The Delta independent., 1908-07-17
Local and Personal.

is the w eOQlng Marcn the MAIDEN
Prayer?
Business is keeping up well through
the dull season.
Mrs. F. L. Ray went to Salida for
visit yesterday.
Crowds of people get off the D. & R.
G. trains at Delta every day.
A part of the Tribune force went
fishing up to the lakes on Grand Mesa
today.
Delta's main street is getting to be
very pretty as well as a busy
thoroughfare.
The Grand Mesa Lumber Co. received
a shipment of fireplace fixtures from
the Denver Mantel & Tile Co
Adams was acquitted Wednesday,
the jury in his case reaching verdict
of mot guilty" on the second ballot.
Mrs. Duffield returned from Iowa,
arriving in Delta last evening. She
was accompanied from Denver by a
sister.
Mr.. Chas. E. James was in Denver
Monday and purchased a fine mantel,
CRATE and tile from the Denver Mantel
& Tile Co.
Mrs. H. H. Smith and children, who
have been visiting in Delta for some
weeks, returned to their home in Den
yer yesterday.
The season is particularly dull one
for news. Everybody in the country is
busy and the towns are not so lively as
at other seasons.
1t is always well enough to examine
the schemes of others as they are
handed to you, in order to see whether
or no they are loaded.
Mrs. Laura Smith and daughter who
have been visiting Mrs. John Darling
for week, left yesterday for their
home at Waterloo, Iowa.
There is still quite a lot of snow
visable on the Uncompahgre range.
Most of the storage has melted from
the Gunnison water shed.
The Gunnison river is a dangerous
stream in many places even for good
swimmer, and those tempting its dam
gers should be very careful.
| A divorce was granted Daniel NJ.
Kelley, wealthy sheep man of Mont
rose county, Wednesday. Mr.. Kelly
charged his wife with cruelty.
Many good Improvements are going
on in Delta. Good residences and bus
mes buildings are under way, many of
which are nearing completion.
Black berries and dewberries will fol-
low the raspberry and cherry crops
now being gathered An occasional
crate of strawberries is still in evil
dence at the market places.
There are sheets of new fiy-paper
scattered around the INDEPENDENT
office which are loading up with flys so
thick that we may get corner on the
dried currant market by winter.
A. B. Dunsworth and w. E Mar
chant drove autos from Grand Junction
yesterday. Dunsworth stops over a
few days in Delta in the interest of his
machine, while Marchaut went on this
morning to Montrose.
Advertisers are asked TO get in their
copy early in the week. 1t helps us
out on the buster days of the paper
work. and when we have.the advertise
ments in early we can make better
paper. Please do not overlook this.
n. E. Clack returned from Denver
Wednesday. He says Bryan is as good
as elected and that Republicans had as
well go fishing through the summer
until it comes time when they will have
to cut bait. Listen to the bird on
Nellie's hat.
Did you ever pause to think how
many handsome ladies' there are in
Delta county? Of course there are
good looking gentlemen, also-but with
the ladies it is like field of flowers
roses, daisies and all the interesting
varieties.
Every evening next week, beginning
Monday evening, between the hours of
and O'Clock. we will servc the fol-
lowing popular drinks without charge:
Aliens Tame Cherry. Cherry and
Doughspoon, Cherry punch. Come and
try these popular drinks at Peoples
Pharmacy.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Presbyterian church will meet with
Mrs. n. II. Castle, Meeker St.. on
Friday, July oath, at 3 O'Clock p. m.
Home Mission topic: "A Years Work.
Looking Backward. Foreign Mis-