The Delta independent., 1909-07-09

L. c. H III. DIR. Grove and others of
the newer trout fishermen. have been
up the Gunnison and came home en-
thuslastlc over the sport. They caught
trout and among them some good ones
another promi. ing thing is that they
havn't much to say about the big ones
which got away.
1t is reported that work on the new
irrigating ditch of the Riverside Land
and Reservoir Company will be re-
sumed in the near future. This canal
Will run from one to three miles north
of the North Delta high line ditch, and
will be mammoth project. 1t has
been under survey for the past six
months.
For joke some one of the base ball
players enroute to Telluride Monday,
from Montrose, spread the report that
there was a case of smallpox on the
train. In consequence the train and
its passengers were held hours after
reaching Telluride. until the health
officer could investigate, before any of
the passengers were allowed to leave
it.
On the front lawn at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. N. E. Clack, Dodge
street, is cherry tree with ripe fruit.
To scare the birds away a white cloth
was spread over part of the top of
the tree. Yesterday a group of robins
were seen sitting in the tree, in the
shade of the cloth, eating cherries and
apparently thankful for the shade pro-
vided
Charles NJ. Collins, proprietor of the
Bross Hotel at Paonia and will take
possession next month. He has, we
understand, a contract to board 200
people during the fruit season. Mr..
Collins has sold his business in Delta to
Caldwell Boarder and Charley Klick,
who will get possession the oath of
this month.
There were so many excursionists to
ouray and Telluride from Delta county
that it would be difficult matter TO
name them all. The Paonia band was
aboard for Ouray and at Montrose the
ball team took train for the same
point. There is no use talking, the
mountain points appeal very strongly
to the people of the valleys during the
hot summer weeks.
On the strength of the report pub
lished in Grand Junct on papers last
Friday to the effect that body had
been seen floating down the Gunnison
river at that point, Messrs. Seaton and
Taylor went down that day to see if it
had been recovered and could be identi-
fed as either of those drowned at
Delta. Their visit was fruitless, as no
body was recovered.
Dorsey Whitelaw. son of G. w.
Whitelaw, left Thursday for his home
in California. Mr.. Whitelaw is now a
Harvard student and stopped off at
Delta few days to visit with friends,
enroute from the East to California.
Mr.. G. w. Whitelaw is large property
owner of Delta county and the family
resided at Delta before going to Cali
fornia year or so ago.
A man was drowned in the Grand
river Wednesday on a dollar margin
bet to swim the river. Two had been
drinking and they put up dollar each
and both started to swim the river.
The one who got across first was to
have the 81. The head man was caught
by current when half way across and
pulled under. The other, sobered by
the sight, turned and swan back.
The new business blocks which have
been under course of erection in Delta
are now all nearing completion. The
Fairlamb block on the old postoffice
site has the second story up and only
needs the glass and fixtures to COM
plete it. The Wilson harness store.
which was built over the smaller
building used, is receiving the stock
and the old shell is ready to be moved
out The Spot Cash, one of the biggest
business blocks of the town and which
is being built of concrete, has its
walls up and the block work of the
back and the glass and outer finishings
but remain to be added when it will be
ready for occupancy.