The Delta independent., 1906-12-14
Local and Personal

dt Tie Hoflle Ol l. " Ildii
James Hunter and family leaye Fri
e day for Blackfoot. Idaho.
The Episcopal choir give a social at
the home of Peter Mundry this evening.
C. B. Starr, land examiner for loan
company in Salt Lake, was in Delta
this week on business transacted thru
the firm of Welch & Davis.
Ellet Harding will leave soon after
the first of the year for San Monica,
Calf, at which place his parents have
taken up their permanent residence.
Clyde Stewart, R. NJ. Logan, B. F.
Reed and W. H. Burnett were at
Hotchkiss Monday taking testimony in
the Leroux creek water adjudication. ,
J. l.. Bozarth and wife of Mora,
Mimi. are in Delta this week looking
over the country. We can assure them
there are few better spots on earth
than right here.
The new Stockham buildings are
about completed. Plate glass fronts
make them bright, light and CHEEKY
and they constitute a welcome improve
ment to that section of the business
street.
B. c. Martin, road overseer in Dist.
No. 3, was a welcome caller at the In
DEPENDENT Office Tuesday in company
with Editor Perry of Hotchkiss. Mr..
Martin had his name added to our rap
idly growing list of subscribers
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Charlton went to
Denver Sunday to meet two of Mrs.
Charlton's brothers. They have not
been together at one time for Is years.
The reunion will undoubtedly prove a
happy one.
A baby girl born to Mr.. and Mrs
George Garren Sunday morning makes
County Clerk Doughty an uncle for
about the 45th time. If this is the case
Dan must have a pile of Christmas
presents to buy.
d. S. Baldwin is building concrete
house 3ox36. one story. for J. n Bal
ley. whose place is one mile northeast
of Cory. Mr.. Bailey located in Delta
county during the early fall. He will
put his farm in first class condition in
every respect.
DR.. Darley preached splendid SER
mon on the Power of Song" at the
Presbyterian church Sunday evening to
the largest congregation that has
greeted him since his coming to Delta
1t is needless to say the Doctor had
fine address prepared and that the au-
dience was delighted with it.
At the opera house Saturday night
Gilbert Eldredge. impersonator. pleased
a large audience. This was the second
number of the lecture course and was
much superior to the first one. Mr..
Eldredge is a resident OF Indiana. but
formerly lived in this state. at Florence.
where he was in the general merchan-
disc business.
The Masonic lodge elected officers as
follows Monday night. W 4. Gale.
". NJ; Joe Farmer. S. D.: F. n. Dick
erson. J D.; J. n. Crabill. treasurer:
A. }. Obert. sec'y. o. A. Estes was
appointed Tyler, the other appointive
officers not yet having been named.
Installation Of officers will take place
The night of Dec 9th.
J. W. Douthitt was up from Delta
last week. shaking hands with friends
here. He stated while here that the
beet .ugar factory had $4,000 tons of
5eets paid for and piled nlong the tracks
from Delta out. and that 1t would cost
$500 to load these beets. clear loss to
the factory. What did it? Car short
age. The cry for better railroad ser
vice is universal. and ought to be lis.
tened to-Montrose Enterprise.
Mrs. A. c. Bailey, who has been at
Hotchkiss. her former home, for sever
al weeks looking after business affairs
in connection with the estate of her
former husband, has been spt..!.a3;ns
several days this week with Mrs. LETTERS
aud other friends, She will go to Wis
consin and from there to New York to
spend the winter after which she will
take up her permanent residence at
Berkeley. California.
DIR. Miller was in town Mahday, lie
says Mr.. II. P. Sch .,cider, the new
merchant. returned to Austin las, Fri
day. aeeompani 81 by his wife. They
are greatly stressed over the loss of
their only child, which died ut Mime
"Poi's' .Afnn.. while Mrs Schneider was
al lat place visiting friends. prior to
..er departure for Colorado. Mr.
| Schneider will proceed with thn ricN.