The Delta independent., 1906-09-21
Local and Personal

Delta is growing fast. Make her
grow faster; help boost.
Writing paper by the quire. box or
pound at Peoples Pharmacy.
The Mothers Meeting is being held
at the home of Mrs. DIR. Burgess today
If you have weak eyes see EDMoNDs
the optician and get fitted with glasses.
He fits you right.
Local notices to be sure of insertion
should be in the Office not later than
early Thursday morning.
Miss Laura Merrill, of Cedar Rapids.
Iowa, has arrived in Delta to spend the
winter with her aunt, Mrs. Newton
Smith.
DR.. Gish was called to Delta on Tues
day for consultation with DIR. Braisted
in the case of Will Ash. .-Olathe Cr-
terion.
For SALE-S0 acres on Redlands Mesa.
Will be sold cheap if sold in the next
thirty days. For further particulars
address Box 240. Delta.
N. H. Castle & Co. are temporarily
located in the opera house block in the
room formerly occupied by Joe Pregent,
while the new building at their old
stand is being erected.
That beautiful branch of plums that
you have noticed hanging in the INDE
PENDENT window this week is from the
r. J. Coffey place. Mr.. Coffey has
some fine fruit and he is one of our most
enthusiastic fruit men.
Mrs. Clarence McKimpson, according
to the Meeker Herald, killed a noun
tain lion that measured eight feet in
length in the Coyote basin country, one
day last week. The lady was alone and
brought down the beast with her trusty
80 80.
The INDEPENDENT received a 50-cent
box of peaches from the Mesa County
Fair Association and they expect 80. 90
worth of advertising in return. If the
Mesa County Fair desires advertising
in this paper it is respectfully requested
to send the cash. We have peaches at
home.
The valley was visited by fine rain
Friday night and all day Saturday,
showering more or less on Sunday. The
conditions under foot were rendered
somewhat disagreeable, but we do like
to see little rain now and then. 1t
purifies the atmosphere. Colorado peo
pie are inclined to enter objections to
much rain, however.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Fairfield have re-
other towns in the fruit belt of Delta
county. Billy took his beef stock to
Kansas City, then went after the wife
and children, who were visiting E. J.
Hall. 1t was Billy's first visit to that
section and he was greatly surprised
and highly pleased with the conditions
there. White River (Meeker) Review.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Harry Smith, of
Denver. are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George G. Wilson. Mr.. Smith is spe-
cial agent ard adjustor in Colorado for
the Colonial Fire Underwriters, of
Hartford, Conn. He formerly lived in
Delta and has interests in this county
and tnat means that he is a booster for
Delta county. Mr.. Smiths friends are
all glad to see him and to know of his
success in business.
Please bear in mind that the INDE-
PENDENT wants the news, and that
means the personal news of Delta and
the entire surrounding country. 1t
don't make any difference about wealth
or position. If you have friends visit
ing you or you are going away or if
anything happens that will be of public
interest, do not hesitate to see that the
INDEPENDENT is informed. Drop US
line by mail, use the phone. (either one)
or call personally. The INDEPENDENT
desires and will have it.
Rev. E. J. Harlow, for the last two
years pastor of the Christian church
preached his last sermon at this place
Sunday. leaving Tuesday for his new
field Of labor at Delta, Colorado. Mrs.
Harlow left last week for Estes Park
where she visited friends. They left
Denver Thursday. We are sorry to
lose Bro. Harlow and his estmable
young wife from our community for he
is most earnest and conscientious
young man and we heartily commend
him to the people of Delta.-The New
Windsor, Poudre Valley
Last Saturday morning the two Bene-