The Delta independent., 1909-07-16

Rev. T. VI. S Kinney, of Albany,
Missouri. accompanied by his daughter,
were here few days this week visit
ing his son Ralph Kinney. Mr.. Kinney
has the church at Olathe. and they
will make their home there.
R. H. Wight, of North Delta, brought
in a specimen of second-cutting alfalfa
Yesterday which measured 46 inches
and grew in % days. or at the rate of
two inches a day The soil of. North
Delta is the finest in the world
Mr.. Anderson, of the INDEPENDENT,
had to 20 to South Park this week to
| look after the interests of his mining
company. He will be back in time to
give the paper his attention next week
and hopes not to be away from 1t again
I in the near future.
/ Word was received yesterday that
Mrs. A. l.. Craig of Paonia, daughter
of County Superintendent Mrs Mildred
/ Anderson, is the mother of a fine baby
boy. Both mother and child reported
as doing nicely. Our superintendent is
1 very proud of her grandson.
Every week some good patron of the
INDEPENDENT comes in after we have
gone to press and wishes to get notice
or an advertisement in the paper. Re
member. please, We go to press on
Thursday afternoon, and let US have
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Walter Singleton received news Tues
day of the death of his aunt. Mrs. Le-
nora Singleton, at Brighton, Kansas.
She was eighty-seven years old and
death came from natural causes. Mr..
Singleton says her passing away took
the last Singleton from Canada.
H. S. Bushnell arrived here the
first of the week, and expects to be
here permanently. Mr.. Bushnell as
sumes the position of land examiner in
the forest service He has been in the
service for some time. and Delta gains
good citizen by his transfer here
Miss Grace Evarts went to Hotchkiss
Wednesday to make preparations to
give the entertainment for the benefit
of the Episcopal church there. The
same production was given here last
month with great success. Miss Evarts
will take part of the talent from here.
As a specimen of the wonderful pro-
ductiveness of Delta fruit, Mrs. Nj. b.
Cyphers brought a twig not over a foot
long to this office Wednesday bearing
thirteen well-developed apples. These
are from the old Kepler place, bought
by Mr.. and Mrs. Cyphers short time
ago.
The Fairlamb building on Main street
is nearing completion, and if all goes
well. the drug store of w. G. Cook
will soon be able to move into its new
and commodious quarters, which will
make it one of the most attractive and
up-to-date drug stores on the Western
Slope.
Dauben Speck and Ed Hillon. who
are confined in the county Jail awaiting
the fall term of court, believe in being
cheerful. Most any time through the
day or evening on passing by the west
side of the court house you can hear
tones of their mouth harps. Both men
seem to have natural talent on the
instrument, and no doubt it helps them
pass many weary hour.
The heat wave, which has driven
many residents to seek cooler quarters
temporarily, has perhaps spent the
greater part of its violence. Another
month or so and our severe tempera-
ture will be merging with that of au-
tumn. And all the time Delta has de-
lightfully cool nights. The critic OF
our climate, If he has been here long
enough to know and appreciate it. viii
admit that it is about the best all the
year around. that can be found in the
world.