The Delta independent., 1910-08-12


building began Monday.
NJ. v. Mathews was a Delta busi-
ness visitor from Paonia.
George w. Bruce returned home
Saturday from visit in Ouray.
Mrs. A. McAilister of Delta. is
visiting her mother at Uncompahgre
A. j. Rawson, contractor of Ola
the, had business in Delta Tuesday.
For Sale.-Horse, 1900 pounds.
One mile south of town. L. C. Jones.
Attorney +. S. Bobbitt of Hotch-
kiss, was a Delta visitor Wednesday.
Optional farm and business prop
erty loans at seven per cent. Mil
lard Fairlamb. 80
The bulging breast of summer will
now gradually give way to the back
bone of winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Coutts ex-
pect to go on vacation trip to
Telluride next week.
William H. Pemberton of Denver,
was in Delta this week, visiting and
looking over the district.
New subscribers to The Indepen-
dent continue to come in and the
list is making a nice steady gain.
Optional farm and business prop
erty loans at seven per cent. Mil
lard Fairlamb. 80
C. A. Wood of Montrose. passed
through Delta Monday on his way
to Paonia on a short business trip.
l have a number of spring chickens
for sale. Mrs. G. Hughes. Garnet
mesa. Colorado phone, black 1893.
Hon. Merle d. Vincent came in
on Saturday evenings train from the
East and left on the North Fork
train for Paonia.
James Ferry. who has been work
ing in the city Telegraph Office for
some time. left Delta the past week
for other fields.
Miss Mayme Johnson, who has
been attending the teachers insti-
tute at Montrose. returned home on
the belated train Saturday night
A historical sketch of the new
NJ. E. church building. which viii be
placed in the corner stone. will ap-
pear in The Independent next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Wayne Smith
Jr.. arrived in Delta Monday on their
way to the Surface Creek country
sand Grand mesa on their honey
moon.
Mrs. John Ticknor arrived from
Camp Bird Saturday and spent sew
eral days with the family of Peter
Mundry. returning Thursday morn
Ing.
We are glad to get items of news
from over the county. Send them in
letter or on postal card. The
phones for such purposes are often
unsatisfactory.
Extracted and comb honey for
sale. Some OF grade sections cheap.
George Lester,
23S Columbia street, Delta. Colo.
Mrs. F. +. Bourn writes asking
that The Independent be mailed to
her at Brooklyn. n. Y. Mrs. Bourn
has just returned to the United
States from visit of two months
in Germany.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. c. Hall will re-
turn this week. Mr.. Hall from Den
yer where he has been serving as
federal juryman. and Mrs. Hall
from an extended visit to her old
home In Iowa.
Several business blocks under
way are said to be tied up awaiting
iron Carnagic and those fellows
who run the iron trust will have to
hump themselves II they expect to
supply Delta.
Brilliant "sun-dogs' appeared In
company with the god of day as he
arose from his bath in Black canon
Tuesday morning. Some say 1t means
hot weather while others attribute
1t to dog days"
Joe Ingram invited about twenty
friends in Sunday evening. the ocas-
sion being the anniversary of Mrs.
Ingram's birth. The AFFAIR. refresh
ments and all. was managed as a
genuine surprise to Mrs. Ingram.
and both guests and family enjoyed
the evening immensely.
Forty-two men and teams are now
working on the High Line Canal that
is destined to distribute more of
the great Grand mesa lakes water
over n large area of fertile country.
There are some new developments
In connection with the High Line
Canal which promise to make 1t one
of the most important waterways in
the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. b. Geer. who
left about two months ago to live
in Durango. have returned to Delta
to live. Mr. Geer who purchased an
interest in an undertaking business
there, left his business in charge of
his partners. He likes Durango MS
business location, but both he and
Mrs. Geer prefer Delta as a place
to live.