The Delta independent., 1908-05-29
Local and Personal.


Delta this week.
If you want garden tracts in Nortf
Delta see Bartholomew. 81
Mr.. Robert Fairfield left last Friday
for Indiana on an extended visit.
Money to loan on town and farm
property. WEIGH & MERRILL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Darling are the
proud parents of a baby boy, born May
oath.
Mrs. Sophia Hoffman and son are
over from Park county looking after a
claim.
/ For Rent-Four or five rooms suit.
able for housekeeping. 6l5 Palmer
street.
Oswin Rowbotham was a business
visitor in Delta from Hotchkiss the
| first of the week.
Regular meeting of Eastern Star
Monday night. Work-members re-
quested to be present.
New buildings continue to appear,
almost any way you may look, in Delta.
Delta is growing all the time.
Forty acres 2 miles out on Garnet
Mesa, for sale at 81 200.
WEIGH & MERRILL.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Perry and daugh-
ter, came in Saturday from California,
where they have been for year past.
Mrs jack Gale who has been in
Colorado Springs for some time re-
turned to her home in Delta last We'd
nesday.
Singleton's will close their house to
boarders tomorrow night, continu-
ing to run it as a rooming house for
the present.
Good street work is to be seen all
over Delta. The cross street walks,
east and west, are also rapidly being
replaced by concrete.
The Eastern Star is invited to Mont
rose Thursday. All members desiring
to- attend please notify the Worthy
Ma,ron not later than Monday.
The Montrose Commercial Associa-
tion has decided to cut out the dinner
at its next meeting and have its dis
cussion over light refreshments and
cigars.
Delta friends of Miss Ruth Frothing-
ham are pleased to know of her ap-
pointment to a position in charge of
Latin and German in the Lamar High
School.
Monday May sth will be the regu-
lar meeting of the Delta County Busi-
ness Mems Association. Among the
speakers to be present are Judges Cat
lin and Black of Montrose.
We are now prepared to do plain
sewing. Children's clothes and shirt
waist work speciality.
MRS. WINTERS AND STOUT,
Over Racket Store.
40 acres IA miles from Delta, first
class beet and garden land, full water
right, $4,000, !. cash balance in FIVE
years. This land will pay for itself.
See Bartholomew next to p. o. St
o. w. Baker of Stuart, Iowa; A. G.
Hagadorn of Curtis, Nebraska, F. r.
Luce of New York and G. F. White of
Malvern. Iowa, were Lelta visitors
this week, part at least of the num-
Der having located here.
Good rains have fallen the past week
but the weather has remained capri
cious and changeable. The rains have
done much good and with the warmer
weather which June should bring, all
vegetable growth will become rapid.
Miss Mabel Haines, who has been
typo on Paonia and Hotchkiss papers
for some time, was in Delta Monday
en-route for her home in Montrose for
visit and n vacation. Miss Haines
made the INDEPENDENT a pleasant call.
For SALE-One family surrey with
Columbus pole, has not been run so
miles, One high grade Sl35 Columbus
top buggy. not used year. One set
single harness, seperate collar and
harness for use with surrey. Will sell
together or separate. Better hurry; a
bargain for some one. Inquire at this
office. 2-t
The Grand Junction News has been
sold by Mr.. Sherman to purchaser
whose name is not yet announced. The
paper will be transferred in few weeks.
MIR. Sherman, who has raised the cir
culation of the News to three times
what 1t was year ago, seeks rest
after which he will remain permanent
citizen of the Western Slope.
On Monday the trout fishing season
opens. Because of Memorial day, and
following the custom of the mast few