The Delta independent., 1901-04-26

The ice man is getting in his work.
Garden making is claiming attention
J just now.
Dick Reed. of Cedaredge. vas in town
Saturday.
1t is wonderful how easily some people
are bluffsd.
E. S. Smith was passenger for Den.
yer Tuesday.
A. c. Bailey came down from Hotch.
kiss Saturday.
Thomas Welch was passenger for
Idaho Sunday.
A. F. Reeves. Of Montrose, was a visi-
tor Wednesday.
Ben F. Reed came up from Grand
Junction Monday.
C. H. Mcneil. Of Olathe, was circulat-
ing in town Saturday.
Visitors to Delta say it is the best
town in the state Of it's sizs.
Guy Blair left Sunday for Blackfoot,
Idaho. where he will locate.
C. Swan. the liveryman from Paonia
was business visitor Friday.
When in need OF anything in the drug
line call on the Pioneer Drug Store.
Mrs. Walter Dix left Wednesday for
Oursy where her husband is located.
Biels Catsrrh jelly will cure catarrh.
% and SO cents, Fleishman 4 Young.
Mr.. White. the son Of the Hotchki.s
barber, arrived home from Manila Sun
day.
Fritz Jsenigen. OF Hotchkiss, was q
business visitor in Delta Monday and
Tuesday.
II. L. Curtiss and i. A. Curtis are bust
pess visitors in the North Fork country
this week.
Steve Bailey has been doing some
effective work with the street sprinkler
the past few days.
The ball ground is just dying for the
local fans to get out and have wild
goose chase over it.
We never substitute on prescriptions Q,
We are iu = position to ill them proper
ly. Pioneer Drug Store.
Have you moved YETI 1t is u good
plan to move every spring. then you
won't have to clean house.
W. p. Wilcox 10 erecting q seven room
tvo-story house on the lots he recently
purchased on Dodge street.
Wednesday OF last week baby girl
arrived ut tho home OF Mr.. and Mrs
(: Thomas Fowles. on Garnet mesa.
John F. Moore. Of the Fruit Growers
association AT Grand Junction. was q
business visitor in Delta last week.
We nov have whale oil soap on hand.
and plenty more on tho road. The Del.
ta County Fruit Growers Association.
Miss Madic Hawkey, OF near Paonia
is in town this week having her eyes
treated by b. s. Denuison, the optirian
All people living sedeutary life should
ride bicycle. Got our Olive Cushion
frame. J. q. Fountain Cycle company
Will Gotten. OF Ouray, was called to
Paonia Tuesday by a telegram. an.
nouncing the death OF his father at the
latter place.
Harry Russell, son OF Captain G.. G.
Russell. OF Montrose. had his leg broken
while brandin. calves on his fs.her's
ranch the first OF the week.
Thomas II. Gecr 10 reported a. being
in very critical condition. up to the
hour OF going to press. aud the family
have given up all hopes for his recovery.
Ira Williams aud James Dale. Of
Cedaredge, have purchased the billiard
and pool room OF Reed 4 Bohlscheid
The INDEPENDENT wishes the young men
success.
Mrs. J. G. Gale, who under vent an
OF eration for cancer at the Sslida hoepi-
tai last week. returned home Tuesday
greatly improved. Mr.. Gale and little
son Edgar met her At Montrose.
Saturday was busy day in Delta.
Tho streets and business houscs were
crowded most Of tho day, many people
being here from tho North Fork. and
our merchants report big trade.
Tho peach crop In Delta county was
effected but very little by the cold snap
OF Last wcek. After careful examina-
tion OF the fruit buds experts say they
will guarantee over two thirds OF q crop
on the mesas.
For tho bcnedt Of our readers ws pub
lish tho ordinance amending section
seven df the ordinance in regard to tho
saIe OF Intoxicating liquors. which was
psssed by the new council, on the frat
page OF thisSssue.
We endeavor to carry everything IN