The Delta independent., 1908-07-10
Local and Personal.

body busy or gone away, or recovering
from the 4th.
Harry Faulkner, who has been i'll for
long time, is reported improving and
able to sit up little.
That fellow who said it would rain
for 80 days and as many nights begin
ming Tuesday of this week, is another.
L. L. Billings, who recently moved
to Delta from Guthrie, Oklahoma. is
at present occupying the residence of
Mr.. John j. Travis.
Manager A. j. Heskett, of the Mont
rose Chautauqua and Mrs. Heskett,
were Delta visitors yesterday in the
interest of the chautauqua.
Young children cared for by the hour
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
each week at 224 Palmer Street.
MRS. WALTER WILLIAMS.
Beside feeding its population with all
the good things possible to be raised,
Delta county ships enough of the sur
plus to supply large tributary trade
country.
Pai AiNS 1it INV pItllN
ly all in. waiting for the river to fall
and the water to clear. About the
last of this month and first of August
there will be another rush for the
trout
We understand that Attorney Porter
Plumb had a successful operation per-
formed on his throat, East, and that
he was able to get back to Denver to
attend the Democratic convention. He
will be home in a day or two.
LOST OR STRAYED-Black Cockrell
Spaniel, white spot in breast, bob-tail,
answers to name of Jim. Last seen
was Monday morning with stag hounds
on 4th and Meeker streets Delta. Re-
ward for his return to Delt Drug Co.
There isn't a county in Colorado which
has better class of boosters than
Delta county. One of the good results
consequent will be that Delta county 8
progress will be quickstep compared
with the poky saunter of many others.
Sometimes cloud rolls up looking
promising for shower and the hoarse
rumble of the potato wagon is
heard, but the sky clears up again
with no more than few tear drops,
and Old Sol smiles warmly and broadly
upon his friends at Delta
Lots of good advertising matter for
Delta and Delta county is being passed
around among the crowd in Denver
this week. Our boys dywn there are
attending to that. Good articles by
the thousands of copies were both
carried and shipped down for distribu-
tion.
Mrs. E. E. Carpenter, of Colorado
Springs, mother of Miss Susa Carpen-
ter, the Colorado prima donna who met
with such an ovation when opening the
new Denver Auditorium, and who sings
in Delta next Wednesday night, was
Delta visitor yesterday, arranging for
her daughters con cert
Archdeacon C. w. G. Lyon was
heartily received in Delta last week
and two large congregations greeted
him at st. Lukes church. He will be in
Delta for services next Sunday as fol-
lows. Holy Communion at a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon II a. m.
Evening prayer and sermon p. m.
j. E. Clemings is home for visit
with his family, from Telluride district,
where he has been for some time look
ing after the development of the Noun
tain Flower mining property, from
which he is now sacking ore to ship.
The property has 2Ls foot vein of
heavy zinc associated with manganese
of iron.
There were very pretty scenes over
Delta on the evening of the 4th Many
colored lights were burned in front of
buildings. showing up houses. trees
and lawns in lime-light effects. The
appearance of some of the handsome
residences on Garnet Mesa were beau
tiful to behold, the raised view giving
extra fine effect of the calcium lights.
Among the small fruits now in mar
ket are red and black raspberries,
cherries. currantsand gooseberries, with
occasional crates of Strawberries of
late ripening. Apricots, plums and
peaches will be next. Young potatoes
of good size have been plentiful this
week. Other vegetable like green
peas, radishes, onions. beets and some
new cabbage are in the market.
The INDEPENDENT publisher has
nothing in the way of kick coming.
His tent is pitched in the garden spot
of the world; he is allowed to live
among the best class of people on