The Delta independent., 1906-08-24
Local and Personal

Miss Pearl Hibbs has returned from
months visit to her former home at
Des Moines. Iowa.
Mrs. d. S. Doughty and Mrs. Della
Baldwin drove to Cedaredge Thursday
morning. to spend couple of days
with friends.
Special prices on our summer dress
goods, hosiery, mems and boys clothing,
shoes and carpets at Ramsay Dry
Goods company. S-17-24.
Castle & Co. sold so acres belonging
to Bull Brothers last week for $4,000 to
Theo. Cartwright of Denver. Only a
small part of this land was in fruit.
Just received big line of new shoes
for men, women and children. Always
lowest prices for reliable merchandise
at Ramsay Dry Goods Co. S-17-24.
Rood shipped fruit to-day to Des
Moines where it JONES the Brandenburg
car exhibit. He will send out con-
signment each Friday for several weeks.
G. c. English, the bicycle and repair
man, has returned from his Salt Lake
trip and reports fine time despite the
fact that it rained four days while they
were away. He says Ogden is one of
the prettiest cities he ever visited, re-
marking particularly on its cleanliness.
Joseph Reed, who was elected princi-
pal of the high school, rendered his
resignation to the school board. 1t
was promptly accepted and the vacancy
filled by the selection of S. N. Andrews,
of Rome City. Indiana, who was asso-
cated with Superintendent Harding in
the conduct of that city's schools.
Mrs. l.. A. Hick and Mrs. B. Luce
gave whist party at the home of Mrs.
Hick Wednesday evening in honor of
the Misses Mills. The guests enjoyed
delightful evening. at the close of
which delicate refreshments were
served. The guests were: Miss Crox-
ton, Mrs. Lola Carr. Miss Bessie Sid
well, Miss Potts, Miss New, Miss
Griggs, J. E Shue, Paul Osborn. G. c.
Wilson and l.. c. Kurz.
p. G. Slatten will harvest fully 5000
boxes of peaches and 5000 boxes winter
apples from his Hotchkiss ranch this
fall. This is his first apple crop of any
consequence. He has been in the coun-
ty % years and was one of the first
settlers and the length of his residence
only strengthens his enthusiasm for
Delta county. He has 40 acres, nearly
all in fruit and the INDEPENDENT has
reason to believe that a thousand dol
lars per acre would be no temptation to
Mr.. Slatten whatever.
John Travis returned from Denver
yesterday where he has been since last
Saturday endeavoring to secure spec
ial rate on cement, but the combination
decided against him and the amount of
walk whcih the council expected to or
der built has been materially reduced
as will be seen by the ordinance pub
lished in this issue. 1t is expected by
other means than cheaper cement to
bring the price within the figure stated
in petitions signed by property owners
and if so all the walks will be under
construction soon.
A. r. Douthitt. veterinary surgeon.
wishes to notify the people of Delta
and vicinity that he expects to leave
for Kansas City about the first of
September to complete his professional
education at the Kansas City Veterinary
college. Those who have work they
wish him to do should notify him at
once. Mr.. Douthitt will graduate next
spring and then he expects to return to
Delta and locate permanently for the
practice of his profession. He says he
has done well here and that the people
have treated him handsomely,
Mr.. ard Mrs. Geo. p. Chiles, accom-
panied by their granddaughter, Miss
Marjorie Chiles, arrived from Delta a