The Delta independent., 1908-02-21
DELTA COLORADO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY d. 1905
Local and Personal.

Will Ollinger of Delta was Paonia
visitor last week.
Charles B. Edenfeld has located land
near Payne's Siding.
Salida white lime for sale by the In
dependent Lumber Co.
DIR. Powell has opened up fine offices
in the Hillman building.
Many people ere looking around for
investments and locations
H. C. Getty of near Cedaredge had
business at Lake City Monday.
Mrs. Mcfarland of German Mesa has
gone on a visit to her son in California.
F. G. Myers, real estate man of
Delta was in Grand Junction Monday.
Mr.. L. Hartig is building five-room
house and new barn on his California
Mesa place.
You can buy guaranteed paints for
the least money from the Independent
Lumber Co.
w. r. Callicotte is in Delta county
this week in the interest of organ izing
Farmers unions.
DR.. VIM. F. Fetzel was here last
week making his third annual proof on
desert land entry.
Miss Nellie O'FarreI, of Montrose,
visited Miss Genevieve Hartig of Delta,
Saturday and Sunday.
The Peterson family and VIM. H.
Besgrove are down from Cedaredge
this week attending court
Geo. C. vickery, Hotchkiss sur
veyor, was inspecting work on the
North Delta canal Tuesday.
The season for planting will soon be
along and men on the farms are getting
implements in shape to begin work.
Mr.. Riede was here few days ago
from Aspen, in search of business To-
cation. Mr.. Hanna was also here for a
similar purpose.
Mr.. c. c. Hawkins, of Hotchkiss,
one of the directors of the Grand Mesa
Abstract Company, was in Delta the
first of this week.
Miss Anna knoles, deputy state COM
mander of Macabees, is visiting Delta
this week rounding up the Delta Hive.
Miss Knoles is from Ouray.
Bids on large and small lots of goods
cheerfully furnished. See us when
you have anything to sell.
VANDEBURG & Son.
Stock on the Western Slope ranges
has wintered well and the valley herds
are generally in fine condition. But
small loss is reported in the wintering.
1t is no unusual thing to see d. &
r. G. train almost emptied of its loads
of passengers at Delta. This sight has
created general comment and is a big
advertisement in itself.
Stockham Bros. and Fairlamb sold
the corner lots in the model block last
week to DR.. Powell, the Doctor trans
ferring them later to w. H. Gro tser in
his house purchase deal.
w. A. Davis has rented the DR..
Hadsell property on North Palmer
street. 1t will be occupied by j. l..
Thompson and family, who are soon to
arrive from Joplin, NO., to make Delta
their future home.
Henry Guth, of South Dakota,
stopped off for an inspection of Delta
county lands last week, while en-route
for California. He expressed himself
well satisfied and thought he would re-
turn later in the season.
Students of Science and Health. by
Mary Baker Eddy, will meet at the
residence of Mrs. Cartwright, 1924
Meeker ST., Wednesday February 81.
at p. m. for the purpose of arranging
for regular Sunday services.
In the selection of Miss Cornelia
johnson for postmistress Cedaredge
has made very satisfactory choice.
Miss johnson will make an efficient
official and with whom the patrons of
the office will doubtless be well pleased.
DIR. Powell has purchased the Groom
brick dwelling of w. II. Crotser at
corner of 9th and Palmer streets.
County Assessor Sam Cockreham has
bought the adjoining property also of
MIR. Crotser. Ward barley engineered
the deal.
From old and new subscribers come
expressions of satisfaction with the In
DEPENDENT. This, coming as it does
accompanied by substantial support, is
doubly gratifying to the publisher, who
is doing his level best to grow up"
with the country.
Delta's postsfiice fight seems to be