The Delta independent., 1909-10-22
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Clinton Oliver was Delta visitor
Saturday.
Chrysanthemums are in bloom. adding
beauty to the season.
A New Gold Case Free. Read the
ad. of Smith the Jeweler- 37-2w
Mrs. Frank Sanders, who was i'll last
week. is feeling quite well again.
]. b. Rhonemus returned Saturday
from a short business trip to Rifle.
Eli NJ. Gross, Deputy Factory In
spector, was going the rounds of Delta
Monday.
Don't forget to register your old
watch at Smiths and get chance on
gold case, FREE. 3i-u
MIR. and Mrs. John Hixson and
daughter, Anna. left Tuesday for a
visit in Oklahoma.
Mrs. L. c. McGrew requests that the
INDEPENDENT be mailed to her at l432
Bedford avenue, Brooklyn, n. Y.
Mrs. White. of Craig, Colorado, is
visiting her son, G. T. White. She
will remain for an extended visit.
Optional farm and business property
loans at seven per cent.
3O-l3t MII.LARD FAIRLAMB.
]. r. Wear, who has been a sub
scriber to the INDEPENDENT at Amlen.
Oklahoma. came to Delta last week to
reside.
Cars for sugar beets are not overly
plentiful. Al the loading ststion long
strinRs OF wagons loaded with beets
are most Of the time to be seen waiting.
Miss Genevieve Hartig has been busy
the past two weeks helping gather the
family apple crop. Even the stenog-
raphers have to leave their desks TO
aid in the apple harvest
After November st, 1909. all laundry
work delivered must be paid c. o. d.
Coupon books calling for $500 worth of
work can be had for 81. 50.
DELTA STEAM LAUNDRY.
The INDEPENDENT desires good
correspondent in every community in
Delta county. Stationery and postage
will be furnished free. Can't YOU
send IN the news Of your neighborhood?
II. F. Lake, Jr.. editor of the Gunni-
son News-C Champion, was Delta visit
or the first Of this week. Mr.. Lake is
enthusiastic over the c. & S. extention
to Delta and we all feel quite bit that
way.
w. p Dale has about got the moon
back in its place and has decided that
the bucks horns you see on the face OF
the full moon are larger than those
worn by the deer up around the
Tabeguache basin.
Fishing is said to be fine this nice
weather, both at the Mesa lakes and
up the Gunnison, and from the few
fishermen who have found time to in
dulge in the sport, good catches Of
trout are reported.
E. A. Parsons, of the Irrigation
Age. visited Delta the first of this
week in the interest of that high class
publication. A specialissue of the Age
will soon appear in which Delta county
resources will be written up and at
tractively illustrated.
Hotchkiss is planning a lake for it's
Fair Grounds. Delta could have lake
at the lower end of its grounds with
but little cost aside from the excavat-
ing. Just a little piping would supply
the water. Why not make one and
stock 1t with trout as well.
Herbert Galliher, who was seriously
injured a month ago by falling on the
concrete sidewalk with a telephone pole
to which he was strapped near the top,
is able to be out and the arm which
was broken is getting well as fast AS
possible. Herb had narrow escape
and is getting out of it very luckily
X. w. Curtis, of Cedaredgc, was in
Monday. having returned from visit
to his ranch in Grand county. During
the deer season MIR. Curtis tried his
luck in the White River country but
failed to secure buck. He reports
seeing plenty of does but couldn't get a
bead on a buck. Some people look
for does more than they do Tor bucks.
but we would not suspect anything like
that Of Mr.. Curtis.