The Delta independent., 1908-04-03
Local and Personal.

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sick.
w. B. Skinner was down from Cedar
edge Tuesday.
C. C. Gilman was Delta visitor from
Austin Tuesday.
Indications now are for less wind and
steadier weather.
The little spring election furry will
pass with next week.
Fred ]. Parker was a Delta visitor
from Coalby last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Benson were down
from Cedaredge Wednesday.
W. ]. Pcgg and family will move to
9i5 Meeker street tomorrow.
Judge M. r. WEIGH spent Sunday in
Montrose, returning Monday.
Delta County Commissioners meet
next week for the April session.
Guy M. Blair has sold his transfer
business to Preston & Woodgate.
AtlOTUeJ u. III
Junction Tuesday on legal business.
Miss Nettie Chrysler returned to her
home in California Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. DR.. Burgess, who has been
seriously i'll at her home in Delta, is
now improving nicely.
Miss Nellie Stockham. daughter of
W. B. Stockham, is home on vacation
from shool in Denver.
Attorney VIM. H. Little, of Mont
rose, was in Delta last Saturday look
ing after legal business.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of Spring Millinery by Mrs. Ruth,
in this issue of the INDEPENDENT.
See E. e. Luce for garden hose,
nozzles and sprayers. Best in quality
lowest in price. If.
Frank Fickes, secretary of the G. d.
& r. Co., was down from Coalby
Monday, looking after the affairs of the
company.
Crabill & Skinner have sold their
grain and feed store to Mr.. A. f. Pen
ley. The week has been put in invoic-
ing the stock.
A number of Delta business men went
down to Montrose Wednesday to have a
conference with Montrose people on
water and irrigation matters.
Go to E. c. Luce & Son for 'Porcelo I"
the only preparation exclusively made
for cleaning bath tubs and all enamel ed
and porcelain ware. If.
All should see "A Texas Steer" at
the Delta Opera House tonight. The
play is a great one and the Montro Sc
talent promise to stage it effectively.
+. C. Luce & Son will sell you glass
shelves and towel racks and all the
modern up-to-date fixtures for your
bath room. If.
Miss Olive Baker arrived from Denver
Saturday and will occupy the position
of stenographer for the Grand Mesa
Abstract company. Miss Luce having
resigned.
A number of members of the Delta
County Business Mems Association
will visit with the Association at Paonia
tonight. President Seaton, Secretary
Baird and others will go.
The big show; "A Texas Steer" at
the opera house in Delta tonight. Our
Montrose friends should be given full
house. Delta may want to go there
sometime with footlight crowd and
not have more than "A Colorado Cow"
to exchange for "A Texas Steer
and, again-we may go the steer"
one better.
Names of remaining subscribers to
the INDEPENDENT more than year
behind, have been set aside to await
action of settlement. Some have paid
their accounts, others will pay, and the
accounts of still others may have to be
placed for collection, which will be
done with all that do not receive some
kind of attention.
There should be no pulling and haul
ing, one way or the other, among TIE
people of Delta or any other community.
All should pull in one direction, for the
betterment and advancement of the
towns best interests. Because of the
united good feeling and the willingness
of our people to work together, Delta
is going ahead at a splendid rate. Let
the good work go on.
Welch & Merrill sold for Mr.. Bruce
this week parts of the old Welch and
Beaudry ranches at Chipeta switch,
comprising 167 acres, to Jacob and
Charles J. Dakin of Michigan, for q
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