The Delta independent., 1910-09-30

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other cities is flocking to Delta?
Delta, has the best territory loca-
tion on the Western Slope and
where the carcass lies the buzzard
flies"
J. F. Robinson arrived in Delta
from Denver on Wednesday and
spent couple of days visiting Geo.
Vance. Mr.. Robinson is an old friend
of the Vance boys father and had
not seen them since they were chill
dren.
Fred Burkhardt, wife and child
rem, are here from Leadville visit
ing Mr.. Burkhardt's father at his
ranch down the Gunnison valley. Mr..
Burkhardt reports Leadville very
dull and property there without
market.
Mrs. Clarence Elliott of Montrose,
is seeking information regarding
her nephew. Frank J. Waller, aged
4 years, who left his home Sept
ember 18th. Wore dark brown suit.
n
complexion
]. r. Blake Of Tongue Creek, who
has teen in a sanitarium at Salt
Lake City. is back for a time to look
after property interests. Mr.. Blake
was hurt in a runaway last year.
but is much improved after going
to Salt Lake
w. H. Allen returned to Delta
last "Wednesday after spending two
months in California and other Pa
cifio coast points. Mr. Allen says
he does not think a man of mod
crate means can better himself in
California over Colorado.
MIR. and Mrs. Harvey Hart re-
turned from Denver Friday. where
they went to do their holiday buy
inc. They report a very pleasant
"trip. and Mr.. Hart says he bought
the finest line of holiday goods that
was ever brought tn Delta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott were here last
week from Atwood. Kansas. enroute
for Salt Lake City and other tourist
points. They stopped to visit with
w. E. Obert and family for day.
Mr. Scott will take advantage of the
deer season on his way home.
1t is rumored that something def
mite will be done regarding the pro-
posed sugar factory at Delta during.
the first few days in October. for
which purpose. those interest most
in supplying capital for the enter
prise. will be present in our city.
There may not be much in the
delta papers next week but a pair
of deer's horns. The editors are 60
ing out after meat. All of them
except Judge UglOw. who is still to
young to trust with firearms. No
telling what he would do If he had
a gun.
DR.. Whiting came in from Den
yer sunday. II is greatly to the
credit of DIR. Whiting that he ap-
pears to have quickly got enough of
the legislative company he was
elected to mingle with two years ago.
The Doctor was not a candidate for
reelection.
The railroad ice house is now a
brilliantly illuminated affair of
has placed lights all along the front
of the building and the long string
of fruit cars are iced at night pend
ing their departure to distant mar
kei points.
Correspondents to The Indepen-
dent are requested when sending
in items not to mention the name
of the business in which the per-
son mentioned is engaged. The
newspapers space is its stock in
trade and advertising therein must
be paid for.
Apple picking and packing has
begun to some extent and this will
be busy harvest for the next six
weeks in parts of Delta county. The
North Fork country. the Gunnison
valley and parts of Garnet. Califor-
mia and Surface Creek mesas will
have the heaviest output.
The Fairlamb building Is pushing
up its second story. the new city
hall is nearly enclosed. the Colo
RADIO Telephone building is receiv-
ing the finishing touches. the Meth
odist church is rapidly pushing up
ward its walls. as is also the II. F.
Cook building. The johnson build