The Delta independent., 1897-03-10

Tuesday evening. March 10th. calico
ball.
TO. Ong was down Saturday from
Hotchkiss.
J.B. Killian visited Olathe Saturday
on business.
A. d. Brown returned Friday from
trip up the road.
Rev. ]. H. Messenger went up 10 Olathe
Saturday to hold services.
Hal and Jim Keunicott were down
from Surface creek Saturday.
Il. Pike, the Hotchkiss attorney,
was down last week on business.
George Smith, the liveryman. made
business trip to Denver last Sunday.
C.L. GODDARD returned to Saw Pit Fri
day afternoon after brief visit here.
Finest Minstrel troupe in America at
Anna Dora opera house March 18th and
10th.
Some very fine appearing horses are
now to be seen every day on Delts's
streets.
D. NJ. Newland is now at work on DR..
Mscombers new residence. on which he
has the contract.
J. L. Murphey went up to Ouray last
week to put in bid on building the new
Fowler smelter.
Captain ]. J. Winton. OF Delta, was in
town this week and called at The Pres
othce.-Montrose Pres.
W.O. Stephens returned Thursday
ss1n Denver and , hard at work getting
things in shape for his spring crops.
Long. the harness maker. has rented
the room formerly occupied by s. B..
Tucker and moved his shop down there.
william Wilson. brother OF Mrs. G. W.
Saith and who lives in Nsps county.
California, arrived here last Tuesday on
. visit.
Clyde Lsngston, q brother OF Ed.
Langston. arrived with his family Friday
from Springfield. Mo. and will spend the
summer here.
From present indications Delta
couuty's honey output will soon be q
very important factor in the general
prosperity OF her citizens.
Frank Lambertson. OF the North Fork.
vas in town last Friday and is making
preparations to place . family water
dietiller on the Delta market.
The Junior League had dime social
at the residence OF Mrs. l. NJ. Conklin
last Thursday evening at which a gooaly
nunber were in attendance.
Delta Lodge No. ll6 1. o. o. F. con-
ferred the first degree on nine candi-
dates last Friday night and will have
work in the second degree at their next
meeting.
There will be given q calico ball in the
Opera house Tuesday evening. March
l6 One Of the special features will be
q valtzing contest The public is cordial
y invited.
Last Sunday A.C. Botsford shipped
five cars Of cattle to Denver and one car
TO Crested Butte. and Durkee Bros.
shipped ten cars to Denver. billed to the
Nissouri rivcr.
Roland Oliver. brother OF Alex. arriv-
ed from PittsburR last Friday with his
family and after visiting in the city for
few days left Wednesday for Paonis.
where they will live on fruit ranch
0unnisou Tribune.
The Delta town board voted unani.
mosaly to supply the creamery soon to
b installed there, with water free OF
charge for three ycarr. Thats good
common sense, worthy OF emulation in
other towns for like enterprise.-Mont-
russ Pres.
r. Hirschfield. A. Rcesch. X. W. Philo.
J. ". Rice and J. F. Friedman. . party
Il d. 4 r @. locomotive engineers, were
here from Denver last week and made .
vssy thorough examination Of the fruit
lsa<is Il the county. including the great
Moth Fork section. They were veil
p,sassd With their trip and will undoubt-
sdy Iocats here.
n residsocs u Mr.. and Mn. E. L.
KslloU1 Mooday evening vss the
scsoe a . most delightful social
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