The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-14
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Cash Store.
Protect your home against fire
by insuring with Stephan & Obert.
A. B. Wire has been spending the
past week on his ranch south of
town.
Mrs. /. c. Hall etertained the
F.. F. Club Tuesday afternoon of
this week.
The old fire bell tower. the
Fifth street land mark is being torn
down this week.
Elliott and Meeker of Montrose
lave a drainage crew at work on
California mesa.
Martin Joppa, of Paonia, spent
the 4tb in Montrose, the guest of
Frank B. Wilson.
Mrs. John Travis entertained
number of lady friends yesterday
afternoon at Five Hundred.
Mrs. r. S. Kelso entertained the
Fancy Work Club at her home on
Main street Wednesday afternoon.
j. A. Rovaart, owner of the
Cherry Avenue orchard, at Paonia,
mas SOLIt ioSai iu'Si -.
this issue of the Independent.
Mrs. w. NJ. Hornsby's beautiful
leather pillow was drawn by b. o.
Metcalf, 33 being the lucky num-
Der.
julius Aichell stopped off yes
terday on his return to Fruita from
Hotchkiss and while here called
and added his name to the indie
pendents subscription list.
Editor Brewer was down from
Cedaredge on business the first OF
this week and showed in his jovial
countenance the joy he feels over
the splendid Surface Creek outlook
Mrs. o. Palmer, now of Colorado
Springs, has returned home after
visit with her daughter, Miss Della,
and her many friends at Montrose.
The Palmers formerly owned the
present Aicher ranch in Black canon.
Mrs. ]. L. Shelley and daughter.
Miss Helen. of Hopkins, Mo, and
Miss Agnes Berry of Montrose,
are here visiting at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Young OF
Dodge street. Mrs. Shelley is
sister of Mr.. Young.
J. H. Ploger came up from Delta
Tuesday to transact business with
the local customers of Bartlett, Hib-
bard and Spencer Hardware com
pany of Chicago. Mr.. Ploger is the
Colorado representative of this es-
-Montrose Press.
F. C. Helt left for Denver Sun
day and Mrs. Helt and Fred fol-
owed yesterday. They will remain
| only a short time there, although
they are not fully decided as to
where they will locate. Their many
friends regret their departure.
w. R. Tucker returned to his
home in Little Rock, Arkansas, on
| Monday after a short visit with his
sister, Mrs Ed. S. Stone. Mrs.
Tucker and daughter, Mary, will
remain until October, when Mr..
Tucker will return for them.
o. E. Meyer formeer city editor of
| rhe Press, accompanied by Mrs.
Meyer and their two small sons,
left Tuesday for Sparta. Illinois. Mr..
Meyer having purchased the Sparta
ANCWop Vi w MIN paper nc "'ii s"'h~
charge about August first.--Mont-
rose Press.
The horde of agents, scheme work
ers and canvassers of all kinds are
very careful to hunt up the most
prosperous localities to work in.
That Is one reason why Delta Is
worked to death by them. Most of
our people would, If they could, get
insured against agents, canvassers
and peddlers and 1t wopd pretty
nearly pay them to do 1t. Where
the carcass lies the buzzard flies"
and there seems no way of getting
entirely rid of the nuisance.
Clayton Bailey, who for the past
year has been with the II. f.
Hart drug store, left yesterday
morning for Fort Morgan, where
he will go into the drug business
for himself. We regret to see Mr..
Bailey leave Delta and wish him
success in his venture. We can rec
ommend him to the Fort Morgan
people, for a more able drug man,
or a more pleasant man around a
business, we have never had the
pleasure of meeting.
An Uncompahgre ranchman writ
ing to friend back east trying to
give him some idea of the soil here
said they had to NOW grass off the
adobe house floor every day to find
the baby. One family near him had
twin babies, with only one cradle.
and the kid that had to sleep on
the floor grew twice as fast as the
other. Where the soil is richest a
man dare not stand on one foot for
any length of time lest that leg
like that of a noodle becomes longer