The Delta independent., 1908-02-14
Booster Day 0. K.
5000 The Estimated
Number Of isitors
The Prize Winners.

Arthur ISenSee Oh NORTH Delta, won
the Sl2 so overcoat offered by Hillman' s
for the largest number of ladies in one
wagon. No. of ladies 81.
w. E. Thompson of Read won the
Reming ton-Elliott suit of clothes for
the largest number of boys. No. of
boys AZ.
The Geer G. Clack 81 center table
went to II. C. Devore of Montrose for
the man coming the greatest distance.
Mr.. Devore also took the Free Feed
premium offered by Williams G. Will
liams.
John Young of Cory got the Porter
e. Obert 50. so buggy whip for the best
single driving horse.
Allen Lewis, of California Mesa was
awarded the Geo. C. Wilson s5 bride
for the best saddle horse.
Louis Thingham of California Mesa
got the F. p. Hunt & Co. S5 lap robe
for the best team of draft horses.
Prof. ]. S. George, of District 10.
Read, got the set of Shakespear' S
works offered by the Seaton Drug Co.
for the teacher having present the
largest number of pupils.
W. A. Park of North Delta captured
the First National Bank prize of s5 as
the Oldest man present. his age being
% years. 8 months and 80 days. Jacob
Riehell was next oldest, being 81 on the
7th day Of December last.
Mrs. Hattie Rist, aged 50 years and
months. took the Delta National
Bank's S prize of IS for the oldest lady
Matilda Beach "a and Mary A. Park
81 were the competitors.
w. S. Hotchkiss, who settled here in
June s65. won Will II. Mathers prize
of s5 worth of merchandise as the old
est settler. The competitors were:
Robert Trickel who settled in December
1881, w. II. overbay who settled Aug.
~. 1881, Mrs. Huntingdon who settled
in September 1881, Rose Pifer who
settled in March $50 and w. n. Ken
nicott who settled here in April 1852.
j. II. Gutridge of Garnet Mesa got
Helt's 81. 60 ring for the fattest baby.
/. Birdie Shores, Matte Pifer and Maud
Platt were other fat babies shown.
G. w. Ridley's hand bag prize for
the most handsome lady went to Miss
Eta Beaver of North Delta.
w. w. Wescott got I. j. Wyatt's
prize 81 90 cuff buttons-as the tallest
man. eft. AS inches.
James Burns was awarded the 81. so
cash prize of the Grand Mesa Lum Der
Co.. for the shortest man.
j. II. Manages won the homliest man
prize of 100 pounds of -four offered by
Turner & Huntley.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Wilkinson of
California Mesa, married 43 years, won
the Ramsey shoes as the Oldest married
couple.
Mrs. Cora Wolley of Upper Gunnison
Valley. won the H. X. Correll rocker
as the Oldest person born in Delta or
Montrose county. age 2l years, II
months.
The barrel race was won by Harry
williford, North Delta-prize. pair of
shoes donated by X. f. Williams.
Potato race prize-boy under EEK
press wagon. was won by Homer Guy
er. Contributed by A. l.. Gosch.
w. IL. Jones got the Spot Cash's hat
in the old mans race.
htShiiais NhV NNakhN' -Sc
pounds, won the fat mans race and
captured the So offered by the Peoples
Pharmacy.
Minnie Hoppe got the ladies hat Of
fered by Mrs. f. A. LETTERS as prize
to the winner of the girls race-l6
years and under.
John Grow won Ault's S5 in the free
for all 75-yard foot race.
Frank Bond won the Gale Bros,
Roosevelt prize of pair of pants by
exhibiting the largest family.
Lewis Owens won |. NJ. Conklin's
box of cigars with the best dray team.
Minnie Sweitzer. g years old, won
the music term from the Delta School
of Music for the best average of fall
term.
Mary Wright, pupil Of the second
grade in North Delta, has been neither
absent nor tardy during the present
school year.
Booster Day was big success. The
crowd was not only big one but a
happy one, all enjoying the sports. 1t
is claimed that there were in the
neighborhood of 5000 visitors to Delta
on last Saturday. the first Booster Day.
A play-day is a good thing for every
body. A day care-free from work and
business and care, spent socially, is
well worth the time and little trouble
necessary to bring it about.
Such was Booster Day in Delta, and
the event was 50 great success that
another pleasant meeting day OF the