The Delta independent., 1910-10-07
H. H. Smith of Olathe, visited
in Delta over Sunday.

H. H. Smith of Olathe, visited
in Delta over Sunday.
Denver's school board has appro-
priated large sum of money for
the purpose of teaching swimming
in the public schools. They have
arranged for expert instruction in
connection with this new venture.
F. NJ. Stewart and family have
moved from North Delta and are
comfortably located in the Zannin-
Ietti flats on Sixth street This
makes the distance much shorter
for their boy who is attending school.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. K Naylor will
leave tomorrow for Dallas, Texas,
where they will make their future
home. They came here from Dallas
some time ago and while here have
made many friends who will regret
their departure.
The hunting party composed of
w. E. Obert, DR.. Burgess, H. w.
Pratt and A NJ Anderson, are evil
IDENTIFY doing some good, as they
sent down a good sized box of fine
large grouse Tuesday evening to
their respective families.
Mr.. Douthitt, superintendent of
this district for the Grand Junction
sugar factory, is busy man these
days, seeing to the harvesting of
the beet yield here. The beets are
averaging up well and will net
the growers a good profit.
Paul Garten, former clerk at Hill
mans, was in town Saturday night.
from Telluride where he is now en-
ployed, returning Sunday morning.
He had to come as far as Montrose
on business. so came on to Delta to
shake hands with his old friends.
w. S. Swim, cement contractor
who recently located in Delta, made
this office a pleasant call the first
of the week. Mr.. Swim states that
he has had to let two contracts go
by within the last two weeks on ac-
count of having more than he could
do.
Montross defeated the Delta foot
ball team last Saturday on the field
nI the former, by a score of IS to
rooster egg. This is somewhat of
L'ow to Delta, who has always
been victorious in everything she
tackles Boys you ill have to do
| tetter.
Jake Clark, who is hunting on the
Escalante. is reported to have met
with a painful accident He was
ohopping some wood to get supper
brush. thus bringing the instru-
mcnt down on his foot, cutting it to
The hone.
John w, Rubens, Montrose coun
ty rancher. was fined s25 and costs
before a justice of the peace oi
that city the first of this week. The
charge placed against the defendant
was that of using undue severity
in reprimanding his seventeen-year
old daughter.
]. L. Keplinger writes to have his
Independent sent to Los Angeles
California. where they have gone
for Mr.. Keplinger's health, which
his many friends will be glad to
learn is much improved by the low
= altitude. They expect to make
Los Angeles their future home.
The American aeroplane record
was broken last week in Illinois BY
Aviator Walter Brookins in Wrigh
bi-plane. Brookins flew from Chi
cago to Springfield, distance o.
192ls miles, in seven hours and
twelve minutes with two stops. He
won $1,000 prize for the flight.
Mrs. S. A. Hayworth of Los An
eeles, California, who has been il
Faonia visiting her mother who i:
Ill, was in Delta visiting old friends
the latter part of the week. Mrs
Eay worth lived lere until two year:
ego. her husband being pastor o
the Baptist church up to that time
D. Bailey writes from Salem
Ohio and says: THE Independent
is better paper now than it evel
was and you are certainly a boost
er for Delta county. but having
lived there and associated with the
people, know that nothing too goot
can be said of the best little spo
on earth.''
On Wednesday evening. October