The Delta independent., 1910-02-18

Autos have been out in force the past
week.
G. w. Bartholomew is in Denver on
business this week.
For LE-Thoroughbred Silk Poodle
puppies. 24s Meeker street.
Did you get some valentines?-
were they peaches or lemons?
Mr.. and Mrs. Shoemaker were down
from their Black Canon ranch Monday.
Miss Nellie Ryan returned home Mon
day after pleasant VISIT in Paonia
welch & Merrill desire some addition
al listings in first class properties l-2t
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Darling re-
turned Sunday from visit in Denver.
Frank Sterns, of the Delta Democrat,
returned from a business trip to Den
yer Sunday.
y Hon. NJ. d. Vincent. of Paonia, has
been in Delta this week attending
District Court.
Mr.. and Mrs Bert Shores returned
from Grand Junction Friday where
, they made short visit.
We can repair any kind of furniture
stoves or ranges.
DELTA TRADING Co.
r. A. Leisy. Denver, engaged in
general insurance, is looking over Delta
with view of locating here.
Samuel Smith of the Colorado Fruit
Growers Association was in Grand
Junction attending the fruit meeting.
Optional fern and business property
loans at seven per cent.
80 l3t MiLLARD FAIRLAMB.
The City of Delta now has quite
good sized force on water and other
public improvements. and it all helps.
For first class uphols,ering and mat
tress making we are prepared to do
your work. DELTA TRADING Co.
The boy who fails to begin at the
bottom is about on par through life
with the hen who tries TO crow but
lays no eggs.
Mrs. Howard Fletcher returned to
her home in Grand Junction Friday,
after making a short Writ with her
father. Captain winton, who is i'll.
Tom Blackwell, OF the North Fork
Times. passed through Delta Sunday
enroute home from Missouri where he
has been on visit to his old home.
Photographer Frank Dean. of Grand
Junction. passed through here Monday
on his way to attend the convention OF
the Knights of Columbus at Montrose.
Delta postotfice business continues to
grow. Business for the month of
December was nearly double that of
the same month of the previous year.
Harry Hayward was down from
Hotchkiss the latter part of the week.
He accompanied the herd of Elks to
Montrose Thursday and joined the
order there.
The Delta Trading Company is ar
ranging to give away handsome $40
rocker in contest for the most popular
barber-10O votes will be allowed on
each dollar cash purchase or applied on
accounts.
Miss Nellie O'Connor, formerly at
the head of Hillman's millinery de-
partment but now located at Fort Lup-
ton, returned to that place Monday
after a short visit here with relatives
and friends.
The Merchants Cafe, which by the
way, should now properly belong to the
merchants, had it's awning wrecked by
the breeze of Gentle Spring, Monday
night. Fate seems to have it in for the
Merchants Cafe.
1t is really surprising the number of
new people coming into Delta county.
We are now printing from $50 to 300
extra copies of the INDEPENDENT each
week, and large proportion of these
are applied for at the Office by new
people.
Good work has been done in clearing
dead animals out of the streams. Usu-
ally all that has to be done is to call at
tention to these matters and the thing
is accomplished. This is spirit OF
good citizenship which prevails in Delta
county.