The Delta independent., 1897-04-21
Don't miss the Delta minstrels April

Don't miss the Delta minstrels April
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VIM. Mathers left last Thursday for
business trip to Denver, returning yes
terday.
j. II. Kellogg came down from Bad
ger last Friday and went to Delta Sat
urday 10 look after some fruit land which
he has recently acquired there.-Salida
Record.
Chas. Oliver and J. B. Ross left Tues
day for Paonia where they will spend the
summer on the formers fruit farm. Mrs.
Oliver and Clinton will follow as soon as
the school cloees.-Pitkin Miner.
The Presbyterian Sunday school elect
ed W. G. Harris superintendent; Alice
Dodge, assistant superintendent; Irma
Worth, secretary and treasurer; Harley
Lower, librarian; Madie Hawkey, assist
ant librarian.
7. c. Dobbins returned home on We'd
nesday evenings train from a few days
duck hunt in the vicinity Of Delta, bring
ing with him sixty-seven ducks as
partial result OF his few days sport
Telluride Journal.
We noticed by the Delta papers that
Mr.. and Mrs. John Duncan are the
proud poesessors OF girl baby at their
home, which happy event occurred week
ago Saturday. It's now Grandpa Deer
ing il you please.-Gunnison Tribune.
Mayor S. NJ. Jack son. OF Salida, came
over Wednesday to assist in the institu-
ton OF the tribe I. o. r. NJ. While
here he took brief drive about the city
aud its vicinity and was highly pleased
nth the evidences Of thrift and prosper.
ity and expressed desire to become
Interested in fruit growing here.
: II. E. Mathers, Ed Miller. J. r. Philips.
r. Hopkins, Emmet Norton. Gilbert
States. Ira Terrence, Bert Omundson,
Alonzo Lewis, Welland J.ffers. Orion
kohnle. Vernon Brown and Arthur
Harrison attended the athletic exercises
at Montrose on Arbor Day and report a
pleasant time. Alonzo Lewis won first
prize on standing jump, running jump.
and high jump, and second in the 80
yard dash race. Harry Mathers took
second in the quarter mile, two mile. and
i've mile bicycle races
Last Tuesday night the little folks OF
Miss Irma Worth's room got up sur
prise party for her. They met at E. L.
kellogg's and went from there to Miss
Worth's home where the evening was
happily spent in games and refresh
ments. The following were present.
Alma Simpson. Louise and Trudie Ans.
bary. Helen Williams, Louise and Nora
Kellogg. Georgia Wood. Mary Girardet.
Ethel Fadely. Pearl and Bessie Haley,
Nellie Stockham. Warren Russell. Willie
Williams. Ben and Sherwood Bailey
Harry Friend, Ross Conklin. Meta
Fsrree Eula Bailey. Butler McGranahan,
Arthur Shock, Murray McGrew. Harvey
NcGranahan.
The Kistler Shoe & Clothing Co. with
. capital stock Of $1,000 has filed its
articles Of Incorporation and purchased
the stock and business Of Mabry 4 Kist
Ier. The officers OF the new company
arc j. F. kistler, president; L. E. Kist-
ler, vice president and treasurer and c.
@. Downing secretary. Charley has
been in the employ OF Mabry & Kistler
Roe some months and by his pleasant
ways and wide acquaintance will add
materially to the strength Of the new
6rm. The ISpEfESpkSr extends them
= warm welcome to the business circles
q Delta, and predicts for the new firm a
successful business.
Last Friday evening as this paper went
10 press Matt Arch aged ~ years. breath
ID his last. His disease was dropsy OF
The heart and while he had been failing
Eoe year. he was only bedfast two weeks.
Deceased came to Gunnieon county in
1879 and located in the Tomichi valley
N ranch. A few years ago he moved
10 Gunuieon and has since resided here.
He wss the promoter Of a large ditch
Dntsrprise near Hotchkiss. and had he
|tvsd to complete tho undertaking he
would have made 4 fortune from il. He
lsaves . wife and seven children to
Doarn his demise. also brother in this
lown. Tho bercaved family have the
undivided sympathy Of this community
Nd they desire to express their sincere
EAanhs to the people u Gunnison for
heir unfailing kindns.s during this sad