The Delta independent., 1907-12-27
Local and Personal

OH DeIta main thoroughfareS yeSter
day.
New calendars for 1908 are being
hung up. Many of them are real works
of art
| Proper interest in his work is one of
the best recommendations man or boy
can have.
| Everyone is hopeful of big crops in
every line next season. May they not
be disappointed.
Much snow is falling in the mountain
ranges and there is consequent cloudy
skies in the valley.
Found, fur boa Owner can have
same by calling at INDEPENDENT office
and describing property.
The Christmas trees of Delta would
resemble, if properly placed in land
scape scene, a mineature forest.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dingman re-
turned Tuesday from California where
they have been for several months past.
Begin subscription to the INDz-
PENDENT with the new year and see if
we do not work hard to give satisfac-
tion.
Miss Genevieve Hartig, stenogeapher
for Judge Welch. is spending Christ
mas holidays visiting friends in Pueblo
and Denver.
Now is a good time to get your sta
the INDEPENDENT Office is a good place
TO get them.
Colorado College GIee and Mandolin
Club at Opera House, Delta, next
Tuesday night. Delta Band Benefit.
All come out.
All should attend the concert of the
Colorado College Glee and Mandolin
Club at the opera house in Delta next
Tuesday night.
You can tell US something almost
every week and most of it we would no
doubt like to print. Call US by phone
oE=drcp card in the mail.
The INDEPENDENT list is booming
as will be seen by the list of Sub
scriptions received published this
week. Keep the good work going.
The time of all others to advertise is
when little dull or slack time is ex-
pected- Publicity makes the profit
part of business possible.
H. w. McOuat, classmate of Ross
Conklin at the Colorado College. the
boys being both sophomores, is visiting
here during the holiday vacation.
Mr.. ]. F. Sanders, who has been op-
Grating his mining property at ou,ay
through the summer and fall. came
home to spend Christmas with his fam
lily in Delta.
Rev. and Mrs S. A Hayworth were
entertained at Christmas dinner at the
home of DIR. and Mrs. w. A. Ridley.
After dinner the afternoon was spent
in games.
Rabbit hunting is about the only gun
play there is now among local Nimrods.
Bunnies are in plenty out aways from
town and those who go after them gen.
orally come home with good catches
A native mountain trout bit greedily
at a royal coachman fly in a private
lake near Delta last week. The angl-
ing was just an experiment by one of
the owners to see if the fish were over
ted or not.
A Modern Woodman draft came yes
terday bringing s2,00o to Mrs. Ida Um-
brell, the premium due on account of
the death of her husband. George w.
Umbrell. who died in Washington about
a month ago.
The department meeting of the W.
c. t. u, will be held with Mrs. Baird
in Model Block, Friday. January 3rd, at
8 o'clock p. m. Mrs. Darling, Super
intendent of Non Alcoholic Medication,
will conduct the meeting,
Miss Lulu Guyer, cooperative tele-
phone girl at Delta Central, was re-
membered by patrons of the office in
happy and substantial manner Christ
mas day. Miss Guyer wishes through
the INDEPENDENT, to thank the gener-
Gus donors.
Elsie Hoppe, the bright ten year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hoppe,
died ut their home five miles above
Delta last Saturday, December 2lst,
1907. after n painful illness of diabetis
The bereaved family have the sympathy
of all in their loss.
The Press of the state is giving the
Colorado College Glee and Mandolin