The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-09-17

day and has resumed his run as fireman
on the d. & r. G..
Buy your tickets for Denver Festival
at Colo. Midland city ticket Office, Grand
Junction. $500 for round trip.
Epworth League social Tuesday
evening. September 21st at Methodist
parsonage. All are cordially invited.
Only $500 to Denver and return. Call
at Colo. Midland City ticket Office,
Grand Junction for tickets and informa-
ton.
w. R. Gale has let the contract for
poles for his electric light plant and pro-
poses to have them in place as speedily
as possible
Mrs A. S. Lewis. Of the Gunnison
valley. brought in very fine basket Of
EIberta peaches "Wednesday and left
them at this office.
r j. Coffey is showing some very
beautiful samples OF the Gold plum,
which have come. into bearing in his
/ orchard for the first time this season.
Delta can boast Of one thing to its
glory. it has the future PAGER OF the
country in Reward. for the young fellow
is q uhizzar and no mistake.-Montrose
Enterprise.
To Festival of Mountain and Plain,
Denver. via Colo. Midland $500 round
trip. Fo- full information call on or ad-
dssn. W r. Peck. city ticket agent,
Gfnnd Janetion.
Yesterdsy the jury found Levi Hart
lsy guilt on the charge of attempted
murder, Tor shooting j. Kiser. and Judge
Gabbert sentenced him TO the peniten-
tiaFy for five years.
The silver republicans have nominal
candidate for district attorney, and the
| democrats have named S. G.. McMullin.
OF Grand Junction.
r. L. Duncan and wife. Of Hotchkiss.
were in town last Friday and made this
Office social call. They own an orchard
| on Rogers mesa and have an abundance
q fruit this season.
The Lake City visitors to Delta last
week returned home last Saturday
evening. They report pleasant timo
and . splendid exhibit OF fruit and other
products.-Lake City Times.
T. C. Dobbins, VIM. Selby and Joe
Piquard, three veteran sportsmen OF this
| city. are angling trout, shooting grouse
| and having a good time on Grand mesa
below Delta this week.-San Miguel Ex-
| aminer.
J.W. Sanders, OF the Delta Fruit &
Produce Co., came home Sunday from a
trip 10 Greeley, Fl. Collins and other
northern towns. He was greatly pleas.
ed uith the thrifty appearance Of tina,
sec4tsr Il the country.
wo5GIDIo will please take notice iha,
the regular meeting OF Delta Camp will
be held Monday night. August q and
there yin be important business TO
transact. Bee that you are present, 50
that there may be a quorum.
kendrick Hughes. OF the Denver
keeley Institute. spent several days last
week at the boepitable home OF S. F,
Hopkins. 10 Hart's basin. where he filled
up on buttermilk aud fruit. He was
greatly dslighted with his visit.
Judge Gabbert has sustained the
decision Of Police Magistrate Smith in
fining Stephen Bailey 500 and costs for
selling liquor contrary TO ordinance. and
sustained the ordinance in every par,i'
cular in which it was questioned.
Wm. Coombs. foreman OF the d. & r.
G. round house at Gunnison, was over
this week for a visit with A. c. Butler
Of the Delta County bank. He was
greatly delighted with the orchards and
fruit seen and will probably return a,
some future time.
U. Bsadley. for many years agent Of
the Sante Fe railway in Pueblo. came
over lage week for visit with his cousin,
II. II. lngersoll. After being shown
about the county and filed with fruit he
departed for home overdowing with
praises Of this section.
Deck Raymond, Geo. Van Ausdell
and James Kelley, who have been over
in the San Miguel country FOR the last
two weeks hunting. fishing and prospect
ing. returned yesterday. reported a good
time and had some good looking ruck
with tAem from some new claims they
located while gone.-Ridgway Populist.
Rev. T. +. Boggcss will preach from
the following subjects the coming week:
Friday night The Gospel in Purpose"
Saturday night The Gospel in Promise"
SUNDAY morning The Gospel in Type"
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