The Delta independent., 1909-08-27

day.
Take day or two off and go to the
Hotchkiss Fair which begins next We'd
nesday.
Joseph Hogrefe writes to send his
INDEPENDENT to his address at 4O3
Salmon street, Portland. Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L Pitcher have
been up in the hills toward Darlings,
where they report great amount of
rain.
This number of the INDEPENDENT is
an especially good one to send away.
But few extra copies were printed and
those wanting them must apply early.
The first of the Fairs, at Hotchkiss,
will be held next week, September l.
2, and 3rd. There will be good ex
hibit and good entertainment program.
A lawn social was held at the home
of Mr., and Mrs. G. E. Mower, Dodge
street. Wednesday night. A large
crowd was present and a delightful
evening passed.
Mrs. w. r. johnson has new Nit
chell automobile which she is already
handling like an expert The machine
is very pretty and serviceable one,
purchased through The Allen garage.
Mrs. VIM Artibee has returned from
Darling's mill and will open up her
boarding house on Dodge street in
Delta, where she will be glad to have
the patronage of old customers and
new
Mrs. ]. E. Hillman, a Grand Ludge
officer of the Pythian Sisters, Mrs. l..
R. Wigram and Mrs H. E. Perkins as
representatives, will leave Sunday for
Colorado Springs to attend their Grand
Lodge.
H. H. Wolbert. one of the officers of
the Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias,
Byram Luce and Fred n. Dickerson,
representatives. leave tomorrow to at
tend the Grand Lodge at Colorado
Springs.
W. F. Marshall and Louie Benedict.
Misses Hattie Hornsby and Pearl Mills
and the Misses Uglow, are camped at
Grand mesa lakes for two weeks
outing. There will be trout fries and
mosquito stews.
Mrs. Byram Luce, who has been
spending the past few months in Omaha
and vicinity. together with Byram's
mother, will meet him in Colorado
Springs and return to Delta about the
middle of September.
Miss Clara Cushman, of Los Angeles.
California, who has been visiting Miss
Margaret Griggs in Delta for the past
two weeks. left for her home Wednes
day. Miss Cushman was formerly a
teacher in Delta schools,
Under the new management the cur
tain will rise at the Opera House stage
hereafter promptly at $40. instead of
$50 as heretofore. Manager Hover
wishes it understood that 500 will
mean: Up with the curtain.
The docket for the next term of
district court is now made up and
appears quite an extensive one. In the
grinding of that tribunal however it
will likely dwindle down to few trial
cases, as many are usually settled or
postponed.
A well-written folder advertising
Delta Business College. was printed on
the INDEPENDENT new press, Satur-
day. Compositian, press work, paper
and ink were of the very finest, and
tk.. fv,,c Al ,nh faI as-
tractive appearance.
Miss Raichart, stenographer at the
Office of Judge Welch, will take Sep
tember for vacation and with her
ka on visit, will spend couple of
weeks in Salt Lake City. Miss Gene
We've Hartig. assisted by Miss Hughes,
will take up the work in the office.
The big athletic teams like those of
Yale and Harvard are said to have an
income of 500, 600 year each, and still
hardly get Through on an even balance
with expenses. That does not look
very encouraging to the high school
and college teams who do not have but
about 50. so in their annual fund.
C. l.. Myrick has volunteer canta-
loupes growing in he lawn he is max
ing at his residence in Model block,
and the same thing is reported by diff
ferent ones over Delta. This proves
how naturally this delicious product
grows wherever soil and water are
properly combined, and almost without
other care.
Captain Bragg returned Friday from