The Delta independent., 1910-01-07
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Timothy hay $50 per ton at CrabilI's.
Cameo coal is still 81 so per ton at
Crabill's.
George Crabill of the Delta flour
mills had business in Paonia early this
week.
Save money by going to Ramsay's S
for ladies' coats and suits, big dis
counts.
Delta has the finest cement walks of
any city of its size in America, so
travellers say.
Walter Wagner of Ouray, returned
home Saturday after spending Christ
mas with relatives here.
County Assessor Cockrebam a n d
wife left Wednesday for Denver to take
in the Apple and Stock Shows.
If Delta had day current these win
ter days, many people having meters
would burn their lights all day.
Optional farm and business property
loans at seven per cent.
MLLARD FAIRLAMB.
Alden Crabill left the latter part of
last week to look up some affairs of his
nephew, who was killed last summer.
Delta is about to have a second rail-
road. Hard boosting will bring it.
Why don't you help the INDEPENDENT
boost?
Keep sending the INDEPENDENT
away. 1t is one of the best ways to
boom your own and your county's in
terests.
DIR. A. II. Stockham is having a gar
age built adjoining the bank on Third
street for his auto. The structure is
of Delta brick.
Edward Jacobs and Earl Byerrum
accompanied the Paonia band to Len
yer to the Apple Show, on the Delta
county special.
Mr. and Mrs. F. p. Hall left Mon
where Mr.. Hall takes a position. as
was announced last week.
The Apple Queen contest proved
quite a boost to the INDEPENDENT
rapidly growing subscription list.
which is now larger than ever before.
l.. w. Sweitzer. Garnet mesa or
chardist, had business in Leadville last
week which he finished in time to join
the Delta county special to the Apple
Show.
Miss Nettie Porges, a teacher in the
Cripple Greek schools. returned to her
position Saturday after a two weeks
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 5.
Porges.
Ben Penley and Ross Conklin left
Saturday, the former on his return to
Colorado University at Boulder and the
latter to Colorado College at Colorado
Springs.
In the Denver News Times New
Year number we noticed boast about
strawberry patches near Denver that
yielded $500 per acre. They ought to
see North Delta.
While the sleighing was good quite n
lot of country people attended dances
and other entertainments in Delta of
nights, enjoying the ride, perhaps. as
much as the entertainments.
LosT-My return ticket East. Find
er please keep it with my compliments:
am going to remain in Delta county the
balance of my long and useful life.
WILLIAM WISE.
+. ID. Markell. of Ault, Colorado, last
week bought 81 acres of l.. s. Allen,
near Cedaredge. for $1,000. J. N.
Connor also bought the B. B. Crcnk
residence and four lots in Cedaredge
for 81, 900.
A. +. Simmons of Austin was in town
Monday. He informs us that great
many peach trees up that way have
been examined and the buds have not
been damaged by cold. MIR. Simmons
also announced his intention of fitting
up hot house on his place. He be-
lieves he can do well selling plants, and
IL that is success. he may later at
tempt to raise hot house vegetables for
market. This should by all means
prove success as there would undoubt-
edly be good market for such produce
here during the winter.