The Delta independent., 1903-01-09
.sNews Of the Ndlehborhoods-


From the Delta County Press. x
Rev. Hardy last Sunday tendered-his
resignation TO the Baptist church. the
resignation to take effect February I.
1903. -
W. r. Church was called TO Delta
Sunday by reason OF the illness Of his
wife. She was much better at last
accounts.
b. S. Craig has The new refrigerator
building well on the way towards com
pietion. NJ. NJ. Brokaw will have very
fine storage house when this building is
completed.
From the Hotchkiss Times.
Is your ice house filled yet? Now is
the time TO fill il.
The minister OF Hotchl,iss, who on q
certain Sunday last fall. prayed for rain.
didn't make much OF hit with his con-
gregation. for the reason that he him,
self left his umbrella at home.
From the Telluride Journal.
Delta will celebrate New Year by
turning on her new system OF electric
lights.
Barney Orth left this morning for
few weeks visit at Ho,chkiss. He may
decide TO remain there permanently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Wymsn came in
last svening from Siiverton. stopped at
the Sheridan aud left this morning for 4
few weeks visit at Delta and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry K.hler, Of Cedar
edge. near Delta. were the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs C. d. Waggoner through Christ
mas. They loft this morning for Den
yer where they expect to make their
future home.
Miss LYDIA Piburn left this morning
for her home near Delta where she will
visit her parents and expects to remain
permanently. Mise Piburn is hard
working, industrious young lady and has
large circle OF friends who will greatly
miss her.
In his native land the Finlander gets
less wages for a fourteen-hour day thsu
no gets per hour in Telluride, and dis-
patches tell os their eating ground STRAW.
An<avs lsSt1suD116essoe,-- --0t1i.
here they get % Tor au eight hour day
and IL they don't get two kinds OF mes'. .
three vegetables and pie for dinner, plum
duff fof supper. eggs, hot cakes and
maple syrup for breakfast. they run the
cook down the hill and go on a strike.
This is . great country OF ours.
Harry Adsit has gathered up all he
can lind OF. his turkey track brand OF
white face steers and driven them over
on Surface creek. near Delta, to winter.
aud probably to turn Cd in the spring
and quit the cattle business.
1t is announced that Andrew Carnegie
wants 10 be an editor. We can put him
in communication with one Who will
swap jobs with him sight unseen"
From the Faonia Gazette.
The Local Telephone company orga-
nization hse been perfected. The board
OF directors are Jesse Beezley, c. II.
Chaplin, Mead Hammond, George Duke
and Chas. Pike.
Zaun & Zaun have the contract for
the erection ef the new postoffice build
ing. This building will be 24x5o. two
stories high. situated on the Pace cor
ner, opposite the present postotfice site.
The d. & r. G. surveyors have broken
camp and departed to other fields after
having been in this valley for year.
1t is probable that there will be more
work for them next spring in tho vicinity
OF Coal creek and onward.
Charles Pike is up from Hotchkiss
today and in company with Joseph Crook
is canvassing our people for stockholders
10 First National bank to be estab
lished here this year.
Frank Wade's gang put up a lox2o
dwelling short time ago for Rheiuhold
Kruger in about six hours. at the end
Of which time he moved in.
James Beezley received his big tur-
bine wheel yesterday, which is expected
to furnish the power by which electricity
will be generated for our lights. 1t lie a
fine Que and the latest pattern. 1t will
probably be next fall before this plant is
started.
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. 8. Coburn were in
Denver last week on their way to New
Orleans, where Mr.. Coburn vas formerly
in business. They will remain there for
while and then proceed to Havana,
Cuba, and thence around the cape to
California, returning to Paonia in the
spring. While absent Mr.. Coburn will
endeavor to enlarge our apple market. a
task for which he is we'll fitted.
The ice harvest 10 now in full blast and
the tendency 10 TO put up an increased
supply as there will be probably double
the demand Of last seaeon. Ice is fine
this year, being from ten inches to one