The Delta independent., 1906-06-08
! TWENTY.THREE
YEARS AGO ,
! What Hsppesed; How 1t Happened s0s
whoD,d Il When Delta Was
A Youngstef 1
Taken from the Delta Chief juno 8. 1883. }

Mr.. Baldwin asserts that hereafter
he prefers taking his bath in tub.
The county commissioners are In
Gunnison fixing Delta county's share
of the old Gunnison county debt.
The bridge over the Gunnison river
at this point has been put to its meta
this spring, and has stood the test.
Paonia is to celebrate the Fourth OF
July by an old-fashioned picnic, speech,
es, music, etc. An invitation is exten-
ded to all to be present.
Mr.. Adams, the successful bidder OIL
the North Fork mail route, failed t
secure bonds men, and the route WI.
be let to the next lowest responsi bic
bidder.
The weather is settling down mt
summer in fine style. The highest
range of the thermometer so far record
ed recorded here 96 degrees in the shade
While the eastern slope has been 1t
dulging is snow storms and heavy frosts.
this part of the world has had nothing
worse than high winds.
The Gunnison river is falling to
some extent. 1t has been higher thu
season than ever before known by tn
whites. 1t is not likely to raise again
this season, although it will hold Ii
present volume till late in the summer
The value of assessable property II
Delta county, as far as received b.
Colonel Mccormick, fOots up t"
SIG, 500. 40. There will probably be II
the neighborhood of $4,000 more tha
is yet to come in. This is good show
ing for country that has not got
foot of taxable real estate in it.
Mr.. Fred Wright, one of the
Gunnison valley ranchman, had thc
misfortune to have his wagon, harness
ard feed burn last week, and came neaF
losing his dwelling. By almost super
human efforts the house was save
The fire was caused by some neighbor
ing ranchman burning brush, aud
wind coming up the fire got beyoni
control.
The residents of the north side Of the
Gunnison have of late been troubled
dy the depredations of a troupe Of
mountain lions, consisting of two old
ones and two cubs. Numerous at;emps
have been made to capture then but
without success, Among the victims
of their depredations are Rollions and
Wilson, two dozen chickens; Arthur
Bogue, twenty chickens; and
Mr.. Spar, nine chickens. The animals
have been seen by several parties who
were unfortunately unarmed at the tIme.
Last Thursday James Bowman, a
carpenter working on the bridge over
the Gunnison river, at the scene OF the
late accident, slipped and fell into the
river and was drowned, despite the eff
forts made to save him by his comrades.
rDIr0pIuS
Salida has been indulging in pistol
practice; three men killed and two
desperately wounded.
If the Montrose Messenger will not
publish the article charging crookedness
against Delta's officers, and will send
It to us, we will give it to the public.
Delta has heen laboring under the
impression that her officers were honest
and straightforward in the administra :
tion of her affairs, and challenges the
proofs to the contrary. Let the charg-
es be brought out.
| A special dispatch to the Chicago
Herald announces that H. A. W. Tabor
has been expelled from the Denver
| Club. His marriage to woman with
whom the members and their families
J cannot associate is assigned as the
cause.
The time has come when Delta should
discard the old log school house and
build more suitable one. The present
] quarters will soon be too small to &C.