The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1906-11-23
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Mrs. Hyser is having her North
Delta residence painted. Chapman &
Kernohan are doing the work.
Charles Clark, well known Grand
Junction life insurance agent, has taken
a homestead on Red mesa, the country
lying south of the Grand river below
Grand Junction.
DR.. Gibbs has returned to Delta from
Cedar mesa where he spent the sum-
mer. We regret to learn that his health
is not materially improved.
E. E. Hammond, a former editor of
the North Fork Times, was in town
Tuesday. He expects to leave in few
days for Mexico to spend the winter.
A Sunday school has been organized
at the Bigelow school house thru the
efforts of Mrs. Bridger, who came here
with her husband recently from the
east.
The daughters of C. Zanola left Tues
day for Tonapah, Nevada, where Mr.
Zanola is engaged in mining. The sale
at their ranch near Eckert last Satur-
day amounted to over 5000.
Many people seem to be well pleased
with the INDEPENDENT. They commend
it with words. Some of those who
have expressed the greatest delight
are noticably shy with their patronage.
Owing to the fact that l am over
stocked, l am offering at a great re-
duction your selection from a $4,000
stock, up to January LIST. See my stock
before you buy.
]. w. EDMoNDs, Jeweler.
Did you read Ebert Hubbard on
Opportunity Smashed In the Door"
in last weeks INDEPENDENT? If you
didn't you better get the paper and
hunt it up right now before you forget
it. 1t is worth its weight in gold and
is especially good for all socialist ills.
Palisade fruit growers are making so
much money they can't spend it fast
enough on ordinary things so they have
commenced buying automobiles. J. J.
Durkee has opened an agency and
garage at that place and has already
received his first car load of machines.
The Montrose Press is responsible for
the statement that the Denver and Rio
Grande railway has just installed
large amount of new equipment. con-
sisting of twenty new locomotives, 500
new freight cars and 500 new dump coal
cars. We hope this is neither joke or
newspaper yarn, but like the Missou-
rian, we have got to be shown"
The friends of F. NJ. Burger will be
surprised to learn that he has disposed
of his entire ranch of twenty-one acres
to X II. Bancroft, the well known real
estate man. The tract is located three
fourths of mile west of town and is
almost all set to eight year old fruit
trees. The price paid was s25, 600 cash.
-Pallsade Tribune.
Your attention is directed to the an
nouncement of the Delta Racket store
in this issue. MIR. A. l.. Gosch, the
proprietor, has been busy for some time
getting his stock ready and he and his
corps of clerks will welcome the public
tomorrow for the first time, in the
Sanders building two doors north Of the
Farmers & Merchants bank.
Mr.. II. Thimgan, travelling repre-
sentative of the Denver Music Co., is
in town and is arranging for space in
which to make display of the finer
grade of pianos, handled by this firm.
He has secured portion of the Colo
RADIO Realty & Commission Co.'S. room,
on the corner of 4th. and Main St., and
for the next week or ten days, the peo-
pie here will have an opportunity to in
spect his stock of Instruments
If this paper suits you and you think
it is respectfully representative of the
town and county, you can encourage it
to keep on being such paper and even
better b, not only having your name
on the subscription list with the credit
a year ahead, but you can influence
others to do likewise If this sheet is
a good thing push it along" with some
substantial assistance. Kind words are
always appreciated but we can think
clearer and sleep sounder il we know
che financial end is in good condition.