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

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Alfalfa is getting good growth and
there will soon be first cutting.
The Olathe Banking Co.. has in
creased its capital from $40, 900 to s20.-
600.
Monroe Blackburn and family, of
Corey, visited with Olathe friends sew
eral days last week.
Delta pressed brick for the new post
Office building are delivered and ready
to go into the walls.
Mayor Workman, of Olathe, has re-
turned from visiting Colorado Springs,
Denver and other cities.
Hammond & Harrington will supply
| you with livery. New buss and trans
fer line to and from all trains.
w. H. Alexander, the Calendar man.
was down from Paonia looking after
his business in Delta, Saturday.
Ault has fitted up nice ice-cream
corner in his drug store-Mission style
for the ladies, all of whom he invites.
Delta stock interests are in good
shape and stockmen are promised
prosperous year, as are also the farm
ers in general lines
The Paonia Booster last week pub
lished an article headed, Let US
Spray" Down this way we feel like
cutting out the first letter of the last
word.
Among Delta visitors the past week
were w. S. Anderson of Leadville; E
NJ. Miller of Boulder; w. H. Jones of
Chicago and H. NJ Richardson of Pal
isade.
Livery customers are invited to call
on Hammond e. Harrington for good
horses and safe. tasty rigs. Livery
barn on Fifth street in block West of
Main.
Henry Dueshen, ore of the honest
and industrious citizens of Eckert, was
Delta visitor Tuesday and while here
added his name TO the INpEPENpENr's
subscription list.
Hammond & Harrington. liverymen,
invite your patronage. They have fine
rigs, good teams anything you want
in the livery line. Their new bus
makes all trains.
DR.. l. +. Crosby, of Stewart, Iowa,
was in Delta over Sunday in company
with Mr.. r. Mendenhall, of Eartham,
Iowa and Mr.. C. H. BARLEY of Fort
Collins. Colorado.
One Dinkenspiel. who, from the
name and accent is probably of Ger
man extraction, sagely remarks: "Dere
is no fool like der old foo Fisher who
marries young foolishness. -
w. S. Coburn. of the North Fork
country has sent to the Montrose Fair
Association 5000 Usage Orange hedge
plants, which have been set out by the
association. Montrose Enterprise.
Carl Westescn. who some time ago
struck good flow of soft, pure water
on his farm on California Mesa, has
received and installed 4-horse power
gasoline engine and pumping plant.
In answer to the inquiry: HAS the
body of the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nate Byers, drowned two weeks ago in
the Gunnison river. ever been found?"
We understand the body has not been
recovered.
The return home from Kansas CITY
of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Shaver, of the
Delta House, was overlooked in our
personal mention column last week.
They are again snugly ensconsed at
that popular hostlery.
Olathe is talking about cement walks
the movement being started by J. B.
killian Of Delta, who. owning large
town property interests in Olathe. has
offered to contribute the expense of
putting in cement walks along the
same.
Grand junction won the ball game at
Montrose Sunday over Olathe by Ia to
2 Grand Junction has paid profession
al players and they are little strong
for most of the amateur teams, though
the game put up Sunday was strong
one in spite of the score.
Mr.. VIM. H. Mathers left Monday
for Phoenix, Arizona, called by the in
formation that his father was suffering
serious illness. Mr. and Mrs. Mathers
Sr., left for Phoenix last week, for the
benefit of the Veterans health. but
we understand that he grew worse on
the way
Quite good many visitors have been
at Delta this week from outside points,
and while they, with our own people,
have been disappointed by the frost Of
last Saturday. they largely retain their