The Delta independent., 1908-10-23
Local and Personal.

LOCQi ana CTSOffQt.
Winter appears to be knocking at
the door, but much mild weather is yet
expected.
No town of its size IN the state ha s
better or more enterprising new spapers
han Delta.
Mrs. l. NJ. Conklin left Monday for
Denver to attend the State and Ma
tional conventions of the w. c. 7. U.
H. D. Heinbockel and young friend
had a narrow escape last Friday night
from getting caught in the house on
Heinbockle's claim on California Mesa,
which was blown over and smashed by
the furious gale. They heard the house
cracking and jumped out through a
window just III time.
Candidates T. T. Duffield of Paonia
for county commissioner, B. N. Craw-
ford of Crawford for county treasurer,
Charles L. Pike of Hotchkiss for coun-
ty Judge and Miss c. M. johnson of
Cedaredge for superintendent of
schools, were in Delta Monday circu-
lating among the voters and taking in
the Republican rally.
The INDEPENDENT editor while pass
ing along Main street recently over
heard couple of local Democrats talk
ing politics. Said one: 81 shall have
to vote for Judge King. l believe he
Is class of candidate we don't often
have a chance of voting for" His
view should control with all Western
Slope voters.
Hon. A. R. King came home Satur-
day from campaign tour of the state,
having visited and spoken at most OF
the towns in Colorado. He expresses
a most hopeful and encouraging view
of the political situation for the State
ticket, believing that the Republican
ticket will go to Denver with from
5000 to 10000 plurality, and that the
ticket will also carry in Denver.
Willard Watts. H. W. Pratt and A
e M. Anderson drove up the city pipt
S line to the cabin on Grand Mesa Satur
t day to look for venison. There was
: some jumping around, but they failet
= to capture anything resembling deer
: What they did get was Hunter
!" Luck" in chunks, lunches and bun
n dies Over the foothills was down
is pour of rain and on the range snow
q storm which amounted to blizzard.
Entertainments are enjoyable +
most people and Delta should hav
u them in proper number and of credit
G. able grade, but there is such condi
le ton as too much of even good thing
j. Delta is pretty well deluged with en
tertainments of the different kinds S
many that there are often two or thre
at the same time, and to attempt t
keep up with them is an expense whic
A. amounts to at least a hardship t
a. many, while to still many others it
70 entirely beyond their means.
The Oles concert at the Nj. E. churc
y Tuesday night, given under the auspice
u OF the Ladies' Aid, was splendid SUI
A. cess. About 200 listened to the musici
4 numbers with wrapt attention. AS
. violinist George Oles has few equal
Is Miss Ula King, as accompanist and ?
e. ano soloist, merited warmest prais
Mrs Merrill's reading was superb al
Solo pN MIS- ToilSSN was, as c
a pected. beautifully rendered. The ma
a ouartette, Messrs. Wolbert, Pregen
d, Jeffers and Arthur, were greeted wit
lie enthusiasm and applause. The ente
tainment will be pleasantly remen
= bered by all who attended.
An unusual storm period set in la
"a Friday and continued until Tuesday
Ii this week. During the time gre,
of amount of rain fell in the valleys al
st on the mesa lands up to the foot-hill
nd where it changed to snow. melting a
Ii most as fast as it fell until the altituC
ne of mountain crest or peak was reache,
n, and there winter reigned. AS resu
nd of the unusual precipitation stream
,u were swollen and washouts along raj
~ roads delayed traffic and caused muc
ne property damage. Grand Junctio
a trains were delayed three or four day
I'd by washouts and land slides betwee
as Delta and that city.
lie Hon. Robert Never at