The Delta independent., 1906-09-14
Local and Personal

MIA yesterday evening.
BoRN-To Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Simpson on the 10th, a son.
For SALE-Two good building lots on
Meeker street, s75 each. See DR.. w.
A. Ridley.
M. M. Ramsay, sheep man of Sapi-
nero, was transacting business in
Delta this week.
III. Nj. Mccarthy can sell his ranch
in North Delta he expects to go to
Washington to reside.
Miss Pearl Lincoln has gone to Tellu-
ride to attend and act as bridesmaid at
the BurkeTanna wedding.
Yesterday and the day before fifty
one cars of cattle were loaded at Cimar-
ron for the Denver market.
At Roubdeaux Monday J. S Maupin
loaded two cars of cattle and Mrs. Anna
Obergfel two cars. They were shipped
to the Denver market.
Mrs. Percival Wood and Mrs. E. A.
Ault went out to the pleasant home of
Miss HALEY, on California Mesa, to
spend the day Tuesday.
For SALE-A fine brood sow with
ten young pigs. Also l60 acres of fine
fall pasture and hay: good fence. Phone,
black 1873, Colo. X. T. STINNETT.
Castle & Co. bought the J. D. Clark
team of Sanford colts. They are black
beauties and will be hitched to a fine
new surrey that is expected within
few days.
H. w. Chiles was called to Montrose
the first of the week to serve as gov
ernment petit juror. He succeeded in
being excused. however. and returned
to Delta Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Maud Showalter left last week
for the Dallas valley to teach near
Ridgeway. Miss Showalter is sister
of one of the Delta teachers Their
home is at Appleton City, Missouri.
Prof Andrews has organized foot
ball team and an orchestra in the high
school and the scholars are manifesting
good interest in both. Such work
will be appreciated by the citizens of
Delta.
Mrs. Adah Wilson. at Eckert, packed
four boxes of peaches Monday for ship
ment to Denver friends that went
forty-two to tie box. If this can be
duplicated or beaten let the lNDEPEN-
DENT know about it.
f. r. Cotfey, who recently bought
the Chiles ranch at Cory. telephoned in
their order for the INDEPENDENT this
week People are rapidly learning that
this paper gives the news and they want
it. Fourteen new names have been
added this week.
Robert Cunningham has a bad cut
below his right eye. requiring seven
stitches to close it up. While taking
pictures in the country this side of
Olathe he walked into a barb wire
fence with the above result. Bob says
he will look where he is going the next
time.
B. A. Brevick. Denver mail carrier.
has been here this week looking after
100 acres of land he owns seven miles
southeast of Delta. He filed on it
several years ago. After becoming
acquainted with the way things are
going here he has decided not to sell, at
least for the present.
The Colorado Mfg's. Assn. excursion.
to be the guest of Delta briefly on the
10Th. have notified the INDEPENDENT
that it has been necessary to change
the schedules slightly and they will ar
rive here at 800 IN the afternoon, in
stead of the hour stated last week
Their train is due to leave at S p. m.
G. N. Hastings, the veteran shoe
man is compelled to move from his
present quarters on account of the
transfer of the property. He says he
will build shop on wheels and thus be-
prepared tomove on short notice, be the
cause what it may. He expects to be
located on the lot north of Geer &
Clack's furniture store within thirty
days.
J. w. Duling's team ran away from
the rear Of Conklin's grocery yesterday
noon. They went down the alley At
high speed and ran into team belong
ing to Cad Ellis hitched to the rack south
of Porter 4 Obert's store. plunging the
tongue of the wagon to which they
were attached into the thigh of one of
Mr.. Ellis horses, making an ugly