The Delta independent., 1908-06-26
Local and Personal.

Buy and Boost"
"Smile and push.'
Cherries are coming into market.
Street cleaning is nicely underway in
Delta.
N. P. Madsen, of Redlands, was a
Delta visitor Tues day.
Gottlieb Koppenhafer was in Delta
Wednesday from Cedaredge.
Fire station for Hose Co. No. 2 is now
east of the Delta National bank.
Mr.. McCane and family leave today
to spend the summer in the mountains.
W. A. Woods and Mr.. Van Deren
arrived in Delta from Boulder Wednes-
day.
Miss Edith Skinner is putting in
summer vacation as assistant at the
postoffice.
George Young has the editors thanks
for mess of mountain trout the first
of this week.
w. F. Hornsby and daughter, Miss
Hattie, have gone to California for a
two months stay.
The county commissioners yesterday
ordered lumber for the new floor of the
North Delta bridge.
Adolph Derosier of Coalby, was in
Delta Saturday making final proof on
his desert land claim.
The Delta Electric Light Co. is about
ready to steam up and Delta will not
many days longer be IN the dark.
James K. Lamar was down from
Eckert Wednesday looking after mat
ters concerning the Military Park res
ervoir.
Manager j. B. Murphy of the Delta
Ice & Mercantile Co, returned Sunday
from short outing trip to Glenwood
Springs.
Vandeberg & Son are, we under
stamp, to discontinue the handling of
second hand goods and carry an entile-
ly new stock of furniture, etc.
The Red Mems strawberry and ice
cream social Monday night was an un-
usually interesting event. The attend
ance was good and the time had was
better.
Big colored posters are out announc-
ing the 4th of July celebration at Ce-
drredge, whose citizens are proving
themselves both patriotic and enter
prising.
Miss Dora Dingman, of the INDE-
PENDENT office force, has been supply
ing boquets of roses for its adornment
this week. Delta's roses are its pres
ent floral charm.
o. j. Owens, of Globe, Arizona. ar
rived in Delta Tuesday and will visit
for month or two with his brothers,
Louis, of Delta, and Rowland of Hotch-
kiss. Mr.. Owens was in Delta about
two years ago and thinks our city has
improved greatly in that time.
Evangelist Stout passed through
Delta yesterday en-route to his home
in Des Moines, Iowa, called by news of
the illness of his wife. His meetings
at Paonia were brought to close a
few days earlier than intended. The
series was, we are glad to learn, quite
successful.
Prof. Chester C. Hayworth. is visit
ing his brother. Rev. S. A. Hayworth
of Delta and will supply his pulpit Sun
day. Rev. Hayworth being at this
time suffering with throat trouble.
Prof. Hayworth has been elected prin-
cipal of the Olathe schools for the
ensuing year.
A string of complaints about horses
being lost comes from along the hne
trayersed by the gypsy band week or
ten days ago. AS reports say that this
rowing band actually did steal horses,
those whose horses disappeared at
about that time are rather uneasy
about them.
Mrs. H. Harry Smith of 9l6 Downing
Avenue, Denver, is visiting relatives
and friends in Delta, in company with
her boys. Mrs. Smith is sister of
County Commissioner Geo. C. Wilson
and Mrs. Judge Amsbary. The family
formerly lived in Delta. Mrs. Smith
joined the family in Delta Tuesday.
Mr.. c. A. White, of Delta and Miss
Jessie Dugger of Eckert, We're married
in Delta last week by Rev. S. A. Hay
worth. Mr.. White is connected with a
numbering mill in the adjacent hills.
Miss Dugger was a Delta High school
pupil last term. Their many friends
extend congratulations with best wish
es for long life and happiness.
On complaint of uemhers of the ay