The Delta independent., 1910-06-10

The Grand Junction News came
tout red-headed yesterday.
Tom Hatch has returned to his
home in Paonia from Colorado Col
lege.
Misses Nellie and Agnes Standish
are visiting their brother Arthur
at Paonia.
Mrs. ]. F. Taylor Of Paonia Wis
tied friends in Delta the latter part
of last week.
Mrs. L. Hartig. who has been
seriously i'll the past two weeks. is
recovering gradually.
| For Rent-Two room furnished
house for two months. See Mrs.
N. Brownell, Delta, at once.
]. r. Lamar of Eckert was Delta
visitor on Wednesday. Mr.. Lamar
says crops are looking good in his
neighborhood.
Carpenter D. s. Baldwin. who has
been doing considerable building
near and in Austin, returned to
Delta on Wednesday.
| Henry Hammond, Delta's livery
,aan, left early this week for st.
| Louis. Denver. and other eastern
points, for a months visit.
DR.. ]. A Whiting was in town
this week transacting business. He
will spend most of the summer on
his ranch in Hart's Basin.
]. F. Sanders and family will leave
early next week for Ouray, where
they will spend the summer in camp.
They go "en-automobile."
Miss Jewel Harshman of Cory.
who was popular High School girl
in Delta the past year, has been
quite i'll at her home, but is re-
covering.
The ball game advertised for last
Sunday, Delta against Surface Creek.
did not take place because of the
failure of Surface Creek players to
put in an appearance.
Judge Percival E. Coombe will
sail in about two weeks for Eng
land. 1t will possibly seem dull over
there to Percy and he should be
cautioned in regard to talking in his
sleep about heart solos" frogs,
playing little ones" etc.
The names of 100 new subscribers
were entered on The independents
list last Saturday night in three
/ hours time. everyone of which was
paid up for full year, three of
them for two years, two for three
years and two for five years.
The amount of stock yet neces-
sary to be sold in Delta county on
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! sS5,OOO. $4,000 of the $780, 900
has been subscribed for at home and
900. we understand. has
been taken by outside capital, and
conditioned that the full 100000
is taken at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Piersol left
yesterday for Newkirk. Oklahoma
where Mr.. Piersol will take charge
of a large grain, stock and fruit
ranch The Piersols have made
many friends in Delta who, though
they regret to see them depart, wish
them we'll in their new home.
| A gentleman correspondent writes
saying he is bachelor, wants to
get married. has tried everywhere
without success, and desires to
know what the chances might be in
Delta. Like all other Delta county
resources they are the best ever.
Come right out and investigate.
Hotchkiss papers announced last
" eek that they would celebrate the
4th. While The Independent had
hoped all our people could come to
Delta on that day. here's to the sue
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is Americas Independence Day, and
every man. woman and child has
right to celebrate where they please.
Word was flashed down from
Gunnison Tuesday that the willow
| flies were out and were walking
around in search of fisherman's
pants, the legs of which they de
light to crawl up. The news set
number of our enthusiastic fisher
men wild and resulted in numerous
plans to enjoy this most favored
of the fishing season.
Mrs. Olive Bell Petit, wife OF
Washington Petit of Delta died
at their home "Wednesday from eff
fects of cancer, after having been
sufferer for about two years. Fu-
neral services were held yesterday,
G. c. Stearns of the Christian
church officiating. Husband. daugh-
ter. and one sister are left to
mourn her loss. The burial ser
vice was at Montrose. where the sis
ter of deceased is living.
Subscribers are requested to mo-
tify this office IL their names are
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do not correctly state the time their
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