The Delta independent., 1908-12-04
Local and Personal.

Ray Cook is back from a trip to the
Pacific coast
W. A. Davis was up to Crawford on
business Saturday.
Mrs. Mona Brownell and little daugh-
ter Constance left last Friday for Den
yer.
Mrs. Seaton, mother of T. K. Sea-
ton, returned to her home in Hotchkiss
Sunday.
Denver city and Denver county are
making goo-goo eyes and threatening
reconciliation.
The Artist Trio, first number in
Lecture Course, Tuesday December s.
Get your Season Tickets.
Hayti has a revolution, but for
South American country to have a
fresh revolution is hardly news item.
Attend the annual meeting of the
Delta County Business Mems Associa
tion at l. o. o. F. hall next Monday
night.
Mrs Bertha B Pattle, of Clayton,
Illinois, is visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
E. H. Van DeVenter until after the
holidays.
Mrs. NJ. A. Colony returned from
Denver Tuesday, where she had been
to accompany Mrs. Mary Delo to the
home for old ladies' in that-city.
First number of the Lecture Course,
Tuesday evening December sth. Re
served seats on sale at Cook Drug
Store at a m. Tuesday morning.
Miss Alma Williams returned Monday
from Grand Junction where she had
been attending the Western Slope
convention of the Christian Endeavor.
MIR. W. L. Pitcher and family arrived
this week from Beatrice, Nebraska, to
make Delta their home. Mr.. Rossell
and family will arrive from the same
place in few days.
E. H. Lenz, violin soloist who has
been with the Delta School of Music
for some time, left for the East Sun
day. Delta loses an artist from its
musical circles by his departure.
The INDEPENDENT stands ready to
help the people of any part of Delta
county to give publicity to any enter
prise of merit they wish to promote.
IAN they have to do is to make their
wants known.
The North country, from Canada
down, has been in the throes of fiercest
blizzard. That is habit of the north
ern country which we, of the Western
Slope valleys, know little about, and
into the particulars of which we feel
10th to inquire.
Bill Joe Stevens returned from Den
yer and Colorado Springs Sunday,
where he had been taking in the last of
the seasons foot ball games. There
were big crowds at the nksgiving
games, but being in a crowd don't keep
Bill Joe from seeing.
1t is good time to get into Delta
county. Not so good as it would have
been three years ago, but better on
rising scale of values-we mean cheper
than it will be three years hence.
When values are going up is always
good time to invest.
The Ladies Aid of the Presbyterian
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
w. G. Cook on Dodge street, Tuesday
Dec. sth, at o'clock. A short pro-
gram will be rendered and light re-
freshments served by the hostesses
Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Sanders.
To get among good people, tc make a
home where health and wealth are both
promised; to find a locality where
moral conditions are the best. where
there are good schools and good So
ciety, is or should be the objects sought
by every man with a family looking
for home. Delta is that kind of
place.
We do not know what success has
been made with field peas as Western
Slope crop. but over in the northern
part of Colorado their raising is re-
garded as quite important as feed
product. Hogs fattened on peas are
said to produce the sweetest. finest and
best of pork, which commands higher
price in market than any other.
A social and business meeting of the
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society was
held at the home of Mrs. A. E. Penley
last Tuesday afternoon. Plans for the
future work were discussed and de-
lightful afternoon enjoyed socially. At
$3.50 musical program was rendered
by the Misses Weldon, Arterberry and
Killian. Refreshments were served by
the hostesses Mrs. Penley and Mrs.