The Delta independent., 1901-07-12
Stories ofStreetaDdJow
Mention Of Matters Of
HnISTeSI 10 RESIDENTS #~*
Of Delta and Vicinity. .sas.@aaa*asa*a*x"an
Farm hands are very scarce.

| Advertising is business proposition.
Durango will hold its big fair in Octo-
ber.
The county fathers adjourned Wed
nesday.
Labor day comes next in the way OF
holidays.
w. Paddock. OF Fort Collins. was an
arrival Tuesday.
NJ. Ragap, OF Montrose, was business
visitor Tuesday.
r. Il. Stephen, of PAonia. was bust
ness visitor Tuesday.
| Old papers fog sale at this Office, twenty
five cents per hundred.
George C..vlckery. Of Hotchkiss, was
a business visitor Wednesday.
Howard Mock. the barber, aud wife
were 'Montrcse visitors Sunday.
Mrs. John McNight. OF Hotchkiss. was
a passenger for Ouray Tuesday.
This is the farmers busy season a nd
most Of them are in need ot extra help.
Mrs. Charles Haley and two daughters.
day.
! Mrs. w. A. Shepherd expects TO go to
1 Cedaredge this week TO spend the
summer.
Mrs. Grey returned Wednesday from
Denver where she has been attending
summer normal.
J.C. kiliian and family left Monday
for Glenwood Springs. where they will
spend a Few weeks.
/ Robert Sinclair. C. II. McCon nall and
Jacob Baker were arrivals from Grand
Junction Wednesday.
j. Ralph Phillips arrived in Delta
Monday from New York City after an
absence Of about year.
Miss Olive Ingcrsoll came in from
Denver Tuesday. She has been attend
ing summer school at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arch Reid and daug hter
came in from Ouray "Wednesday and
will spend few days in the hills in this
vicinity.
Mrs. Garfield and son from Ogden.
Utah. returned home Sunday after a
three weeks visit with Thomas Fowels
and family.
+. d. Hsrrick 10 putting in three nov
billiard snd.pool tables in his building
ON Main street aud will have them ready
for business tomorrow.
George Stephan and wife aud A. ".
Carr expect To leave next Tuesday for
lola, Gunnison county. where they will
| spend couple OF weeks fishing for the
! tinny tribe.
| f. II. Root. o. Medina. Ohio. was in
town last Saturday. Mr.. Root is the
manufacturer OF the famous Root Bee
Supplies FOR which the Delta Fruit 4
Produce company sre agents.
Delta Camp No. 2oI. woodmeu OF the
World. are making preparations to at.
tcnd the annual log rolling and initia tion
in body. The date OF the proposed
festivities is August o, and will be held
at Montrosc.
L. W. Worth left Friday for Califor-
mia where he will visit friends in various
parts OF the state during the next three
months. Mr.. Worth left Frisco thirty
years ago aud this is his fret trip to the
old home in that time.
| The church work in Delta under the
care Of c. ". g. Lyon has been discou-
tinued for July and August. He will be
ut st. Matthews in Grand Junction for
both morning and evening service on
and after next Sunday Junction
| Sentinel.
Jacob Gable. OF Canon City. aud E.
Howard, OF San Louis Valley. have
opened up an Office with Fred N. Dicker.
son and will do a general loaning bust.
ness. Both gentlemen have moved their
families here and expect to nuke Delta
their future homo. Tho INDkrKsDksr
wishes the new firm success.
Bird Gallaher. OF Grand Junction is
said to be the tirst man in Colorado to
commit murder under the new capital
punishment law. He is accused OF kill.
ing Arthur Tharp in Mesa county on the
night OF July , and tho law went into
effect without the governors signature
at noon on July Rocky Mountain
News.
The illustrated lecture on "Children n
With Petals and Flowers that Walk" by
Annie Hobbs. s.Woodcock, will be given
in the Methodist church Friday evening
Jolly IL. instead Of Saturday. Mrs. Wood
cock is ono Of the lecturers ut tho Inter
national Epworth League convention in
San Francisco. Admission Is ccnts;
children 10 cents. ,
Editor W. g. Henry. OF the Ouray
Herald. believing 1t in many ways to be
| for tho best intcreste ot himsolf md