The Delta independent., 1909-09-17
The big fair is on at Delta.

at Greeley Sunday.
o. T. Fettinger was down from
Crawford Saturday.
John j. Travis returned Friday from
q business trip to Denver.
There was some snow in sight on top
of Grand mesa Sunday morning.
Willis Brown, of Ash mesa, has gone
t. Red Oak. Iowa. to attend school
The time of year is coming to trade
your ice tongs for a coal shovel.
B. N. Crawford of Crawford was
business visitor to Delta Saturday.
Mr.. Cook, of La Junta, visited Delta
this week with view of investing.
WANTED-Apprenti in millinery
department. HILLMAN's.
Rev. A. n. Glover returned Friday
from trips to Trinidad and Colorado
Springs.
Druggist H. F. Hart came home FRI
day of last week from quick business
trip to Denver.
The weather bureau was out with
a frost for Monday night. Just little
ripening affair.
F. NJ. Fickes, secretary of the CRANKY
Ditch & Reservoir company, was in
Delta Monday.
George Young was up in the Esca-
lante or Tobwastch country the past
week. after cattle.
The windstorm last Saturday night
did quite an amount of damage in blow
ing fruit from the trees.
Mrs S. G. Vandenburg and son
Harry, left Sunday for Missouri. where
Harry will attend school.
Misses Della and Bertha Mundry left
for their school at Cottey College.
Nevada. Missouri. Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. NJ. Duling left Sun
day for Paonia to help Charley Brewer
with his large crop of peaches.
Mrs. Geo. Conklin and daughter Eva
Belle. and Mrs. ]. ]. Jeffers left Su n
day to visit in New York state.
Fruit packing has begun in practically
all of the valley and mesa orchards in
this section of the Western Slope.
Optional farm and business property
loans at seven per cent.
30-I3t MILLARD FAIRLAMB.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. S. Jones and Mrs.
II. Birch left their Ash mesa home last
week to see the Exposi at Seattle.
Duck and grouse season opened last
Friday. So far no reports have come
in from the few hunters who have been
out.
DIR. and Mrs. Hick left Sunday for
Denver, where DR.. Hick will attend a
medical convention and also the grand
lodge of Masons
WANTED-To hire my family washing
done. Desire it to be taken away from
home. MRS. c. E. DANA. Delta.
Phone s92 Red.
Mrs. Sophia Hoffman and son, William
II ,ffman, came over from South Park
last Saturday and will live on their
claim near Delta.
A. Cartwright has sold his residence
property on South Meeker street to l..
S. Angel. Mr.. Cartwright will buy
and improve other lots.
Mrs. Luther who has been visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sankey of
North Delta. returned this week to her
home in Atwood. Kansas.
w. r. Right brought to the Office of
Welch & Merrill this week a2-pound
watermelon and peach which weighs
three-quarters of a pound.
The U. S. Senatorial Committee on
Irrigation is expected along about No
vember lst. The Committee is now
billed to leave Denver October 3lst.
wANrED-Fifty ladies' to pack peaches
and apples. Write c. 7. Rule. Mana
ager Labor Bureau, Commercial As
sociation. Paonia, Colorado. 3l-4t
Mrs. J. b. Rhonemus returned Mon
day from visit TO Denver and Sslida.
Mrs. Rhonemus was accompanied home
by her sister, Miss Hogue. of Salida.
Judge Dickerson attended the Grand
Lodge X. of P. at Colorado Springs as
representative of the Delta Lodge. re-
returning to Delta Wednesday of last
week.
w. II. Anderson, of the INpEPEND-
ENr, who had spent six weeks in South
Park, looking after mining property.
returned to Delta on Friday Of last
week.
Rev. j. A. Johnson got back from
Conference last Friday and filled the