The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-10-11
their exclusive stock of gents furnish

their exclusive stock of gents furnish
ings.
Prof. Vance he's purchased two lots
on Garnet mesa and is erecting dwell
ing. Prof. Vance is connected with the
Dana Conservatory of Music.
The INDEPENDENT subscription list
is growing very nicely. Tn, Delta
county people are readers and they also
believe in supporting the home news
paper.
The sugar beet and potato crops are
being harvested The yield of the
former is big but the potato crop is
rather under the average, though the
quality is fine, as usual.
In mining camps occasionally won.
derfully rich strike is made of mineral
In our agricultural and fruit growing
valleys every owner of land has per-
petual rich strike, and it won't ''pinch
out"
In order to better check our subscrip-
ton list, subscriptions received will be
published each week hereafter in the
INDEPENDENT. If you fail to see yours
acknowledged in the published list,
please notify the office.
The Montrose Council and CONNER
cial Association is getting busy. The
boosters of the Western Slope are
vieing with each other in efforts at pub
licity, improvement and inducements to
such an extent that none dare lag
1t may prove of interest to outsiders
to know that honey raised in this Sec
tion is top-notch in quality and COM
mands first place in eastern markets,
to where it is shipped in carload lots
A car of honey recently shipped ran in
value to nearly $4,000.
J. l.. and Jim Stevens arrived at
Delta this week from Emmerson.
Columbia county, Arkansas. They come
primarily for health benefits and they
are sufficiently pleased with the country
to have decided to locate. Being pos
sessed of means they will doubtless be-
come investors.
LosT-between Baptist church and
l. M. Conklin's residence, Past Guar
dian Neighbor gold pin with emblem of
Woodcraft lodge on front and on re-
verse side presented to Mrs. Emma
W. Dunaphant By San Matio Circle No.
2S1. w. o. w. San Matio Cal OF"
Suitable reward offered.
The INDEPENDENT office is a very
busy place and SO far the new editor
has had no opportunity to get out and
get acquainted. But as soon as he is in
better control of the situation he will
visit the towns and different sections
of the country in an effort to meet as
many of the people as possible.
The INDEPENDENT was wrongly in.
formed last week in stating that the
present electric light franchise expired
January, 1908. Mr.. Shue has explained
that it is but the expiration of the first
five years of the franchise, at which
time the right to purchase by the Town
begins. and that the franchise extends
for period of fifteen years longer.
Thousands of deer hunters are out
and it is very good thing that they
don't all get the one deer allotted to
each hunter, else there wouldn't be any
left. Both big game hunting and fish
ing are becoming such a rage that the
game and the fish are threatened with
depletion in spite of what appear to be
stringent game laws and short open
seasons.
A majority of the country papers
throughout the eastern and middle
states have increased the subscription
price of their papers from fifty cents
to dollar each. There was two good
reasons for doing this. Many of them
were being published at too low price
anyway. while the increased cost of
production and the advance in the price
of paper stock and labor made it neces.