The Delta independent., 1909-07-02
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

| Veteran R. j. Coffey has been suffer-
ing from an attack of over-heat, but is
reported improving. The partial pros
tration occurred last Friday.
Mrs. NJ. r. Welch and Mrs. Will
Chiles took the train for Montrose yes
terday to attend a social function last
evening. They will return today.
Some people may remark: Its
quiet" but that don't really count
for much in Delta, for there are few
buster towns than this on the globe.
Harry Hutchinson and sister and Miss
Bessie Kennedy were here between
trains Wednesday en- route to Craw-
ford, their old home, from Palisade.
A large number of Delta people went
up to the Dr. Fairfield ranch yesterday
to try to raise the body deep hole in the
Gunnison in which the ythink it may be
lying.
]. B. Killian and family spent a week
in camp at Curicante, and claim to
have broken all records catching trout.
Thoy returned to Delta Wednesday
evening.
C. H. Allen, of the garage, went to
Denver Sunday He said he had to go
to purchase more automobiles. Every
one seems to be getting the fever, that
have the price.
Miss Genevieve Hartig and mother
left Wednesday to attend the Exposi-
ton at Seattle and visit other coast
and sound points. They will be gone
about a month.
Ray Cook was up from Grand juno
ton Wednesday to visit his father, l..
A. Cook, for a day. Ray now has a
position at the JunctioR with the tele-
phone company.
Herman Elliott came down from
Montrose and spent Sunday again this
week. Montrose seems TO be a dull
town for some people, or else Delta
I isn't so hot-which?
G. c. Mccormick, of the Fort Collins
Express. was IN town Monday night.
He left for his home Tuesday morning
prepared to stop off for day with the
trout up the Gunnison.
Louis Shafer. who graduated from
the school of mines last year, came in
Wednesday evening and left Thursday.
He was the guest while here of Mr..
and Mrs. John Uglow.
j. Brown, deputy at the county
clerks office. died Monday at 2 o'clock,
after suffering long with cancer. The
burial was on Wednesday.
People must have money to buy auto
mobiles and take long summer vaca-
ton trips. II this is guage of pros
periiy. Delta should be placed high up
on the list of wealthy sections.
It's your fault Il Il you don't get the
best coal on the Western Slope. in
Delta or at the mine on Tongue Creek.
Coal on hand at either place all the
time. j. ]. WNToN.
Leonard Baird. of the firm of Wire
Baird. Delta, has been spending few
weeks in Nebraska and Iowa. He
will Sunday in Council Bluffs and is
expected home some time next week.
DIR. Burgess returned from New York
Saturday of last week from his post
graduate and lecture course. He re-
ports sweltering heat East and says he
is awfuly glad to get back to Colorado.
J. L. 0bert, brother of w. E. Obert
of this city, came in from Telluride
<..x.,
days, but on receiving word of the
death of friend, returned to his home
Tuesday.
Howard /. Russell. who edited the
over from Fort Collins the first of the
week, looking after his interests in
Hotchkiss. He stepped Off in Delta on
his return.
Druggist w. g. Cook will move his
store into the new Fairlamb building
as soon as it is completed, which will
probably be within week or two.
where Mr.. Cook will occupy the en-
tire ground floor.
The Misses Uglow. Miss Hannah
Unsworth, who is visiting the Uglows
from Reno, Nevada Miss Irma Single
ton, DIR. Grove. Herman Elliott and
Will Marshall spent Sunday picnicing
on the Roubideaux.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Singleton. who
were visiting Jacks uncle, Mr.. Walter
Singleton and family for week. left
for their home at Alma, Colorado, Mon
day. Mr.. Singleton is assistant cashier
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