The Delta independent., 1906-10-05
Local and Personal

Those Comfort Shoes for Tender Feet
are fine. HOwARDs.
Editor Perry of the Hotchkiss Herald
was in town WrLn silly.
Ms. Laura Cowury lefG Wednesday
for ner former home in Kansas
Frank Childs was down from the Sur
face Creek country yesterday.
For SALE-Two good building lots on
Meeker street, s75 each. See DR.. W.
A. Ridley.
There is movement on foot to start
a Building & Loan Association in Delta.
Good thing; just what we need. Hope
TO see it materalize soon.
Mrs. w. R. Davey went down to
Hotchkiss Tuesday to visit for awhile
with friends in that part of Delta
county.-Lake City Times.
Miss Cornelia Johoson, republican
candidate for county superintendent,
has been in Delta visiting numerous
friends during the past week.
All candidates on the republican coun-
ty ticket were in Delta Wednesday to
meet with the Central committee and
arrange for the campaign.
Cashier Wolbert has gone out to the
Jeff billiard ranch in the Escalante
country to look for deer. Went by him
self but will probably have company on
che hunt.
Frank Mahara's big minstrel show
will be at the Delta opera house Thurs
lay night, October II, 1876. Judging
rom press comments it is an excllen,
attraction.
w. H. Coe of Grand Junction has ac-
:epted the position of foreman in the
Laborer Office. He was formerly with
he Herald and bears the reputation of
IN excellent printer.
l.. H. Coy returned from the Esca-
ante country with magnificent five
Joint buck. He says deer are quite
Jientiful in that secticn which is about
iorty miles south of Delta.
Come to the RAMSAY Dry GOODS Co.
md see the biggest, cheapest and best
inc of Boys and Girls Shoes ever
brought to Delta county. Prices range
from 75c to $1.5O per pair.
R. l.. Barkley and Hoy Bonnett have
fought the kirkpatrick & Grant pool
md billiard room. The new proprietors
IRE hustlers and will no doubt make
success of the undertaking.
Or. rockingham went up to the
Black canon country in quest of ducks.
Result: No ducks but nice supply of
ine fruit from the Palmer ranch which
was probably almost as acceptable.
The local Rebekah lodge celebrated
che 55th anniversary of the founding of
their order last Friday evening by
giving dance and banquet. The occa-
sion was greatly enjoyed by all present.
Mr.. o. Palmer, the Black Canon fruit
man, was in town Monday, His family
will take up their residence in Montrose
on account of the health of their son
who is sufferer with asthma and he
Ioes better in little higher altitude.
Mr.. Palmer will sell his ranch.
w.. d. Comstock was a caller Tues
lay. He IS looking forward with a
great deal of pleasure to an anticipated
visit to his old home in Wisconsin this
winter, where he will see his mother
md daughter the first time for twen-
y years. Mr.. Comstock is employed
m the Palmer ranch.
Joe Pregent who, in company with
&. K. Wigram, spent several days on
irand Mesa, says they had the time of
their lives. Fish! Why, Joe says they
:airly performed acrobatic feats in the
air trying to get on their hooks. They
got something like l40 trout. the larg-
est of which weighed 2l5 lbs.
Pingree Shoes for women Complete
stock of fall styles of this elegant shoe
now ready; to wear them once is to
wear no other. Button and lace boots,
patent and dull feathers, styles to suit
all, last to fit with comfort every foot.
They are priced exceptionally low and
are going at 200, 80. 90 and 90. so at the
RAMSAY Dry GOODS Co.
| Grand Junction had two murders last
week, one committed by convict in
Jail and the other by woman who
claims her victim was trying to break
into her room. The fair name of our
sister county suffers disgrace on account
of these crimes, but they seem not to