The Delta independent., 1907-04-05
Local and Personal

March came in and went out like q
lamb and was very "lammy' all month.
Paul Wilson is to open real estate
Office in Hotchkiss, so sayeth that towns
papers.
Clay Davis is having bath and other
modern conveniences added to the Com
mercial Hotel.
Fred Hotchkiss was in town Monday
on his way home after few davs spent
at Grand Junction.
A black fur neck scarf advertised for
the INDEPENDENT has been returned.
Owner please call.
The wh-r-r-r of the big automobile
did business on election day. 1t was
certainly gong some.
Ben Lowe sold Ia head of horses at
public auction at Haley's barn Saturday.
w. A. Davis cried the sale.
The Hotchkiss Fair Assn. have selec-
ted Sept. y, 26 and q for their dates.
They will whoop- 'er-up for big time.
During the last year Hotchkiss has
paid off an Indebtedness of $l985. "a and
accumulated surplus of s2747.N on a
10 mill levy.
Clark & Coy. of Fermosa. Kansas,
are exhibiting two magnificent stations
which they recently brought here, a
Percheron and Hambletonian.
W. NJ. Williams has bought two lots
from John Power on Meeker street and
will erect a two story dwelling. He
expects to get the house up just as
soon as possible.
Clarence Eifert returned last Monday
from California, where he spent the
winter, to resume his position as super
intendent of the Delta Pressed Brick
and Tile Co. S works.
Frank c. Dowell. manager of the
Olathe Mercantile Company. and Miss
Lucille Fishel, daughter of our popular
hardware man. C. W. Fishel. were
married Sunday. y.-Olathe Criterion.
W. P. Dale and Judge A. r. King
are members Of the committee of 100
appointed by the State Commercial AS
sociation to raise fund of slOO, 600 for
the purpose of advertising Colorado.
f. E. Myer. who used to live on Ger
man mesa, committed suicide in Full
ington. CAL. Feb. 18th. Mr.. and Mrs.
Coburn were there a few days after
wards and brought the news to Paonia.
Mr.. Myer was well liked here. p aonia
Booster.
A California gentleman who recently
located in Greeley proposes to use all
vacant lots in that town for the pur-
pose of growing sweet peas. People
are welcome to the flowers he will take
the seed for his trouble and claims that
he will be well paid. We suggest that
the gentleman be kidnapped and
brought to Delta.
| The Pitkin mesa water company have
finished their system and have the wa
ter turned in. This marks an epoch in
the development of the valley and we
predict that it will only be question
of time until every family in this sec
tion of the valley will be drinking pure
mountain water brought to them thru
pipes -Paonia Booster.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. l. Simpson of Surface
Creek were "at home" TO the S. S.
club of Eckert on Monday eve. it being
the occasion of their initiation into the
club. Twas a genuine april Fool"
party in masks. Those present were
the Misses Nellie Luellen. Laura Hart,
Daisy Teachout, Hally Luellen, Jessie
Dorian, Minion kennicott. DR.. and Mrs.
Walker; Messrs. Taft, Stell. Dorian,
Jarvis. Moses and Frank Hart.
Chairman Wllmot is attending the
session Of the Board of County Com
missioners this week altho suffering
with what seems to be an aggravated
case of facial neuralgia. Mr.. Wilmot
has not been yell for some time and
following the present Board session he
will leave for California to Join Mrs.
Wilmot. who has been on the coast for
some time. They contemplate trip to
Honolulu althO this is not definitely
decided on yet. Mr.. Wilmot also ex-
poets to make trip east this fall after
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