The Delta independent., 1908-05-15
Local and Personal.

c0dsc ~ tiCfl was III AiOillIOSt IdSL
week on business.
Warm sunshine will soon chase away
winters shadows.
Rev. C. O'Farrell was in Delta from
Montrose this week.
Take in the Bachelor Congress,
at Opera House tonight.
/ Mr.. Linkletter left Wednesday for
Denver on a business trip.
Mrs. Hattie Daniels was in Delta
from Cedaredge Tuesday
Mr.. G.. o. Morrow arrived from the
East yesterday to make Delta his home.
Friends of Mrs. Shue will be pleased
co learn that she is improving in health.
II. II. High returned from Denver
Wednesday and will take a position at
Montrose,
President Paul Wilson, of the Colo
rado Real Estate Association. was in
Delta yesterday from Hotchkiss.
Concrete Walks down to sc. foot
for the next two weeks.
FRANK WALLER.
Manager and Mrs. j. c. Murphy, of
the c. |. g. C. S. Co., left for Denver
Sunday to be absent for about 10 days.
DR.. Miller was in from his big apple
orchard near Cory, Tuesday. Dr. Mil
Ter expects plenty of winter varieties
Of apples.
The new ice wagon of the Crystal !
Ice & Mercantile company is now GO
ing its rounds and IS quite an attrac-
tive vehicle.
Judge Shackleford sentenced Antonio
Arelano. the Mexican murderer at
Montrose, Monday to years in the
penilentiary for manslaughter.
The Western Slope, of which Delta
county is the garden section, has
class of people hard to excel from any
and every point of consideration.
A. j. Smith, Pasadena. California:
NJ. f. Price, ElPaso, Texas; X. l..
Anderson of Gunnison and +. S Scott,
of the Scott school. Pueblo, were Delta
visitors this week
j. N. Jeifers of Delta has contracted
the building of new brick business
house at olathe. for Kilian and Scheck.
The building will be 80 by 10 feet two
stories. Delta brick will be used.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the Presby terian church will meet with
Mrs. J. N. Hick. si7 Meeker street on
Friday. May -. at O'Clock p. m. All
ladies' of the church are cordially in
vited.
II the Bachelors Congress, to be
given by Delta talent at the Opera
House tonight does not prove big
success, then we are no good as o
guesser. II there is anything in the
names of characters, the play should
be scream from stort to finish. Give
the home people crowded house.
Evangelist Stout says that after pay
ing all local expenses of the five weeks
mdeting in Delta, which were quite
heavy, he received more for his service
than in any other meeting he ever held
This speaks well of the appreciation
and liberality of the friends and mem
bers of this church. as all contributions
were free will offerings.
The committee appointed by the
Business Mems Association to look after
the matter Of a 4th of July celebration
for Delta, will meet tonight to start
the work by appointing subcommittee
to aid in an attempt to get up salts
factory celebration, further announce
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weeks issues of the Delta papers.
Delta is building building on all
sides. The man who only goes about
town occasionally is surprised at the
number of new houses springing up.
Some which he did not know of he sees
and occupied. while others
are in different stages. from founda- $
tions up to enclosed structures. Lelta
is building building to a city of mag
nifcent Importance
On Sunday May 9th, at 3 O'Clock d. q
M, Rev. S. A. Hayworth will preach I
the baccalaureate sermon for the grad
uating class of the Delta High School.
the commencement exercise of the
class to take place at Opera House ON
May 29th, the following Friday. All
are invited to the Baptist church to
hear this sermon next Sunday. which
we predict will be an intellectual treat. c
Special musical program.
The Spring Race Meet of the Hotch-
kiss Fair Association takes place next
and Friday, May 2lst and
END. One of the features for Thurs f,
day aside from the race events. will be ,