The Delta independent., 1909-04-23

The Gunnison river has been rising
some for the past week. but slowly
because of the cool and cloudy weather
which for most of the time prevailed.
The rise in the time mentioned has only
reached about two feet.
H. M. Hoel arrived on Monday from
Ortonville, Mimi, and was accompanied
by his brother, A. F.. Hoel of this city
to Grand Junction on Tuesday to pre-
pare for the opening of the Hoel Busi-
ness College on June first.
The editor was this week shown by
Prof. Weldon. the coddling moth in the
fferent stages of its existence. Mr..
Moth hasn't quite the nine lives alleged
to the cat, but the four or five are
more varied and changeable.
DR.. J. D. Walker has bought the
James Wilson property on Grand
avenue and will make Delta his home.
DR.. Walker will not practise medicine
but will spend his time looking after
his ranch interests near Eckert.
Lester Ridley took charge of the R.
L Smith jewelry store this week while
Mr.. Smith was in the Junction with
his wife who is under the doctors care
for appendicitis. They expect to oper-
ate upon Mas Smith this week.
MIR. and Mrs. Perry and daughter.
Miss Anna left Monday for Redlands,
California where they will make their
future home. They were entertained
by Mrs. l. M. Conklin at farewell
dinner on the day of their departure.
Montrose has two contesting candi-
dates for aldermsnic seats. They
charge illegal voting and a wrong
count. All election results in Delta
county were accepted as satisfactory
and the election is past and forgotten.
D. H. Tobey, who now has paper
at Aztec, New Mexico, writes
that he once owned an interest in the
INDEPENDENT. We knew Tobey later
as publisher of paper in South Park
and wish him well in his present loca-
tion.
Judge Stewart, at the court house,
says his office during the first ten days
of April, not only looked like thirty
cents, but only earned forty cents.
No marriages, no divorces, no nothing
Things will be better, Judge, when
the apple blossoms are ripe.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wilson are plan
ming on taking an extended trip within
the next month to the Northwest.
reaching Seattle in time to take in the
fair. They may also visit their old
home in Wisconsin before choosing
their next permanent location.
A striking idea is to be seen in the
window of the Meyer Mercantile Com
pany this week The word sugar"
is made up of cubes of the material
named, and to the right are placed
several ears of corn. A display OF
'sugar corn" explains the mysterious
phrase.
Sixty thousand dollars covers the
considerations in recorded deeds at
Delta for last week, but number of
good sales were made in the county
during the time, the deeds for which
had not yet been filed for record.
Enough, perhaps, to raise the sum
total to $4,000
Speaking of the possible danger to
North Delta by high water, citizen
said recently: 1.-The land owners on
that side did an unwise thing in clear
ing the river banks of its growth of
willows, which would. in high water
have prevented the easy cutting and
washing by char ging CUR ms through
the rivers banks"
The Boyal Arch degree was conferred
on a class of candidates, in the pres
ence of large number of members and
visitors, by. Delta Chapter, No. 3S,
Royal Arch Masons. Tuesday evening.
At the close of the exercises it was
found that the ladies' of the Eastern
Star had kindly volunteered to serve a
banquet, which was thoroughly en-
loved. The several toasts met inter
esting responses, and the able manner
in which the work was exemplified