The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-09-29

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Editor and Mrs. H. F. Lake were
down from Gunnison the latter part
of last week looking after their Del
ia county land interests. They re-
turned home Sunday.
John J. Travis went up to Lake
City Monday to look after his min
ing interests there. Mr.. Travis has
put in a good part of the sum mef
in that section.
NJ. R. Lincoln, who has been on
the sick list for some time, during
which he underwent an operation
for appendicitis, is able to be out
this week.
Mrs. C. F. Monroe left for Cot
tonwood Falls. Kansas, Monday. to
which place she was called by
telegram announcing the death of
her sister.
]. F. Long and daughter, May, of
Lincoln, Illinois, returned to their
home Tuesday morning after pleas
ant visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. d. Wheeler.
Charles w. Lieberam, proprietor
of the Merchants cafe in this city,
was called to Montrose last Sun
ness of his wife.
Mrs. F. R. Stearns and two chill
dren boarded the morning train on
/ Tuesday for Montrose, where they
will visit with Mr.. Stearns a week
or ten days.
Senator and Mrs. George Stephan
will leave in a few weeks for Jap
an. China and other parts of the
Orient, to be gone a period of six
months.
Work on the library building is
going along nicely and the handsome
stone bases will soon be ready
/ for the brick work, for which the
brick are now being unloaded.
Geo. W Bast, OF Judson. Mis-
souri,, who has been visiting his
nephew. Dr Bast of Hotchkiss for
the past month, left Tuesday for
the Pacific coast.
Roy. l. Smith and Marve Meyer,
with their families, drove to Grand
Junction in the latters auto yes
terday and will take in the closing
Gay of the Mesa county fair.
J. c. Murphy and family and
Harry Rhodes and family are now
occupying the residence of Linn Luce
on Palmer street, having moved in
on Tuesday.
Thirty men comprise a forestry
force now engaged in gathering
Yellow pine cones in the Lake for
est district. They expect to gather
5000 bushels of cones, which will
yield a ton and a quarter of seed.
Thirty miles of telephone line has
Just been completed, connecting the
with Delta, and also connecting ever
rangers station with the super
visors office in this city.
Mrs. NJ. f. Robinson departed
for Los Angeles California. last
Tuesday evening in response to a
telegram announcing the serious ill
ness of her niece, who resides in
that metropolitan western city
The Gayety Theatre has just been
lltAtlN ne sAAAs
have been decorated by an accom-.
plished artist and the popular play
house now presents a very pleasing
appearance.
For Sale-Second hand top buggy
and harness. fresh jersey COW, Pc.
con ducks and one and n half doz,
en- Rhode Island Red hens and pull
let's. A. d. Purdy, North Delta.
East of school house.
Nearly every man who owns j
gun or could borrow or rent one
has gone out to look for deer. Mos
of them started a few days before
the opening of the season, in the
hope of locating" their meat early
in the hunt.
BE sure to attend the foot bal
game at Mesa park tomorrow, be
tween the Delta and Montrose higt
school teams. The local boys hay,
prospects of championship team
this year and are deserving of you
| support.
The brick walls of the new bust
ness building adjoining Hillman' 5
being erected by Stockham Brother:
are going up rapidly and soon Delt'
will have another substantial bricl
business building where fran,
shack stood.
The peach and cantaloupe season
is now about over. and the sam,
will apply to plums. prunes and
other varieties of fall fruits. Secon'
crop Strawberries have been fairly
plentiful this week at 20 cents 4
box.
Twenty-Five sheep loaned the gov
ernment by II. Il. Perkins. to be