The Delta independent., 1908-04-24
Local and Personal.

All the "skate" you can get on in
Delta is roller skate.
Delta county land is selling faster
and faster all the time.
The danger season to fruit is now
thought to be safely past.
F. G. Myers returned Thursday from
business trip to Denver.
Judge M. R. Welch spent the first of
the week in Denver, returning home
Tuesday.
W. L. Holman of Denver arrived
Thursday evening for ten days busi-
ness visit in Delta
Sam Farmer and W. P. Dale re-
turned from trips to Denver Sunday,
where both had been ON business.
There seems to be growing demand
for good Delta town property, both in
residence and business propositions.
The young crop of poultry is coming
on and promises to be an unusually
large one. Eggs also continue plenti-
full.
Practically every visitor to Delta has
a good word for the town and its coun-
try, while many of them warm into
enthusiastic praise.
E. NJ. Gets brought in a sprig of
apricots Monday, we'll set with the
young fruit, so thick as to almost hide
the limb from SIGHT.
Miss Gertrude Mae White, of the
Paonia Booster, was in Delta the first
of this week looking after the circula-
tion department of that paper.
Veterans S P Home, R A. johnson
and also A. NJ. Anderson attended the
Republican banquet and speaking at
Grand Junction Saturday night.
The new Delta creamery is piling up
an excellent quality of butter and the
farmers are nicely adopting their
cream trade to the new enterprise.
Delta should get busy about that
Fourth of July celebration. 1t is one
of the days to draw a crowd. Delta
should have two-day's celebration.
Mrs. ]. W. Robinson, sister of Mrs.
F. G. Myers, arrived this week from
Spokane, Washington, for a visit. Mrs.
Myers went to Grand Junction to meet
her.
Mrs. Clara E. Ashbaugh will have q
public sale of stock, farm implements
and household goods, Il mile northeast
1f Th,,rel,xr Arr,1 Q0fh
mencing at 10 o'clock, a. m.
Make your selections of the beautiful
hand painted china, done by Miss Anne
Harvey of Denver and now on display
at Helt's, the jeweler. Special orders
may also be left with Mr.. Helt.
Ladies to do fascinating home work
spare time or steady. No experience
necessary. Particulars for stamp.
WoMAN's NATIONAL ART EXCHANGE.
Denver, Colorado. At.
Those who have engines to run spray
ing machines. might use them to ad-
vantage in drilling for water in winter
time And there are perhaps many
other things these useful little machines
could do.
New cement walks are being laid at
the court house this week which will
greatly improve its appearance. bitches
for water pipes are also being cut
across the park grounds, from which
they will be watered.
A fine large map of Colorado, printed
in colors, showing counties, cities,
towns, etc. will be sent you absolutely
FREE if you send your name and ad-
dress on a postal to WESTERN
WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
52S E. & C. Bldg, Denver, Colo.
The busy season is at hand for far
mers, fruit growers and stockmen
alike After awhile their harvest will
come, of hay, of grain. of sugar beets,
of fruits and berries. of vegetables and
melons. He who tolls shall reap the
fruits of hi S toll.
The Delta Ice and Mercantile COM
pany are gradually getting down to
business. Their new wagon will soon
be here and in commission. They are
already storing some fruit, though
mostly oranges from California. ]. c.
Murphy. vice e-president and manager
and l.. H. Murphy, secretary, who
arrived last week from Denver, are
now nicely settled at the company
property.