The Delta independent., 1908-08-28
Local and Personal.
Haymaking is again becoming active

All sorts of business is running
smoothly in Delta.
Miss Ella Ellis was visiting friends
in Delta Thursday.
Father O'Farrel was in Delta Tues
day, from Montrose.
Miss Laura Hart, of Eckert, was a
Delta visitor Tuesday.
Rev. Alfred S. Hale of Austin was
Delta visitor Wednesday.
Mrs. S. NJ. Gibbs is spending the sea-
son at Groton, South Dakota.
Mr.. Stewart, father of Attorney
Clyde Stewart, is here on a visit to his
son.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
serve lunches at the Fair grounds every
day during the fair.
Miss Pearl Carter and MIR. Armstrong
accompanied one of the Delta parties
to Grand Mesa this week.
1t is announced that there will be
another Vincent meeting here tonight,
with a speaker from Denver.
Judge Dickerson is quite i'll at his
home on Palmer street, the attack
coming suddenly Wednesday evening.
Mrs. ]. E. Hillman and little son,
Herbert, left the first of the week for
visit with friends in Colorado Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Merrill, Mr. and
Mrs. T. ]. Guyer, Mrs. Duffield and
Miss Rose Couch are camping on Grand
Mesa this week.
Miss L. Jet Condit left her home
Thursday of this week for Victor,
where she is to teach Spanish and his
tory in the high school.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Wigram returned
to their hondsome home in Delta We'd
nesdBy, after pleasant outing of four
weeks on Grand Mesa.
John C Roch was down from Cedar
edge Monday making third annual
proof on his D. l.. E., as was also Mrs.
Ella Blossom, of Cedaredge.
The new High School building at
Delta central school block is max ing
progress and will be, when completed,
one of the most modern school building
on the Western Slope.
Geo. Reagan, employed by the Den.
yer & Rio Grande at Delta, broke his
right leg Saturday night in fall from
the top of the coal chute. He was
taken to the hospital at Salida.
Miss Martin, who has been filling the
position of stenographer at the office
of Millard Fairlamb for the past year,
will leave the first of September for
Havre, Montana, where she will engage
in school work.
A girl aged fifteen would like to find
some good family who will give her
bed and board during the winter in re-
turn for her evening and morning
work, so she can attend the Delta
school. She is bright, good natured
girl and if any family can come to hel
assistance, please leave word with
r. ]. Coffey, and she will see them.
MIR. l.. s. Townsend arrived Monday
from Maryville, Mo-, to make Delts
county his home. MIR. Townsend is s
brother of d. c. Townsend, of Cedar
edge and is an old acquaintance of Mr.
White, the new furniture man; also OF
Mr.. Clark, who, with his associates
recently purchased the Moore beet
ranch adjoining Delta.
There is a noticeable increase of lif,
and activity at Delta as the season
advances. The country is showing fin,
in growing crops and ripening fruit
and is able to make good to the fulles
extent in proof of the volumes of prais,
written. published and told about it.
stream of new people are coming in
Markets are good and property demand
active.
1t is very gratifying to note the new
life in evidence at Delta. 1t isn't ,
pretense, but real, active life, full o
rich blood, apparent in business, il
building, in markets and genera
demand. The advertising seed sowI
through the dull season is going t
yield hundred fold this fall and winte
aided by bumper crops and returnet
prosperity.
Sp,,,Joiro Test