The Delta independent., 1907-07-12
Eckert Locals.
Especial Correspondence

! iSIstial correspondence
Miss Vida Lamar has returned from
Delta.
Mrs. Watson of Lake City is visiting
the family of Mr.. John Hart.
Miss Jessie Dorland who has been
visiting at Olathe came in on the stage
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judge Whiting have
returned from Denver where they
spent very enjoyable vacation.
Mr.. Arthur King left last Monday
for Glenwood Springs, where he has
gone to try the baths for rheumatism
The man who said our ditch walker
referred to his note book when asked,
What was he doing? must have been
joshing, for Jim" usually knows
where to locate his bearings.
Charlie Taft is holding down the rib
bon counter at Reynolds & King Bros.
store and the management report enor-
nous sales in ribbons and laces since
Charles smiling countenance beams
across the way.
Last Saturday K. E. Griffith moved
his herd of dairy stock and horses to
the summer range on Grand mesa,
leaving young Tommy with them for
few days to recuperate.. Dick reports
the range as being excellent.
A large force of men and teams were
at work last Wednesday strengthening
the dam of the Fruit Growers Ditch l.
Reservoir company. This company has
vast amount of water stored and the
natural supply is still greater than the
consumption.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence King took in
the circus last Tuesday. In fact al
most the entire valley went down to
Delta. and in numbers, not by scores
but by hundreds, and had there been a
railroad in this section, an extra train
would have been necessary to have
taken the people. Different with Delta
at our Fourth of July celebration; you
could have counted them upon the
fingers of one hand.
Following the suggestions made some
time ago thru the INDEPENDENT in re-
gard to Surface Creek mesa securing
one day of Prof. Cottrells Farmers In
titute, Mr.. J. B. Ratekin has taken
hold of the matter and carried it along
until we are guaranteed one day of the
course, which will be the last day of
the Institute and will be held at Bow
ness grove, two miles north of Eckert.
on Friday, August %. This is some
thing in which every person in the
county is interested, and the people of
Surface Creek will see to it that every
one attending will be well repaid for
his trouble. The grounds will be
looked after and put in proper shape by
committee consisting of Ben Shella-
day, l.. E. Boeth and John Kennedy.
and an excellent program will be ar
ranged by <. Z. Bull. Rev. J. R.
George and c. W. Brewer. The music
will be looked after by w. H. Jarvis,
ucO. DuTTeli dilu ID Z. NoSS,
which means that this alone will justify
YOU in taking day off. The amuse
nent program is being arranged by
e. T. Hubbard, c. A. kammar. and
J. E. Shelladay. which is bound to be
success, while the reception of our
guests will be in the hands of c. A.
Eiammar, D. c. Towsend, F. A. Chiles,
Mrs. Joe Hogrefe and Mrs. F. M.
lovett. Invitations to the outside will
he extended by J. R. Colwell. L. E.
Boeth, J. A. Lewellen and John Grif-
fith. In due time all will be properly
advertised by T. A. Briggs, Lawrence
King and Henry Hawker. With such
an array of strength as the above
named committees give, this will doubt
less be made the banner day in the his
tory of Surface Greek.