The Delta independent., 1908-06-19
Local and Personal.

Judge M. R. Welch made business
trip to Paonia yesterday.
The completing work is being put on
the new postoffice building.
More than 40 good buildings are now
under course of construction in Delta.
DR.. Miller was down from his fruit
farm near Cory yesterday, between
trains.
A. B. Crabill's Groom brick cottage
on South Main is rapidly being en-
closed.
T. K. Seaton, j. E. Hillman and
Ernest Clack are trout fishing up at
Sapinero.
G. P. Meyers new 5-room brick cot
tage at Second and Meeker is nearing
completion.
Mr. John H. English, manager of the
Trinidad Chronicle-News, is a Delta
visitor to-day.
Jeweler Helt has his new 7-room
dwelling across the avenue ready for
the plasterers.
After month of illness the INDE-
PENDENT editor is getting able to be at
his post again.
Walter Hillman has began the erec-
tion of a modern Groom dwelling on
South Main street.
A new line of dress shirts, under
wear, collars and ties.
GALE BROS.
The Delta Electric Light CO., expect
to be able to turn on lights again by
the middle of next week.
G. T. White has his new barn in the
Model brick block under way and will
begin handsome brick dwelling.
A. j. Obert will begin the erection
of a handsome new dwelling on Dodge
street on his return from the East.
NJ. A. Gallagher, representing the
State Commercial Association, was in
Delta on his rounds of the State Mon
day.
E. C. Lille of Boulder was Delta
visitor the latter part of last week, as
was also Frank B. Kurtz of Jersey
City, N. ].
All are invited to come to Delta on
the 4th. The day will be one of social
good fellowship, patriotism and inno-
cent sports.
w. A. Davis had the misfortune to
fall and break his hand Wednesday.
He is doing fairly well with the injured
hand in sling.
Attorney H. ]. Baird, secretary of
the Delta County Business Mems As
sociation, addressed the commercial
association at Cedaredge last night.
Nasturtiums 1oc. doz. Sweet Peas
lOc. per doz. Pansy Plants 4Oc. per
doz. All potted plants at cost. Phone
Black 1856. Mrs. E. j. WILSON.
A fire alarm called out most of Delta's
people last night. The paint shop
building on lower Main street was in
blaze but the fire was put out before
the building was consumed.
E. j. Mathews, chairman of the Re-
publican County Central Committee.
was down from Paonia yesterday. Mr..
Mathews has been appointed admins
traitor of the estate of his mother, re-
Gently deceased.
The Red Men will have a nice little
ice cream and strawberry social at X.
of P. hall next Monday night. All
members and their wives are invited.
Members are also privileged to bring
one lady and gentleman friend each,
who may not be members.
Miss Emma Willis, of Montrose,
stopped in Delta Wednesday en-route
home from Glenwood Springs, where
she went as delegate to the Demo-
cratic convention. While in Delta Miss
Willis was the guest of Mrs. Young
and Mrs. Minnie Taylor, of Dodge
street.
Druggist Ault is attending the con-
vention of State druggists at Glenwood
Springs, which followed the Demo-
cratic convention 10 which he was also
delegate from Delta. The druggists
should have held their convention at
the same time, so they could Oslerize
both Tom Patterson and Bob Speer.
j. Guy Merritt. E. B. Morris, James
Halpany, Henry Bassell, Henry Schultz
Joseph Kester, all of Clarksburg. West
Virginia, were visiting in Delta and at
Cory this week, taking general look
at the country, with which the entire
party We're much pleased. They were