The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-22

IT. from Detroit. Michigan. Saturday,
after putting in sevreal days in
that city looking over business mat
ters. Mr.. Travis was visitor with
b. p. Smith in St. Joseph, Mo-, on
Thanksgiving day, and joined Mr..
Geer when enroute to the Michigan
city.
Many hustling farmers of this
section brought in large loads of
beautiful pine trees from the foot
hills, which will be made to bear
the Xmas presents of old Santa
Claus to Delta children on the morn
ing of that holiday of all holidays.
The Christmas tree is a very i'm
portant and pleasing afctor in the
1 day doings for the little folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. C. Hand have re-
turned to Delta with their children
and will make a new home here. Mr..
| Hand lived near Cedaredge for years
but removed some time ago to AL
bany. Oregon. The climate and
| health conditions there did not
prove satisfactory, hence tn Return
to Delta county.
II. A. Smith. a fruit buyer for
1 the Colorado Fruit Growers asso-
citation during the present season,
accompanied by his wife, departed
/ for their home in Denver Wednes-
/ day morning. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
made many friends in Delta during
their few months residence here and
4 season.
A local "chink.'' one who had
/ recently come here from Grand
/ Junction, dropped into the indie
4 PENDENT office last Saturday and
/ wanted hunting license. He had
/ heard of the expensive experincs of
a couple OF local hunters and was
ready to take advantage of the
white mans lesson. Inc county
! clerk was consulted and the chances
are now that John can follow
the festive rabbit thoroughly equip
ped for slaughter.
There still remain a good many
apples in the country, above those
stored for family use. These are
! gradually going out to the demand
OF home consumers, who did not
have an orchard behind them, for
family use, and fancy boxes, such
as are usually saved for such a mar
ket. are readily bringing 50 a box
I which price they will probably keep
up to through the balance OF the
winter
Attorney John R. Charleswarth
was a passenger for Montrose Mon
day morning. He was in that city
this week to represent the people
in case against Howard Lathrop
who had driven 800 head of sheep
through this county into Mesa at
the time they We're supposed to have
been in quarantine with scabbies.
] The state stock inspector caused Mr..
Lathrop's arrest and is the pros
/ ecuting witness.
The poultry breeders and fanciers
OF this district are anticipating one
Nof the most successful exhibits OF
poultry ever shown at poultry
show during the first week in jan
uary in this city. Geo. c. Crabill.
the energetic secretary of the Del
ia County Poultry association, has
been active for some weeks past and
If the show isn't a success il won
'be his fault.
Chas F. Penley of South Paris,
Maine. arrived in the city yesterday
and will spend the holidays with his
son, A. L. Penley. Although seven
" years of age and veteran of
the civil war, Mr.. Penley is robust
enough to make the trip from one
end of the country to the other. At
ter his visit here he will proceed to
Oregon to visit daughter residing
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. d. Herrick and
daughter. Miss Maude, came home
from San Diego, California, Tues
day, where they have been for the
past year. Miss Francis Sinclair &C
companied Miss Maude to Delta for
visit Mr. Herrick states that they
enjoyed visits from the Independent
very much while away, and thinks
they could hardly have gotten along
without il.
J. f. Hutchinson, the market man
of Salida, who owns several hun
bred head of cattle which he feeds
in this section. came in from that
city Sunday evening and put in two
or three days the fore part of the
week looking after his cattle camp.
According to all reports, L. r.
Wigram has just traded a fine CO.
acre fruit tract on Garnet mesa,
two miles distant from the city, for
section of fine land in Texas,
the Delta property being held at
S25,
The Chocolate Soldier" company
will give one performance in Grand
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