The Delta independent., 1907-01-18
Local and Personal.

Lunch wagon.
Treat your family to a bucket of
chill from Smiths Lunch Wagon.
M. J. Higgins is expecting his friend,
Henry J. Baird, of Malvern, Iowa, and
anticipates his arrival to-day or to-
morrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Mathews went to
Denver yesterday to attend the stock
men's convention and stock show which
will be held there next week.
J. B. Culwell, prominent Tongue
Creek rancher and one of the county's
substantial citizens. is lying very seri-
ously i'll with typhoid fever at his
home
All are glad to see DR.. Gibbs able to
be out nearly every day. The docter
says he is gaining steadily and hopes to
partially resume his practice in the near
future.
Morgan & Newlin look spic and span
in their new quarters and have added
a third chair in order to avoid long
waits on the part of patrons who wish
a quick shave.
LoST-Near the Laborer office or the
Commercial House, a stick pin. The
set was a stone set in gold eagles
claw. Finder please return to this Of
flee and receive s2. 90 reward.
A. R. Dixon and F. A. Meyer, of
Eckert, were arrested by game warden
Light charged with unlawful seining in
the Gunnison river. They plead guilty
and were fined S25 and costs by Justice
Burritt.
Miss Pearl Hibbs has resigned her po-
sition with King L. Stewart and will
hereafter be found at the Office of the
Clerk of the District Court. She will
also act as official reporter of the coun-
ty court.
DR.. rockingham. referring to the
lecture. says that he has always worked
for bigger and better Delta and here
tofore has been glad to make his ser
vices as free as possible to his neigh
bors. Now. however, he gives his
lecture for money.
J. f. Moore will have the use of
Delta famous mountain wat er on his
farm after this week. He has been
running the pipe line to his place and
has it about completed. This will add
to the value of his property more than
he or any one else can realize at this
time.
J. A. Rouse, J. NJ. and Harry Math-
ew. of Marengo. Iowa, came in last
evening to look over the country.
These gentlemen are friends of the
editor of the INDEPENDENT and we are
hopeful they will be pleased with the
country and will decide to become par,
of our citizenship.
Canton. Delta No. IA gives a grand
military ball and supper at the Cedar,
edge hall tonight. sl.5O per couple
pays the entire bill. The editor &C
knowledges a very cordial invitation
from Chevalier w. A. Shepherd to at
tend. Sorry to pass up a good thing
like this but the order Of things so wills
c. l.. Britts. of Kasson. Mimi. while
enroute to Pacific coast points. stopped
here Monday to see his friend of days
gone by. our esteemed citizen W. y.
Wheeler. 1t had been Is years since
last they met. but time had not lessen
ed the warmth of friendship in the least
and they enjoyed visit together such
rs only those who have known each
other in the glow of youth can have
'Tis said the old friends are the best
friends.
J. S. McSparren. of Sioux City. Iowa,
who spent number Of days in Delta
last fall. is back again this week. They
all come back. you know. and we think
Mr.. McSparren is so infected with the
germ that he is sure victim of all the
enticing things we have here. He was
accompanied by A. W. Lane. real estate
man from Boulder. S. J. Smith. rancher
from the same county and J. II. Brooks
of Sterling. The three former have
gone back. Brooks to return with his
family and belongings.
We were glad to get Carl Doughty in
this office one day last week long
enough for brief chat. He has SO
acres 81 miles south of Delta on Ash
mesa; is doing diversified farming and
making a success Of it. including some
dairy business. He milks from six to
10 cows and uses a 400 ID. per hour ca
pacity separator and finds year round
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