The Delta independent., 1908-05-01
Local and Personal.

AtnoS RulCo Will soon arrive Tor the
summer.
To-day is the first of May. May you
live long and prosper.
Don't overlook that 4th of july eel
ebration matter! Do you hear?
Mr.. ahd Mrs. Charles Bell, of Garnet
Mesa, have fine boy, born April 18th.
Some spring chickens are almost
large enough to decorate a piece of
toast.
1t is asserted that 10 per cent of the
fruit buds saved would mean almost a
full crop.
Can you can anything without can
merry? Can't see that you can. Delta
should have one.
For SALE-lOO head good mixed
cattle. Call on or address, w. H.
Robson, Dayton. Colorado. 2w
Veteran R. A. johnson left Delta
last Friday for Oregon, where he has
son living and where he expects to
remain for year.
1t wouldn't be bad thing, Mr.. In
vestor, to look little after that good
sugar beet land. 1t is worth money
and is going to be worth more.
Manager Fox, of the Ramsey Dry
Goods Co, arrived home Wednesday,
from Iowa, where he was called by the
illness and death of his only brother.
Mrs. S. NJ. Hopkins, of Denver is
visiting Mrs. Chiles. Mrs. Hopkins
formerly lived in Delta. She has been
travelling for year spending part of
the time in California.
Printer High, who has been fixture
in Delta for year, left Wednesday
for Montrose, intending to go from
there to Colorado City, his home. He
may return little later.
If there is anything different in the
local real estate situation at present,
it is certainly in the buyers favor, for
good property is just as sure to ad-
vance as it has been at any time in the
past.
Push, boost, heave, sweat, snort-do
anything to show that you are good
feliow-that you would rather 60 ahead
than stand still; and that you propose
to 20 ahead. if the traces and belly
band hold.
A program is out for the May-day
opening of LaVetA park to-day and
many will spend part of the day and
evening at that new resort There
will be school and other public exercises,
music and dancing.
Building is going right along in Delta.
Substantial business houses are under
way and commodious dwellings, are
springing mp in all parts of town.
Greater Delta is just as sure a thing as
it was before the frost.
w. r. johnson returned from Denver
Tuesday and was able to ride around in
buggy the following day. At the
hospital he had some splinters of bone
taken from his knee that was hurt a
month ago in runaway.
Business is going right along-just
slight falling off which comes naturally
with the season. In a couple of
months, when the valleys are green
and wavy with growing crops, all will
go forward in good shape.
A Delta man who was out to Cedar
edge and up to Paonia Wednesday,
says there will be, from all present in
dications, plenty of winter apples and
good supply of Elberta peaches,
many of which are not yet budded for
bloom.
Monday will be school election. In
Delta there is one director, treasurer
of the board, to elect. Judge A. R.
King, who at present holds the posi-
ton, is candidate for reelection, and
Mr.. Tillotson has also announced him
self candidate.
The honey crop, the beet crop, the
grain and alfalfa crops, the potato
crop, the melon and vegetable crops,
and good part of the fruit crops.
should be looked upon as pretty good
thing for these valleys, In fact, where
can you find their equal?
The ball game at Delta Saturday
afternoon between the High School
teams of Montrose and Delta was
splendidly played. though the weather
was bad. the wind blowing in fierce
gusts. The score was 8 to in favor
of Delta. This was the third game of
series, Delta winning two of the
three.