The Delta independent., 1900-11-30
George CHAMPION, December 3.


Dolls and games at Clarke's drug store.
Chas. Cox returned from Trinidad
yesterday. ;
Six feet OF snow is reported on
Grand Mesa.
How would you like to be the sta ge
driver just ut present:
As the holidays approach. the mstri-
monial bee is buzziug.
Cattle men have been busy the past
week rounding up their herds.
Carl Berch returned from an xtended
visit in Grand Junction. this week.
Delta has an ordinance against riding
bicycles on the sidewalk. Why not en-
force il?
1t is said that book-keeper'. lunch
is but the bite OF an adder. Can you
account for this?
The citizens OF the lower end OF town
we're treated TO a six shooter serenade
last Friday night.
Mrs. D. E. Kellogg has a complete
stock OF Christmas articles. Read her
'ad" in this issue.
Geo. c. Vickery, OF Crawford. man
ager OF. the Delta county canal. was
business visitor Saturday.
katherin Rsbeksh lodge gave adance
at tho opera house last evening. A
large crowd was in attendance.
Manager Moore. Of the GRAM juno
ton Fruit Growers' association, vas q
business visitor in Delta Tuesday.
Clarence II. Mastin. OF Lake Bosomsn,
Wisconsin. Was an arrival. "Wednesday.
and will hold cases" on the ISDEPEN-
DENT.
1t is feared that stockmen's LOSSES
WiIl be great, by reason OF the heavy
snow storm catching the cattle in the
foothills.
Don't miss a good thing. Attend the
snt ertain mept given by the Women Of
Woodcrsft. at the Masonic hall. Friday.
December 7.
We would like to know Why some
people Of this town persist in working
on Su ndsys and remain idle the other
six days in the week.
December 2 u the date tho Women Of
Woodcrsft will give their entertain
oent at the Masonic hall, under the
direction OF Tnos. keirns.
John Duncan and family came in
from Salida, Tuesday. for = visit with
relatives in this place. Mr.. Duncan 10
. aremsn on the d. 4 r G.
J. II. Kellogg. the Sapinero lumber
nan. Who has ossn looking after his
isssrests in this vicinity the past few
days, returned homo Monday,
n G. Davis, chief psosion inspsctos.
wsshington. D. c., hes been up to the
North Fork the lest ten da, looking up
evidsocs in pen ding cases. left on We'd
nssday.
There 10 scarcely an important town
or city in Great Britain in which George
Cramptou has not appeared With sue
cess in either orstario. opera or concert,
He will be at the Baptist church,
December B.
The Paopia Gazette, Vol. l. No. 1.
made its appearahce on our exchange .
table this week. 1t 10 six column folio
and edited by c. A. Fredericks. The
ISpkPESpESr vishes Mr.. Fredericks all
kinds Of success in his new home.
Col. r. n DrBeque, the jovial range
rider from the town named for his
brother. has been sauntering around
this vicinity looking for sheep on Uncle
Ssn's reserve He found the report
that the sheep men were trespassins
on the reserve unfounded and left for
home last Sunday raorpi-v.
About . year ago some cement b eds
we're discovered near Delta. and the
manufacture Of cement aud plaster vas
commsnced by two outfits. This bust
neo has grown wonderfully and their
products are being shipped to all points
on the narrow guagc system. One CON-
bination secured . patent on their mix-
ture and litigation 10 promised il the
other fellows tsespass too much on the
patent rights.
ThosL F. Walsh, the Camp Bird mag
nate, hes been elected president OF the
national ississtion congress. This is .
fortunate thing for Color ado and the
tunnel schcme OF western Colorado.
He 10 familiar With the local conditions
and his love Tor the country near his
famous mine will Be an inducemsnt for
him to help Judge Bell secure govern
meot aid towards the scheme. Mr.
Walsh seems TO be made oe . different
kind oe clay from mcst milliouairee.
Meme but the in,t,atrx3 kncv the sc