The Delta independent., 1909-01-22
Local and Personal.


Joseph Hogrefe was in town Tues
day from Cedaredge.
Did you ever see such summer wealth
er in the winter time?
Judge Welch went to Montrose Tues
day on legal business.
A baby boy arrived at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Irving this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Skinner were
down from Cedaredge Tuesday.
District Attorney Logan and A. E.
Ault were Denver visitors the past
week.
The new post office block is now near
ing completion and presents a hand
some appearance.
DIR. Woods. of South Dakota, arrived
Tuesdiy and succeeds Dr. Mehaffey in
his dentistry practice.
Mr.. Hubert. who has been local man
on the Tribune for some months. has
severed his connection with that paper.
Gale Bros, will move their grocery
stock into the room formerly occupied
by Vandeburg & Son, |. o. O. F. build
ing. next week.
1t is not an easy matter for the land
seeker to find section where so many
different crops can be successfully
grown as in Delta county.
Messrs. George Conklin and l.. r.
Wigram left yesterday for California
and coast points. They expect to be
gone from six weeks to two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Shaver of the
Delta House, left for a trip to Denver
Saturday. Mr. Percy Coombe is mine
host of the Delta House in the mean
time.
We understand that some 10, 600 or
more of the Cartwright baskets have
been engaged to orchardists. A ma
chine to make them and iron material
are expected in soon.
Delta county seems entitled to the
prize whenever it goes after one on
any sort of exhibition. The sweep
stakes stock prize at Denver this week
Is another evidence.
The quality of new buildings going
up in Delta is very gratifying. They
are modern, stylish and many of them
expensive, and would be entirely cred
table to the larger cities.
G. F. Fogg. contractor and builder,
has placed the INDEPENDENT under
obligations for favors this week. Mr.
Fogg is one of the Oldest carpenters of
Delta, having come here in 1882.
Fred Hutchins, of Delta has pur-
chased 20 acres of the Archie Roatcap
place on California mesa, with the i'm
provements, except the new building
erected, for a consideration of $1,000
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fischer were
down from Montrose Sunday. the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Clyde vande-
burg. Mr.. Fisher remained Monday
to look after his lumber yagd interests
here.
Last Saturday saw an unusually big
crowd in Delta There was no special
occasion-just big crowd of people
in to do their trading. As a matter of
fact every day sees many people on
our streets.
The INDEPENDENT will hereafter de-
vote much of its editorial writing and
space to booster and resource argu-
ment. Readers should not skip the
paragraphs on that page, for they will
find something in each paper to interest
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. LaRue left Delta
Tuesday for Kansas. City. Mo-, where
Mrs. LaRue will undergo surgical
operation deemed necessary. They
will remain in Missouri the balance of
the winter. receiving the INDEPENDENT
at Racket.
The thaw-out became pretty thorough
in the valleys at least, the first of this
week. Range SHOWS have also been
melting sufficiently to send oceans of
water down over the ranges and farms.
Not for years has the land had such
generous soaking.
A mail sack full of packages of seeds
reached this Office Wednesday from
Washington. Don't know whether
they will grow or not, or whether they
are what anybody out here wants.
They have been dumped in the front
window and If you want any of them
help yourself.
Emmett Cation circulated petition
last week to divide the Olathe Road