The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-10-06

The third cutting of alfalfa has
been badly damaged in this district
by the recent rains and in many
places it is considered almost a
total loss.
1t begins to look like there would
be no chance for the rains to let
up until the government goes to
work and fills up the Gunnison tun-
mel.
Winter will soon be here. You
will need underwear, good shoes,
hosiery etc. Get them at closing
out prices at the Ramsay Dry Goods
Company.
Prepare your children for win
ter's cold blast Outfit them with
coats, sweaters, shoes, etc, at clos
ing out sale prices at the Ramsay
Dry Goods Company.
J. a. Overman, who conducts a
garage at Hotchkiss, brought down
load of Elks Wednesday night to
attend the regular meeting. The
party encountered some very bad
roads and some very rainy weather.
r, A. King, son of Judge A. R.
King, who was admitted to
the bar within the past few months,
and Judge Clyde c. Stewart. will
be in charge of Judge Kings Of
flee in this city.
George Young, with whom Drs.
Burgess and Burgin and Frank San
ders are hunting up on Tabaguache
telephoned down Tuesday that they
mad secured two deer and hoped to
capture one each for the party by
the time the season closed.
w. E Obert and his niece, Miss
Lucille Obert OF Atwood. Kansas,
who is a guest at the Obert home
in this city, returned last Friday
from a brief visit at the Mormon
capital in Utah. They visited all
points of interest in that city and
enjoyed the trip very much.
P V DAVIDSON. after a three
weeks visit in the city, returned to
his home in Denver last Saturday
morning Mr.. DAVIDSON is highly
pleased with this section of Colo
RADIO and expects to eventually be-
come numbered among our perman-
emit residents
The heaviest frost of the pres
ent season was recorded Tuesday
morning and this is positive re-
minder of the fact that the ice
man viii soon become dethroned
and the fuel dealer take his place
to accept all honors that may be
attached to the position.
Grandpa Gallup and his estim'
able wife are home from pleasant
visit with their daughter. Mrs. H
F. Cope a former resident of Sal.
ida, but now located in California
Both the aged people are looking
well, thus attesting the benefits ol
Western coast climate.
Arthur Graham of this city. want
ed to steal a march on his many
local friends last week. He was
granted a license to wed Miss Myrtle
Shaul of Paonia at that time and
had instructed the forces of the
county clerks office to suppress
publication in the local papers il
possible.
MIR. and Mrs. o. D. Gilbert and
Carl Doughty and family departed
for Long Beach, California. Mon.
day where they will spend the
winter Mr. Gilbert, as well as
Mrs. Doughty. has been in poor
health for some time and both are
in hopes of the change of climate
and altitude proving beneficial.
Mrs. Schreck, a member of the
clerical force at the West Broth
ers store, was an outgoing passen-
ger on the east-bound train for Den
yer sunday. She was summoned to
that point because of the illness OF
her mother and the date of her re-
turn will depend altogether upon
the condition of the ailing one.
Roy Plat of Burlington. Colo,
who recently purchased a fruit ranch
near Coalby, Colorado, in the Ce-
daredge district, unloaded a car OF
household goods and farm imple-
ments in the Delta railroad yards
last Saturday morning. Mr.. Platt' S
family will arrive in Delta a little
later. after which he will at once
proceed to get busy on fall farm
work.
The apple harvest has begun. as
has also that of sugar beets, and
shipments are being made of both.
The beet crop is perhaps the least
to suffer from inclement weather,
although of course the rains will
not damage the apples. The serious
drawback is the nasty weather for
harvesting these two crops. and it
is to be hoped this will not last.
Beets are. said to be running high
in sugar content. Best grades of
apples are asking 81 to $3.50.
+. r. Rockwell, general superin-
teudeut of the Rio Grande road, and