The Delta independent., 1907-11-15

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she went to attend her brothers. funer'
al Miss Cope is teacher in the North
Delta school and the brother whose
funeral she attended was the high
school student killed in foot ball game.
Miss Cope has the sympathy OF al
Delta people.
Mrs. Elsie R. Sargent died at her
home on Garnet Mesa last Thursday
and was buried Friday, Rev. J. G. Nef
preaching the funeral sermon. Mrs.
Sargent was pioneer of Colorado and
died at the ripe old age of 72 years, 9
months and days. After her family
the town Of Sargent. at the foot OF
Marshall Pass, was named.
Mr.. C. A. Merrill, partner of Judge
Welch in real estate business, will
arrive from Chicago about December LIST
to take charge of the real estate, loans
and insurance branches of the busi-
ness here. Mr.. Merrill was connected
! with the Illinois Central Railroad pas
senger management, and possesses
almost a national acquaintance.
The Delta county commissioners were
down to meet those of Mesa county the
first of the week in conference over
the disputed territory claimed by both
counties. The State Engineer was
present and was of the opinion that the
matter could not be adjusted without .
survey, and as this would not be done
before next summer no settlement OF
the matter was arrived at.
Delta should soon be in line for new
Federal building. The postoffice build
ing of the present isn't much for beauty
and style of architecture, and as soon
as its class receives promotion, which
we understand will likely be in few
months, Uncle Sam should have local
quarters suited to his dignity and which
ought at least 80 compare favorably
with the modern business buildings Of
this up-to-date town.
When you get frozen out of your
Eastern or Northern home by ice and
snow and sleet, YOU can come to Delta
and be assured of sunshine. Joe Rum
she, a former foreman on the INDE-
PENDENT, who left Delta a month ago
and went 20 Springfield, Illinois, writes:
"Oh, for little of Delta's china te!''
And there are many others besides Joe,
who haye left Delta in times past and
afterwards missed this splendid climate
One thing Delta needs badly and tnst
is more houses for the people to live in
who want to come here to locate.
There are no houses to rent and this is
keeping people away. 1t takes time to
to sell, unless at fancy price. Then,
too. mos; people coming in would prefer
to rent; at least for time. as it gives
them an opportunity to get acquainted
and perhaps to better suit themselves
| in location. Delta needs and should
have more houses to rent.
Delta streets. especially of after
Moons, show greater number of people
passing to and fro than do those of
most of the towns and cities much
larger. But it can be remembered
that, beside possessing very active
people within its bounds, Delta is sur
rounded with rich and well populated
valleys, whose people come and go on
marketing excursions. Thus it is pos
sible for Delta's main streets to often
be as thronged with people as are the
average streets in Denver.
There is rumor that the beet sugar
factory at Grand Junction may adopt
the certificate plan of paying on beet
contracts, storing sugar to the value of
double the amount of the certificates
issued as security for their redemption.
This. if undertaken, would probably be
because of the present low price and
lack of market demand for the manu-
factured sugar. The INDEPENDENT is
not publishing this with authority. II
is simply based upon rumor af1oat this
morning and which we have not had
opportunity to verify.
1t is claimed that $500, 900, 600 has
been paid by rich Americans for titled
husbands for their daughters. This is
worse than Wall street gambling, and
they get even less for their money.
That ought to be enough to bring on a
panic of shame, if it doesn't directly
aid to make more tense the stress of a
financial crisis. Still, some of our mil
iionaires can't seem to be satisfied
without buying for their daughters a
rotten duke with rhinestone coronet,
Better pay twice the money for an
erican honest Ammechanic!
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Adams and two
daughters arrived in Delta last Friday
from Healdsburg. California. They
desired to locate in Delta but could not
secure even furnished rooms. not to
mention whole house to live in. Mr..
Adams, years ago. lived At Montrose.
He sold out and went to California