The Delta independent., 1909-04-02

The INDEPENDENT Office is a very
busy place these days. Its machinery
has to be run great deal overtime in
order to keep up with the work.
Fishing for suckers, white salmon
and other varieties in the lower Gunni-
son and tributary streams is being in
dulged with considerable success.
Miss Alice Campbell, principal of The
Crawford schools, reports a very sue
cessful school entertainment last week,
the net receipts being eighty-seven
dollars.
Tonight the Sherry's will be in Delta
again to supply amusement lovers an
evening of fun and delightful enter
tainment. Go and see them at the
opera house.
G. F. Gooch, representing the Mid
land Lyceum Bureau of Des Moines,
Iowa, was in Delta last week in an
effort to install a lecture course for
next winter.
Mrs. Minnie Mathews Dole, former
primary teacher in the Delta schools
spent few days last week with her
friend Mrs. N. E. Clack and calling on
other friends.
Mr.. Perry and daughter Anna, of
Cedaredge spent Tuesday of this week
in Delta. They are planning to start
on an extended trip to the coast in the
next week or two.
Mrs. Harriet A. Wilson came in
Monday from Pueblo to make final
proof on her claim on Redands mesa
and to visit with her husband, Mr.
Paul Wilson of Hotchkiss.
Byram Luce sold to Charles j. Lip
pert 70 acres of his land on Surface
Creek mesa for Sl0,50b. This land
lies right in the fruit belt and Mr..
Lippert has genuine bargain.
Will Miller was transacting business
in Delta Monday. He is just complet-
ing a cement house on his Surface
Creek ranch and declares himself well
pleased with his building operations.
Man with family wants employment
on hay, grain or fruit ranch. Inquire
at 63S Meeker, or address
w. T. ALFRED.
SGT. Delta Colo.
Wire Baird this week sold 80 acres
belonging to w. X. Johnson on Ash
mesa, to w. E. Belcher of Chicago, for
So, $50, SIS per acre Mr.. Belcher is a
civil engineer and bought the land as
an investment.
H. S. Matsen, of Sioux City, Iowa,
writes business friends IN Delta as
follows: That special edition of the
INDEPENDENT took the cake. for any
thing we have ever received here in the
printing line"
Letters from all around tell of in
tended visits to Delta county within
a few weeks or few months. The sum-
mer promises to record visits from a
larger number of people than any
previous season.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. o. wilmot returned
Wednesday from their visit of two
months in California, going up to their
home in Hotchkiss on the evening s
train. They enjoyed the trip to San
Diego very much.
The range will soon afford plenty of
new grass for the herds dependent up
on it. AS the season advances most of
the cattle will be drifted up toward the
foothills, where plenty of water and
better grass awaits them
While the people of some other towns
are tearing themselves to pieces in
election campaigns. Delta is going
right along doing business in the usual
way, with one ticket in the field which
they have no worry about.
James Merchant, who has been suf-
fering greatly from rheumatism for
several weeks, left for Glenwood
Springs the latter part of last week,
where he will try the baths for relief
He was accompanied bye. H. Doughty.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. II. Everett and
children left on Monday for the East,
after spending week at the home of
Mrs. Everett's sister, Mrs. David
Hensler. The Everetts spent the
winter in California and have not yet
decided just where they shall locate.