The Delta independent., 1907-03-22
Local and Personal.


VIM. Gracey is here from Des Moines
looking at real estate.
/ Go to the Porter & Obert Hdw. Co.
for buggies, surries and spring wagons.
Hubert Williams is remodeling his
recently purchased residence on Meeker
street.
C. w. Stewart has rendered his res
ignaton as candidate for town attor-
ney on the Tax Payers ticket.
Wood work on the First National
Bank building is getting fresh coat Of
paint. Harry Austin is doing the work.
S. c. Runyon and family have moved
to Delta from Salida. Mr.. Runyon is
carpenter and is working for w. d.
Wheeler.
| Car of buggies and surries just re-
ceived at the Porter & Obert Hdw. Co.
Look over our stock and get prices be-
fore you buy.
| K. W. Hall, a brother of |. c., is ex-
pected to arrive with his family from
Cherokee. Iowa, tomorrow. He ex-
poets to locate here.
! The ladies' of the Presbyterian church
will serve chicken supper at the
church parlor on Friday, March 18th,
from 800 to 700 p. m.
/ Leon J. Chapman, editor of the Grand
Junction Herald, was in town yester-
day enroute to Paonia to attend the
| Odd Fellows dedicatory exercises.
/ Chas. Clark, of. Grand Junction, dis
trict manager of the Capitol Life of
| Denver. accompanied by J. \. Knox, is
in the city looking after business for
their company.
! Capt Winton and wife, accompanied
/ by their daughter. Miss Sue, will leave
/ Calf, where they expect to remain an
| indefinite period of time. The trip is
for the benefit of Capt. Winton's s
health.
! Mr.. Ruby Nef is building fine, two
story. u room brick house on Garnet
mesa. The brick work is already about
completed. 1t will be modern struc-
ture and Mr.. Nef is sparing no ex-
pense to make thoroughly comfort
able and substantial home.
Miss Margaret Rees and Mrs. J. b.
/ Brooks and son, who have been guests
at the home of DR.. Mccartney and S.
| Vance. left for Montrose last Saturday.
tie ranch in that county for two years.
They come from Monument, Colo.
L. d. Hauser has been heard from
since reaching the bedside of his moth
er in Iowa and his friends will be glad
to know that the aged woman is much
better Mr.. Hauser. whose health has
not been the best for some time. also
reported that he was feeling better.
Willard Perrin. Chas. Dolan and ] .
II. Lloyd and wife comprised party
of Charles City, Iowa, people who were
looking over the country in Delta and
Montrose counties last week. The two
former each bought SO acres west of
Olathe. Mr.. Lloyd. who is an attorney.
had not yet made any real estate pur-
chases
James Middaugh has come out from
Guthrie Center, Iowa, with his family
and household goods and for this year
will handle the Garnet mesa ranch pur-
chased by X. Mckenzie some time ago.
Mr.. Middaugh bought 20 acres of Delta
Orchard Co. land thru Fitzgerald Der
mody Co. and will build house on the
place some time during this year.
l.. S. Angel. who purchased farm
on California mesa, has also bought lots
9. 10 and IL. block 6 on Garnet mesa.
Mr.. Angel will erect modern cottage
home and is negotiating with W. ID.
Wheeler for the construction of same
at the earliest possible date. MIR. An
gels family will not come to Delta
until late summer or early fall but he
will be here large part of the season.
The brick and tile factory will begin
operations next Monday. Harry and
Ray Mathew, who came from Iowa re-
Gently, will comprise part of the force
employed. 1t is planned to increase
the capital stock soon and greatly en-
large and better equip the plant. If so.
steam dr.! ing sheds will be part of the
improvements so that the manufacture
of both brick and tile can go on thruout
the winter months.
G. p. Meyer. who came here recently
from Mound City, Mo-, has rented the