The Delta independent., 1908-04-10
Local and Personal.

or Wednesday, from Paonia.
Mr.. Hutchinson was up from his
ranch on the Gunnison Wednesday.
New buildings are under way all over
Delta and plans for many more are at
hand.
There will be services at the Catholic
church in Delta Easter Sunday at and
10 o'clock.
The new brick business house being
erected by Judge Dickerson, on Main
street, is nearing completion.
Sheriff C. S. Gibbs and Realty Dealer
F. G. Myers have each moved into
offices in the Hillman building.
The NJ. E. church people have their
new building proposition far enough
along to have selected an architect.
When the orchards are in bloom and
when the fruit is ripening, are two
very interesting seasons in Delta coun-
ty.
LosT-on last Friday night, on the
road between Delta and Read, plush
cape. Finder is requested to leave it
at this office.
Now gentlemen, get your shoulders
to the wheel and keep them there.
There is plenty to do in this busy part
of this hustling old world.
NJ. B. Wright brought carload of
Missouri mules from Kansas City last
week and has them at work on the res
ervoir being built at Whitewater.
FoR RENT-365 acre tract. 100 acres
tillable; so acres alfalfa; 5-room house;
artesian well.
DELTA LAND Co.
FoR SALE "A good four room house
and eight building lots of one-fourth
acre each. Good soil, pure water etc.
See R. ]. Coffey. If.
A look over the different pages of
the INDEPENDENT will show those who
want paper that gives COUNT news.
that they need search no farther for
such paper.
There is no reason why a newspaper
should not criticise where public criti-
,isn. seems necessary, and the news
paper which does not do so is falling
short of its duty to the public.
Olathe and Hotchkiss play ball at
Delta Sunday Delta and Montrose
played at the fair grounds last Satur-
day afternoon, the game resulting in a
score of 3 to 8 in favor of Montrose.
H. Clay Davis, of the Commercial
hotel, has the plans drawn for his new
five-room dwelling to be built in the
West part of town, on the lots recent
ly purchased of w. r. Johnson. Work
will begin on the building very soon.
Mine Host Shaver, of the Delta
House, left the first of the week to
visit brother in Kansas City, Mis-
souri,. Mr.. Percy Coombe is in full
charge of the hotel in the meantime,
which means that it is in excellent
hands.
At the election in Hotct kiss Tuesday
the No Saloons proposition Won by n
majority of 43 votes. This leaves
Delta county entirely dry, Hotchkiss
having been the only town in the county
the past year where saloons were
licenced.
The special school election is coming
up. Our school interests must be
looked after. They are too important
to slight in any manner. SO take up the
question with yourself, then give it the
aid by your vote which you may con-
slider it merits.
Farming around Delta is making fine
headway. Beet planting is now well
over with and soil is being put in shape
for other planting and seed-sowing.
Alfalfa meadows are green and the
first cutting will be ready by the time
the other spring work is through.
Water development should be carried
on by farmers. Sink wells to depth
and obtain good water at as many
places as possible. Delta's water
supply must itself be increased to
supply the towns growing demand.
Get good wells farmowners, if you can.
They will be valuable and are worth
trying for.
Chapman S. Gibbs went around
groaning on election day, under the
hallucination that he was getting beat;
that his ticket might get beat; and
that he was the ''hoodo;" but when
the vote was counted, like Abou Ben
Adham of old, his vote led all the rest.
Chappie is great josher.
l.. A. Cook & Co, are building u
brick extension to their building on
corner of Main and Eonrth IN be use3