The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1907-09-06

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Largest three layer cake in town for
35c., white or yellow, at the Royal
Bak cry.
Go to the Eastern Star Social, Ma
sonic Hall, tonight. Games, Music
and Refreshments.
Good driving horse, top buggy and
harness, for sale cheap. Inquire of the
Ramsay Dry Goods Go.
For SALE-Two non-descriptive tick
cts to Denver, male and female. In.
quire of North Fork Times. 3O-2t.
Mrs. Singleton will open her house to
boarders on Sept. 9th. Day board will
be So per week or S5c. per meal.
Miss Nellie Conner returned Wednes-
day afternoon from her trip east which
extended as far as Chicago.
The subject of the usual preaching
service at the Ash mesa school house
next Sunday IS: 1.-The Reputation of
Jesus"
A heavy rain fell Wednesday night.
While it was good dust-settlor in
town it was not welcomed by hay
makers.
Miss Rosemonde Hetts, of Ft. Atkin-
son, Wis, has arrived in Delta for an
extended visit with her sister, Mrs W.
E. Fleetwood.
Mrs. Henry Payne and children have
gone to Oregon where they will remain
indefinitely for the benefit of Mrs.
Payne's health.
We want local news items and per-
sonal mention of movements of all peo-
pie in the city and county. Please hand
US in such items.
For RENT-for light housekeeping,
small furnished house. Inquire of
Mrs. r. J. Lockhart, corner of 9Th and
Grand Avenue, Delta.
Stock is coming in so fast as to al
most swamp the Fair management and
will require night and day work in
preparations to take care of it.
/ Miss Mark, one of the teachers, re-
turned last Friday, after spending the
summer at her home in Iowa. She IL
stopping at the kuhnley home in North
Delta.
Many counties in Colorado are looking
forward to a coal famine the coming
winter. Delta county can produce her
own coal, therefore has no fear of
famine.
Delta County Commissioners have
been in session this week as an equali-
zation board. The work of the session
has no special features, being routine
in that line.
MIR. and Mrs. Gheen, Miss Olive and
Claud, will leave September 18th for
Columbus, Ohio, to remain for two
years. until Miss Olive has finished her
college course.
The Delta National Bank has placed
two elegant signs at each side of the
AAoiS hOci VI liC DuIsuIIR lHey
are very attractive and make metro
politan appearance.
Correspondents are invited to con-
tinue sending news letters to the INDIE
PENDENT as heretofore, and new ones
from communities in the county not
represented, will be welcomed.
Mr.. Walter Ballou. telegraph opera
tor at Delta, has gone to Gunnison, re-
port says, to be married. He will be
absent for month. Mr.. Carlisle will
fill his place at the Delta depot.
Mr.. A. Sagers arrived in Delta re-
Gently from Kansas City, and is looking
around for business location. He is a
brother of ID. C. Sagers. who some
time ago bought the Beardsley farm.
Stalks of Yellow Dent corn 10 feet
and inches high, raised by Mr.. Girar-
det on his North Delta place, will com
prise one of the exhibits at the State
Fair. If the corn states can beat that
record for height they will be going
some.
Attention is called to the advertise.
ment announcing the Grab Sale" of
F. p. Hunt & Co. This enterprising
firm is noted for placing new and inter :
esting ideas before the purchasing pub
lie in the columns of the INDEPENDENT
and it isn't at all necessary to remind
| ofpr that than 11ato,tu aLo