The Delta independent., 1908-01-03
Local and Personal.

spent last week visiting at Canon City.
The Board of Delta County Commits
sioners meet next Monday, January 9Th
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Holcraft re-
turned to Delta last Friday from Ore
gon.
Three weddings in Delta Wednesday
isn't go bad a start-off for the New
Year.
An extra amount of cloudy weather
has so far characterized the valley
winter.
E. Z. Landreth of Cory has coal
advertisement in this paper worth your
reading.
Come in and see our fine line of extra
pants. Our prices will please you.
Gale Bros
Mrs H. r. Sanders entertained
large humber of guests at dinner New
Years day.
A Trustees sale appears in this issue,
the corrected date of sale being Febru
ary 9th, 1908.
Jordan's Inn at Palisade suffered
81, 900 by fire Monday. the fire started
from defective fiue.
Those who spent Christmas vacation
away have mainly returned to their re-
spective posts of duty.
The Pueblo Chieftain issued a man.
moth New Years edition. giving every
county in the state boost.
The Seaton Drug Company has been
making customers New Years presents
of very handsome pocket-book.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Nutter enter
tanned number of their friends at their
home on Garnet mesa Monday night.
So far the ice crop is failul e. Pack
ers still hope for cold enough to make
ice of sufficient thickness to cut and
store.
The Women of Woodcraft and the
Woodmen of the World will hold joint
install ton next Tuesday night, Janu-
ary 7th-
The new year isn't time to lay
down. You don't have to tire yourself
out in the beginning of the race, but
keep going.
Miss Daisy Hornsby and Miss Irma
Singleton report a pleasant visit in
Montrose, where they went to spend
Christmas.
Our Eckert correspondent was ill
last week but will be on time with the
usual big batch of news from that sec
tion next week.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
will serve dinner in Odd Fellows hall
Saturday, January 4th. at 5 o'clock p.
m. Price 35c.
All credit to our young men. They
are the worlds hope. And, judging
from their average, the world will not
be disappointed.
Veteran ]. E. Whinnery was in from
Read Monday to shake hands and de-
clare that the INDEPENDENT is improv-
ing all the time.
The majority of subscribers on the
INDEPENDENT list are awfully good and
that from experience.
House flies havn't entirely given up
the ship. One is seen occasionally,
buzzing around hunting for a bald head
just like it was summer time.
Steve Adams is now IN Telluride,
where, presumably, he will be tried
for the murder of Superintendent Col
Inns. of the Smuggler Union mine.
Mr.. Herman Steets and Ella Phillips,
of Iona, Colorado. We're united IN
marriage Christmas day by Rev. ], G.
Nsff, at his residence on Garnet Mesa.
Ute Indians have been raiding cattle
men in Southern Utah, attacking scat
tering cowboys and running off stock.
The Indians are not all good Indians
yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Chiles held open
house New Years day from Ii n. m.
to p. M, receiving many callers to
wish them happy and prosperous New
Year.
If you want the home news you know
the INDEPENDENT will give it to you.
The first of the year is a good time to
get your name on the list, if it is not
already there.
Mr.. A. v. Wasson of Pueblo. has
assumed charge of the Singer Sewing
Machine agency in this part of the
state. Mr.. Wasson will make his head.
quarters at Delta.