The Delta independent., 1909-01-15

W" OucLi was oOWA SCdok
edge this week.
Mr. and Mrs S. B. Snow left for
Denver this morning.
C. A. Merrill left for Denver this
morning for business trip.
Merchant Geo. Duke of Hotchkiss
was on Delta streets yesterday.
Mrs. Lewis. nee Pruitt, is assisting
as stenographer at the county clerk 8
Office.
Just at q glance there are ONE faces
which do not look like they were worth
feeding.
The new Mathers block is nearing
completion and will soon be ready for
occupancy.
A grand ball is announced for tonight
at 1. o. o. F. hall. Good music and
good time.
Killian and Kistler took large bunch
of white-face cattle to Denver to the
stock show.
J. w. Ballenger writes to have the
address of his INDEPENDENT changed to
Shelby, Nebraska.
Mrs. M. r. Welch entertained num-
Der of friends socially last evening.
Music, games and refreshments. Guests
present "a. A delightful evening.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. j. Barker expect to
depart soon for kentucky, their old
home, perhaps to remain for some
time. Geo. Young will care for the
big Barker ranch in the meantime.
S. Mckinney, who resides at $40 Pal
mer street, will represent the Stark
Bros. Nursery company of Louisiana,
Mo-. and supply fruit growers with
trees which bear the 'Delicious"-and
other famous apple brands.
The cold snap wasn't so much at
Delta-just little mild winter, such
as was needed. In number of other
sections North and East. theirs was ex-
treme cold, mercury in Montana regis
tering as low as Al below.
Elder j. W. Norwood of Montrose
will speak at the Seventh Day Adven-
tist church Sunday evening, Jan. 18th.
at 7:30. The subject will be. The
Conflict Between Capital and Labor,
and what will the end of it be-"
R. @. Wilmot left for San Diego.
California Wednesday, to be gone three
months or longer. Mr.. Wilmot has
made an efficient county commissioner
and otherwise earned the no doubt en-
joyable vacation he is now taking.
Delta is a great big resourceful
county. 1t is easy for the President of
the United States to be big man, be-
cause of position and accredited merit
1t is easy for Delta county to be great,
because its meritorious resources make
it great.
The weather frightened up in good
shape Monday night. the mercury going
as low perhaps as any night of the
winter. This we are glad to see, for
it should be beneficial to all interests.
Even the coal dealer and the ice man
rejoiceth.
Mr.. N. E. Clack has purchased the
clothing stock of Gale Brothers and
will continue that line at their present
stand and when they have occupied
their new store building now being
completed as the Meyer Mercantile
Company.
Whitney Bros, the greatest Male
Ouartette now before the American
public, will be the second mum Der in
the Lecture Course. At the Opera
House Monday night January 18th.
Reserved seats at Cooks Drug Store
Saturday morning at a. m.
Nearly all the hustlers who went out
ON short scouts since the New Year,
have returned. Among these were w.
P. Dale, president of the Business
Mems Association, 7. X. Seaton ex-
president of that organization and
realty dealers Wire, Forrest and Dar-
ley.
A local newspaper really has mis-
sion other than to publish that "Bill
Jones came to town yesterday" Per-
sonal mention is all right in its depart
ment. but the every movement Of
sevaral thousand people is difficult to
keep track Of and sometimes impossible
of mention. 1t should not be beneath
the dignity Of any person to keep the
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