The Delta independent., 1909-09-17
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Delta visitor Monday.
James Law, of Ouray, is here visit
ing his son Geo. H. Law.
Judge Porter Plumb had business in
! Grand Junction last Saturday.
Special sale on at the Spot Cash on
clothing, hats. shoes and gloves.
Put your trouble in the pocket with
the hole in it" is not bad advice.
Manager Poe, of the Luke ranch on
Redlands mesa had business in Delta
Tuesday.
Grapes are fairly plentiful but sales
are largely confined to Western Slope
markets.
]. f. Sanders and son, Charles, came
down from the Bachelor mine at Ouray
Wednesday.
The man who now tries to run a
newspaper instead of becoming far
mer, is foolish.
Miss June Musser left for Colorado
Springs Sunday where she will attend
Colorado College.
Mrs. J. L. Hornsby, VI of Kingston,
Tenn, is here visiting her sister, Mrs
w. F. Hornsby.
Building is going on at good rate in
Delta, new houses appearing in differ
ent sections of the city.
Mrs. Geo. Wilson gave dinner party
last Sunday to number of friends in
honor of her husbands birthday.
California Mesa is showing a fine
crop of apples this year. Lucky is the
man with bunch of apple trees.
WANTED Men for ranch work
steady job-good wages. Inquire of J.
E. MOORE. 32-tf
DIR. Alice Johnson of Omaha, Neb..
sister-in-law of DR.. ]. A. johnson. is
visiting at the Methodist parsonage.
Mrs. NJ Bertoln. formerly a resi-
dent of Delta. now living in Denver, is
here visiting Mrs. Walter Singleton.
Optional farm and business property
loans at seven per cent.
30-l3t MILLARD FAIRLAMB.
Miss Fila Sexton came over Friday
to assist in the Western Union tele
graph Office, but returned home Tues
day.
For SALE-A snap in second hand
furniture. in good condition, leaving
city. A n. GLOVER,
23S Columbia ST.
From fifty to seventy-five carloads of
fruit per day are now being iced at
Delta and billed out for shipment
That is going some.
Editor Hopkins, of the Crawford
Chronicle, was down to the Fair this
week. He speaks glowing of the pro-
grcss of the Crawford Maher part of
the county.
The Ladies Missionary meeting of
the Presbyterian church will be held at
Mrs. Tillotson's. Sept. "a. at 3 o'clock.
All are invited: an interesting program
has been prepared.
Mr. and Mrs. Piersoll arrived in Delta
from Palisade Wednesday to make this
county their home. Mr.. Piersoll was
here some time ago and bought some
land near Delta.
Mrs. Louis X Kohlman and daughter.
of Canon City. arrived this week, and
with Mr.. Kohlman. who is expected
shortly. will occupy the Fairfield resi-
dence on Fourth Street.
An advertisement of the Information
al Trust Company. Denver, of which
nay,d MnHat 10 prao;dapt ar,r,aars -,
this paper. This is one of the largest
banking institutions of the West.
If you are prosperous, share little
of your prosperity with the newspaper.
While it may not be responsible for
your big crops, it has helped and is
helping enough to be worth remember
ing.
+. w. Taylor publicity agent for the
business Mems Association, was called
to Denver Sunday by the serious ILL
ness of his brother, who died Monday
night. MIR. Taylor has the sympathy
of all in his loss.
Mrs. Byram Luce and mother ar
rived home Thursday of last week from
visiting in Omaha and Colorado Springs.
Mr.. Luce, who was representative to
the Grand Lodge X. of P, met them
at Colora do Springs.
Mr.. Chase, of the Louisiana Nurser-
les, has begun the erection of a cold
storage house near the depot, in which
to place fruit trees pending delivery.
He will make Delta a general distribut-
ing point for this section of the state.