The Delta independent., 1910-04-29


II C. Getty of the Clark Realty
Company vas a Cedaredge visitor
Tuesday and Wednesday of this
week.
Mrs. Ross Wilmot and Mrs. Geo.
Duke, were here from Hotchkiss to
attend the NJ. E. Missionary meeting
this week.
| Mrs. N E. Clack entertained a
number of friends at cards on We'd
nesday. April 27th, at her Dodge
street home.
Paul Wilson, Hotchkiss hustler,
in company with Mr.. Danieis, wise
investor in Delta county lands, Wis
tied Delta yesterday afternoon.
The council at special meeting
held last Tuesday night, discussed
the proposed new city hall. but ar
rived at no finished conclusion.
The wrecking of the old Metho-
dist church to give place to the new,
is about completed, and bids are be-
ing advertised for on the new struc-
ture.
Quite a lot of people continue to
] SpIht 10 bht DNo- 49,
son. Most of them who come during
this season. come to locate or look
| for Investments.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p. Aicher
came over from Denver "Wednesday,
ana will remain until the first of
the week. They are old friends of
The independent editor.
The Rio Grande Advocate says:
Our Delta friends have decided to
build at a cost of $4,000 or more.
The church grows steadily under
the aggressive leadership of DIR. j.
A. Johnson.
The new NJ. Z. Church is being
completed at Austin and will be ded-
icated in June. Recent evangelical
effort by Pastor Austin. assisted by
Evangelist Voight. has added fifty
or more members.
Mrs. ]. p. Huntley's mother died
very suddenly at Los Angeles, Cal
/ iiornia. April 25 A telegram came
telling of her serious Illness and
in about an hour another one came
bringing news OF her death.
The following ladies were in
Delta from Grand Junction this
week attending the third annual con-
ycntion of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society: Mesdames d. d.
Smith, H. T. De Long, Nichols and
Cole.
Socialist Lecturer Henry. who has
for some months been editing the
Organizer, left this week on a far
away tour. and w. NJ. Ash is again
at the Organizers helm. And the
last issue of the paper is more than
the equal of any former issue.
The county Jail at Delta has not
had an inmate for more than
month During all that time the
jails at Grand Junction and Mont
rose are reported in crowded state.
Delta has less of the vicious element
than any county on the globe, with
all the desirous and meritorious fea-
Z lures.
! Delta has large artificial ice
plant. a fine FIGURING mill, busy
/ iron foundry. an extensive steam
laundry. mammoth brick and tile
| factory. a planning mill, large pack
| ing houses, well equipped printing
offices. and is going to have beet
sugar factory. canning factory and
other things.
In rush last week. The lnde-
pendent force was responsible for
an error or two in Captain Rragg's
remarks on Halleys comet which
greatly impaired the full text of
paragraph. The reading by Captain
Bragg was highly praised and pro-
nounced very fine by all present at
the essay contest.
People generally don't appear
much afraid of Halley's comets
tail or any other part OF it. But
I few in Delta have shown enough
interest in the sky-scraper to arouse
early enough in the morning to take
look at II. Most of them would
rather see cloud the size of a
mans hand out of which rain might
come, than to gaze upon a dozen
comets. whether the same We're long
predicted or just happened.
Arthur Shock, Delta high school
student who first discovered HALEY s
comet from Delta. has been invited
to speak on comets before the Coalby
Literary Club on Saturday night.
May l4th. The club bears all eN-
penses and there will be no admis-
sion fee. Arthur Shock. although
IA young high school student, is an
earnest deliver into astronomy, and
succeeded in noting Halley's comet
before its appearance was announ-
ced from Denver.
1t is gratifying to know that the
acreage planted to sugar bcets this
spring is quite an increase over for
mer Nears. The Delta country raises