bettray, OF Telluride, came
over Tuesday for visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Platt.
BIC. Bowers returned last Saturday
from an enjoyable trip to his old home
in Pennsylvania.
Geo. J. Kindel. Of Denver. the great
agitator for fair freight rates, was in
Delta last Saturday.
Miss Mary Botsford and mother. Mrs.
DE Klyne. are visiting the family of L.
". Worth this week.
Mrs. Thos. Griffith and daughter came
dnA Tuesday from Ouray 10 take in the
fair and visit Mr.. G.
JIG. Gale and family came in last
Saturday from an extended visit at the
old homestead in Canada.
+. S. Trew, OF Minneapolis, Minnesota,
arrived Sunday for a visit with his
brother. J. NJ. Trew, OF Delta.
Miss Emma Nicholson and Mrs. J. L.
Murphey came down from ouray Tues
day to remain until after the fair.
II. E. Perkins and wife came down
from Dayton Tuesday TO remain during
the Western Slope Congress and Fair.
The Delta County Fruit Growers as
sociation shipped five full carloads o:
fruit last week besides their express lots.
" II. Castle and family returned
home last Friday from their outing n
the hills and report most excellent
time.
Hon. J. W. Bucl<lin and wife, OF Grari
Junction, came up "Wednesday to attend
the meeting Of the Western Slope Con.
gross.
J. b. Lowe, Of Paonia, was in town
Saturday on business in connection with
the Stewart ditch, which he states Is
nov completed.
Miss May lngersoll departed on Wei
ncsday for La Junta, where she begins
her work as teacher next week.
c. p. Bliss. prominent Grand juno
tion merchant. went through Monday on
his way home from Telluride. where be
had just closed out branch store.
WIN. Hart. who has been employed in
L. c. Scoville's barber shop for several
months past, left on Monday for GuHui
ron, where he will take charge Of a shop.
Congressman Bel and family came
down "Wednesday from MontrOse 10 at
tend the Western SLOPE congress. ami
we're the guests q Judge and Mrs. \. Il.
King.
VIM. c. May, who is running a fruit
stand next 70 the old Farmers IS Morch
ants bank building brought to this office
"Wednesday pitcher Of sweet apple
cider. which was very fine.
In. Conkiin and family. Mrs. Norton
and Mrs. Harry Wilson came down from
Alexander lakes Tuesday afternoon.
They have been up there for several
weeks enjoying the cool weather and
fine fishing.
The primaries in precinct Ne. l. for
81. II