The Delta independent., 1909-08-06
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Paul Wilson, realty dealer of Hotch.
kiss. was Delta visitor last Saturday.
Fred Gibson. of Cedaredge, was a
business visitor in Delta the first of the
week.
Messrs. Carr and Shue. of Delta. had
business at Sapinero the first of the
week.
Mort Parsons of Cejaredge called
Monday and subscribed for the INDE-
PENDENT.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Morgan left Sum-
day for month visit at Silverton and
Durango.
b. A. Sweat, of Denver, was the
guest of w. A. Shepard the first of
the week.
Miss Josie Estes of the Tribune has
returned from a two week. visit at
Buena Vista.
Peas and oats grown together make
a splendid grazing ration for either
swine or sheep.
w. w. Ruch left Wednesday for Eu-
gene, Oregon, where he will start a
broom factory.
How far we will go with Christ gen.
orally depends upon how much we try
to take with US.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Roberts returned
the latter part of last week from a
visit to Colbran.
Nature has equipped every man for
happiness, but he gets strenuous oc-
casionally and slips cog
The summer boarder may put money
in the bank, but look out it don't put
the wife in the graveyard.
Misses Nettie and Nellie Cox Of
Hamilton. Mo-, spent Sunday with the
family of ]. d. Van Volkenburgh.
Miss Gertrude Chappell of Hot Springs
S. D.. was the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
NJ. Dngman the first of the week.
T. F. McKeever, of Denver. the
jolly representative of the Rocky
Mountain Elk, was in Delta the first of
the week.
Visitors and property hunters have
been thick in Delta this week. Greater
numbers will come as the season
advances.
Hogs like to root because it's the
nature of the beast They're built
that way Why not give them the time
space and opportunity?
N. J.. Bradley and ]. E. Moore were
up from Delta Wednesday evening at
tending the meeting CT the Odd Fell
lows. cedaredge Champion.
Mrs. F. E. Mcmillan of Washington,
d. C.. wife Of the chief Inspector Of
the postofiice department. is visiting
Rev. and Mrs. j. A. johnson Of Delta.
The Phileathea class of the Christian
Sunday School, accompanied by their
teacher w. w. Sankey and wife, left
Sunday for a week at the lakes on
Grand Mesa.
w. w. Remington, secretary of the
Colorado Teachers Association, was
here in the interest of the association
Monday. He reports gratifying pro-
gress in the way Of Legislation and
other matters beneficial to the schools
of the State.
W. J. Darnell. of Cory. is the first
to bring to the INDEPENDENT office q
crate Of early peaches. They were
large, juicy, luscious, as every member
Of the papers force will attest. Dar-
nell is a peach and raiser of peaches.
for which we thank both Providence
and w. j.
A party Of Crawford people including
Editor Hopkins. of the Chronicle. were
fishing last week up on the Cebola,
returning the first of this week. F.
w. O'Bannon and Charles Underwood
of Paonia were also of the party. They
report a fine trip and more trout than
they could manage.
DR.. A. II. S,ockham, of the First
National Bank, returned home Monday
from business visit to Denver. DR..
Stockham speaks glowingly Of the out
look, financial. business and productive,
Of the Country. State. and particularly
of the Western Slope. of which Delta
county is the great, important factor.
Let us not forget, said Daniel
Webster. THAT the cultivation of the
earth is the most important labor Of
man. Unstable is the future of a
country which las lost its taste for
agriculture. II there is one lesson OF
history that is unmistakable, it is that
national strength lies very near the
SOIL"
A swarm of bees, doubtless anticipat-
ing the rush to set in at the new Spot