The Delta independent., 1908-09-25
Editorial Paragraphs.

Work on the new High School build
ing is being pushed.
Colorado Realty Dealers meet in
Grand Junction today and tomorrow.
Minnie Taylor was married at Mont
rose Sunday to Fred Swope of Ouray.
C. j. Anderson Architect and General
Contractor. Cook Building. 33-tf.
The foundation walls of the new
Mathers business block are beng laid.
Prof. Hoel, who is in charge of the
new Business College at Montrose, was
Delta visitor last week and a pleas
ant caller on the INDEPENDENT.
The school year is now fairly started
and is full of promise for progress and
advancement.
District court has brought good
many people to Delta this week from
over the county.
Trout fishing in the Gunnison is said
to be better this month than since
early in the season.
Manager Fox, of the Ramsey dry
goods store, has been slightly on the
sick list but is better.
The Delta Loan and Mercantile com
pany has the excavating for its new
l00-foot store completed.
Mr.. Zaninetti has the excavating for
the basement of his new apartment
house on Palmer street, well under
way.
Mr. w F. Marshall. an expert ad.
writer. is now IN charge Of the adver-
tising department of the Hillman de-
partment store.
| C. Z. Mower is having quite an eX-
tensive addition built to his dwelling on
Dodge street, adding a second story to
part of the building.
Guns are being cleaned up for ye
buck. Grouse season closes and deer
season opens with the closing of thus
month and the opening of next.
An advertisement recently appeared
in the Denver Times for husband by
Delta young lady who wanted one
with a black moustache and red hair.
A fire alarm was sounded Saturday
night at mignight, the fire, which
proved to have been of no Importance,
being at the property of DR.. Burgin.
Ideal autumn weather has marked
the past month. AS yet there has
been no frost to do damage. and Octo-
ber bids fair to come in without killing
freezes.
Delta county land is valuable because
it produces wealth in So many different
crops. No land is high at any price
which can be paid for out of the
profits of one or two years crops.
Elberta peaches are selling at less
than one-third what they brought last
fall. which shows that the crop is fairly
plentiful. About 60c crate has been
the prevailing price in Delta this week.
Bids for supplying coal to the schools
Of District No. will be received up to
noon Oct 10th. Bids for the county
and the town schools to be kept sep
arate.
II. ]. FRoTHINGHAM, Sec'y.
1 VI Dtlld HAS dPpdI
hit upon very popular smudge pct
device. 1t looks to be just the thing
and orchardists are favorably impressed
with it. Its picture can be seen in an
advertisement which describes its
merits, in this paper.
The new postofiice block is making
good headway. Aside from supplying
quarters for the postoflice it will have
a store room on the ground floor which
we understand will be occupied by the
Delta Drug company, and there will be
office rooms upstairs.
DIR. A. II. Stockham left today for
Denver to attend the meeting of the
State Bankers Association, at which
the Reception committee. On the
same date Mrs. A. H. Stockham and
daughter, Mrs. Harry Stockham, leave
for visits in Ohio and Indiana.
Quite number of Odd Fellows left
Saturday evening to attend the con-
vention of the Grand Lodge in Denver.
Among the number were: Messrs. and
Mesdames j. L. Beckley, ID. S, Dough-
ty. J. E Moore. N. j. Bradley, Mr.. w.
A. Shepherd, Elmer Rusler, of Delta,
w. T. Moulton of Cory, Tom Dewar of
Delta and w. X. Rudder.
The assessment abstract as published
in this issue of the INDEPENDENT, is of
more than usual interest. as it shows
something in abstract form of the
growth of property values. In this
vein it is of still greater interest to