The Delta independent., 1911-03-31
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

the opening of the trout fishing
season. May 25, to stear for the
upper Gunnison.
We noticed an article in the
March numbsr of the Intermounta.n
Fruit Journal. just out, by Prof. r.
S. Herrick. of Delta. entitled Shade
and Cover Crops for Orchards
Delta looked good to the Con-
gress visitors. as 1t does to ali
others. Not one of them goes away
with anything but praise for our
pushing littld city,
Those holding season tickets in
the lecture course are requested to
present the N to Mrs. j. E. Hillman
before May lst. to have their money
refunded.
have eggs for setting from fine
Pure Breed Plymouth Rock hens.
Also from Single Coomb Rhode Is
land Reds. Fine strain for utility
j. C. Roberts, North Delta.
Bert Wells took an automobile
trip to Montrosa last Saturday n ght.
Bert didn't look at all sick. yet we
understand he was under the care
Miss Ida Hensler departed for
her home in Pierce. Nebraska. Tues
day. after a pleasant visit of about
three months at the home of he.
brother, Dave Hensler.
Mrs. II. j. Ba rd. Mrs. l. NJ. Conk-
lin. Mrs NJ Dingman. Mrs. Media
Colony and Mrs. Ella Hastings are
in Montrose attending the Western
Slope w. c. T. U. convention.
Fifty miles an hour gales have
been recorded in Denver and other
Eastern Slope cities this week.
Nothing like that in the Garden
Spot of the United States
Fred Emry and family were down
from Paonia Sunday. on a visit to
Mr. Emry's brother. Roy l.. Of
Delta. They returned Monday.
Mrs. Georgiana Buckley OF Mont
rose. srent few days in Delta
last week, the guest OF Mrs. Viola
Widney. She left Friday for Grand
Junction.
Mrs. Widney has been to Cedar
edge the past week looking after
the spring work on the ranch which
she recently sold to the L. & G.
v railroad people. She retains pos
session until July.
After spending a week in Delta
on business for the Colorado Tele-
phone company. A. b. Forbes re-
turned home Saturday. -Montrose
Press.
Mrs. Z. H. Robinson of Paonia
returned this week from visiting
friends in Gunnison and Montrose.
At Montrose herself and MIR. Robin
son were the guests of Rev. and
Mrs. F. A. Zickefoose.
J. f. Gallup left for Glenwood
Springs Tuesday evening. with the
assistiroe CT "A crutch and a cane.
He has painful attack of sc atica
and hopes to fad ri ef in thd baths.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Short. who for
the past year have bsen assisting at
the VIII II. MatheIs' dry goods
store. left Tuesday for Aspen. where
they expect to make their home.
II. II. Forbe and o. A. Heanell.
Denver engineers, were here last
week and part of this making the
preliminary survey for the steam
road from Appleton to a point near
,Cedaredge. for +. b. Priest.
Judge Sprigg Shackelford and
stenographer Ross Reynolds, of
Grand Junction. passed through here
Monday, enroute to Montrose for
tho district court term which is now
in session.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Bailey and
daughter. Helen returned from Cali
fornia Sunday. where they went
last fall to make their home. Mrs.
Bailey thinks Delta much superior
to that country.
Oliver Cook returned last Satur-
day from Colorado Springs. where
he has been attending Colorado Col
lege. Oliver was one of the stars
on the fast foot ball team of that
school last fall.
Mrs. T. ]. Wolfersberger left
Tuesday morning for Montrose. to
attend the district w. c. 7. U. con-
ention. She expects to visit Rev.
Brownell and family of Olathe on
her return from the convention.
An increased flow of water is
noticed in all the streams Pretty
high water may be expected again
this spring in the Gunnison. which
occasionally swells to resemble the
Mississippi by the first of June.
In this issue of the Independent
Is published n statement by the city
council which will be of interest to
the taxpayers. as 1t not only makes
public the receipts and expenditures
but also explains the bonding propo-
sition to be voted upon.
/ Harry Rose of Seihert Colorado