The Delta independent., 1910-02-11

Mrs. Minnie Wagner is in Ouray
making her son a short visit.
Professor and Mrs. A. l.. Goess spent
Sunday with friends at Paonia.
Prof. G. P. Weldon is up from Grand
Junction visiting Prof. Herrick.
Welch & Merrill desire some addition
al listings in first class properties. -53-2t
]. A. Jarrett, of the Gibson Lumber
Company, was Grand Junction visitor
this week.
Buy stock in the Columbine Oil Com
pany. See A. L. Palmer, agent at 35l
Main street
The Maccabee ladies give a card
party at X. of P. hall next Wednesday
evening, February l6.
Guy Blair has gone into business in
Grand Junction, having bought billiard
and pool room down there.
Mrs. w. A. Dawson spent the latter
part of last week visiting friends at
Grand Junction and Clifton.
Jess Trickle. of Gunnison, came down
last Thursday for short visit with
relatives and friends at Eckert.
Rev. J. A. johnson, pastor of the
Methodist church. left Wednesday for
Indiana where his brother is quite i'll.
Purchase your valentines at the De-
Laney & Isham store.
DELANEY & IsHAM.
Optional fern and business property
loans at seven per cent.
30.l3t Mu.LARD FAIRLAMB.
For first class upholsiering and mat
tress making we are prepared to do
your work. DELTA TRADING Co.
Mrs. n. E Clack left Wednesday for
Denver to meet Mr.. Clack, who. we
understand, is much improved in health.
The Woman's Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. II. F. Hart on Main
street. Monday. February Ia. Re
sponses from Longfelow and Whittier.
Mr.. and Mrs A. f. Seymour, who
represent the Knight Campbell Music
company here. went to Montrose the
first of this week to open store there.
Paul Moody went to Denver Tuesday
and will bring back more equipment for
the Delta Hot Air Cleaning Works. in
the way of machine on wheels. The
dirt is all getting scared and moving to
Olathe.
The Delta Trading Company is ar
ranging TO give away a handsome $40
rocker in n contest for the most popular
barber 100 votes will be allowed on
each dollar cash purchase or applied on
accounts.
Sheriff Williams and undersheriff
Wishart met the eastbound train and
searched a man answering the descrip-
ton of jewelry thief. The description
was sent from Grand Junction but the
suspected person proved to be innocent
and was not detained.
W. H. Allen of Goltry. Oklahoma,
arrived here this week with his family.
and they expect to make this their
home. Mr.. Allen owns land under the
Gunnison tunnel project, and has leased
place in North Delta which he will
occupy until his own is watered.
LosT-Purse containing money to
amount of sl6.20 and an Elk's Clut
brass check of Grand Junction. Lost
on Fourth Street between Palmer anc
Meeker, Delta. Reward for return.
l.. M. VAN SICKLE,
At Colo. Telephone Office.
H. Hallock of Illinois, is here visiting
his son and daughters, he having one
son and three sons-in.law at Delta
Mr.. Hallock and the INDEPENDENT
editor were raised in the same neighbor
hood in Illinois, and visit from hin
served to recall boyhood days and old
home scenes.
Delta county real estate is muci
more active than appears, from tn,
fact that land is being bought all ovel
the county. The men who are coming
in now are looking for land to buy
They are not merely sightseeing ol
touring the country to get nice ride
at the expense of some realty dealer
As whole the average number of peo
pie coming in is satisfactory and lant
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