The Delta independent., 1908-05-22
Local and Personal.

Our Post Cards are like finished Pho
tos. Rays New Studio.
Mrs. NJ. C. Miller left Sunday for
her home in Placerville.
Mrs. j. o. Simpson was Delta visit
or from Eckert Thursday.
ROOM TO RENT-In modern mouse.
Mrs. Duffield, $50 Dodge street.
Mrs. D. T. Golf. of Rocky Ford, is
visiting friends in Delta this week.
The walls of the new postof1ice build
ing are rushing skyward in fine shape.
Mrs. Mary Garrison left for Califor-
mia Wednesday, to spend the summer.
The Delta band went to Hotchkiss
yesterday morning to play at the race
meet.
A. B. Van Dyke of Eckert was in
Delta Sunday visiting his sister, Mrs.
&. A. Merrill.
Mr. Hick Jr, of Paonia, was down
Tuesday looking for location to raise
sugar beets.
A. E. McCready was here from
Ridgway this week looking after his
fathers estate.
WANTED:-A competent girl to do
housework Apply at the office of
Millard Fairlamb.
The Delta bank statements are in
this week and show excellently for
those local financial enterprises.
Drs Burgin and Burgess performed a
delicate operation on John Flynn's eye
at W. D. Comstock's the first of this
week.
Town Trustee Watts resigned last
night. His resignation was accepted
and ]. A. Curtis was elected to fill
the vacancy.
Our Folders and cards are the latest.
Our prices will suit. Call and see US
about them. Rays studio in Lynch
Building.
A special train load of Delta Bust
ness men and their wives go to Olathe
tonight to banquet with the Olathe and
iMoiitrose people.
j. C. Parkhurst bought from w. D.
Comstock lots % and 80, block /, plat
2. Consideration $500. Mr.. Parkhurst
will erect dwelling.
We guarantee big saving on arsen-
ate of lead {. o. b. Delta, Phone or
write The Hotchkiss Fruit Company at
Hotchkiss. Colorado.
Philip Harrington of Delta and Miss
Bertha Carson were married at Mont.
rose last Sunday. The happy young
couple are at the Logan home in Delta.
The Delta County Abstract Company
are now nicely settled in their new
office four doors south of the Post
Office, in their building just completed
The ladies of the w. C. T. U. will
give Matrons Medal Contest at the
Baptist church May 26th, for which al
interesting program has been arranged
Admission 25c and l5c.
Harry Faulkner has improved suffi
ciently from his illness to permit beinl
moved to North Delta last Saturday
and his friends will be pleased to know
that he is still improving.
John Burch of Cedaredge says tbs
orchards on Cedar Mesa are in fin,
condition and that most of the tree
will have all the fruit they can stan'
under, including both peaches ant
apples.
Automobiles are getting so thick il
Delta that one sometimes mistakes tn,
honks for flock of geese. A new
garage, is, we understand, to be bull
by Blair and Waller, the size of tn,
building to be 25 by l25 feet.
delta has so many pretty lawns an'
cozy cottage homes" said visitor a
the INDEPENDENT office the other day
Such an impression is of value to
town and must be very gratifying t,
the owners of these homes. To have il
said that your home is beautiful
pleasing to the eye-is surely higl
mark of praise.
Montrose county is to have an alfalf;
mill in operation by September. Delt'
county might profit by such an enter
prise. We have abundance of alfalf;
and if there is profit to feeders in hav
ing it ground. it is certainly a field anC
the mills should be looked after. Il
other agricultural sections they ar
said to be operating with satisfactor.
success.
The story is told of local teache
who had among her pupils httl
foreign boy whom she could not get t
wash his face or hands. AS last re