The Delta independent., 1906-03-02

Inc weather LOudy was Hlaue W oTuer.
A. l.. Roberts of Paonia is in Delta
today.
Mrs. John Davis is reported quite
sick again.
F. H. Patten of Paonia, was in Delta
last Saturday on business.
Lawrence King of Eckert visited the
Independent office Wednesday.
Frank Marshall, of Cedaredge, ap-
peared on the scene Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Plumb were
Montrose visitors Sunday and Monday.
N. Henderson. ranchman of Craw-
ford was in Delta one day this week.
Judge Dickerson was in Paonia on
legal business the last Of the preceding
week.
Levi Wilmot. brother of County Com
missioner Wilmot, was in Delta We'd
nesday.
The Rev. P. M. Wood will preach at
the Pea Green School House on Sunday
evening.
/ See the great mob scene in julius
Caesar at the Opera House Thursday,
March s.
Joe Harrington leaves Sunday for the
west, presumably to locate in Oregon
or Washington.
There are no troubles like married
mans troubles, quoth sage. He must
have been married.
Grandfather Stockham and wife left
this week for a short stay with their
daughter, Mrs. Treat at Trinidad.
Henry Roberts, one of the we'll
known ranchmen and ditch builders of
the North Fork, was visitor to Delta
this week.
Miss Amy Turner, stenographer for
the Grand Mesa Abstract Company,
has been confined to her rooms with
sickness the past week.
G. w. HOPPE, manager for the Colo
rado Telephone Company, made tour
of inspection of his territory last week
touching Delta for one day.
Mrs. George Gould, of Durango, was
in Delta few days recently visiting
old friends. Mrs. Gould was formerly
Miss LayCook of this place.
Travis & Castle are sporting a new
pole buggy purchased of Hunt & Com
pany. Nothing like showing prospects
over the country in good rigs.
DR.. H. X. Porter, forest supervisor,
went to Grand Junction Tuesday to take
applications for range permits. He re-
turned to Montrose Thursday.
Judge King and family left for Cali
fornia on last Saturday. The Judge
will remain away for short time only
but his family contemplate staying on
the coast all summer.
Prof. Keplinger and corps of his
teachers went to Paonia last week to
attend the meeting of teachers held in
that town. All report an interesting
and instructive day.
J. G. A. Simpson of Redlands, is in
Delta today attending the meeting of
the fruit men. He is an enthusiastic
booster for Delta county and particu-
larly of the district in which lies his
home.
Wesley Reitchy, a well known cattle
man of the Leroux country, passed
through Delta Saturday enroute for
Salida where he had been called on ac-
count of the serious condition of his
wife who has been in a hospital there
for some time Mrs. Reitchy was hurt
some months ago by falling from a
horse.
Sanford Dodge, who will appear here
next week in Julius Caesar" will be
well worth seeing. Many people are
under the impression that this is not
the real Stanford Dodge" that holds
such a reputation for high class acting.
However, they are mistaken, for Mr..
Dodge himself is with the company and
will appear here on March 8.
The forest ranger, C. E. McMullen
will be in Whitewater on Tuesday.
March 6, in Olathe Friday, March 8,
and in Delta the first three Saturdays
in March, taking applications for graz
ing permits for the Uncompahgre re-
serve. Applicants are expected to
know the legal subdivisions of their
land and to have classified list of their
cattle. All applications must be made
on or before March 20.
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