The Delta independent., 1910-01-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Warmer weather is making soft roads
and swelling the streams.
Mrs. Harry Williamson is here from
Nebraska visiting friends.
Don Lawrence, left Saturday for
Brownsville, Nebraska to spend the
winter.
T. b. Geer made a short trip to
Grand Junction on business the latter
part of last week.
Optional farm and business property
loans at seven per cent.
3O.l3t Mu.LARD FAIRLAMB.
Druggist W. G. Cook wife and
daughter Grace. left Saturday for a
visit in California of several weeks
duration
Miss Hazel Hatch left Thursday for
her home in Ohio City, Colorado, after
a pleasant visit with relatives and
friends in Delta.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. w. Ramsay, Mrs.
F. d. Kinsley. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Z.
Hillman and Starr Nelson arrived home
Wednesday from Denver.
w. A. Davis has purchased the in
terest of his partner. Mr.. Stone. in the
Delta Trading Co., in which an inviu-
tory of stock was completed yesterday.
Some California mesa people who re-
ceived mail at Oiathe during continu
ance of rural route from that town
have changed to Delta since it was
shortened.
A wrestling bout took place at the
Opera House last Friday night between
Irwin Sankey and Don Lawrence.
Sankey won. throwing Lawrence twice
out of three times.
For QUICK SALE-One room house
and lot Tor $500. One room house and
lot for $3.50. About one-fourth cash.
Call Monday, Tuesday or " ednesday at
Pitcher Newvllle Rea.ty Co.
Dr. Burgin and son. Dr. James F
Burgin, arrived home from Denver
this week, DR.. James Burgin having
completed his college course. will locate
here in the practice of medicine.
The new fixtures have arrived for the
Roy l.. Emry furnishing store. When
completed the store will be very neat
one. The new cases, shelving and
other fixtures are mission designs.
In forwarding his subscription to the
INDEPENDENT, X. Mendenhall of South
Bend. Indiana, says: I'VE own 50 acres
of land near Delta. and take your paper
to keep us posted on that part of the
country. 1t does it nicely. wish to
congratulate you on such an up-to-date
paper"
This part of the state has had about
enough junketing trips. for the present.
To go on such trips curing the severe
winter weather is a severe tax on health
and makes ones summer wages look
like thirty cents. The average man
cannot afford to fill the role of ''suck-
er" all the time.
Harry Hayward, who for some time
has been connected with the Delta
National Bank, left this week for Hotch-
kiss. where he takes position as as
sistant cashier of the Bank of the
North Fork. Harry has many friends
here who regret his leaving, yet are
glad of his advancement.
1t is important that any county should
have n strong home newspaper. 1t is
of interest to every property owner
and to the county itself. But such
paper must have support. In order to
build up sufficiently to be real benefit,
the newspaper must spend more money
than almost any other enterprise, and
it must have the cash to do it with.
Delta wanted the apple queen and
with the proper amount of effort could
have carried of the prize. But Delta
did not win and that settles it. Miss
Hartig, who was second in the race,
says of Miss Skinner, Colorado's Apple
Queen: "She is perfectly lovely
girl and it was nm easy matter to rejoice
with her in the success she obtained.
Besides, think Delta did well IN re-
ceiving the next highest vote on two OF
her candidates. in contest for queen
with more than twenty other candi-
| dates.