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

A son was born last Saturday to Mr..
and Mrs. B. F. Reed of Delta.
A number of new advertisements ap-
pear in this issue. Look them up.
The Denver visitors from Delta will
probably return tomorrow or Sunday
Mr.. Linkletter, the music store man,
has moved with his family to 232 Grand
avenue.
A handful of oats once in a while,
sort o keeps the free horse" from
bucking.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
w. c. Hillman Monday morning.
Weight 10 pounds.
NJ. H. Getz changes his paper this
week from Lemoore, Mo-, to Sacra-
mento, California.
If you don't see it in the INDEPEND-
ENr it may not have happened-it may
just have been idle gossip.
st. Valentines day, ST. Patrick's
day, municipal election day and the
Fourth of July are all coming along in
the future.
The Christian Scientists will hold
meeting hereafter in Pythian hall, the
first being Sunday next, at eleven
O'Clock a. m.
Judge Dickerson left this week for
visit with relatives near New Orleans,
La He will probably be absent for
three weeks or month.
Effort is being made by the Delta
Electric Light Co. to establish power
current for day work, if customers
enough can be secured for it.
Visitors are. plentiful in Delta while
more or less of our population are
tripping to other sections. 1t is the
season for coming and going.
Please keep the INDEPENDENT in
formed of all news happenings possible
In that way you can help the paper
and the paper can help its locality.
Judge King returned the first of this
week from Denver where he had ac-
companied his family, they having
taken apartments there for the winter,
for school conveniences.
W. L. Wood returned to the INpE-
PENDENT fold this week after having
tried quitting for six months. His ex-
PLANTATION was that the other papers
were even worse than. this
When the new bank building is
erected on the corner of Fourth OPP
posite Hillman's and the Cook corner
is raised, Main street will have a
changed look.
A couple of young men have been in
Delta for some weeks in Norman mis-
sionary work. Don't know what the
results have been but none has so far
been missed.
A vein of wind has been struck in the
Comosillama mine at Gunnison. 1t is
a true fissure and the grade is expected
to increase in richness with depth.
Rev. Fiddle, d. D. and Doctor Dead
easy were here from Glenwood Springs
last week. These gentlemen report the
outlook for that resort good for the
coming season.
With the considerable amount of new
buildings erected and under way in
Delta, it seems that all business rooms
have been engaged in advance and that
more are demanded.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. G. Wilson left for
Denver Saturday. Mr.. Wilson along
with County Commissioners, Steele and
Roberts. went down to attend the State
meeting of county commissioners.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Mehaffey left
yesterday for a trip of two or three
months, to visit the following points:
Denver, Salina, Kansas, Mexico, Mo-,
Waynesville, N. c., Charleston. S. c.
Mr.. Tucker, the ice man, reports
that he has his ice all up and that it is
the best in quality he has ever packed.
He has stored third more than last
winter and expects to be able to supply
all demands.
Rev. Barron received letter Tues
day from Mrs. Barron who related that
they were delayed two days in snow
sheds at the Cascades, hence their
party were more than a week arriving
at their destination in California.
DIR. V. A. Wood will occupy DIR. Me-
haffey's Dental parlors during his alb
sence, and guarantees satisfaction,
careful and easy operations. Latest
methods in modern dentistry. Perma-
nently located.
Evangelist Victor w. Doris. will ar
rive here February 9th from Yakima,
Wo oh;pytop and will heOin a seriea of