The Delta independent., 1910-09-23

Rev. r. E. Pierce. Superintendent
of the Children's Home Society of
University park. Denver. was a
Delta county visitor the first of
this week.
Brand Inspector Sampson return
ed Sunday evening from a trip of
nearly a week in the DissapOint-
ment valley on business connected
with his ofiice.
The new bank at Austin expects
to open for business this week. All
has been in readiness. awaiting a
visit from the bank inspector, for
week or longer.
Mrs. Crocker and daughters have
moved to the Zaninnetti terrace
from the Preston house on Colum-
bia street, where they have made
their home for some time.
Mayor b. p. Smith, j. Gillette
and E. F. Hubbard, left on Sunday
morning for Colorado Springs to at
tend the Republican convention. to
which meeting they were delegates.
The Paonia Booster issued a
Market Day Special this week, in
addition to its semi-weekly edition,
which is filled with attractive ad-
vertisements of Paonia business
men.
Mrs. Charles Girard and father.
Jacob Miller. arrived Wednesday
last from New York Mr.. Girard re-
Gently purchased a farm in Delta
county and the family will locate
here.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Baird, Saturday evening. a fine baby
boy Parents and child doing well.
old Iowa is helping Delta's pop
ulation out considerable.-Con
lations.
Merchant Blanchard was in town
Wednesday from Cedaredge. He
and Bob Curtis both say they are
short of houses up there for people
to live in and want people with
money to build more.
The list of deeds recorded this
week foot up nearly 100000 for
Delta county. which looks pretty
good We fail to see any such lists
OF investments published in the pa
pers of othre counties.
Frank c. Hall. who has been with
the engineering force at Sunnyside,
Utah for the past six months. re-
turned to Delta the first of this
week and may relocate here. He
says Delta looks good to me-"
Lost-Heavy winter laprobe on
Saturday night, September 4th. Is
thought to have been lost near the
Porter-Obert hardware store. Find
er please return to owner. G. w.
Hull. Delta. and receive reward.
County Clerk Mcneil. according to
the Western Empire. refused to ac-
cept filing of the Republican candi-
dates of Montrose county because
too late" when rendered at two min
utes before twelve Tuesday night.
j. b. Killian. Clarence f. Mower
and Harry Stockham shipped seven
teen cars of fine steers to market
in Kansas city this week. loading
at Delta Tuesday. The value of the
shipment is estimated at 100000 or
more.
Charles l.. Keller. Republican
candidate for assessor. was in Delta
Wednesday and made The Indepen-
dent Office a pleasant call. adding
his name to its list. MIR. Keller is
a resident of Welcome and he is al
ways welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Bacon of
Anderson, Missouri. are guests of
IL hi mol
They are looking over the country
in the hope of finding location
which will be beneficial to the
health of Mrs. Bacon.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. l.. Sprung and
family have arrived from Roseland.
Nebraska. to locate. Mr. Sprung
will build a home at once on his
Garnet mesa 10-acres. He also owns
I60 acres on Ash mesa. At present
J. ]. Travis. ]. f. Hillman and
T. b. Geer returned from their auto
mobile circuit Saturday. They went
from Delta to Salt Lake. coming
back through Wyoming to Denver
and then back to Delta. driving
about two thousand miles on the
trip.
II. A. Richardson, Delta county
fruit inspector. and Prof. H. b.
Scammwell, of the Agricultural col
lege. deputy inspector, are at the
State Fair in Pueblo this week with
the Delta county exhibit. DIR. Miller
of Delta and Austin. Is one of the
fruit judges at the fair.
We neglected to mention in last
weeks issue that DR.. Grace F. Par