The Delta independent., 1907-07-05
Local and Personal

Mrs. John Griffin and daughter Ollie
are up from Grand Junction visiting at
the F. G. Myers home.
Hon. N. D. Vincent passed thru Delta
. Wednesday enroute to Rifle where he
! delivered the 4th of July Grafton.
J. w. Kuhnley has sold lots q and q
in block 8, adjoining the Catholic
church, to John B. Rhonemus for $3.50.
Danger from high water is over for
this year. The river has been falling
for several days despite the hot weather.
Welland Jeffers returned to Delta
Monday after few days visit in Mont
rose county. putting in most of his time
on Spring Creek mesa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Bell were down
from their Cedar mesa ranch few
days this week. He reports his young
trees looking fine and growing nicely.
A. B. Wire came from Palisade We'd
nesday. His family will be here next
week when they will occupy their re-
Gently acquired property on Garnet
mesa.
Commissioner X. o. Wilmot has
bought several lots at Hotchkiss on
which he will first build residence for
himself and then several cottages to
rent.
Jack, the interesting babe of Mr..
and A. B. Van Dyke, is reported quite
i'll at their home near Eckert. The
little fellows condition is giving his
parents much anxiety.
Porter Plumb has nearly completed a
five-room house, with porch and pantry,
on his Cedar mesa ranch. He also put
in good big cistern to add to the COM
fort and convenience of the premises.
Prof. PAUL attended meeting of
the Montrose Commercial Club Tuesday
night and delivered an address from
the subject: 1.-The Forward Move
ment in Agriculture. Its Value to the
Western Slope"
Judge Robert Sloan returned to Keo-
saugua, Iowa, this week after visiting
his son at Paonia. Judge Sloan is un-
doubtedly one of the greatest jusists in
the United States. With a record Of
"a years on the district bench he has
never been reversed but once.
J. P. Kernohan brought the INDE-
PENDENT box of goose berries. which
like most everything else grown in
North Delta, beat anything we ever
saw before for size. Every one WAS rs
large as a good size hickory nut. They
are not bearing prolific this year, hav-
ing been hit hard by the frost.
Reports from the range of an unusu-
ally good calf crop, better than the
average, are being received. r. g.
Kelso is in receipt of such news from
his summer range ut the head of the
Escalante. The range is also reported
to be in excellent condition, feed being
plentiful and very little loss from poison.
The editor apologies for the very
small amount of local and personal
news in this issue of the INDEPENDENT.
Returning from Denver Monday after
noon we found ten day absence had
put US away behind with our work and
consequently we have had little or no
time to hustle local items. Will try
and get to working regular next week.
The clothing firm of Snyder & Stew
| avk<, - thso r,1ono ho,,n v~,oJn
ment, Ed Barrow being the assignee.
Their liabilities are about 1,6OO and
their assets about $7OO. They are both
young men with limited capital and
found it impossible to compete with the
larger firms of the town. North Fork
Times.
The editor met T. p. Cartwright in
Denver last week and found him az
ardent booster for Delta county over
there as he Is here. Mr.. Cartwright,
you know, owns considerable property
here and his only regret is that he
don't own more. He says he reads the
INDEPENDENT every week Advertise.
ments and ALL" That ought to help
convince the man who don't believe
people read advertisements.
The INDEPENDENT regrets 10 have
J. M. Mathew and his excellent family
leave Delta. During their brief resi-
dence here they made numerous friends
who will hope that their short expert.
ence in Colorado will prove SO pleasant
memory that they will eventually re-
turn. Mr.. Mathew lived in Iowa many
years, has property interests there also
children living there and it is not strange