The Delta independent., 1908-09-11
Local and Personal.

should smile.
James L. Welch is in from his ranch
on Current Creek.
A new room cottage for rent In
quire at 239 Dodge.
Donald Pyatt left Saturday for
short visit in Paonia.
Paonia's Fruit Fair Will be the next
big Delta county event.
Mrs. Oscar Lampman of Montrose
was Delta visitor yesterday.
Leonard Baird returned this week
from visit to the old home in Iowa.
A. E Linkletter was a business
visitor in Paonia the first of the week.
Mrs. VIM. Mathers returned Satur-
day from an extended visit in the East.
Paonia's Fruit Fair will be big one
and well worth everybody's time to go
and see.
If you don't see it in the INDEPEND-
ENT it either didn't happen or else we
missed it.
B. n. Crawford, Republican candi-
date for county treasurer, has been
taking in the fair.
Hardy Cairker has bought and is now
running the Log Cabin restaurant on
Central Main street.
Rev. and Mrs Charles u. Stout left
Monday for Montrose where Mr.. Stout
will engage in q series OF meetings.
Mrs. Marie Hansen of Hotchkiss was
in Delta yesterday making third an
nuai proof on her desert land claim.
1t does everybody good to see such a
collection of what the county can pro-
duce as is on exhibition at the Fair this
week.
The Mothers Club has accepted an
invitation to meet with Mrs. Flynn 239
Dodge st. Friday September 18th. Mrs.
Angel leader.
F. T. Meyer. from Amito, La, a
friend of George w. Bruce, bought the
Austin orchard place on lower Sur face
Creek for s9.5Oo.
What do we care, so long as the
products of Delta county are filling
the pockets of the farmers and the
bank vaults with good hard dollars?
Mr. W. C. Strudevant, of Guthrie
Center, Iowa, now has position of
stenographer and book keeper at the
office of attorney Millari Fairlamb.
Miss Anna Ross was here from Mont
rose last week visiting her friend, Miss
Genevieve Hartig. The two went on
the excursion Monday to Grand juno
ton.
With an athletic department, a well
equipped gymnasium and a professor in
charge. Delta High School may be ex-
pected to make new records this winter
in field sports.
The Grand Junction base ball team
has, according to a statement published
yesterday in the News, gone to the
wall without leadership or money and
owing many debts.
Joe Cans went down for the second
time before Battling Nelson at San
Francisco Wednesday 1t was his fare
well fight, which the public will please
take note of and rejoice.
c. S. Linn, of Pueblo. called on us
Thursday. He was on his way to the
coast and stopped off to take in the
fair and examine a good fruit country.
He is an old Colorado newspaper man.
Rev w. G. Barron returned from
Conference Tuesday and will be with
us for at least another year as pastor
of the Delta NJ. E. church; an arrange
ment that is most satisfactory to con-
gregation and people.
Paonia and other sections of the
upper country have their big crops of
fruit to gather and ship. while Delta
and the lower valleys have their broad
fields of sugar beets to gather and ship,
The next three months will be busy
harvest of Delta county products
Again we are led to exclaim: Great is
Delta County,
Mr., and Mrs. Geo. w. Bruce returned
the first of this week from visit and
vacation trip to Kansas City, Missouri.
Mr.. Bruce expects considerable interest
as result of the development work
done on his company's property south
of town the past year. He reports the
sale of half interest in 100 acres near
Delta, which will be improved as an
orchard proposition, and also the sale
of 50 acres near Olathe, to Clay Cen
ter, Kansas farmer.
Delta county coal forms no small
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