The Delta independent., 1907-04-12
Local and Personal.

J. c. McCready has built sidewalk
c. C. Byerrum has left school at
Olathe to become successful farmer
near Delta. We wish him all kinds of
luck. Olathe Criteron.
Saul Logan Wixon. of Delta. and
Susie Elizabeth Sinclair, of Olathe,
were married by Judge Fairlamb at his
office Sunday afternoon, April Z.
DR.. Corbin telephoned down from
Cedaredge: Il like the INDEPENDENT.
Put me on the list" The 'list" is
being materially increased each week.
Why? Because people like the paper.
DR.. Darley is pleased on account of
the constantly increasing congregation
which greets him each Sunday morning
and evening, also with the continued
growth in the membership of his church.
Nine were admitted last Sunday.
Opening day for Seaton's fountain
under auspices of the High School
Athletic Assn. was pronounced sue
cess. A large crowd attended both
afternoon and evening. Total receipts
$40. As; profit to the Assn. S4.OO
The senior class of the high school is
preparing to publish an annual. 1t
Is their intention to make of it quite
pretentious volume, and one which
/ urill ralars rr.,Jif tho cla tho
school and the town.
Clarence Eifert. superintendent of
the brick plant, is building a house on
mis- 80 acre claim six miles down the
valley. He is getting ready for the
big day coming" when the water will
be turned into the Gunnison tunnel.
The Pitkin mesa pipe line is now
completed to an extent that they are
using the water. 1t is great improve
ment for Pitkin mesa homes and will
increase the value of their ranches
much more than the cost of the enter
prise. - Cedaredge Champion.
Henry lsensee has three acres of
beets up and says they are looking fine.
He is raising nine acres this year. Mr..
lsensee lived in Minnesota AZ years and
says he had plenty. He is dead stuck
on his 40 acre North Delta farm and
while he values it at Sc, 900 it is not for
sale at that figure.
Ten North Delta farmers plowed,
h.rr,uat .p6 layalaI Sayap acr.. fnr
II. II. Thye on Monday. The land will
be planted to sugar beets. Mr.. Thye,
il will be remembered. was seriously
injured in runaway. He no doubt
appreciates the good Samaritan act of
his neighbors and friends.
II. A. Byerrum. of Delta, was shak-
ing hands with his friends here Friday
and Saturday. Mr.. Byerrum is still
wearing that smile. that won't come
off, over the arrival Of fine baby boy
on the same day that his oldest son was
married. Nothing like keeping even
Olathe Criterion.
c. <. Jaynes, who is well known here
but who is a resident of Grand junction,
has been sentenced to the penitentiary
for term of not more than four or
less than three years. He is charged
and convicted of poisoning valuable
horse which belonged to a neighbor.
Mr., Jaynes owns property in Cedaredge.
Champion.
The citizens of Delta and especially
those resident on the street, have rea.
son to be proud of the six-foot cement
sidewalk which now stretches the entire
length of Eaton avenue to the depot
If the city will now connect up the
street crossings and put them in good
condition. strangers arriving in Delta
will be favorably impressed Immediately
they start up town.
NJ. F. keene. of the switching crew
between here and Montrose. has been
spending the larger part of this week
on his claim of 800 acres on Payne mesa,
looking after fences and other matters.
AS soon as some minor differences in
regard to partnership canal are set
tied he thinks he will have one of the
finest fruit ranches on the mesa
The Paonia Rebekah drill team, under
the management of W. J. AFFORD. are
arranging for an excursion to Delta on
the 25 inst. in response to an invitation
from the Delta Rebekah Lodge to put
on the work on that date If they
succeed in securing a special large
number will likely attend from here.
! Paonia Booster.
Tin cans promiscuously distributed or
congregated on the face of the land