The Delta independent., 1910-03-18
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Optional farm and business property
loans at seven per cent.
MILLARD FAIRLAMB.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Fletcher, ac-
companied by Mrs. J. J. Winton, left
Monday for their home in Grand juno
ton.
Editor Lake, of the Gunnison News
Champion, was a Delta visitor this
week looking after his Orchard Mesa
land.
The stockman, the fruitgrower and
the farmer are the fellows we will
have to take off our hats to in the
future.
J. c. Rowbotham. proprietor of the
popular Cedaredge Hotel. was a Delta
visitor Saturday, remaining over until
Monday.
r. w. Curtis, the old time as well as
up-to-date Delta county hustler. was
down from Cedaredge on business
Tuesday.
F. L. Ray left Saturday for Salida
on receipt of news of the death of Mrs.
Rays father, who had been i'll for
some time.
For sale at the Welch ranch on Cur
rant Creek, for cash-Canada club
wheat, sl.75 per hundred. Alfalfa seed
l5c per pound. cat
Miss Nellie A Hall was Delta visit
or from Cory Tuesday. Miss Hall
looks after news from her section for
the INDEPENDENT.
Citizenship will be DR.. Darley's
subject Sabbath morning. DIR. barley
will have something to say that will
benefit the people.
Miss Glea Woodruff, who has been at
Hotchkiss and Paonia for the INDE-
PENDENT. came down Monday with a
good list of new subscribers.
Miss Mary Cramer. of Telluride. is
visiting the L. C. Jones family for a
few days. From Delta she will go to
Sawpit to engage in teaching.
On Wednesday of last week Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Gheen and daughter, Olive,
left for Columbus, Ohio, where they
expect to make their future home.
Lazear, located on the lower end of
Rogers mesa, is the youngest of Delta
county towns. but is making a promi-
nent start and showing good growth.
The INDEPENDENT is digging its sue
cess out of legitimate business, earning
l.l1a, ont snnndtpn that
dollar to build up itself and its county.
Otto Koehne recently bought lots on
Grand Avenue and will build five
room residence. Mr.. Koehne has
moved his household goods down from
Rogers mesa.
WANTEp-To rent, April lst, by cou-
pie without children, three or four fur
nished or unfurnished rooms, or cottage
for housekeeping. Answer "a" lNDE-
PENDENT office.
The big water mains are still going
in. Soon we shall have an entirely
rejuvenated water system. with our
sweet, pure mountain water to drink,
unmixed with soil.
Veteran j. ]. Barker is now COM
mander of Geo. B. Mcclellan Post, G.
A. r. at Delta MIR. Barker is con-
servative in politics and will make the
Post good commander.
A number of Delta Christian Sci
entists will go to Montrose tonight to
hear Frank Leonard, member of the
Christian Science Lecture Board of
Boston, deliver hisaddress.
The Delta Brick & Tile Company are
actively at work and will be kept busy
this simmer in supplying brick for new
buildings. There will no doubt be a
heavy demand for tiling to drain. .seep
lands.
James b. Lazear, Denver, for twenty
years bank examiner. second vice-pres-
ident of the Central National Bank, ex-
tensive land owner in Delta county, is
here for week looking after property
interests.
Much building is already under way,
not only in Delta but all over the
county, and the summer is sure to be
an active one along all improvement
lines. Delta county and her towns are
going to grow, and grow rapidly.