The Delta independent., 1909-07-09
The big new Spot Cash building will
have "a rooms en- the upper floor.

| first OF this week TO work 1Or Time III
the Liberty Belle mine.
G. H. Law has purchased the interest
of his partner, MIR. Coloney, in the
express and transfer business they
were conducting.
The Delta cotton crop-that from the
trees-has been blown about on every
passing breeze, but it will soon be
thing of the past.
Charles Fulghum. blacksmith at the
Delta foundry, has been laid up with
blood poisoning in his right arm. He
is getting better.
M. E. Meyer and family, accompanied
by Mrs. Frank Sanders and daughter
Cora. visited Ouray on the 4th, making
the trip in Mr.. Meyers auto.
W. H. Mastin, of Denver, a former
resident of Delta and once publisher of
the INDF PENDENT, is in town this week
looking after business interests.
Delta people might quit on the auto
craze for little while and buy an air
ship. 1t would be something different
and would make an advertisement for
the city.
Hon. Horace T. DeLong, of Grand
Junction, accompanied by his two
young daughters, visited his property
interest at Hotchkiss last Friday and
Saturday.
There were no noticeable effects of
the 4th in Delta in the cold gray dawn
of the morning after. Delta is a mighty
good town. A sober but a progressive,
growing city.
Miss Helen Starr. employed in the
government library at Washington, ID.
c., arrived yesterday on a vacation
visit to her parents at their ranch
home near Cory.
The good home fair is the proper
thing. All should get busy in that di-
rection Prepare to make the fair
success. Also to entertain and take
care of the crowd.
Alva Hoine visited Salida Saturday.
returning to Delta the first of the week.
He was accompanied on the return trip
by Miss Eta Wallace of FIT. Lupton,
who came for vacation.
| Girls, it is not so hard to catch
| husband, but it is no picnic to keep him
after he is caught You will not keep
him if you cease to be sweethearts as
soon as you become wives.
George Reeder came back last Friday
from Placerville, where he has been
prospecting for the past month He
thinks he has found something good
and mas located number of claims.
A persistent rumor has it that Harri-
control of our ID. & R. G. and will
make it connecting link with his
Mexican lines, via Durango and Ari-
zona. :
Miss Genevieve Hartig has written
friends that she is having a delightful
time on her way to Seattle. She spent
several days in Salt Lake. is now in
Portland and will make Seattle from
there.
Delta county will be given an impetus
this fall in her big crop that will
establish her position as the Banner
County of Colorado. She has won the
position and will have no trouble in
keeping it.
NJ. C. Ramsay, shotgun expert of
Grand Junction, passed through Friday
en- route to Ouray to take part
in the shooting tournament to be
held at ouray during the period of the
ath of Julv celebration
Father O'Farrell was here from
Montrose Wednesday. The Catholic
people have begun the erection of a
five room cottage on their church
ground at Delta, which is to be followed
in time by church edifice.
w. C. Blair, formerly of Lake City,
took up his new duties of receiver of
the Land Office at Montrose July LIST.
Mr.. Blair is newspaper man and will
no doubt please in his position. He is
a genial gentleman and qualified.
Paul Osborne, of the Seaton Drug
company, has been having bad time
with bad tooth. The tooth is one of
the "bucking broncho'' kind. with
cactus under the saddle Paul has a
swelled head, but it is the tooth's fault.
DIR. Hunter and family left last Fri
day for trip through the northwest,
During the trip they will visit DR..
Hunters brother at Blackfoot, Idaho,
and also take in the Fair at Seattle.
They expect to be absent about two
months.
j. A. Smith of Vernal, Utah, and
| Miss Kathleen Ficklin of this city We're