The Delta independent., 1910-05-20
Alfalfa is nearing the first cutting

N. E. Lewis is here from Buena
Vista looking for a location.
Judge A. r. King and family and
home from alifornia today noon.
A few more hogs could be profit
ably raised by most of our farmers.
The showers last week helped
little but more rain would be appre-
ciated
E. E. Golf and family, of South
Main street, are sojourning in
Cowen, West Virginia.
Anyone desiring a girl to stay
with children evenings or do work
on Saturdays call Coop. phone No.
7O-F.
Seven or eight good japanese
boys want any kind of work, by
day or. contract Address George
Azuma, Delta.
The Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church will meet with
Mrs. Wagner Friday, May 27th. at
3: p. m. Mrs. Penley, leader.
Agricultural crops are very prom
ising The beet acreage is espe-
cially large this year and more wheat
and oats will be harvested than
usual.
Wanted to travel.
Clean cut steady work. Good salary
and travelling expenses. Call after
500 p. N. Mr.. Russell, 427 Dodge
street, Delta.
1t is as necessary for the farmer
to give attention to different things
as for the merchant to have diff
erent articles of goods to sell. Have
little of everything you can that
will bring in money. This applies to
stock, poultry and all the different
things your land may be made to
produce.
The missioners of Mesa county
have appropriated $500 toward the
expense of the Irrigation Congress
to be held in Pueblo, conditioned
that Delta and Montrose do the
same, and that responsible organ
ization of the counties prepare a
suitable exhibit to be made at the
meeting of the congress.
Rev. and Mrs William J. Sly will
spend next week in Lake City. On
Sunday Rev. Sly will preach there
to the mem bers OF the l. o. o. F..
and in the evening he will preach
the Baccalaureate sermon to the
graduating class of the high school,
and on Monday night he will de
liver his entertaining and instruc-
tive lecture on "Halley's Comet
Rev. William j. Sly and the Delta
Glee Club, composed of the mem
pers of the Baptist choir, under the
direction of Seth kyffin. went over
| 40, fgh in
Rev. Sly repeated his lecture in the
opera house there, upon The Re-
appearance of Halley's comet,
and what we may learn from it"
The Glee Club rendered several Sc
lections and Miss Muriel Parsons
recited Uncle Nose and the Comet"
A. H Fairchild came down from
his claim Saturday and that was the
first known around town that he
had been the victim of an accident.
The accident happened about Ave
weeks ago. MIR. Fairchild took
shot gun out to try to get a shot
at hawk. He was standing with the
gun pointed downward when one of
the barrels was discharged. the load
of shot taking off two toes from
] HIS ElEHI lools ne is stlllUS aUlt
to walk on the foot little, and
is glad it is no worse.
One of the best ways there is to
get desirable people to Delta county
Is to get them yourself. Every one
of our good men knows some other
good men. whom he can do more
toward influencing to come here
than can all the commercial clubs.
publicity men or any other means
combined. If such an acquaintance
Of yours is looking for location
or an investment, you are next to
him. He knows you and will take
your word or your recommendation
And when he comes. his coming is
to your credit, and yours alone.
Snow fell on the mountain ranges
Sunday night. 1t was pretty cool in
our valleys Monday morning and
again Monday night, although the
afternoons gave Off something of
summer heat. Because of the change
In temperature, the rivers fell a
loot or more. 1t is a question If the
nigh water period is not now well
past. though the streams will run
heavily until in June, even if rains
| 90 not come to augment the cur
rcnt. The mountain supply of snow
is very much less than last season,
though last years supply was unu-
sually large.
The Womans' Club met with Mrs
n. Il. Clack on May. 9sh. Mrs. Mer-
iii read: Goodbye Jim" At the re
quest of the club Mrs. stephan read
II Southland poem entitled, "The
Vanishing Days" At the request of
the club Mrs. IL. X. Porter read a