The Delta independent., 1907-05-10
Local and Personal.

DR.. Ridley went to Denver yesterday
for few days.
A. A. Ridley mas the frame up for a
new five room cottage on South Meeker
street lots.
w. N. Kennicott says the fruit on
his place has apparently not been injured
by late frosts.
Mrs. M. A. Grow came in from Pu-
eblo Tuesday to visit her two sons who
live at Read and Cory.
DR.. barley went to Gunnison We'd
nesday to install new pastor for the
Presbyterians of that city.
John Walker has bought a l4th inter-
est in the property of the Grand Mesa
Pleasure Resort Co. at the Alexander
lakes.
Cedaredge and Olathe ball teams met
at the fair ground Sunday to try their
strength. Olathe had the best of the
score 10 to |.
John A. Curtis is just as happy.
seemingly, over the arrival of bounc-
ing baby daughter at his home as if it
had been the first one.
Garnet mesa orchardists are spraying
this week for the Coddling Moth. There
must be some fruit left or they would
not be going to this trouble.
II. I. J. Coleman. who represents the
State University in the double capacity
of Professor of Education and High
School Visitor, paid visit to our high
school yesterday.
A baby born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
c. Smith May died at their home
near Cory three days later. The body
was buried at Mound cemetery
Wednesday the Sth.
w. J. Dermody arrived from Omaha
yesterday accompanied by two Neb
raska gentlemen to look at the country.
A number of other parties are cx-
pected within few days.
Good news comes from DR.. Mller's
orchard regarding the outlook for Gano
and Rome Beauty apples. On these
varieties his crop is very heavy so
much SO in fact that it will be necessary
for him to thin.
Presbyterian ladies are very proud
new carpet has been received and put
down. This, IN addition to the new
chairs and window shades, gives the
room handsome appearance.
T. X. Seaton andT. b. Geer attended
the funeral of +. E. Hall at Hotchkiss
Wednesday. The Masons were in
charge and these gentleman report Il
most excellent rendering of the burial
service by the Hotchkiss lodge.
The auction sale on the street last
/ Saturday proved to be quite a success
despite the fact that it was interfered
with by the show at the fair ground.
The management expect to have one
of these sales the first Saturday in
each month.
/ J. II. Oliver who came to Delta from
Wellsville, Mo. last March, started
back to his former home to-day. The
INDEPENDENT will keep him posted on
passing events lin this country. He
expects to remain until September and
then return to Delta with his family.
The High School will present the
play Merchant of Venice" Up-to-Date
at the opera house in Paonia Friday
night, May II. A special train will be
run from Delta, leaving here about
2 O'Clock p. m. and returning the same
night, for which the round trip rate
will be $l.00.
H. J. Baird, attorney. who came here
from Malvern. Iowa, will office for the
present with Travis & Castle. For a
residence he has rented Mrs. Hearst's
property on north Meeker street for
the summer. Mrs. Hearst expects to
go to California for an extended visit
in the near future.
The executive committee of the Delta
4 County Live Stock Assn. met at the
court house Tuesday afternoon and Sc
4 lected five delegates to attend the
public lands convention which will be
held in Denver June Is, 10 and 20. The
delegates are J. b. killian, Joe Gallup,
A. II. Stockham, M. II. Payne and f.
J. Mathews.