The Delta independent., 1909-12-17

Gayety Theater. will leave next week
for Denver to spend the holidays.
Optional farm and business property
loans at seven per cent.
3O-I3t MILLARD FAIRLAMB.
Society has been little quiet this
week, as all the clubs have postponed
their meetings until after the holidays.
James Real of Ophir, who has been
here short time looking after his land
near Read, returned home Wedne sday
H. w. Singletary, of the Colorado
National Life Insurance Co, will move
to Delta about January first, from Den
yer.
Miss Myrtle Eshe, of Montrose, fell
while skating on the Loutsenheizer ca
nal last Saturday and suffered broken
leg.
General Manager VIM. l.. Mack, of
the Independent Lumber company, was
in Paonia Monday, from Grand juno
tion.
Make arrangements now for your
Christmas Photos. See samples and
styles at Gallery corner Second and
Main.
The Western Lard and Sugar COM
pany say they will pay more than
1900, 900 to FARMERS this season for
beets.
W. R. johnson sold his brick cottage
in the Model Brick Block this week to
w. j. Howe, for a consideration of
50. 400.
Miss Lydia Hughes will leave next
week for visit at her home in Cherokee,
Iowa. She will be gone until after the
holidays.
Mrs. Viola Widney has moved to
Delta for the winter for school priv
. ileges, from her fine ranch in Red
Mountain district.
Delta county expects to send from
five to nine carloads of apples to the
National Apple Show in Denver begin
ming January 3rd.
1t is announced that there will be no
services at Austin next Sunday, as the
room which has been used for worship
is too cold for the purpose.
Mrs. Walter Singleton arrived home
from Canada Wednesday, after several
months absence. Mr.. Singleton went
as far as Denver to meet her.
Mrs. j. U. Mock and son George, left
Wednesday for Denver where she will
join her husband, who has taken an
important railroad position there.
Prof. S. M. Andrews, formerly of the
Delta high school, but now located at
Walsenburg. will spend his Christmas
vacation among old friends in Delta.
With Eukope asking for Delta county
apples and the home demand growing
all the time, it does not look like there
is any danger of overriding the industry.
Dillon Hayworth and family have
moved to Delta from Newkirk, Okla
homa. G. w. Strambaugh, from the
same place, Is here to look over the
country.
Two dollars in the INDEPENDENT S
"sox" will get yourself or friend at a
distance a most desirable and satisfac-
tory Christmas present-a years SUBJ
scription.
Joseph Ingram this week bought
Charles Dorsey's express hauling bust
ness and also C. F. Cunningham's mail
carrying contract from the depot to the
postoffice.
The Methodists began excavation for
their new church building at Austin
Monday. The structure will be 34x34
with alcove 10xl4, and basement under
main building.
Herbert Galliher, of the electric light
plant, left yesterday for Denver. He
just smiled when asked if Miss Rosa
mund Hetts had left Wisconsin yet.
Looks good.
Miss Mae Emmons, formerly in
charge of Hillman's millinery depart
ment, is visiting Mrs. Will Chiles. She
has been in Bozeman, Montana since
leaving Delta.
Voting has been going on pretty
strong this week. All three of Delta's
candidates for representative to the
apple show are running well and one
more week will close the contest.
On the night of December 26, the
choir of the Baptist church will give a
cantata entitled THE Night of Glory"
1t has been well rehearsed and splen-
did entertainment is promised. Don't
miss it.
Moving Picture Outfit, good as new,
for sale cheap or will trade for stock.