The Delta independent., 1909-06-25

appears on page of this issue. With
our only living ex-president hunting in
the African wilds, this story should be
of unusual interest. The writer of
this story has spent much of his life
hunting in the territory through which
Mr.. Roosevelt is now passing.
The last of the Delta fishermen who
were up the Gunnison last week re-
turned home Sunday. These were Mr..
Helt, Taylor Geer and Prof. Ashley
Forrest. Jack Gale and son, T. K.
Seaton, Mr.. Shue, Harry Mathers and
others returned day or two earlier.
Some fine trout were shown and still
more marvellous stories related
After July the fall season will have
come. the flood waters will have re-
ceeded and the hottest of our weather
be gone. In that delightful season
times will be brisk and a stream of
visitors will come pouring in. 1t will
be the season of state fairs and farm
exhibits, the days of the peach and the
melon. All hail the glorious autumnl
There isn't much use in constantly
reiterating that water is wet. People
who do not know conditions and re-
sources of Delta county are privileged
to investigate and can prove them at
anytime. In the meantime there are
things we need badly, aud the people
of Delta county in order to get them,
in,
W. o. Stevens dropped off at Glen
wood enroute home from Denver, to
see the other boys who were there from
Delta and eat strawberry. 1t seems
funny, when Delta is surfeited with
strawberries of her own raising, of
the most luscious kinds, that her people
have to go up to Glenwood and dive
for them. They may look larger,
though, at the bottom of Manhattan.
F. d. Pastorius, president and Chas.
j. Wright secretary of the Colorado
Realty and Investment company of
Colorado Springs were in Delta this
week checking up their loans and other
business matters. Attorney Millard
Fairlamb represents the firm here and
has, up to this date. made about half a
million dollars of loans for it in Delta
County, not one of which has resulted
in foreclosure.
VIM. Zuetell arrived Sunday from
Chicago, to spend the summer at his
ranch near Austin. Mr.. Zuetell bought
Delta county property year ago and
is growing more pleased with his pur-
chase every day. Being in the real es-
tate business in Chicago he had given
land opportunities considerable thought
and regards himself lucky in having in
vestigated Delta county. Mrs. Zuetel
is expected Saturday.
It's the greatest thing to know how
to drive team right. In teaching the
boys to drive show them that it is no,
necessary to jerk the reins or yell at
horses or use a whip except in extreme
cases to prevent frightened animals
frcm baking. Gentleness and firm.
ness are about the only qualifications tc
make a good driver. Keep a tau'
rein a good temper and study youl
animals. The rest is easy.
The Lake City Times says: Mo-
satisfied with their affliction of high
waters the towns down the valley are
undergoing an affiiction of high pants
known as the Bloomer Girls base bal
club" That's no sffliction-beside:
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expected. Heard of Bill Joe and soms
others. perhaps. then curled up in then
bloomers and sought some other bloom
ing section where the real thing in
pants didn't reach above timber-line.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richards, old timer:
along the Gunnison, have a mos
pleasantly located resort few mile:
below lola, on the banks of that Won
derful trout stream just where the
river bends back from their meadow
Their place is fishing station on the
ID. & r. G., and at no other part of the
river is the giant rainbow more plenti
full or more ready for fight with the
fishermen who land there to fish or tc
enjoy the mountain GOODNESS in summer
time.
Bobby somebody's greatest show or
earth, which, by the way, recently Wis
tied Delta, has been the subject of as
many jokes by the Western Slope press
as anything that previously happened
One paper states that the four dog.
and pony comprising the mammoth ag
gregation We're much more Intelligent
than their owners, to which fact tn,
show owed its unparalleled success
Still Bobby may be Bsrnum's ghos
come back to see if the American
people still love to be humbigged.