The Delta independent., 1907-04-26
Local and Personal.

morning train for Denver.
Mrs. Huntley is expected to return
from California about the 9th or 10th
of May.
DR.. barley was Moderator of the
Presbytery held at Salida the first part
of this week.
The Gunnison land office has been
abolished and its archives transferred
to Montrose.
G. A. Puver sends the INDEPENDENT
for six months to ID. w. Hale at Hen
Messy, Oklahoma.
Mrs. barley is confined to her bed
with sickness. She is reported some
better at this time.
The police magistrate during the last
municipal year assessed twelve fines
amounting in all to sos.
DR.. w. Alvah Ridley ordered fine
mantel, CRATE and set of tiling from the
Denver Mantel & Tile Co.
Mrs. NJ. V. Jones reports lettuce,
onions. and radishes out of her garden
for last Sundays dinner.
Mrs. A. E. Hyzer, of North Delta,
went to Gunnison Saturday for three
weeks visit with Mr.. Hyzer.
E. n. Spencer and Mary j. McConley,
both of Delta, were married by Justice
5. l.. Faramb. Wednesday at II 80
a. m.
Mrs. Ault entertained number of
friends on Tuesday in honor of Mrs. p.
NJ. Wood who leaves next week to be
absent several months.
The stork visited the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will II. Mathers April y and left
boy baby. The youngster has been
named Lawrence Hewlett Mathers.
Fairlamb & Wigram have sold to
James +. Jones, who has been living on
California mesa. two Meeker street lots
in block 3, plat ,. Mr.. Jones announces
his intention to build during the summer.
Judge Henry suffered third stroke
of paralysis at his home on Meeker
street Tuesday night at 10 O'Clock. 1t
was thought at the time he could live
evening indicated that he was much
better.
S. p Home went to Denver Saturday
to hurry up the ice plant machinery as
much as possible. 1t will certainly be
fine when we get manufactured ice
made from Delta's pure mountain wa
ter. This town will march right along
frost or no frost.
4 Dr. c. A. Hadsell has bought the
property from c. J. Lippert at the cor
ner of Columbia and 4th streets. Mr..
Lippert had owned it but month and
he bought it of /. M. McMurray. DR..
Hadsell will improve the place with
paint, paper and some overhauling.
Vivian Circle, Women of the Wood
craft, celebrated its 10th anniversary
Monday night. A program by the
children and other entertainment was
provided, including refreshments.
Everybody had a good time as is al
ways the case when the Circle enter
tains.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Cook and their
daughter Grace left for Glenwood
Springs yesterday to be absent three
or four weeks. Mr.. Cook will take the
baths and in other ways seek to hasten
the return of his natural strength which
was so completely undermined by his
long sickness.
The ball game yesterday afternoon
between the Paonia and Delta high
2 in favor of Delta. After the first in
ming the game was a close, well played
contest. The Delta boys are starting
out like champions. They play at Ce-
daredge Saturday.
We are not very proud of the weather
of the past week, but the winter eli
mate of Delta is certainly almost IDEAL
This was strikngly illustrated the other
day when Mrs. Stafford opened a box
of crab apples which had stood on her
porch on Eaton avenue all winter with
out any protection whatever. They
we're found to be in perfect condition.
j. II. Mckinney, who bought the
former Ingersol place on California
mesa and moved there the first of last
month, has in between 16 and 20 acres
of sugar beets. Mrs. Mckinney called
at the INDEPENDENT Office Wednesday
to order the paper and says they are
quite hopeful of having some fruit al
though the big freeze made such a
result look impossible for several days.
Col. w. H. Anderson, of Montrose,
president of the Western Slope Veter-