The Delta independent., 1908-03-06
Local and Personal.

Cedaredge Tuesday.
Mrs. w. Helmke was down from
Escalante Canon Tuesday.
Farmers are blowing and gardening
is also an order of the day.
Mr.. M. B. Wright returned last week
from three weeks trip to Texas.
Don't forget we have the hat that
will please you. GALE BROS.
Mr.. Allen of Escalante, captured the
eagle that is now being fattened at L.
A. Cooks.
MIR. Findley Roberts, prosperous
ranchman of Cedaredge, was a Delta
visitor Tuesday.
Born: to Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Owens,
of OVENS Mesa, Sunday, March LIST,
nine pound boy.
Mrs. Margaret Bowers and family
were Delta business visitors this week
from Cedar Mesa.
Messrs. R. C. Mitchell, Paul Wilson
and Rex Hall were Delta visitors Tues
day from Hotchkiss.
DR.. Braisted has sold his five acre
peach orchard on Garnet Mesa for
81, 0O0-sS0O per acre.
When you need shirt, collar, under
wear, suspenders, hosiery or tie, drop
into GALE Bros on the corner.
Don't neglect the advertising col.
umns of the INDEPENDENT. They con-
tain much that will interest you.
Mr.. E. J. Mathews returned to Pa
onia Wednesday, having been in Delta
on business the first half of the week.
If you subscribe for the INDEPENDENT
and don't get it. make kick 1t may
be our fault and we want to fix it
right
Mrs. Harrington and daughter of
Lake City, who have been visiting Mrs.
Travis, left for Grand Junction last
Friday.
w. E. Davis and family of Cory
have moved to the Gale ranch on Gar
net mesa, where Mr.. Davis will be in
charge.
Tde Baptist Ladies' Aid Society will
have . sale of home cooked foods at
the store of Mrs. Jeffers on March 7th,
from IL to 6 o'clock.
Mrs. Bessie Greenfield was last week
adjudged insane and taken to the state
ASYLUM at Pueblo. DR.. Hick and Mrs.
Wilson accompanied her.
Attorney Porter Plumb has desk
room with the Surface Creek Realty Co.,
pending the repairing of his office room
last week damaged by fire.
Miss Jimmie Caldwell last Saturday
proved up on six acres adjoining the
town of Delta, on which her claim has
been filed for a number of years.
Mrs. John Turner entertained a num-
Der of friends at 6 o'clock dinner Tues
day evening. The spread was elabor-
ate and the guests highly enjoyed the
evening.
Mr.. John r. Leeman dropped in to
see Rev. DIR. rockingham Thursday,
remaining over Sunday. Mr.. Leeman
was formerly an Elder in one of DIR.
rockingham churches.
Mrs. Merrill will arrive home from
Chicago the last of this week. Mr..
and Mrs. Merrill will occupy the DR..
Fairfield cottage in Model Block for
merly occupied by Mr.. Higgins.
Will Anderson left for Alma this
week to look after resumption of de-
velopment work on the claims Of the
Pawnee Gold Mining company, of which
the editor of the INDEPENDENT is sec
retary. treasurer and manager.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hillman enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Ashley Forest,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Stewart, Mr.. Shue
and Miss Secrist, Mr.. Kurz and Miss
Scofield on last Friday evening, at 6
o'clock dinner. The evening was spent
with delightful musical numbers and
other social features.
Mrs. ]. E. Dollison, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. M. Anderson. left for her
home in Alma, Colorado, Monday, after
three-week visit in Delta. Miss
Anne Harvey Of Denver, who has also
been visiting the Anderson family, re-
turned home at the same time, the WIS.,
itors going by Grand Junction.
Last Sunday evening the M. E. church
was crowded to overflowing. The pas
tor delivered sermon to young ladies
which was full of interest and well re-
ceived. Next Sunday evening the ser
mon will be to young men. The pastor
invited the young ladies to write to
him saying what they admire in a
young mans character, and what they
deplore. The pastor reports that the
young ladies generously responded to
his request and that the character of
vounr men was pretty well reviewed