The Delta independent., 1909-06-25

Eaton with electricity this summer.
Hendrie 4 Bolthoff are furnishing the
equipment. Send for Power Irrigation
their last publication.
Mrs. Geo Mott left for her home in
Telluride Monday after spending few
days here looking over recently pur-
chased ranch near Cedaredge and is
well pleased with the country. Mr..
Mott is portmaster at Telluride.
The Elks have their big time at
Montrose tonight. Excursion ie to be
run from Delta today and ball game
between Delta and Montrose this after
noon. Twenty new members are to be
taken into the Elk's lodge tonight.
Fred Pool and wife of Harlon, Iowa,
visited in Delta over Sunday, as guests
of ]. d. Holmes, on their way to
Seattle. They were looking around
with view of investing, and we un-
derstand, were well pleased with the
district.
The man who has no desire to see
others prosper, is not entitled to pros
per himself, and as a rule, he does not.
Much the same rule applies to town.
Where there is one good town, growing
and thriving in a county, it helps and
encourages every other town.
A Colorado Agricultural College Pro-
fessor is quoted as saying: The best
and most perfect potatoes / ever saw
were grown on the Western Slope.
which regard as the home of the po-
tato. Here, soil, climate and all condi-
tions are ideal.
Trade at home and keep the home
cash in circulation right around home.
A bargain that dries up the lifeblood of
the community by transfusing the
blood to some other place is not SO
much of bargain as it appears to the
unthinking person.
Miss Winifred Hammond passed
through Delta Sunday last, en- route
from her home in Paonia to Stafford
Springs at Vossburg, Mississippi, in
hopes of benefting her health by the
change. She was accompanied on the
journey by her mother.
The Western Slope has the best of it
over any other section of Colorado at
least two to one, in productiveness of
soil quality of product and multiplicity
of resources. This is not merely talk.
Fair investigation will prove it and
such proof can be had at any time.
Delta has the location for a big town
and it is bound to make one of the pos
sibiy two largest cities of the Western
Slope. Its location is central to the
largest producing territory of any of
the towns, thus insuring it commercial
Importance.
There are three crops said Hon.
John C. Bell, that insure prosperity
in the Uncompahgre and Gunnison val
leys alone-fruit. potatoes and sugar
beets-but in addition we have grains.
hay, melons. berries and vegetables
that are not surpassed anywhere.
The entertainment at the Opera
:. House Monday night: The Party, the
l Prince and the Pie, for the benefit of
; the Episcopal church, was well attend
ed and was splendid success, the good
acting of the many embryo thespians
r rejecting great credit upon their train
ers
Melody Sampson, brother of Stock
Inspector Sampson, came in Tuesday
t evening to spend few weeks recuper-
: ating. For some time he has been
B. connected with the X. c. NJ. o.
Il IN, srl q short
time ago which resulted in four broken
t ribs and a sprained back.
u 1t is said that the ID. & r. G. has
e announced its willingness to make a
. rate of SIS So from Delta to Salt Lake
CITY and return for the G. A. r. meet
a ing in August, but that the Grand
E Army will make an effort to have the
rate lowered. The above is more than
= many of the old heroes could pay.
Merchant Tom Gale and County
Clerk Gibbs were of those who went
, from Delta to Glenwood on Strawberry
e day. No other one of the excursionists
/, however appeared to possess the re-
quisite skill in swimming to be able to
, teach the ladies'. as report credits Dan
Doughty with possessing and practic-
4 lug.
Mrs. Josephine Hogg of ex-
5 Congressman Hogg and Grand Worthy
Matron of o. E. S., Colorado, made an
official visit to Delta Chapter Monday
evening. Mrs. Hogg favored the Chap.
ter with fine address after Degree
. work and banquet. Worthy Matron
Hogg was the guest of Mrs. Taylor
Geer while in the city.