The Delta independent., 1907-12-20
Local and Personal

Delta coal fields invite developing
capital.
Delta stores are artistically decorated
in holiday garb.
Some pretty cool weather this week
for the Delta tropics.
The coal man smileth and the ice
man reveles in anticipation.
Your scrip will buy Christmas pres
ents at Ramsay Dry Goods Co.
WANTED, fine shirts to laundry
each. MRS. TETER, Delta.
Buy your Christmas presents at the
Ramsay Dry Goods Co. We take scrip.
An alfalfa mill is one of the things
that Delta people should not overlook
Mr.. and Mrs. Vigg, of voroqua. Wis
consin, are in Delta to spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Helmke were in
town Wednesday from Escalanta canon.
The coolest night at Delta so far this
winter has not quite reached zero point.
Mr.. L. Hartig and family are moving
from Garnet Mesa to the new Model
block.
Much alfalfa is now being hauled to
Delta market from surrounding mea-
dows.
The jewelry store where the guaran-
tee Is absolutely good. F. C. HELT's,
jeweler.
Mr.. Al Botsford hasmoved from his
ranch above Hotchkiss to Delta for the
winter.
Delta will have one of the biggest
Fairs in the state September IL, ~ and
l3, 1908.
Robert Whitelaw came home this
week from tn University of California
at Berkley.
The Denver University Glee Club
concert last night was well attended
and enjoyed
What country newspaper needs is
plenty of friends, plenty of help and
plenty of support.
The Delta Drug store presents real
Christmas appearance with its decora-
tions of holly and mistletoe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Lee, of Cory,
leave today for Loveland where they
will make their future home.
The Delta county delinquent tax sales
were cleaned up in good shape last
week by County Treasurer ]. E. Beck
ley.
Thomas L. Blackwell, editor of the
North Fork Times, was down from
Hotchkiss Monday as a witness in a
will case.
The two daughters of Prof. and Mrs.
Philip NJ. Condit will arrive in Delta to-
morrow to spend Christmas with their
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rhoenemus left
yesterday for Salida to spend Christmas
with relatives. They will be absent
for a month.
Mr.. Fred King and Miss Helen Will
liams came home yesterday to spend
the Christmas holidays, from the Den
yer University.
You can't get more for the price the
world over than you can from the i'm
mense jewelry stock to be found at
F. C. HELT's, the Jeweler.
Make resolutions with the new year
sf 10 h,,t rr,NI
any is to go right on thinking of what
you ought to do, and doing tiff you
can.
Mr.. ]. S. Savage, brother of Mrs. H.
w. Pratt, arrived the first of this week
from Millbank. South Dakota. Mr..
Savage expects to make Delta his
home
The boosting spirit prevails among
the people of Delta county. 1t is easy,
when you have the substance as well
as the spirit This is no hot air propo-
sition.
Delta is credited with making the
most substantial and rapid growth of
any town on the Western Slope during
the year now closing.
MIR. L. A Cook left Delta this morn
ing for Chicago. to visit his old home,
from which he has been absent for
nearly twenty years.
Remember the stockgrowers meeting
and banquet in Delta January 4th. The
INDEPENDENT editor acknowledges with
pleasure bid to the big feed.
The following Delta students of the
Colorado College get home this week
for the holidays: Guy Clark, Ross
Conklin, Ruth rockingham and Ethel