The Delta independent., 1911-02-03

H. j. Baird made a business visit
to Grand Junction Wednesday of
this week.
Wanted-Position as housekeep-
er for widower with one or two
children, by widow with daughter
twelve years of age. Can give best
of references. Address X care In
dependent.
Michael Keifer, rural mail
carrier of Fruita, is federal prison.
er on charge of tampering with the
mails on his route. The government
officials say that his desire to grow
rich caused his downfall. The date
of trial has not been set.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Sanborn, and
their son, of Park county, came in
Monday and went up to Hotchkiss
on visit to Mr.. Mccartney, who
was formerly from South Park. Mr..
Sanborn is a wealthy land owner
and cattle grower of South Park.
The special train bringing the
Odd Fellows down from Hotchkiss
and Paonia last Friday, brought
down large representation from
that section. A very pleasant meet
in is reported. The special left on
the return trip about 2:3O p. m.
E. ]. Carmichael went over to
Alma last Saturday, expecting to
return in about two weeks with
Mrs. Carmichael and the children
Ed and his cousin, Will Carmichael,
have leased the Haley ranch north
of Delta, on which they will live.
Many new people have come to
Delta county the past few years.
Many more are coming. while a still
larger number have been awaiting
the development of things which
are now promised. All in ALL the
future of Delta county looks good
Money to loan at 5 per cent to
buy or build your home or to pay
OF mortgages. Long time; easy pay
ments; city or country property, any
location. Address Dept. F. National
Loan and Realty Co. Denver, Colo
rado or V. A. Covington. agent at
Delta. Colorado. 47-5t
The Independent editor made a
trip to Denver and South Park last
week. In the rounds he encoun-
tered mud knee-deep, dusty roads
and streets in the Denver section
of the state. and snow up to the
back of the horse he was riding on
the trail up on Mosquito range.
The brick and stone work on the
new Delta National Bank building
is progressing rapidly under the per-
sonal supervision of Contractor w.
E. Coombs of Grand Junction. The
walls of this splendid block will
soon be completed and they aelrady
present an imposing appearance.
Two carloads of lambs, double
deckers, shipped to Kansas City mar
ket by E. Beaver, sold straight. at
$50, averaging 81 pounds. They
sold as feeders and netted little
over SO. per head. The sale was
a fair one, but not so good as it
would have been had the lambs been
shipped in Septemer. VIM. Lamont
sold the ewes, mothers of these
lambs. to Mr.. Beaver last spring.
Stock is reported wintering we'll
There was a month of hard weather
in December. but no deep snow eN-
cept on high range. January has
been unusually mild with regular
rains. and the cloudy. damp per-
iod is now being succeeded by sun
shine But for the drouth of last
season. the winter would have prov
en- an open and inexpensive one for
range stock. T he grass growth last
year was cut short by lack of rain.
The hay supply is large, but the
price is considered rather high by
cattle men for feeding.
A E. Fox of the Ramsay Dry
Goods company. has told us an ex-
perience that we think is well worth
publishing. Mr.. Fox is deeply in
terested in the building of sugar
factory and had been hearing so
much in regard thereto. that it was
on his mind. Last Friday |
night. or rather Saturday morning. !
u hen the Odd Fellows special was
getting ready to leave the engineer |
lid some strenuous whistling which |
awoke most of the town. Mr.. Fox |
'aid that he heard 1t. and half |
awake and half asleep. or perhaps |
, little more than half asleep |