The Delta independent., 1906-08-17
Local and Personal

| !. ~. McMurray ana Wlte are enjoy
ing the sights at Salt Lake.
J. F. Sanders and son Charles spent
Sunday and Monday at Ouray.
Mrs. Cheek and two daughters are
guests of her sister, Mrs. Blachley.
Walter Morris has accepted a posi-
tion with the Grand Mesa Lumber COM
pany.
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read the ad of the Lynch gallery in this
issue.
w. G. Cook spent several days in
Grand Junction recently selecting holi-
day goods.
John Griffith was in town Tuesday.
He reports everything lovely on the
ranch near Cory.
Russell Smith has been quite sick
since returning from his vacation trip
to Grand Mesa.
DR.. Stockham went to Denver yester-
day and is not expected to return un-
til the first Of next we elk.
E. F. Hubbard retu rned to Delta Sum
day from Placerville where he had been
spending few days with his wife.
Miss Ruby Turner and Miss Jordan
are numbered amcng the Delta con-
tingent on the Salt Lake excursion.
r. Nj. O'Rourke and wife came. in
Tuesday evening from Telluride to visit
at the home of the form er's father, NJ.
O'Rourke.
The ball game between Delta and
Olathe, scheduled to take place at
Montrose next Sund ay, has been in
definitely postponed.
Mr.. Schofeld, the painter, has sold
his business to Harry Austin: He will
devote his entire time to ranch interests
on California Mesa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newt. Vernon and
family Of Corning, Kans.. came in Tues
day evening to visit at the home of Sam
Vernon for a week or ten days.
DR.. Hick will build an addition to the
house occupied by his father. Rev. J.
N. Hick. A new kitchen and porch
will comprise the Improvement.
Harry Singleton returned from Fort
Collins yesterday accompanied by Miss
Ernestina Dahm, who will be . guest
at the Singleton home for several weeks.
Dorsey Whitelaw departed for Berk-
ley, California, Tuesday to resume his
work at the state university. Thiais his
senior year and he expects to graduate
next spring.
Miss Marion Walker, the efficient
county clerk is enjoying vacation per-
iod on Grand Mesa. Miss Gertrude
Woodgate is taking her place at the
court house.
A. L. Delos Of Telluride, has invest
ed in forty acre fruit ranch, making
the purchase from w. D. Nelson Of
Cedaredge. The property sold for
s., 900 which is $1,000 more than it
brought last November.
Two hundred thousand trout fry have
been distributed in the streams of Delta
county this week. These fish were pre-
sented to the county by D. C. Beaman
who owns the old Radcliff interests on
Grand Mesa. The government has
rented the property and for two years
Mr.. Bcaman has presented his share Of
the young fish to Delta county.
H. B. Holbrook, regular carrier on
r. F. d. No. l, IS enjoying fifteen
days vacation On full pay, the last con-
gress granting this privilege to all car
riers. Substitute Percy Combe is TAX
ing care of the route during Mr.. Hol.
brooks absence. He went up to Ouray
with the Woodmen and will also 20 to
Grand Mesa with his family for an out
ing.
Walter Smith went to Denver Sun
day where on Tuesday evening he met
Mrs. Smith and the baby, returning
from an extended visit with relatives
in Chicago, Boston and Montreal. To-
gether they enjoyed the state s metropo-
lis for couple Of days and arrived in
Delta last evening. Mrs. Smith re-
ports delightful trip, but it seems
she saw nothing in the east that looked
quite as good as Colorado.
Fred King, son of the Judge, re-
turned home from California yesterday.
At Salinas in that state on the 7th he
wiped up bunch Of trap shooters and
easily won out with the high average