The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1897-06-16

Ursen Graham was down yesterday
from Maher and made this Office a pleas
ant call.
Reese Winton is up at the ranch near
the coal mine attending to his bees. He
nov has tifty-nins stand.
Last week Herman Bears little boy
got kicked by horse with such force as
TO receive a brokon arm. The boy is
getting along nicely.
J. c. Mitchell, Of Hotchkiss, was down
Friday and made this Office very pleas
ant call. He reports everything in fine
shape up that way as to fruit and crops.
]. W. Carpenter and sons and Miss
Betty went down to their Delta ranch
Tuesday. The young folks will probably
remain for some weeks.-Ouray Herald.
George Stephan went to Denver Wed
nesday to secure space for Delta county
in the carload OF exhibits which is soon
to be started on its tour through the
east in the interests OF the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Archer came over
Thursday from Salida to take look at
fruit lands in this vicinity. They seem.
ed to be well pleased with what they saw
and will probably return before long.
n. E. Schaubel, Of Wymore. Neb., has
accepted 4 position rs meat cutter with
the Sanders Mercantile Co. His family
will soon arrive and become permanent
residents Of Delta, where they will be
warmly welcomed.
Joe Kistler left last Sunday for Kan
sas City. Chicago and other eastern
points. He will visit friends in Mis-.
souri, fora few days and then go on east
to purchase his fall stock Of clothing
and furnishing goods.
Chas Parish. bass solist. now singing
With the .Eolian male quartette was re-
Gently connected with one OF the best
4uartettes in Denver and a member Of
the Trinity church choir. Hear him in
the concert at Delta on June II.
TIL. Kelley, OF Revenue tunnel strike
fame, Ouray. was a visitor in Delta last
week. Mr.. Kelly reports labor troubles
among the miners at Ouray as having
been settled and the mines all doing well.
While here he was the guest Of W. H.
Burnett.
W. L. Mains circus was here Saturday
and gave one OF the best performance s
oe that kind ever seen in the west. The
train ed animals alone were worth the
price ot admission and the trapele and
bareback riding acts were OF very high
order OF excellence.
Percy Houts has purchased an in
tcrcst in the Corbin & Sanders hardware
store. at Hotchkiss, and has taken the
Management OF it. The business will be
conducted under the name OF the Corbin
Z Sanders Implement and Hardware
Co, and will undoubtedly be largely
increased.
J. H. HALEY came down Monday from
his summer sheep range. at Haskill. and
says that his lamb crop this year will be
the heaviest ever known. running fully
100 per cent. He has sold this seasons
clip, about 5000 pounds, at consider
ably higher price than last years. and
says that his new shearing machines are
doing fine and rapid work.
Reports appeared last week in the Den.
yer papers to the effect that the party Of
proepectors that Reed Burritt recently
left with for Bolivia had nearly all
perished with yellow fever. Reed has
many friends here who would be glad to
know that 20 Tar as he is concerned the
report 10 erroneous and further details
will be awaited with great interest.
Tho Delta races were grand success
and the attendance good. The Montroee
boys who attended say the horses ran to
= anish. but that the Delta neighbors
were too busy and too full OF business to
b very sociable. Delta should make the
faie . permanent thing and it will be =
6eue6t 10 tho town and surrounding
and valuable feature added
10 the gala days Of the Slope Montrose
Enterprise.
Ths Grand junction Sentinel says that
T. r. Chester has taken lease on tho
Fairiawn hotel. at that place and rcnovat-
u il fron top to bottom. He will run il
In connection with the Rio Grant:s eating
hoSse. the guests being taken to and
lton meals free of cost. Mr.. Chester
hes been connected with the Rio Grande
Hotel Co. for the pest six years and now
he's exclusive charge ot the dining station
u Grand Junction and hes made =