The Delta independent., 1908-10-02
Local and Personal.

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honor lies."
N. P. Madsen was down from Red
lands, Tuesday.
Joe McGraw made a trip to Hotch-
kiss yesterday
We are anticipating venison from
some lucky hunter
The ice man is beginning to see his
finish for this season.
Mrs. Alice Woodgate has gone to
visit friends in Pueblo
MIR. John Hixon has been on the sick
list this week but is improving.
j. l.. Thurman has a sore knee re-
sulting from runaway accident.
l. NJ. McMurray is getting his new
residence started on Meeker street.
Miss Genevieve Hartig has purchased
r. II. Wight claim, North Delta.
MIR. and Mrs. j. R. Pasters leIt for
Denver yesterday to hear Mr.. Taft.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Pegg of Delta
visited relatives in Grand Junction over
Sunday.
The fairs are about over for this sea-
son. In one way or another they have
all been successes.
The Catholic ladies will give grand
ball and chicken supper October %, to
which all are cordially invited.
The INDEPENDENT will hereafter
have regular school news each week,
written by class correspondent.
Delta has shows every night, regu-
lar theater and the opera house stage
affording ample footlight attractions.
A good many people continue to ar
rive at Delta, Notwithstanding the
busy season and the nearness TO cleo
ton.
DIR. A. H. Stockham, of the First
National Bank, returned Thursday from
the Bankers Association meeting in
Denver
Mr.. B. p Smith of the Delta Nation
al Bank has been at Denver this week
attending the Bankers Association
convention.
A notice of the general election to be
held November 3rd, who are to be
voted for and what, can be found in
this paper.
A few good cantaioupes are still
coming in, though the market season
for this most delicious melon may be
said to be closed.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ]. Barker, j. E.
Whinnery and L. L. Mccoy attended
the Western Slope G. A. R. annual
convention at Fruita.
Mrs. H. w. Pratt, who had an arm
broken recently by being accidentally
thrown from buggy, is nicely rec ov-
ering from the injury.
Mrs. M. R. welch, who has been Wis
iting in Michigan, is on her way home
and Judge Welch went to Denver yes
terday to meet her.
October ushered in the fall season and
the fall business, and if the newspaper
offices are any criterion, it is going to
be an active autumn.
]. Zaninetti has purchased the E. L.
Kellogg residence on the southwest
corner of Main and Sixth streets, pay
ing therefore the sum of s5, 500.
1t is claimed that the bear hunters
with packs of dogs have fright
ened the deer out of some sections, the
dogs chasing deer instead of bruin.
In letter received Thursday by G.
w. Ridley was reported an accident in
which E. H. Lapier, formerly of Delta,
lost his leg and his son was killed.
Details of the accident were not given.
Prof. Ira ]. Price of the University
of Chicago, was a recent Delta visitor.
He came to transact business relative
to his brothers estate, who recently
made investments here, and died at
Denver on his way home.
Apple picking and packing is now
presenting very busy industry. 1t
takes some work to gather and prepare
for market more than thousand car
loads of apples, and Delta county apples
go to the markets of the world.
E. G. Rusler and VIM. Rusler re-
turned Sunday from trips to Denver
and Fort Collins and report having q
good time and getting sufficiently in
terested to buy some land near Fort
Collins. They think that country is all
right.
Some damage was done by horse
driven by MIR. H. E. Byerrum yester-
day, getting scared at piece of paper
blown about by the wind. The horse