The Delta independent., 1908-06-12
Local and Personal.

MI. pii bouSHty was mOHtrOSe
visitor Tuesday.
June Weddings have been piling up
pretty thick so far.
Just in: A new line of extra pants.
See them at GALE Bros.
Mrs. d. T. Golf returned to her home
n Rocky Ford last Friday.
Miners who wintered in the valley
are getting back to the hills.
The first cutting of alfalfa will soon
be under way in Delta county.
Mr.. Joseph Pregent, of Delta, trans
acted business in Montrose Tuesday
Wanted, 100 second hand stoves.
THE DELTA TRADING Co.
Mr.. Tracy Wheeler of Salt Lake was
a Paonia and Delta visitor this week.
Mrs. Savage of Hotchkiss came down
last Friday for short visit in Delta.
The beet fields are beginning to show
| fine around Delta and other beet grow
ing sections.
We guarantee big saving on arsen-
ate of lead f. o. b. Delta. Phone or
write The Hotchkiss Fruit Company at
Hotchkiss. Colo.
Mrs. Ollie Salisbury left Delta We'd
nesday for idaho, where she expects to
make her future home.
Miss Vida LeMar has been down
from near Cedaredge for a few days.
visiting friends in Delta.
Mrs. c. Frost Of Texas arrived in
Delta Sunday to join Mr.. Frost who
has been here for some time.
Miss Grace Cunningham came in
Friday from Colorado Springs, where
she has been attending college.
New Strawberries are coming into
market. Cherries will be ripe next.
Then good bye to the lemon pie.
The Concrete company are this week
putting in sidewalks on the west side
of Main street between Eighth and
Fourth streets.
Miss Rose Hall. who has been visit
ing her brother Walter at Glenwood
Springs for several days, returned
home Saturday.
Evangelist Stout was down from
Paonia Wednesday to attend the Kurz-
Sco6eld wedding, at which he was the
officiating clergyman.
Fruit limbs showing peaches. apples.
apricots and cherries are brought in, in
many instances the fruit setting being
l. II. Al l.
Miss Judkins, who has been spending
the winter in California. came in Tues
day to resume her position as telegraph
operator at the Western Union tele-
graph Office.
Chester c. Hayworth of Danville,
Ind, brother to Rev. Hayworth. arrived
here this week where he will spend the
summer and probebly accept a perma-
nent position.
Prof. S. NJ. Andrews left Tuesday
for Chicago where he goes to attend
school this summer. He will return in
time to resume his position in the Delta
high school next fall.
The electric Light Company are put
ting their machinery togethe. in view
of furnishing lights by the first Of
July, SO Delta will not be in the dark
with her celebration.
Walter and Will Wagner, who have
been attending school in Delta through
the winter, staying with their aunt,
Mrs. Young on Dodge street, returned
home to Ouray Wednesday.
The Gunnison river is reported, or
was reported this week lower than
in November last fall. That ought
to make pretty good fishing for man
stream.
Il. Shue, Thos. Lamb, II. Galliher,
DR.. Burgess, Findley Duflield and Mr..
Carr of Delta, with r. w. Curtis of
Paonia, were at Sapinero the first of
the week prospecting the Gunnison
river for trout.
The world is getting better. In the
East commission merchants have been
warned that selling short strawberry
boxes is an open violation of law. 1t
is high time that class of petty larceny
business was stopped.
At the Baptist church last Sunday
morning Rev. S. A. Hayworth preached
an eloquent sermon to large congre-
CATION. The |. o. O. +. was present in
body. After the service the order
marched to the cemetery where they
decorated the graves of their deceased
brothers.
Mr.. Chas. l.. Adams is In Delta for q