The Delta independent., 1898-06-17
Money to loan On Ranch or
Town property. u. BAILEY.

ton Wednesday.
Strawberries are getting plentiful at
$50 per crate.
Geo. W. Whitelaw left Wednesday for
Salt Lake and Ogden.
Cherries are fast ripening and ire
beginning TO come in.
George Stephen and wife went to Salt
Laks on . visit "Wednesday.
Otis T. Standish went back to Tellu-
ride Thursday 10 resume his duties.
Miss Nellie Stevens returned from the
Denver University last Saturday.
Judge Welch and bride arrived home
from their bridal tour last Tuesday.
Subscriptions taken for Denver papers
and all magazines at P o9le's Phai ma y.
The commission men report the straw
b rry and cherry crop rather short this
year.
Mr.. W. J. Sawyer, OF Paonia, came in
Wednesday from three weeks visit to
Denver.
H. c. Smith, formerly at Telluride
has opened a photograph gallery at
Hotchkiss.
Miss Ella New returned from Pitkin
Wednesday, where she went to visit
sick relative.
Mrs. G. C. Lewis retul ned from Salida
Tuesday where she had been with her
i lighter Arie.
W. II. Msstin and family arrived home
Tuesday from a visit with relatives aad
friends in Denver.
Wheat promises very heavy ciop
this year and oats are showing up finely
all over the country.
Harry Bull and bride came in on Sun
days tram and went to their home on
Surface Creek mesa.
Children's day was very generally
observed in the churches last Sunday
by appropriate services.
Hon. 5. q. McMullin, distric. attorney
for the seventh district, came in Wednes-
day and went to Montrose yesterday.
All kinds OF fruit are making splen-
did growth and the yield, especially OF
winter apples promises to be very heavy.
Putting up hay is just now the popu.
lar amusement among the farmers. The
crop is very abundant and Of the tine. t
quality.
Frank Short, deputy assessor OF the
North Fork section, was in town We'd
uesday. having completed his work a.
scssing.
The calf crop for the season is re-
ported by the stockmen TO be very
promising. The outlook for grass this
season is good.
ID. j. Stewart and G.. b. Folsom lest
Thursday for the Gunnison country.
where they will engage in mining dur
log the summer.
Mr.. Titus Lewis left Monday for his
home in Salida after visit to his fruit
farm near Eckert. Mr.. Lewis is an en- .
ploye OF the Rio Grande shops at Salidi I
Frank Lcmaster got one Of his fingers
hurt at J. A. Ellis barrel and box fac
tory on upper Surface creek last week,
and Monday Drs. Hiek and Stockham
amputa;ed it.
Rev. L. II. worthinCtou got back Mon
day from the conference OF the church
d Christian Union, held recently in
Milo, Iowa. and Immediately went to
his home in Hotchkiss.
W. Mathers. o. Kohnle, W. Jefers,
Paul Dorsey, b. Kelley. c. Adams. E. J.
Clarke and wife and Bennett Dennison
and wife went up 70 Montrose on their
wheels the first of the week.
The Delta County Sunday School con-
vention and picnic takes place next
Thursday in Fadrly's grove. near Delta
An interesting program has been pre-
pared and large attendance is expected
Owing to the threatening rain storms
the numbers at the lawn social OF the
Epworth League last Friday evening
were not numerous. but what was AK.
ing in numbers was made up in a jolly
good time.
At the base ball game las. Sunday al
Nontroes between the Delta and Mont
roee teams resulted in favor OF the visit
ing team by a score Of something like Is
TO Is. The Delta boys go, ratified in the
last half OF the game and came very neal
getting done up" Keep your nerve
boys; take a tonic.
Mr.. NJ. I. Tucker has opened up .
new coal mine at the head of Oak OF
Blueuoee creek. about hall way betweer
the win,on and Rollins mines. Mr.
Tucker is opening a road from Delta ''
his mine over the adobe hills AID " her