The Delta independent., 1907-05-03
Local and Personal

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day.
A. f. Penley got back Tuesday even
ing from trip to New Mexico.
DR.. A. F. Cummings, the veterinary
surgeon, has located at Hotchkiss.
F. c. Helt has been appointed official
watch inspector for the Denver & Rio
Grand Ry. at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. U. w. Keplinger an
nounce the birth of daughter April
q The little girl has been named Myra.
Rev. Milton Fish returned Tuesday
from Pueblo where he filled the pulpit
in the first Baptist church of that city
last Sunday.
Two of NJ. B. Wrights children were
! Juite seriously sick last wesk with the
measles. They are now well on the
way to recovery.
Ed. Anderson and number of others
went down to Austin this week where
they will be employed in the construc-
| tion of the North Delta canal. Paonia
| Booster.
Even the professional men at Olathe
have entered the real estate field. One
of the doctors there announces his
entrance into the business and calls for
the listing of property.
! Bear hunting is just ripe and lots of
the boys are taking short trips after
them. AS yet none have been killed
but several have been started. Jack
| Wakefield started a fine one Thursday
but lost him. .-Paonia Newspaper.
! r. J. Coffey has been notified of an
/ increase in his pension from $500 to
/ $500. This comes under the recent
act of congress making all veterans
entitled to sl2.OO when they reach the
age of 20.
! DR.. Eggleston. who was convicted of
counterfeiting and sentenced to serve a
/ term in the government penitentiary
at Leavenworth, kans., has been pro-
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government asylum for criminals at
I Washington, d. c.
Dan Doughty returned from a busi-
ness trip to Cripple Greek Tuesday
afternoon. He was at Canon City
Monday evening where he says it was
showing hard He says so far as fruit
at Canon City is concerned it is gone
/ up, inclu1ing the straw wberries.
/ |. w. Nutter. manager of the Colo
RADIO Telephone Co. in Delta county.
/ has rendered his resignation and on
Wednesday left for his old home in the
state of Maine Mr. Nutter has made
many friends here who will regret to
learn of his departure. He is succeeded
by w. E. Sleepwood of Denver.
I c. B. Pickett says his wife has great
ly improved in health since she went to
! Virginia last fan She suffered from
heart trouble while they lived at Cedar
edge but since going to the lower alti
tude this has apparently all disappeared.
| While back there this winter Charley
gained 20 lbs. in weight and says his
catarrh and other ailments have disap
peared.
A. W. Carr will leave soon for Hunts
vile. Alabama, to visit the nursery
company for which he handles the pro-
duct. The proprietor has extended to
! Mr.. Carr a very cordial invitation to
home. Mr.. Carr, however. is not in
clined to stop at one place so long. He
will go on to Philadelphia and from
there to Rochester and, in all, will
make quite an extended trip.
ID. +. jackson and wife left Monday
for Denver, where they will spend
couple of weeks visiting. after which
they will go to Lower Lake, Calf. at
which place they expect to make their
home. .... The ladies of Eckert are
arranging a big chicken supper for the
benefit of the Surface Creek band to be
held at the Eckert hall on May 10th.
Surface Creek Champion.
f. NJ. Gets is much pleased with the
farm he bought and which is located Is
miles down the river at Dominique
station. OF the ll3 acres nearly 100
acres is subject to cultivation. Water
for irrigation is taken from the Gunni-
son river by wheel and an abundant
supply is available at all times. Mr.
Gets expected to put out LOCO peach
trees this spring but he found the land
needed leveling and thought best to
nnstnonc this work until next vear