The Delta independent., 1901-02-01

w. H. Mastiu is expected homo Mos
day.
Whist Happened to Jones" Fsbsu
sry T.
A. Oliver, Of Psonia. was in the city
Saturday.
The new hall at Eckert will soon b
complicated.
Five cases Of smallpox arc reported 10
North Delta.
Guy E. Miller came down from Gun-
nison Sunday.
just twenty-five days until what
Happened to Jsnss."
J. B. johnson vas appointed pnstnas-
ter at Mortrose this week.
The fellow with the monthly state
m.nt" 10 in evidence today.
Delta will have to enlarge her schod
building the coming season.
Ed. Majors. the barber. has bsen on
the sick list TO- the past week.
Several business changes have taksa
place in Delta the past few dsys-
F. Zimmerman and wife. OF Crawfosd.
were visitors the first OF the week.
Fred Rubie. the genial knight Of the
grip was doing this town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Ernsrt Clack
after March /.
C.H. Dowd, OF Silverton. who hes
spent the past week in Delta, left Moo
day for Denver.
The thirteen months old b sby Of Mar
shal Welch has been sick With phsI-
nonia the past week.
A. TheiI, OF S. Louis. arrived here
Tuesday and has accepted . position
with F. p. Huot 4 Co.
Persons who connof take ordinary
pills find il = pleasure to take Dewit's
Little Early Risers. They are the bsst
little liver pills ever made. Clsrk's
Drug Store.
Reports show q greatly increass
death rate from throat and lung troub-
les. due to the prevalence OF Group,
pneumoni. and grippe. We advise the
use Of One Minute Cough Cure in all Of
thess difficulties. It 10 the only harm
le.s remedy that gives immediate re-
suita. Children like il. Clarkis Drug
Store.
It 10 q pitiabie fact that directly .
movement 10 started to bring about .
betterDent 10 the condition Of s6aira.
and the Delta public 10 asked to coop
crate by their patronage; the large and
Important majority reliGioss,y Say q
home. Such wss the case on Tuesday
evening. when the Delta Orchestra held
forth at the opera house. As - the gen
ersl case the eHpences FAR exceeded the
proceeds 90 the prime object failed to
materiaiize. ie: money Tor the establish
ment OF musical library. The attend
encs and inierpidiiy of . very thought
ful select feu 10 most commeudsble IN
a. much ae they braved the rigors OF
the conee.Ied frieidity Of the Delta
opera house. The program vas very
happily selected and every one sojoysd
the respective numbers prese uted. The
little organization should be warmly en-
couraged. and no doubt the town will
awaken at no great date to the r~aliaa-
tion that there's something doing in the
ranks OF local music.
An experiment sss recently made in
selling eggs by weight instesd Of BY
count A number OF eggs laid by differ
eut hens we're weighed. the result show
ing that there are fully 100 per cent did
erence between the largest eggs and the
smallest; nevertheless they all brought
the same price in the market II sm all
egg ar. worth one cent eacs. then il
would seem to be only rstioosbls and
reasonable that an eGx twice a. heavy
should sell Tor twice - muc b money.
The food value Of the eeg depends upoo
its size and weight. but its market value
depends merely upon its being 90 se4.
The number scheme Of ceiling egg b
unfair to the Customer and producer.
The Customer must pay just as much
Tor . dozen smali egg - would Be
charged Tor an equal number OF large
ones weighing twice a. much asd the
producer OF tine. large eggs can get no
more FOR them than II they we're small
and inferior.
The Rock leland road. secooded by
the Burlington. has again taken the
initiative in granting cheap rates to the
travelling public. This time . rate oe
one cent per mile fos the round trip has
been made by thee two roads. indepen
IDENTIFY q other roads, Tor the g. A. r
encampment to be held In Dsnvsr.
Colorado. in September 1901. Al .
meeting Of the western Passenger |
Association held last Week proposition |