The Delta independent., 1907-02-01
Local and Personal.

real estate. WEIGH & DAVIS.
The place to get your watch, clock or
jewelry repairedis at Edmond's. Prices
right. Work done good and prompt.
10 lb. Honey-Suckle Lard sl.l5. 5lb,
Honey-Suckle Lard Coo. Any place so
they say. Some dealers take S per
cent off for cash. If
J. E. Davis is moving his family this
week to the Will Brewer ranch on low
er Tongue creek, which he has rented
for period of three years.
J. E. Snyder, of Dolores, bought a
car load Of Hereford bull calves from
E. J. Mathews which he shipped this
week. They were beauties.
The Colyin case at Salida wherein r.
S Dennison former Delta citizen was
implicated, has been postponed until
the July term of court for trial.
b. G. Chapman and his sister, Mrs.
W. A. Forrest. both of Telluride, were
calling on real estate men the first of
this week in quest of a ranch to rent.
Mrs. J. P. Huntley, who is spending
the winter in California. is greatly i'm
proved in health and writes to Mr.. Hunt
ley that she is enjoying better health
than for years past.
Rev. Harlow has been at Paonia this
week holding evangelistic services for
the Christian people at that place: their
regular pastor having been taking i'll
while in the midst of the meeting.
A. l.. Reynolds was down from Eckert
Saturday and dropped in to this Office
long enough to leave two dollars advance
subscription. Mr.. Reynolds is in the
mercantile business at Eckert and re-
ports trade good.
Mail carrier Holbrook picked up five
copies of last weeks INDEPENDENT on
Monday which were being mailed to
parties in the east. This is the proper
spirit and will aid materially in adver-
tising the resources of our country.
A freight wreck east of Salida inter-
fered with eastern mail two days last
week. Fourteen cars of a freight
train were piled up and number of
them were badly demolished. W. p.
Dale was 36 hours getting to Denver
on account of the smash-up.
W. A. Reynolds and wife of Ouray
spent few hours in town Saturday, on
their way home from a visit in Delta.
Mr.. Reynolds is secretary of the Ouray
lodge of Elks and says he had fine
visit below where he had big rabbit
hunt. -Montrose Enterprise.
J. S. Maupin was in town Saturday
from his ranch on the Roubideaux and
was good enough to leave ducats for
two years subscription. He reports
1905 IS having been good year on the
ranch and is quite hopeful that the
present season will be equally product.
i've and prosperous.
DR.. rockingham delivered his lecture,
civilian the Silent" to an apprecia-
tive audience at the opera house Tues
day evening. The lecture is referred
to in the highest terms by those pres
ent. 1t was delivered under auspices
of the Baptist Young Peoples Society
and the total proceeds amounted to $40.
Charles Clark and W. NJ. McCahrey
were in Delta between trains Saturday
on their way from the North Fork to
Grand Junction. They are selling insur-
ance for the Capitol Life at Denver.
The editor knew both of these gentle
men on the Eastern Slope and can
vouch for their hustling qualities.
Glad to have call from J. II. Burtor
to renew the subscription which is sent
to his address at Astabula. Ohio. He
comes out here most every winter to
get taste Of our fine Italian climate
and to look after some property he
owns in the vicinity Of Cedaredge. He
has been here several weeks already
and will remain until about the first of
March.
M. J. Higgins was not quite AZ
punctual Monday morning in getting to
town AZ usual but when he did put in
an appearance the clerks quickly motto.
ed the broad smile he was wearing and
were not long in learning Of the arrival
of . ten pound boy at the Higgins
home the previous evening. Congratula-
tions were in order and we suppose M.
J. set 'em up.
Starr Nelson is hauling out machinery
and other equipment to the Gum ranch
which he and Mr.. Staples have recently
bought. They are enthusiastic over
their purchase and feel that they have
q property worth considerably more
than the amount represented in the
purchase price. The Gum ranch un-