The Delta independent., 1911-05-26

where he is busy making new
grade on the Delta-Grand Junction
road. He stated that the Delta
cl.lZens who were down on the
road about ten days ago, did
good Job cleaning out the rocks.
Attorney Millard Fairlamb was in
Aontrose from Delta on Friday, as
an attendant at the meeting with
the reclamation officers at this place,
he becoming a member of the board
of directors of the Water Users as
soclation, as well as being attorney
for the lronstone Ditch Company
Mcntrose Empire.
S. A. Haynes of Austin, was in
made the Independent office
pleasant call. Mr.. Haynes says that
the fruit around that section is in
fine condition up to date, SO it be-
gins to look from weather con-
ditions now, as though they were
safe.
Beside the large crowd of Elks
and Candidates that came down from
Hotchkiss on the train Wednesday,
| the ceremonies connected with the
institution of Delta Lodge No. 1885,
3. P. o. Elks.
A rattle-snake bit one of the
circus crew Wednesday and three
Of our doctors had to work with
| him two hours. The effect of the
bite is said to have proved instant
~ fatal to the snake, which should
nave known better.
Delta is starting the wheels for
| a Fourth OF July celebration and
Grand functions newspapers are
| urging that town to get busy. We're
all becoming very patriotic this year
| and there is not going to be any
visiting back and forth.--Montrose
Press.
The Baptist Ladies will meet with
Mrs. w. F. Hornsby Friday after
noon, May 20, at 3 O'Clock. Miss
Lille Corwin, a Home Missionary
from Reno. Nevada, will be with
us to tell of her work among the
Indians Miss Corwin is very
iorcetul speaker and we hope for
= large attendance at the meeting.
The summer season may be
little quiet and economy may be-
come more and more a virtue-but
what money you spend, spend
we'll. Invest in the Independent.
1t will keep up your courage, work
Tor your interests and boost SO
nard that values will not only re-
main good but increase. The In
dependent is never a quitter.
No crowd of Elks ever worked
harder to provide artistic effects
and profuse decorations than did
those OF Delta Wednesday. All of
Main street was a canopy of purple
and white. and the hall also had
TO be decorated Wednesday on ac-
count of the show there Tuesday
night. Yet it was all accomplished
by noon, and a more beautiful ef-
feet has not been presented by any
city OF Delta's size up to date.
A fire alarm was sounded at
midnight Wednesday night and the
barn on the J. <. Cole place near
Grand. was discovered in flames.
lhe fire was quickly conquered. The
IL was SUM-
there was no danger OF spread to
other buildings. which would have
been the case had it been windy
night.
The Delta Alphas-the young
ladies class of the Baptist church.
will give a chicken dinner at the
church on Wednesday, May 3lst.
35 cents a plate will be charged
and the proceeds will go to help a
young lady in the country near
here who is very ill and without
funds. The cause is a good one and
so will be the dinner. 1t should be
we'll attended.
Uncle Jimmy" Welch says that
lie is the happiest man in town, and
gives as his reason. the fact that
lds whole family are here with him,
consisting of four children, who
are well known here, eleven grand
children and five great-grand child
rem Men who live to raise such
families are few. and cases of them
all being together at one time are
fewer still, so Uncle Jimmy" has
"a right to be happy.
1t is worth the readers while to
look over this paper carefully and
Euage fairly the large amount of
interesting matter it contains. All
the work on 1t is done at home
and it is no small undertaking to
publish newspaper like the In
dependent in little country city
like Delta, especially in this age
of high expenses. Did you ever
consider the matter in that light?
The trout fishing season opened
yesterday. but few from Delta hied
10 the mountains. The big Elk
hningS "Wednesday night kent some