The Delta independent., 1909-06-18
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

glory and the way Delta county IS set
tling up with a progressive citizen
ship.
The Bible Students and the Phileathea
class of the Christian church gave a
lawn social at the home of l. l. Kieffer
last Friday night Lots of fun and
plenty of money are reported as a
result.
Gardens are growing nicely and veg
etables as well as small fruits have be-
come plentiful. The Strawberries now
in market are large and fine while the
garden stuff appears all that could be
desired.
Owing to change in date, the an
nual conference of the Methodist
church of Colorado will be held in
Pueblo on September 1st this year, in
stead of September sth, as first an
nounced
J. E. Lords, of San Angelo, Texas.
arrived in Delta last Friday and took
the position of foreman of the Tribune
Office. Mr.. Lords has been down along
the border of New and Old Mexico for
some time.
John Davis came in Saturday from
Nevada and Salt Lake City where he
spent the past six weeks in the interest
of his irrigation project in the Phoebe
Valley. He returned to Salt Lake
Wednesday.
Leonard Baird, of the Wire Baird
Realty Co. left Saturday for various
Iowa points, in the interests of his bus
mess. He also expected to attend the
commencement at Des Moines, where
he formerly attended.
The student. teacher or clerk who
stays at home during vacation often
finds that rest has been obtained in
stead of sacrifice made. The spend
ing Of a vacation is often the hardest
work that there is to be done.
A. ], Dunlap. principalo of the schools
at Minden, Neb.. is here looking over
the county with a view of locating. If
he decides to settle here he will bring
others. as several of his friends will
follow at his recommendation.
The shortness of the season cuts but
little figure here in Colorado for the
crops seem to come on and make
bumper yields just the same. This is
one Of the seasons for the theory to
make good and we believe it will.
Mr.. H. o. Baer. of the Delta Land
Co, returned Tuesday from a six
weeks trip to Boston. Mr.. Baer at
tended the Conductors Convention.
and made several stops on the way,
combining business with pleasure
Mildred Quigley, infant daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Quigley, received
hard fall on the steps of the Metho-
dist church. Saturday night, and at
the time was thought to be seriously
hurt. but hadfully recovered by the
next morning.
J. II. Thomas. of New York, auditor
for the Singer Sewing Machine Com
pany. and B. Rohr. manager for the
Western Slope, left Wednesday for
Montrose, where they will remain over
Sunday. going from there to Gunnison
on a fishing trip.
F. p. Hall. the civil engineer, re-
turned from an extended trip west,
Tuesday. With a party of capitalists
in whose interests he made the tour,
he went first TO Salt Lake. II ence to
r..l,fArntu h..r ~ A .,
New Mexico, and returned by way of
Denver.
MIR. and Mrs O. d. Gilbert departed
last Saturday for Wyoming and Dakota
points, and may go on to Minnesota.
A son who resides at Belle, Wyoming,
near the Dakota line. will accompany
them through the Black Hills. They
expect to be gone the greater part of
the summer.
w. ]. Darnell WAS in town Wednes-
day with some fine ripe cherries. the
first of the season. They were sold
for thirty cents per ponnd. Mr.. Dar-
nell left branch at the INDEPENDENT
office which is surely nice specimen
of Delta county fruit, single branch
holding 46 cherries.
The old Presbyterian church at
Evans used for eighteen years as a
saloon. until saloons were abolished two
years ago. is about to be restored to
its former dignity. Liquor signs and
parts of the bar remain in the building.
These are to be torn down, pulpit
built ard ,he walls repaired.
Rev. r. H. Motley, Superintendent
of Baptist Missions in Cuba, passed
through Delta Tuesday and visited Rev.
s. A. HaYWorth and his brother in. law