The Delta independent., 1907-11-08
Local and Personal

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All things came to him who waits
the INDEPENDENT, for instance.
Attorney Geo. Stephan made a trip
to Denver the first of this week.
Veteran R. J. Coffey has been, on the
sick list for week but is improving.
Judge King went to Grand Junction
on business today. Will return Satur-
day.
Mr.. E. E. Watts, editor of the Labor
er, visited Florence last week on busi-
ness.
Land buyers keep coming to Delta,
and those who invest judiciously make
no mistake.
Mr.. j. E. Whinnery was in from Read
Tuesday He reports their sugar beets
all shipped.
Rev. Hick has improved the exterior
of his house by fresh painting and other
decorations.
When you have an item of news write
it on postal card and address it to the
INDEPENDENT.
The danae at l. o. o. F. hall last
Saturday night is reported pleasant
social success.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Dingman, Of
Collbran, Colorado, are visiting rela-
tives in Delta.
Young COW for sale-Jersey and Dur
ham-Call second house from LIST.
Street on Meeker.
More light has been thrown on Delta
since the all-night service began at the
electric light plant.
Checks and Cashiers Vouchers are
good at Reming ngton-Elliott's We pre-
fer them to the cash. 4O-lt
The Mothers Club meets with Mrs.
Hurst, North Meeker ST., Friday, No
vember 18TH, at 3 p. m. Mrs. Bragg,
leader.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
cement sidewalks on Grand avenue.
Those at Court House square have been
completed.
Don't use the character and (&) in
writing manuscript except in firm names
where it may be proper. 1t is a sign
of laziness.
The ladies' of the NJ. f. church will
hold their annual Apron Bazaar and
Home Cooking on Saturday afternoon,
December 7th. st
Mr.. Alfred NJ. Thomas, architect,
has a professional card in the INpE-
PENDENT. Mr.. Thomas comes to Delta
highly recommended.
Editor Rawalt, of the Paonia News
paper, was in Delta Tuesday, en-route
to Hoxey. Kansas, where he had estate
business to attend to.
North Delta is availing itself of the
opportunity to put in board walks af-
forded by the change in Delta from
board to cement walks.
Chas. w. Heoter and family have ar
rived and will soon be at home on the
ranch recently purchased from Mr.. B.
Wright, just south of town.
Miss Emma Elbon attended the State
Sunday School convention at Montrose
this week. She went as a delegate
from the Christian Sunday School.
Mrs. H. P. Phelps of Fonduloc City,
Wis. is here visiting the family of
Rev. Hick and will remain indefinitely.
Mrs. Phelps is a sister of Mrs. Hick.
The sugar beet harvest is nearing its
finish. A couple of weeks more will
about wind it up. A good many far
mers have their beets all shipped now.
Keep things moving through the
winter months. Next summer, with its
big fruit crop and other crops, and a
sugar beet factory coming up, will be
amply able to take care of itself.
Ed. Croisent arrived Tuesday with
an emigrant car loaded with goods for
Chas. w. Heoter and w. D. Reed. Mr..
Croisent is from Menlo. la. and has
purchased a part of the p. G. Conkle
ranch.
The setting of the tax list and other
large undertakings the past week has
shortened the INDEPENDENTS news
department little this week, but it
will be on hand with larger batch
next time.
There will be shooting for turkeys on
the ground back Of the Delta Touring
mills beginning Wednesday. November
27th, at one o'clock and continuing all
day Thursday. Plenty of guns and
turkeys for all.
Clinton Oliver, Paonia Booster; C. B.
Brewer, Surface Creek Champion and
VIM. Hopkins, Crawford Chronicle,
were all Delta visitors the first of this
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