The Delta independent., 1908-07-24
Local and Personal.


visit.
C. E. James returned from Denver
Sunday.
Arthur Underwood prefers Delta to
Ridgway.
VIM. Shaver, of the Delta House is
in Denver.
]. n. Jeffers was home from Olathe
over Sunday.
Victor Gipe was down from Cedar
edge Monday.
T. W. Odem was down from Cedar
edge Tuesday.
Earl Byerrum visited his brother in
Olathe Sunday.
Judge A R. King left on trip to
Denver Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Carl Doughty are home
from Wisconsin.
Miss. Bernice Gillispe is visiting Mrs.
j. Wilson, from Ohio.
Judge NJ. R. welch had business in
Montrose Wednesday.
Editor Brewer came down from
Ceearedge this morning.
Shippers can get shipping tags printed
at the INDEPENDENT office.
Fred Hotchkiss was visiting friends
on California Mesa last week.
There will be apricots and peaches in
market in a few weeks more.
Mr. and Mrs. Meiburg of Paonia
were Delta visitors Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. 1. c. Hall are in Colo
rado Springs for a week S visit.
/ n. E. Clack. A. W. Carr and W.
Thomas are fishing at Sapinero.
Joe McGraw, Delta Liveryman, made
a business trip to Denver this week.
Delta weather remains hot through
the day but the nights are deliciously
cool
Miss Irma Singleton has been visiting
Mrs. Clyde Stewart on Garnet Mesa
this week.
Mr. ]. C. Rowbotham, of the popular
Cedaredge hotel, was Delta visitor
this week.
E. D. Ward and wife left for their
home in Oklahoma, Monday, after
pleasant visit here.
Charles Kirby goes to Independence,
Oregon to work in canning factory
run by R. A. Johnson.
Geo. Wilson has returned to Colorado
Springs after visiting for some months
his interests at Eckert
Miss Mahoney, of Salida, who was
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Reilly, returned
to her home Wednesday.
The Funny Fellows of New York"
failed to show up in Delta last week.
Possibly sunstroke or booze.
Remember the Delta County Fair
dates. Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day, September 8, 10 and H..
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Burrows, of Pu-
eblo, have been looking over their
Delta county interests this week.
Weggs & Howard have received the
contract for the basement of the new
school building and begun work on
same.
The Delta Bryan club has advertised
an excursion to Paonia July 10Th.
Round trip SIPS. Children half rate.
Hon. John C. Bell will speak.
Joseph Kistler and family have gone
to Mr. Kistler's big cattle ranch on the
Mesa for the summer. C. E. Smith
will take care of his residence in Delta
for the time.
Rev. Milton Fish. former pastor of
the Baptist church but now of Pueblo,
has been visiting friends here and
acceptably supplied the pulpit of the
Baptist church Sunday July 18th, and
Sunday evening July 10th.
WANrEp-To rent with privilege of
buying, two good saddle horses or
ponies (Indian ponies preferredD with
boys saddles and brides. Must be
gentle for ladies' to ride. Answer
John F. Read, Rural Route No. /. Box
Is, Delta, Colo. 24-2t.
Fishing parties are not reporting
much success, though an occasional
good catch is made. The streams are
well supplied with food and the fisher
man has to be extremely good looking
to get much attention.
Corydon Williams, who has been em-
ployed as electrical engineer on the
government works at the Gunnison
tunnel, has resigned his position there
and will, after short visit with his
parents in Delta, go to Oklahoma to