The Delta independent., 1908-04-24
Local and Personal.

East in about month.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Harvey,
Sunday. April 18th, nine pound boy.
Don't forget that the discount sale
at Gale Bros, ends Saturday the 25th.
Mr.. Clyde Vandeburg was visit
ing in Montrose the first of this week.
Boost" is good word. 1t meass
effort to help everyone and everything.
j. F. Sanders will go to Ouray next
week to put in the summer at his
mines.
Rev. Barron, of the NJ. E. Church,
has been suffering an attack of grippe
but is able to be out again.
For sale, two choice east front lots
with tent house, barn and corral, $3.50.
WEIGH G. MERRILL. 2t
Indications for showery weather are
good. Rain won't hurt, if it don't
bring about too much of coolness.
We have for sale a good listing of
improved and unimproved lands on
Redlands Mesa. WEIGH & MERRILL. ct
Miss Buelah Scofield attended Sunday
School convention at Paonia the first
of this week. going as delegate from
the Christian S. S. of Delta.
Mrs. Griffin and daughter left Tues
day for Rifle, Colorado, from where
they will go to Illinois for a six week S
visit with relatives and friends.
c. J. Anderson, Architect and Gen
eral Contractor. Dealing in Monument
al work a speciality. Office, Cook
building, Main and Fourth street.
Remember. Saturday the 25th is the
last day for you to have the benefit OF
the discount sale on clothing at
GALE BROS.
Garden tract of 6iS acres, in North
Delta all tillable and under plow for
sale at sl. 200. Away from river. See
WEIGH & MERRILL 2t.
AS the season advances there is less
chronicle of suicide and murder. Per-
haps with the coming of the good old
summer time" there may be still less.
Findley Dufiield returned Monday
from . trip TO Denver Mr.. Duffield
has leased for a year the residence
property of R. A. johnson on Dodge
street.
Next Friday is list of May and the
day set for the opening of La Veta
park. The park owners are working
hard to have everything in as good
shape as possible.
George Gould complains that to d.
vorce his wife is going to cost him three
million dollars. Well, that is one way
of getting the wealth left him by his
financier father, into circulation.
Our guess on the new postofiice site
of last week seems to have been the
only one coming. Work on the building
is nicely under way and sign is up
announcing: New Postoffice site"
Ward Blackburn. one of our young
friends who graduates this spring at
the School of Mines, Golden, sends us
a nicely printed invitation to attend the
commencement exercises on Friday,
May %.
Randolph Ballinger, pitcher, has been
released by Grand Junction in order
that he might sign with Glenwood
Springs. This South Park boy has be-
come one of the highest salaried ball
pitchers of the state.
Help US to gather the news. 1t Is to
your interest as well as ours. Keep
Delta and Delta county before the
public. Their merits are sufficiently
great that you will never be caused to
regret for having done so.
Prof. Grin B. Waite, of Cornell Col
lege, Mt. Vernon. Iowa, is in Delta
this week the guest of Mr.. Millard
Fairlamb. Mr.. Fairlamb and Prof.
Waite were former college chums and
the present visit is very pleasant one
to each.
The High School class oS will gradu-
ate May 29th. There are "a in the
class. The commencement exercises
will be elaborate and big crowd of
class and school friends will fill the
Delta opera house to overflowing on
that occasion.
Manager Fox of the Ramsey Dry
Goods Co., who was called to Iowa la st
week by the illness of his only brother,
n boy of seven years, will return per-
haps by the, first of next week. The
little brother died last Sunday, soon
after the arrival home of Mr.. Fox.
The park idea is one that ought to be
encouraged. Park improvements re-
quire much expense in labor and money