The Delta independent., 1907-05-24
Local and Personal.

struction at the brick and tile factory.
George Preston orders the INDEPEN-
DENT sent to Sans, San Miguel county,
for six months.
LosT-A black leather pocket-book
containing picture and letter and about
So. 90 in money. Return to Mrs. G. N.
Hastings and receive reward. If.
B. S. IIibbs of Earlham, Iowa, who
has been spending some time in the
North Fork country, was an over Sum
day guest of his daughter, Miss Pearl
Hibbs.
John Ayster went to Ouray last Sum
day to look after the sale of some
mining claims belonging to the estate
of his brother, whose death occurred
year ago.
Frank Marshall has moved his family
to Delta from Cedar mesa. They are
occupying the residence Mr.. Marshall
recently bought on the northeast cor
ner of Meeker and Sixth streets.
w. H. Garvin of Paonia went thru
Delta, enroute to Denver, Tuesday. Mr..
Garvin says the North Fork is slightly
disfgured but has not let up saving
wood, even for little bit.
W. G. Cook and l. NJ. Conklin enjoy
ed days fishing in the Gunnison five
miles down the river last Friday. They
had very good luck and besides making
creditable catch of suckers they got
several round tails and one white
salmon.
T. E.. Lamb has returned from an
extended trip in the west, including the
famous mining camp at Goldfield, New
ada. Mr.. Lamb says the camp was
not normal at the time of his visit on
account of labor troubles which had
been disturbing conditions for some
time. He was absent altogether b
period of six weeks.
J. c. Rowbotham was in Delta last
Saturday and called at the INDEPENDENT
office to tell US that his orchard, north
of Cedaredge, was white with bloom on
the date mentioned. The altitude in
that section is quite high and trees
were not out at the time of the freeze.
Mr.. Rowbotham is confident of having
a good crop of apples.
w. E. Obert and w. o. Stephens
drove to DR.. Miller's orchard on lower
Surface creek last Sunday and they
substantiate the Doctors statement
with reference to his outlook for fruit
in every particular. They brought
home small limb off an apple tree
that was literally loaded with apples,
also some fine specimens of pears and
peaches. These were on display in
Stephan &Obert's window the first of
the week.
J. H. HALEY will go to Canada about
the first of June to buy the three car
loads of blooded ewes mentioned in the
INDEPENDENT last week. Mr. HALEY
says this stock will cost him e27 per
head laid down in Delta. He intended
to bring one car load of bucks but the
price has been jumped up on him so
heavy that he is not sure of buying
them.
Thursday night of last week the Dale
and Vance families went to the home
of their new Garnet mesa neighbor,
l.. A. Doud. now living on the former
Dolphin place, and gave Mr.. and Mrs.
Doud an old-fashioned, informal house
warming. Prof. Vance played on the
violin and banjo, they all sang together
and had genuine good time. If new
people were welcomed in this way more
frequently they would have some cheer
full reports to make to friends in the
states where they came from.
J. W. Edmonds and wife and little
daughter came up from Grand Junction
Sunday morning and visited numerous
friends until Monday afternoon. They
are going to Denver to live. Mr.. Ed
monds expects to connect himself with
a wholesale jewelry house in that city.
Mrs. Edmonds says she could not stand
the Grand Junction water. 1t must be
vile stuff, for everybody has about the
same opinion.
W. p. Dale is wearing new $500
Stetson hat, won on wager made two
years ago. Mr.. Dale, you know. had
been a railroader for many years and
and retired from the service. Miles
Keen. a brakeman, prophesied Mr..
Dale's early return to his first love and
offered to bet that such would be the
case within few wonths. Dale took
the bet and extended the time two