The Delta independent., 1909-10-15
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

"Play ball." did you say? Yes; Delta
boys can play it with their feet"
Miss Bertha Tupp, trained nurse of
Montrose, was the guest of Mrs. w. R.
Kinney, Friday night.
Optional farm and business property
loans at seven per cent.
30-i3t MILLARD FAIRLAMB.
Frank Rice and family of southwest
ern Missouri, stopped off this week on
their way home from Seattle to visit
Marshal Smith and see Delta county.
Most of the summer vacationists are
back at home and the hunting season
being over about everybody is on duty
again. This is as it should be. In this
busy country all are needed.
A break in the water main Monday
morning made Delta really and truly
dry town TO- several hours, but the sup
ply came in again and good old Dough
spoon was as plentiful as ever by noon.
R. F. Walters, long connected with
the reclamation service, has been ap-
pointed Engineer in place of |. w. Nc
Connell, resigned. The appointment of
MIR. Walters is temporary but may be
made permanent.
wish to inform my old friends and
patrons that i am again in the feed
business at my new place 436 Main
street Your business in my line will
be appreciated.
352t A. E. PENLEY.
Delta Lodge, No. 62, A. F. & A.
M, will hold a special communication
next Tuesday evening, the 18th. to
confer work in the third degree. A
banquet will be served. which will be
followed by speeches. A large attend
ance is expected.
Delta's alley-ways and corners are
getting to resemble forest of poles
electric light, telephone and telegraph
poles. The big poles for the arc lights
are rearing themselves majestically
from block to block and every day the
city is growing cityward.
There promises to be more or less
heavy shipments of cattle from Delta
county points through the balance of
the year. and shippers are likely to get
good prices. The markets bid to be
firm, and arrivals mark a pretty strong
decrease over last years shipments,
both to Denver and Kansas City yards.
Fine fall weather, this. Fitting
climax to the close of wonderfully
productive year. With all due respect
to some of the weather sharks, it
doesn't look to us like we were likely
to have a severe winter, either. Might
have very light one. Come to think
of it, though. we never do have q very
severe winter at Delta.
From Surface Creek clear above
Cedaredge, a stream of apples is COM
ing down. Austin and Black Canon
are sending them down the main river
line. From Paonia, Hotchkiss and the
Crawford Maher country the North
Fork is beng clogged to its banks with
apples. Apples! Apples! everywhere
and big prices for them, at that.
Paul Wilson had his team run away
this side of Hotchkiss Sunday night.
The horses became frightened at an
auto, ran up on a bank, upset the
buggy and tore it to pieces along the
road before caught. Mr.. Wilson was
thrown out but fortunately not serious
ly hurt. Upon the approach of the
auto the ladies' in company with Mr..
Wilson got out of the buggy. Mr..
Brown, who was driving the auto from
the Delta garage. took the party in and
carried them safely back to Hotchkiss.
Prof. Moody moved to rooms 17-1s of
the Hillman building last Monday.
Mr.. Moody intends to devote his whole
time to the sale of vacuum cleaning
apparatus. representing the General
Compressed Air and Vacuum Cleaning
Company of st. Louis, also the Keller
Manufacturing Company, of Philadel.
phia. If you are Interested in sani.
tary method Of keeping your home
clean call at his office and he will tell
you how. MIR. Moody will also do gen
eral cleaning for anyone 10 desiring.
He expects to install large 9ro-wagor
soon.