The Delta independent., 1907-11-29
Local and Personal

nesday.
Judge Welch went to Olathe on bust
ness today.
Judge A. R. King returned from
Denver Tuesday.
Advertisers are requested to get in
their matter early next week.
County Commissioner R. o. Wilmot
was down from Hotchkiss Monday.
H. C. Getty, son and daughter. of
near Cedaredge, were in town Monday.
R. j. Coffey has so far recovered
from his recent severe illness as to be
out.
L. A. Cook will spend Christmas and
perhaps the winter at his old home in
Chicago.
Six thoroughbred Shropshire bucks
for sale. CARL DOUGHTY, So miles
Southeast of Delta. 43-3t
Delta County turkeys like Delta
County everything are the best.
Thanksgiving proved it.
Christmas is next. If Santa Claus
brings the INDEPENDENT anything we
hope it will be a Teddy Bear.
The editor of the INDEPENDENT will
have a son and daughter here to join
the family in about week.
Mrs. Sophia Hoffman. of Alma, Colo
rado, has located desert land home
stead about five miles out of Delta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Findley Duffield spent
Thanksgiving Day at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A B. Van Dyke of Eckert
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of barley & Quigley. the new
Delta real estate firm, Hillman building.
There is a good-sized bunch of Delta
county news in the INDEPENDENT each
week, if you will take the trouble to
look the paper over.
A good many Delta hunters were out
after ducks and rabbits the first of this
week. Ducks We're reported very
scarce but rabbits plentiful.
Next weeks issue of the INDEPEND-
ENr will mark the beginning of the
holiday month and should also suggest
rush of holiday advertising.
DIR. and Mrs. Austin. of Austin were
in Delta Tuesday DIR. Austin states
that the canning factory has closed
after very successful season.
Every besiness man and their fami-
lies should hear Hon. Joseph G. Camp
at the Opera House. Dec. 9TH. Delta
Lecture Course. A great lecturer with
a great subject.
You are an optimist after my own
heart" was the combined greeting and
compliment received in a letter from a
subscriber this week. That is the kind
of cheer we like.
Married at the home of the brides
parents on California Mesa Thursday
at p. m, George E. Wales and Miss
May Pierson by Rev. Sol. A. Hay
worth. Best wishes extended them.
Last Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Gordon Gerald Thayer were given
shower by number of their friends at
the home of Mrs. Nutter on Garnet
mesa.
Delta presents much the usual condi-
tion of trade activity every day in the
week. Good numbers appear on the
streets, especi ally of afternoons, and
the stores. as a rule, report business as
good-some of them better-than ordi-
narily.
There will be meeting of the men,
bers of the Seventh Judicial Bar Asso-
citation the first of next week at Mont
rose, the object being to generally re-
vive the Association, appoint time
for its annual meeting, arrange for the
accompanying banquet, etc.
Delta has an ice plant, Touring
mill, brick and tile factory, an cleo
tric light plant, its own water works,
etc. There are other things within
reach, perhaps the greatest of which is
a beet sugar factory, but the proper
effort must be made to secure them.
Monday night of next week is the
big meeting of the Delta County Busi-
ness Mems Association, which all should
attend Winter is here and as much
should be kept going along the boosting
lines as possible. Next summer will
help very largely to take care of itself.
Mr.. Gordon Jones, prominen, banker
of Denver and President of the Delta
National Bank, will be present for an
address at the annual meeting of The
Delta County Business Mems Associa-
ton next Monday night and will have
something to say on the financial situa-