The Delta independent., 1902-12-26
.Ncws Of the Neiehborhood..

r.ns the Telluride Journal.
Ray Greeg won't down to Delta tbtg
morning for few days visit with HI
psrents- *.
Mrs.. ]. D. McAdans returned ~
evening from few days visit with rs6s
tivss ut Delta.
The Sun. Of Grand Junction. hast4-
formation thst juatiies the anuoanss
n,eot that tho D. 4 4. g. vill snonee
The r. G. W. January and the -
rusds become one.
There 10 more snow 10 the mountat9o.
nov than Tor many years past and castlo
kinds rejoice with the miner over ~
prospects for uext year.
Perhaps the rumor that Jerry 6iop-
son has show to bs elected 70 Ca
Grsss from Nov Mexico hes someshiA6
to do ~ith the opposition to sdnitsls0
that territory 10 statehood.
A cascade that has sheer fall a ~
feet has bssn discovered 10 the 05osSni
Nsdrs oountsins Of Mexico. AZ -
water makes its leap it il two feet dssp
and ten feet vide. out tho fall is % ogrsal
that il y turned into spray before IL
bottom y reached.
rN,n the A".sross Enterprise.
The Repub ublicans held an elsctioa q
Olathe 4 week ago last Saturday for ~
purpose Of choosing 4 water coaaie-|
sioner. The axht vas hard ons ana
excitement ran high. Mr.. Merrii ssts1
- chairman aud Mr.. Hoel as secrstary.7
Asssrs. Smith aud Heckert a. tellssss.
The following votes we're cast on tho.
fret ballot: Hersum IA. Hyatt II. Mo-
rill II. Blscfburn l. Thos. Ash IL, 0uaA
l. Second BALLOT: Hersum Is. Hyatt n
Merrill l9. Ash Z. Third ballotf: Hesssa
l6, Hyatt l6. Merrill %. Ash 9 Fosrt6
ballot: Hersum Is. Hyatt II. Merrill
-. Ash 1. Fifth ballot: Hensa ~
Hyatt l6. Merrill q, Ash I. Sixth tal-
lot: Hsrsun =. Hyatt II. Merrill n
Seventh ballot: Hersum 81. Hystt Z.
Merrill II. Gum l. Mr.. Hersum is the
lucky msn aud vil probably receive the
appoistpent q satercouoiaioaer.
Froa The osny nesaid.
Miss Adams viii spepd the holidays
with feieads in Delta.
Father Burke. OF Delta. vas visitor
al the hospital this week. gaest OF
Father Bezion.
Jack Carroll came up from Cedsredge
Monday and he says the snowfall in
that eectiou OF country is the heaviest
foe yesrs and reports the ranchers
s0iling from car 10 ear. The recent
snowfsii sss exceptionally heavy
throughout the mountain regions and
sat general throughout the eastern,
central and northwestern states.
frm the ihnni. GssStic.
A new Jail is becoming q Necessity.
there being no place to lAlg. those
tAaced under restraint.
The local telephone company has over
6tty signcrs at present and feel much
encouraged over the outlook.
Ed Anderson has built him residence
on his tive acres purchased OF David
Beexlcy.
fra Cline cold the Judge Beaunan
ranch this week to W. d. Nelson for
5000. This is tine property aud ad-
joins the Meek land lately purchased
by Mr.. Nelson.
The Colorado Telephone Co. is fitting
up central Office in the upper story u
tho Humphrey building. just vacated by
the Curtis Hardware Co. This will iu-
clude living rooms Tor tho operators.
which will be duely furnished. There
~ill be two operators at central. Tor day
and night service.
Section men we're put on this part OF
the road this week with headquarters at
Coburn's switch, where car has been
showed in Tor their temporary accomoda
ton. A section house will be- built
there soon.
w. +. ShoneMan aud sons have pur-
chased the Wrigley interest in the Clear
Fork saw mill aud now owu the whole
OF il and will operate it continuously.
w. A. Clark atarted Tor San Diego,
California, this week. whore he will stay
several weeks hoping to regain his
health which has been very poor OF late
Geo. 8. Couklin returned this week
from trip abroad In the interest Of the
Psonia Fruit Growers' association. He
found the country 6lled with apples from
everywhere. but most OF them wero poor
keepers aud we're going down rapidly.
Colorado apples will command the usual
price whom the food subsidies somewhat.
Somsrsst will b reached BY Saturday
night probably. - the graders arc
through and the steel rails arc hers In
the Pnouin yer1a To Law thu track. This