The Delta independent., 1907-11-22
Local and Personal

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Remington e. Elliott have moved into
their new store building.
Lewis Owens is conyalescent from a
three weeks run of typhoid fever.
W. L. Holman has gone to Alamosa
for two months stay looking after
property interests there.
d. d. mean-among other things
Delta and Denver. the two present and
future good cities Of Colorado.
Situation wanted to do housework by
a competent young lady.
EDITH BUCK. Delta.
The lsdies of St. Juliens Parish will
give ball at the opera house in Delta
on the evening of December 18th. 1907.
Mr.. Standish and children will spend
the winter in Florida. Mr.. Standish
has rented his property on Garnet
Mesa.
N. E. Fleetwood left for Telluride
Monday. where he is employed in the
electrical department of the Smugler
Union mine.
Much interest is being shown in the
evening meetings at the Baptist
church, there being LIS present la st
Sunday evening.
The Luce plumber boys had run
away Tuesday evening. resulting in a
mix up Of the horse and wagon and the
breaking Of shalves.
Electrical Engineer, Chester A.
Coopsr.A Il Data u N - -Aoakssss snis
week, being called there 70 superinteno
work in his profession.
Willis A. Davis has engaged an as.
sistant auctioneer. but as he is little
light. only weighing 81 pounds. he has
decided to do the work himself.
Losr-pair gold-mounted spectacles.
Finder will please return same to INDIE
PENDENT office. Reward.
A. H. WooD.
Miss Anna Ross, stenographer in the
Reclamation Service office at the Gun
nison Tunnel, spent Saturday and Sun
day IN Delta. visiting Miss Genevieve
Hartig.
Statements of accounts will be sup
piled all those delinquent on the INDE.
PENDENT's list the first of the year. A
newspaper has to be run on busines
principles just the same as farm or a
store. in order to be a success.
The Delta band met Wednesday
night and had an enthusiastic practice.
We understand they will, in connection
with the Colorado College Glee Club of
Colorado Springs, give a benefit enter.
tainment at date to be fixed next
month.
The last of the big sugar beet crop is
being hauled in and shipped. Delta
county with its summers of sunshine
and late falls, is particularly favorable
to the growing of sugar b.ers of very
best quality. Just as soon as we get
factory at home we will have a cinch
rs the banner sugar beet section of the
world.
The foot ball and basket ball games
played at Delta last Saturday between
Hotchkiss and the Delta High School
teams, were very spirited games.
Delta won. of course, but that did not
diminish the genuine good feeling, and
the Hotchkiss people went home feeling
that they had enjoyed the day and had
put up good games. in which the spec
tators agreed.
general snow storm was reported
over Colorado the first of this week.
Despite the fact that Denver papers
said no part of the state escaped, Delta
had no snow and nothing but little
crisp fall weather in the way of cold.
And, with it all, we note from pub
lished accounts that some of our Delta
county people are still indulging ia to-
matoes and watermelons.
The mountains in the distant view
from Delta show white-capped-grim
and gaunt guardians of the beautiful
valley between their ranges, where the
whole year is sunshine. Here. reflect
ing the rays of the god of day, nestles
Delta, surrounded by her orchards, her
msadows and her productive farms.