The Delta independent., 1906-04-27
. DELToNIAN DAILY DOTS AND DAsHEs.

Miss johnson returned to her home
in Cedaredge on Sunday last.
J.W. Patton, of Hotchkiss, was in
Delta Monday and Tuesday on business.
Fred Burdick, well-known ranch
man of the North Fork, is in Delta this
week.
Mrs. l.. w. Rood visited friends in
Colorado Springs on Monday Of this
week.
improvements on real estate are
noticeable from the windows of the
INDEPENDENT office.
C. B. Pickett. of Cedaredge, was in
Delta Monday rustling some more land
buyers. Pickett sure is hustler.
J.. F. Oliver, of Palisade, well-known
rancher and fruit man of that city, was
in Delta over Sunday visiting friends.
Say, ranchmen, if you want to plant
the original "Rocky Ford" melon seed,
get ''Burpees Gem" That's straight
goods.
Gene Hubbard was in Delta Saturday.
Fruit prospects for his district arc as
wonderful as everywhere else in Delta
County, so he says.
John Davis is wearing straw hat.
But then John always was little on
the rush order and it's good to see those
who are SO inclined.
Judge Milton r. Welch left for Dem
yer Sunday. He will attend a meeting
of the Board of Regents while gone and
attend to other business.
Last Saturday was particularly
busy day for Delta, large number of
the mesa people being in town. All
merchants report good trade.
Zack Pierce. who has been one of
Redlands standbys, came down last Sat
urday and spent a few hours among
merchants purchasing supplies.
Ira Nelson, one of the Nelson Bros.
and formerly Delta boy. came down
from Paonia Monday and spent the day
in the city attending to business mat
ters.
The new firm the Western Nursery
Company-are out after orders and
from accounts are getting them. They
deserve the patronage of all home
people. Give it to them.
Sort of sham ball game took place
last Sunday at Read. Several Delta
boys went up and played nine from
that place. The game only lasted two
innings and it will not be meet to here
in record the score.
David Meyer, of Elkton, South Dako.
ia, spent day with Dan Doughty and
wife the past week. Mr.. Meyer has
been west and left Los Angeles on the
morning of the earthquake. He left
for the east on Monday.
Mrs. S. B. Cheek returned Saturday
from an extended visit in Oberlin, Ohio,
Madison, Wisconsin and Grinell, Iowa.
She has planned to go on from here to
the west but recent happenings out
there may change her plans.
Miss Ruggles very kindly postponed
her dancing entertainment until next
Thursday evening. May Sd. It should
The delay was on account Of the ball
given to aid the San Francisco suffer
ers.
DR.. Macomber's sale was quite large
ly attended but articles offered did not
bring as great price as was expected.
One of the best sales was the COW which
brought about eighty dollars. The DR..
and family will leave for New York
about the first of the coming month.
Twenty-Five beet field workers ar
rived in Delta Tuesday, this number be-
ing Delta's apportionment out of q
shipment of seventy-five or more that
arrived this week. Mr.. Douthitt, man
ager for the sugar company here, stated
to an Independent reporter this week
that he would have approximately one
thousand acres of beets this year. This
is not an increase over last year and is
probably due to the feeling among
,nv ~, hot e.
investment. Such is mistaken idea.
Beets do pay and it has been demon
strated that they pay well. Last years
crop was light one over the whole
state and even districts that have been
in the beet growing business for some
years fell way below their usual aver
age. 1t does not become Delta Coun-
ty rancher to get discouraged. Keep
everlastingly at it, is what brings re-
suits.