The Delta independent., 1907-06-14
Local and Personal

Jim Beckley made business trip to
Denver the first of the week.
DIR. Porter went to Grand Junction
Yesterday afternoon on forest reserve
business.
Mrs. NJ. A. Shue has returned from
her visit with friends in Kansas and
Nebraska.
Misses Ula King and Gertrude Ans
barry attended the Denver University
commencement exercises.
Mrs. Grim left for California Tuesday
afternoon. She will join her husband
and proceed to Portland to visit her
mother.
W. J. Jones. of Montreal. Canada,
arrived Monday to spend couple of
months with his daughter. Mrs. Joe
Prcgent.
Fred King and Helen Williams have
returned from Denver University.
Louise Amsbary remains to attend the
summer term.
James Merchant, is building a sub
stantial seven room cottage home on
Dodge street, first block south of the
court house.
Richard Finn has arrived from Will.
more, KY, to spend the summer with
his father, Mr.. S. Finn of the Porter
Obert Hardware Co.
J. F. Sanders is spending the summer
looking after his mining property at
Ouray. Mrs Sanders and the children
have gone to Pennsylvania.
Ross Conklin and Charley Parker are
at home from Colorado College. Charley
has gone up on the mesa to work for
the government fish people.
Lawyer Burnett went to Montrose
Wednesday to take part in the contest
case Of John Gallant VS.. John +. Cole.
The land lies under the North Delta
Canal.
Miss Ella New is off to Denver on a
well earned vacation of two weeks. On
the 2lst inst. she will attend a state
meeting Of postmasters at Glcnwood
Springs.
Mrs. Edward Hills stopped over from
Saturday until Monday as guest of
her friend. Mrs. Amsbary, while en-
route to her home in Kansas City from
California.
We are told many farmers will begin
cutting alfalfa this week. The first
crop is light and the theory is to get it
chance.
Ladies of the Christian church will
give lawn social at the home of Rev.
Harlow, Thursday evening, June 20.
Ice cream. Strawberries and cake for
Is cents.
Millard Fairlamb was up to Montrose
last Friday looking after +. A. Ault's
| interests in contest case wherein Mr..
Ault is going after 100 acres of good
land on Garnet mesa.
| Judge X. ID. Mcleod of Lcadvillc and
Miss Anabellc Fauss of Denver, were
in Delta Wednesday on business con-
nected with some desert land which
they are proving up on.
Mr.. Payne Holman came from Han
nibal, Mo-, last week to join Mrs. Hol-
man who has been visiting her sister.
Mrs. w. p. Dale. Mr.. Holman con-
templates locating in Delta.
Judge Dickerson returned on yester-
days train from his five week trip in
| Inc east. Inc Trip eNucHty hRIeeu
with him as he gained ten pounds in
weight. He reports delightful outing.
Miss Alice Croxton left this morning
for Greeley where she will attend a
summer session at the state normal
and will take special work in drawing
and music. She will also make an eX-
tended visit with friends at Longmont
and in Denver before returning to
Delta.
VIM. Balm and family arrived from
Aberdeen, S. D., last Saturday and are
this week locating on land they bought
north Of Cedaredge. They have 100
acres of Delta county's good soil and il
they will hold to It and improve It. It
will make them more money than any
Investment they ever took hold Of. II
IL prize stuff and no mistake.
Your home is not complete without
an electric bell. Installed complete for
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