The Delta independent., 1901-04-05

" udio oli ho6p ioE sdie. =. u. SiaEhe.
"And the blow almost killed father"
Jasper Cline. OF Telluride, is b Delta
visitor this week.
Several cases Of pneumonia are re-
ported in Telluride.
F. E. Dodge and ". L. Curtis returned
from Denver Tuesday.
Clarence Nelson and family returned
Sunday from their eastern trip.
The election OF the Business Mems
ticket insures good government the for
thcomirg year.
The yearly install ment of Klondike
suckers are preparing to leave this state
the coming month.
Delta's two booze joints will pick up
their goods and chattles after Saturday
night and depart for pastures new.
New Castle is recognising it's crack
base ball nine and expects to do" every
thing on the western slope the coming
season.
The recent stormy weather while very
good for the farmer was rather bad on
cattlemen, especially those who had
turued out their stock.
Cattlemen report that feed is scarce
on the range and the stock are obliged
to make up their daily ration on brush
la sage until the juicy grass makes it's
appearance.
Perhaps never before 10 the history Of
Delta has there been 30 much general
fixing up and getting ready for the sum
mer trade. by our merchants a. is not
iceab!e at this writing.
:. The Telluride journal says: John
Barleycorn il responsible for many cases
OF pneurAonia aud finally deathEthat
those who drink the beverage to cure
bad colds simply aggravate the disease.
II you havn't eecu our line Of cigars.
pipee, tobaccos and smokers supplies,
you havn't seen the largest line in the
city.
REED & BoALscHE1p.
Charley Cox. who has had charge Of
]. G. Gales Undertaking parlors for the
past year and half. expects to leave
Tor Trinidad Sunday. Charley has a
great number Of friends in Delta who
wish him success.
Saturday last D. T. Clark met with
the ranchmen OF North Fork valley and
in convention with them submitted his
proposition and the matter was looked
upon favorably and accepted, 80 that
the hatchet is buried for the year 1901,
in 30 far as Mr.. Clark's sheep ans con-
cerned.-Grand junction Sentirel.
This is not original with us: A Ger.
tain newspaper devil was explaining to
q young isdy after church the other
night the difference between printing
and publishing. He having concluded.
she shyly said: Now, you might print
kiss on my cheek. but you must not
publish it, With that he locked the
fair form in his arms, 90 it would not ri,
and went to press.
The Glenwood Avalanche says: The
man. who does business in Il town many
years without advertising, does more to
retard the growth OF that town than a
dozen black-cappers. Some men are 30
selfish they would rather do Eve cents
worth than ten dollars worth il they
were Of tho belief that they were keep.
ing come one else out " doing anything.
Not satisfied with attempting to steal
Glenwood's strawberry day. Boulder Is
now endeavoring to steal the quarto cen
tenial from Colorado Springs and has
gone 30 far as to send out invitations
announcing the program and date
throughout the west. The following
administered from the pen OF Brother
Bunting Of the Grand Junction Sentinel
has tho right thought: BOULDER has
again perpetrated one Of those dirty
little tricks for which it has an un-
enviable reputation. 1t attempted to
steal tho credit OF Glenwood Springs
TOR tho inauguration OF Strawberry day
and now 1t attempts by underhand
methods to take from Colorado Springs
tts right to celebrate the quarto centen-
ntal OF the state. Boulder 10 evidently
built on very narrow plan and failing
to originate ideas for proper col ebration
herself. steals the ideas aud reputation
OF other communities. However, Colo.
fado Springs is going right ahead with
Preparations for her cole bration of tho
svent and II is dollars to douyhnuts
that abe will draw tho crowd aud givs
fhs best show for the money.