The Delta independent., 1907-06-14
Local and Personal

Local ana PERSONAL
Editor Rawalt was down from the
North Fork metropolis on Monday.
byron Luce leaves to-day for Omaha.
He will be away until the first of July.
Starr Nelson went to Denver Satur-
day, stopping enroute for few days at
Salida.
A. c. Botsford was in town several
days last week. He reports ''all's well''
in the cattle country.
r. NJ. Light left yesterday for Nor
folk, Va. He expects to spend the
entire summer in the east.
Miss Edith Skinner is assisting in the
postoffice for a month while Miss New
is away on her vacation.
George Wilson has a letter from
Commissioner Joseph Hogrefe saying
he will be home about the 10th.
Judge King was looking after legal
business at Paonia and Hotchkiss two
days the early part of this week.
Arthur Luce came in from Ft. Nor
gan Wednesday afternoon to make his
home in Delta with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. c. Luce.
Jap Caracter's horse ran away yes
ter6ay nearthe depot, almost complete-
y demolishing the buggy. No one was
hurt as the vehicle was unoccupied.
Every one is cordially invited to at
tend the Mothers meeting at the home
of Mrs. |. |. kieffer, Friday afternoon,
June d. Refreshments served.
Mrs. Record arrived from Cambridge.
ILL.,. yesterday to visit her sister, Mrs.
A. r. King. Miss Florence Norris. of
Philadelphia is also summer guest at
the King home.
Frank Herrick and A. ". Carr came
home last Friday from their fishing trip.
They had been at Sapinero since the
beginning of the season and managed
to bring back fair supply of the COW
eted trout.
J. B. Boyd. who came to Delta last
week with his family from Central
Lake, Mich. is lawyer by profession.
He will make temporary headquarters
in the Uncompahgre Valley Realty Co.
Office.
f. G. Dickson. left for his home at
West Grove, Iowa, Wednesday. after
spending several days in Delta. Mr..
Dickson and the editor of this paper
are natives Of the same county in Iowa
Davis. Dickson came good many
hundred miles. however. to meet US for
the first time.
W. S. Coburn passed thru Delta Sum
day enroute to Denver. Mr.. Coburn is
watching conditions of the corn crop in
the east and has decided that now is a
good time to lay in supply, so he will
buy car load while on this trip. Mr..
Coburn says he expects to get enough
fruit off his place this year to pay ex-
penseS.
Miss Grace Girardet of the Delta
schools received fourth prize and was
made life member of the School Arts
Guild for one of the best drawings sent
in from the sixth grade for April 1907.
The drawing was sketch from nature
of the North Delta school house. This
makes three members from Delta.
Marie Grandrup, Elsie Ault and Grace
Girardet.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 3. Van Dyke will
soon Oe comfortably lOSateu ~ tueir
new home west of Eckert, their house
hold goods having arrived this week.
The new house. four room cottage, is
nearing completion and will soon be
ready for occupancy. Mr.. and Mrs.
Van Dyke have made many friends in
Delta during their stay here who will
never pass up an opportunity to stop
and see how things are going ''out
on the ranch" when they get per-
manently established.
Earl Evans came from Olathe to last
Sunday 5 ball game full of booze. He
continued to take more until he ran
over, which finally resulted in his arrest
and incarceration in the county Jail.
With broom he smashed the Jail win
dows, the damage of which proceeding
was included in the punishment admin
istered by Justice S. l.. Fairlamb when
the young man was brought before him
on Monday morning. Pleading guilty
to the charge of drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct MIR. Evans was assessed
IA fine of $40 and costs. new windows
included.
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