The Delta independent., 1908-10-16
Local and Personal.
Coal men are busy.

MIA mesa over Sunday.
Travelling men say Delta is one of
the best towns in the State.
Mr.. Darling was in from his saw
mill up the Roubideaux Sunday.
The woods are still full of deer hunt
ers and more are going out each day.
The Pleasant Valley school on Cali
fornia mesa reports good attendance.
Smythe Wagner reports the killing of
second bear in the mountains this
fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scheib were Delta
visitors this week from Rochester New
York.
Captain Winton was down from his
coal mines on Grand Mesa the first of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Patterson will go
to California for the benefit of Mrs.
Patterson's s health.
Delta county is the home of the Rome
Beauty apple, as well as that of many
other fancy varieties.
Delta county roads are, as a rule, in
fine condition, though some bridge re-
pairs are needed in places.
Only three more weeks of campaign
remains. Most people will heave a sigh
OF relief when it is over with.
II we get your name mixed up in
mailing let US know. Write the direc-
tions explicitly when convenient.
Mrs. r. L. Anderson will do dress
making. engaging by day. Phone or
call Mrs. |. NJ. Conklin after 6 p. m.
Hon. Warren A. Haggott. candidate
for Congress from this district, adj
dressed the Paonia citizens Wednesday
night.
An automobile ordinance passed by
the city council appears in this paper
and may be of interest to those owning
automobiles.
The high wind Monday scattered
leaves plentifully from the trees
though much of the highly colored
foliage remains
A Montrose girl wants to know if
goose-eggs in a base ball game are laid
by the fowls in the game? She must
be little goose, herself.
Tomorrow the High School teams
play football and basketball at Grand
Junction. There will be an excursion
at Sl.75 for the round trip.
Miss Louisa Hoppe departed for her
home in Silver Cliff. Colorado. Sunday.
after pleasant visit of three months
with her cousin, Miss Grace Hoppe.
There is much of interest to see
around Delta. Don't come to town and
go away again without driving out to
see little of what the county posses
ses.
Mr.. n. E. Clack has sufficiently re-
covered from typhoid fever to ride out
little. He has had an unusually long
siege, it being now eleven weeks since
he was taken i'll.
p. G. Conkle, on Garnet Mesa one
mile east of Delta, will sell at public
sale until all are sold, household goods.
COW. horse, book case, carpets, refrig-
orator, etc. Time on all sums over So.
The new Killian-Scheck block at
Olathe has been completed and is now
occupied by a dry goods and drug
store, the former owned by Paul E.
Myers and the latter by F. M. Sckeck.
Monday was Columbus day, another
of our numerous national holidays. Mr..
Columbus discovered America, but
just think of the number who have
saved the country from time to time,
since.
We are having that stretch of beauti-
full autumn weather which nearly
always follows the equinoxical wave in
Colorado. 1t is needless to say that
farmers and fruit packers are making
the best of it.
OF the many valuable products of
Delta county. fruit and sugar beets
take the lead. Stockraising is also
large industry, while general farming
and gardening are good healthy follow
ers. Small wonder that such soil as
ours is valuable.
Field Superintendent Douthitt, of the
Grand junction Sugar company, was
looking after the company's large beet
crop here Saturday. Mr.. Douthitt says
the beet yield will be large this year
and the growers ought to make good
money raising the tubers. Criterion.
Willard Watts and Dan Doughty
were deer hunting up Grand Mesa
Monday and, according to Clarence
n.,,,.~ L;Ilad a cow Tho huptars ou,y>