The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-24
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Roy II. Smith and his brother,
Fred. returned to tneir duties at
the beet sugar fact~ry at Grand
Junction Monday, afuer brief Wis
it in this city.
Mrs. C.. X. Heasley returned to
her home in Denver Wednesday
after pleasantly spending a week
visiting at tie home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Anderson.
Mrs. bvtDe oi The Tongue Creek
Orchard company ranch, was called
to Salt Lake City, The latter part
of last week by the serious illness
of her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Emerson were
Delta visitors last Friday from, Mont
rose. Mr.. Emerson is district man
ager of the Mountain States Tele-
phone company.
An exchange says that the diff
ference between a preacher and an
editor is that a preacher gets
shower now and then, while an ed
itor only catches thunder.
Wanted-To rent improved
ranch fruit or general farming.
Must be near good school and ship
ping station. Address c. NJ. Rice,
Is North 18th ST.. Colorado Springs.
Charles F. Hoeckle, the Denver
stationer and book-binder, was here
on Wednesday, being enroute to
Montrose, where he was to look
after business and incidentally Wis
.it one or two old time friends.
|. DIR. A. II. Stockham arrived home
last Friday evening from Chicago.
where he had attended a convention
of the Baptist church and took look
at the apple exhibits as he passed
through Denver.
w. =. Dale came in from the apple
show last Saturday evening and re-
ports an excellent showing for Del
ia county and plenty of prizes to
prove what can be done here with
an apple orchard.
Isaac Keppler has just purchased
a two-thirds interest in the fine
Delta. He has operated the place
this year under lease and now has
chosen to become an owner.
J. B. Mathews, a member of the
Western Slope Marble and Granite
company of Grand Junction. was in
the city on business Tuesday. leav-
ing for his home in the Mesa coun-
ty metropolis that evening.
Judge A r. King will spend
Thanksgiving at home in Delta.
Judge King is one of the judges of
the new appellate court, and, ex-
cept for the back salary due him.
feels. perhaps. that he has some
thing to be thankful for.
NJ r. Welch came in from three
or four days attendance upon the
and reports 1t to have been one of
the very successful affairs of the
state and one of which will do great
good for all fruit growing sections.
Fifteen carloads of fine yearling
cattle came in from Kansas Wed
nesday, for Edward Hanson. a well
known stockman of the Hotchkiss
district. This bunch is to be fed
and fattened for return to eastern
markets.
Sidney Morey, who has been en-
ployed at the Chase-Carr nursery
storage plant for a year or more
past. departed yesterday morning
for his old home in New York state.
Mr.. Morey is a brother of Mrs. Her
bert Chase.
The man who used to swear in
his editorials and cuss in his locals
has left the Lake City Time and
gone into the mining business
where he will have more than
mere few columns scope for his Ian
guage.
A very pleasant evening was
spent at the Dodge street home of
Mr.. and Mrs II w. Pratt on Thurs
day evening of last week, twenty
five guests being present. Cards
and other social games were en-
joyed and at IL o'clock delightful
luncheon was served.