The Delta independent., 1909-11-26

town the first of the week on his way
home from Montrose, where he had
been attending to some land Office busi-
ness.
The old Laundry building on Main
street is being fitted up for restau-
rant by Mr. Click, who recently sold
his short order house lower down the
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Feenaughty and two
children of New York, visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George Conklin
few days this week, on their return
from Seattle.
One of Delta's greatest needs at the
present time is day electric current. In
talking with our people. it is surprising
how many would use motors if they
could be run during the day.
The Paonia high school foot ball
team, accompanied by band of root
ers, passed through on their way to
Gunnison, Wednesday. They played
the Gunnison boys yesterday.
Get in your votes for candidate for
Apple Queen. The boxes are now ready
at the INDEPENDENT and Tribune
offices, where you can vote the coupons
from either paper for your choice.
DR.. L. E. Roe, of Council Bluffs,
Iowa, writes US that he met DR.. Miller
at the apple show, and that he had set
him to thinking about Delta, and for
US to send the INDEPENDENT to him.
n. E. Clack is on the sick list this
week. Mr.. Clack is troubled with
chronic appendicitis, and as soon as his
general condition is sufficiently I'M
proved, he will undergo an operation.
Miss Marie Murphy ruturned to her
home at Kit Karson, Tuesday, after
spending two pleasant weeks at the
home of her uncle, John Murphy, of
the Delta Ice and Mercantile Company.
If you want county paper the lNDE-
PENDENT bids for your subscription. 1t
is working hard and spending all the
money it earns in getting out good
paper. Its desire is to advance your
interests through all the year.
Mrs. E. Englehardt left Saturday for
Salt Lake City to join her husband, who
went about two weeks ago. Mr. Engle-
hardt has fine position there and they
will make it their home. He was for
a long time engineer at the Delta Ice
plant.
Candidates for representative to the
apple show are getting busy all over
the county. Each apple producing dis
trict which contributed to the Exposi-
ton, is entitled to representative who
will also be the candidate for Apple
Queen.
r. Butterfield, the great Western
Slope potato man, was in Delta from
Montrose, Wednesday. Mr.. Butter
field says that while the potato crop
was large this year, it would have been
still greater, had it not been for the
heavy rains.
Miss Shinn, who has been in the en-
ploy of the Robinson millinery store for
some time, accompanied by Miss Pearl
Carter, went to Denver the first of the
week to stay through the holidays.
Miss Carter expects to go to Eansas
City after Christmas.
We hear that the coach of the foot
ball team at Colorado College has cried
several times this year. when he saw
Frank Howard practicing, and couldn''
put him into the team, owing to the
one year rule. Frank was one of the
husky Delta stars last year.
Delta is going some in the theater
line. four now being in full blast.
Aside from the Delta Opera House
there are the Gayety, Vaudeville oil
Novelty theater and the Lyric. all Of
which helps to emphasize the fact that
Delta is a city. Some day Grand June
ton may have as many theaters as
Delta now has, but of course that is {
: long time off.
Much territory Is tributary to Delta
Wide valleys. broad mesas and Ions
areas of river bottom lands empty thei
treasures Of crop products into hel
markets. She is gateway of trave
and here is commercial dry dock fo
outgoing shipments. Withal she is ,
city of happy, prosperous homes. Sh'
will become the leading business ant
, industrial center for the Western Slope
an empire within itself.