The Delta independent., 1908-01-24
Local and Personal

49, dui WiiSOH WAS uOWH ITOIi
Hotchkiss Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. VanDyke were
Delta visitors Tuesday from Eckert.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. o. Simpson were
Delta visitors Wednesday from Eckert.
The Delta opera house stage has been
fitted up with a very handsome new
curtain.
Joe McGraw has in contemplation the
building of new brick livery barn and
garage in Delta.
Vance Bros are opening up an cleo
tr'c theater in the Delta National Bank
block. More metropolitan airs Tor
Delta.
+ w. W. Chandler, circulation manager
OF the Grand Junction News, was in
Delta Wednesday in the interest of his
paper.
DR.. Smith, Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat Specialist, is now located and
ready for business. Office in Opera
House block.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Bragg and the
Bragg baby are down from the ranch
spending several days with Captain and
Mrs. Bragg.
Elder Geo. o. States did not go on
his recently planned trip. Getting as
far as Montrose he was taken with
grippe and returned home.
Charles E. James, architectural and
Structural engineer. has arrived in
Delta from Colorado Springs and located
to follow his profession here.
All should attend the lecture, "The
Phantom King" by Rev. DIR. Frothing-
ham, at Odd Fellows hall in Delta next
Thursday evening January 30th.
The postoffice department has ruled
that weekly newspapers must pay
postage on papers sent to subscribers
who are more than one year in arrears.
Geo. Brewer and son went to Mont
rose Sunday for few days visit with
friends. Mr.. Brewer had Just recovered
from two weeks spell of the grippe.
W. l.. White, of the contracting firm
of builders. of White & Okey, Mont
=-ose, has moved to Delta and will carry
on business here for the firm, which Is
well known and responsible. Atten-
tion is called to the firms ad.
Rev. Vance has, we understand, been
compelled to resign his position as
pastor of the Christian church at Delta
because of poor health. He is now as.
sisting at revival meeting at Lamar,
Harry Mulnix, expert accountant, is
now busy with the Mesa county books.
He will, presumably, audit the Delta
offices next. In this MIR. Mulnix, we
understand, may be assisted by Mr..
Clack of Delta and Mr.. Curtis OF
Paonia.
The people of Ash Mesa gave very
substantial sum of money as a Christ
mas appreciation of the work of DR..
rockingham. During the last summer
and fall he preached for them frequent
ly but had been prevented by the colder
weather from continuing that work.
An invitation is extended to all Delta
county people to become subscribers tc
the INDEPENDENT. We have not We,
been able to get time to extend this ir-
vitation personally, but hope to get
over the country soon. The paper s
list is growing nicely. and. with this
invitation to subscribe we wish tc
thank all who have done so, and in ad.
vance, those who may become sub.
scribers.
The Second Entry homestead bill has
passed the Senate. it reads as follows:
"Any person who has heretofore lost
or forfeited his homestead entry through
no fault or neglect of his own, or who
was unable to perfect his entry because
of an honest mistake as to the char
acter or location of the land entered.
shall be entitled to the benefits of the
homestead laws as if the former entry
had not been made.
At the council meeting last week
aside from routine business much of
the time was taken up discussing the
matter of livery stable locations.
The controversy over this subject is an
old one. arising from the objection of
residents to livery stables being located
in blocks too near their homes. The
city attorney was instructed to draw
an ordinance creating the office of
plumbing Inspector.
The stockmen are having the time of
their lives in Denver this week and the
Western Slope boys are mixing with
the herd like the leaders they are,
When it comes to grading up stock in
terests, their brands mark the goods.
They will be hard lot to cut out from