The Delta independent., 1909-08-13

highest prices for all kinds of poultry,
produce. butter and eggs. They are
in immediate want of 1000 chickens.
Call on them or phone 513 black.
:. The INDEPENDENT desires a good
correspondent in every community in
Delta county. Stationery and postage
will be furnished free. Can't YOU
send IN the news of your neighborhood?
A fine boy arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Gets, Garnet
Mesa, early yesterday morning. BABY
and father are doing well and mother
hopeful that the boy will grow up to
look like her instead of its papa.
Rev. E G. Shouse, who preached at
the Baptist church the past two Sum
days, returned to his home in Parsons,
Kansas, Wednesday. He is said to
have made a favorable impression, and
may be called to the pastorate here.
Miss Pauline Worth, of Los Angeles,
California, who has been on a tour of
Europe, is in Delta this week the guest
of Mrs. w. R. johnson. Miss Worth
formerly lived in Delta and stopped
here to visit old friends en-route home.
Mrs. Dan Wagner, Mrs. George
Brewer and son Marion, and Miss Rose
Hall departed Thursday of last week
for three months visit in California.
Mrs. Wagner will enter the sanitarium
at Long Beach in hopes that her health
may be benefited.
Prof. Weldon, of the State Agricul
tural College, came up from Grand
Junction Tuesday and has been up
North Fork and Surface Creek. Prof.
Weldon says Delta county orchardists
will know what it is this fall to take
care of real fruit crop.
An ordinance has been passed by the
city council of Delta prohibiting the
riding on or across any sidewalks on
bicycles, or leading or driving any
horse or COW along or across sidewalks,
except that bicycles may be rode on
sidewalks on Garnet Mesa.
Mr.. and Mrs S. P. Crouch and Wal
ter Henthom, of Pueblo, will be in
Austin tomorrow on visit to Mrs. j.
L. Simpson and her sister, Mrs. NJ. j.
Walch. Mr. Henthom is a locomotive
engineer of the D. s. R. c., and a
brother of the ladies' he is visiting.
Every time there is an excursion to
Grand Junction. Delta people go in
reciprocate by coming to Delta? Nit
Those fellows down there, if Delta
happens to be mentioned, will stare at
you and ask where Delta is located.
word of good advice to advertisers
is to keep before the public in the pub
lie prints all the time. Spasmodic ad-
vertising can only be expected at best
TO result in spasmodic trade. Study
advertising as part of your business,
lust as necessary one week as it is an
other.
George c. Wilson has his new build.
ing in use and the front is getting the
finishing touches. The building is q
nice improvement and will have par
ticularly snowy front in which fine
horse goods will be displayed. Energy
and industry are back of Mr.. Wilson S
success. and these form the basis OF
merit in any success.
Prof. ]. F. Heating, superintendent
of the South Pueblo schools, delivered
an interesting address at the NJ. E.
church Sunday night. Among other
things, he said that if he We're mil
lionaire he would continue to teach for
the joy of the work and for the making
of life. A large number of the visit
ing teachers We're present.
F. P. Hall left for Meeker Tuesday
where he will assist G. n. Houston in a
months engineering job on big irri-
cation plan. Mr. Houston is the Den
yer engineer who was here a few
weeks ago for the city, going over the
water works ground for the council
The work on which Mr.. Hall is engaged
lies in Routt and Rio Blanco counties
AS time goes on the fruit crop is be-
having in way to cause former esti-
mates to be raised. The apples are
growing large enough to fill up all sur
rounding vacant space and peaches
promise to be diversified. 1t now looks
like the largest of the estimates made
of fruit to be shipped from Delta coun-
ty may be too small to cover the real
output.
A miner who once made rich strike
went to the city to blow himself. Be-
ing hungry he went into restaurant
and was told they were out of every
thing but ham and eggs. "Then bring