The Delta independent., 1906-12-21
Local and Personal

the home of Mrs. John kurZ.
The young mems class of the Baptist
church gave reception to the young
ladies class at the parsonage Tuesday
evening.
sWanted-To trade the best paying
business in Delta for small ranch
property. Address at once, Box 1873,
Delta, Colo. If.
John Travis and F. G. Myers went to
Denver yesterday where they will in
tervlew the different beet sugar syndi-
Gates relative to factory in Delta.
W. P. Dale has been endorsed by the
Delta Business Men Assn. for appoint
ment as member of the Board of Con-
troll of the State Agricultural College,
DR.. Dorman, who has been at Cedar
edge for several months where he in
vested extensively in land, left yester-
day for Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to be absent
two months.
Roy Smith has his lunch wagon on
the street and is doing good business.
1t fills long felt want as the oppor-
tunity is at hand to get lunch at any
time, day OF night. We ewish Mr.. Smith
full measure of success with his en-
terprise.
F. G. Wetterich has sold 90 acres of
! his splendid fruit ranch above Cedar
edge to Mr.. Perry for $500 per acre.
bought on Ward creek. He will build
a new house and otherwise improve the
property.
DR.. J. F. Ingersoll, who died at Grand
Junction the Sth. inst. and who was one
of the most eminent physicians in this
part of Colorado. was class and room
mate of DR.. Braisted. who feels the
loss of his friend as a severe personal
ber ereavement.
Capt and Mrs. Bragg will occupy
the Stephan property during the alb
sence of Mr. and Mrs. Stephan in Eu-
rope. Capt and Mrs. Bragg have been
I with their son on a ranch near Olathe
during the summer. Mrs. Bragg is
sister of Mrs. W. G.. Cook.
Miss Eva Earle has resigned her po-
sition as first grade teacher in the pub
lie school to take effect Immediately.
She will go to the State Normal at
Greeley to take kinderga garten work and
will lie connected with the musical de-
partment of the school as violinist.
Mrs. W. X. Travis. w. NJ, installed
officers of Garnet Chapter, order of
Eastern Star at the lodge room Monday
evening as follows: Mrs. b. NJ. Tillot-
son. W. NJ ; J. S. Barton, W. p: Mrs.
Hettie Perkins, A. NJ: Mrs. Annetta
T. Wishart, sec'y.; c. B. Elliott, treas.
Mrs. Nettie Gale, Con-; Mrs. Almeda
Bailey. A. Con. Following the installa-
ton refreshments were served.
X. r. Thomas has returned to Delta
for visit with numerous friends after
an absence of four years. He went
from here to the Bitteroot valley in
Montana where he lived until four
months ago when he sold out and To-
Gated at Fullerton in Orange county.
Calf. Mr.. Thomas was an early settler
in Delta county, in fact It's said he was
here when the foundation of Grand
mesawas laid.
The editor was glad to receive a visit
from W. NJ. Hastings last Saturday.
Mr. Hastings was one of the early pio
neers and he has taken the 1NDEPEND
ENT and kept his subscription a year in
advance for % years. He came to Col
orado in 1876 from Michigan, broken
down in health and suffering with asth-
ma. He was the Delta agent of the d.
& X. G. in 1856. just 20 years ago. His
present valuable home on Garnet mesa
he pre-empted and paid Uncle Sam the
regulation price of Sl.25 per acre.
Delta merchants have large volume
of advertising in this issue that is wor-
thy of careful perusal and we hope our
readers will not fail to read their mes
sages carefully. The advertising mer-
chant is invariably the progressive
merchant AS a class they constitute
the live, wide awake citizenship of the
town. Read the advertisements and
trade with those who advertise, for from
them you will receive the best bargains
and be giving your patronage to those
who have your interests most deeply at
heart.