The Delta independent., 1909-07-30
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

tiOn Oh ABOUT OOZen Vi Tile kduoiSto o
of that town who were fined $3.50 each.
Lee Skull and Mollie Graves were
married in Paonia lsst week. The COM
bination of names may provoke other
newspapers to punning, but we refrain.
]. C. Rowbotham. proprietor of
the popular Cedaredge hotel. was in
Delta on business Monday and made
the INDEPENDENT Office pleasant call.
Ray Hunt went to Placerville Mon
day where he will spend the remainder
of the summer doing location work on
the claims recently discovered by Geo.
Reeder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mathers left Sum-
day for New York City. They will be
absent for few weeks during which
Mr.. Mathers will do the goods buying
for his store in Delta.
John Forrest left Saturday for
his old home in Pender, Neb., where he
still has large interests. Mrs. Forrest,
who has been visiting there, will return
with him little later.
The Delta fishermen who were up
the Gunnison last week came home re-
porting only moderate catches. FIRE.
quent rains had made the water too
muddy for good fishing.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Patten, who
have been visiting the latter's brother.
NJ. E. Fliniau, and wife, left the fist of
the week for Delta, where they may
locate Western Empire.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Beck were here
the first of the week from Denver,
looking over the country. c. j. Garvin,
of the Independence mine at Cripple
Creek. accompanied them.
Frank Dale of Telluride was in town
last week looking over the district and
expects to return later to make this
his home. The INDEPENDENT will keep
him posted on these parts.
W. /. Morris. who has been in Grand
Junction for some time, is spending the
week here nursing a sore foot that has
kept him from work. He will return
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Lieutenant Governor Fitzgerald, who
has been visiting in Idaho. passed
through Delta on his return Saturday.
He says that prices are higher and
land not as good as in Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Zaninetti will
leave for the Seattle Exposition next
week, taking in the Pacific coast and
Puget Sound country. They will be
away from Delta for about a month.
Mrs. II. j. Baird and daughter Aleen,
Mrs. Emma Spencer and Mrs. Bene-
dict, went to Cascade Canon Monday
to take in the Sunday school convention.
They will visit Denver before coming
home.
Mrs. George Brewer returned from
Glenwood Springs this week. Her
father and mother. Mr.. and Mrs. Grey,
who have been at the same place with
her, are reported much improved in
health.
Delta should get the interurban rail.
road habit. Such railroad facilities
would not only be appreciated by a
number of outside points but would pay
from the very day it might begin te
operate.
Miss Genevieve Hartig and mother
returned from their visit to the Ex-
position at Seattle and from seeing
other Sound cities and Pacific coast
points Sunday. They report yer,
ENJOYABLE trip.
The lettering on the front window:
of the INDEPENDENT office is the worL
of Charles Bowden, Delta's artistic
sign writer. Those wanting good WORK
of that class will make no mistake by
securing his services.
The Delta County Fair committed
has drawn up good program for the
speeding events, which will be included
in the premium list booklet now IL
process of publication. This booklet
will be completed next week at the
INDEPENDENT office.
From F. ID. Catlin. general chairman
of the Tunnel Opening Celebration, il
received the following: IL wish tc
congratulate you on your July 23r'
number of the Independent. If yo,
keep up this class of issues the tunne
opening committee will be under grea
obligation to YOU.
Plenty of rain is falling now owe
most parts of Colorado. Shower
which suggest CLOUD bursts" pou
down unexpectedly here and there
raising streams and in cases doing NOR
or less damage. Report from one sec
ton this week reported 3 inches o
rainfall in "a hours.