The Delta independent., 1911-01-27

Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Toothaker,
of Olathe, were transacting business
in Delta Monday. Mrs. Toothaker
has recently invented window
fastener which she has had patented
Lester Morgan returned 10 Somer-
short visit with his parents in Delta.
Miss Maude Drolsbaugh returned
Saturday from Denver where she
had been taking in the stock show.
Harold Shellhorn, teacher of
Piano at Montrose, was in town
Thursday. Mr.. Shellhorn has
class here now and is making week
ly trips His ad will be seen
4 Else where in this paper.
Five acres q mile from Delta.
Good two-room house, two acres
5-year-old commercial orchard, three
acres alfalfa. Ideal home tract.
Price $4,000 easy terms. See Wire
Baird Realty Company.
Word was received in Delta the
latter part of last week to the
effect that Percival E. Coombe sail
ed the 18th from England. He is
expected home the latter part of next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter V. Ballou
left Saturday for Crested Butte,
Colorado, where Mr.. Ballou will
substitute for the d. & R. G. agent
there, who has gone East on a two
months vacation trip.
Business for Sale-Variety goods
and furnishings. Best town in county
Cheap rent; living rooms attached
Just the place for young or old
couple. Investigate early. Address
A. B. c., Care Independent.
! Prof. R. S. Herrick went to Grand
Junction Tuesday afternoon to at
tend the Farmers Institute which
! is being held there by professors
from the Colorado Agricultural Col
lege.
c A Merrill and family returned
/ Tuesday from a six weeks visit TO
| Chicago and Iowa points. Mr-
Merrill reports a very pleasant trip
and says that the people in that
section are very much interested in
! our country.
[ Ralph Kinnear left Monday morn
/ ing for Denver to meet his wife who
has been visiting for some time at
her old home in Kansas. He ex-
pected to return the latter part of
the week.
n. II. Castle was over from the
Meeker district for a short stay
Sunday He took the afternoon
train back and said that he might
go to Nebraska before returning to
Delta.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. White went
to Montrose Wednesday to attend
meeting of the stockholders of
fthe Lillylands Ditch and Reservoir
company and help boost the Paradox
railroad.
J. welland Jeffers. George S
Conklin. Ross Conklin and Mr..
Taylor of Denver. left Wednesday
afternoon for a vacation trip TO
southern California. epecting to be
gone about three weeks.
S-room dwelling, modern except
ing heat. Closets, bath. pantry, cell
lar, lawn, cement walk. fruit trees.
hen house. barn Is x 2S feet, IA
feet to caves. corrals, etc. small
payment. easy terms. See Wire
Baird Realty Company
The date of the Western Slope
Congress to be held in Delta next
month has not yet been fixed, but
will be announced shortly. A large
attendance is expected at this con-
gress as it will be an important
meeting.
Although part of the state has
been visited by severe storms this
week. Delta has enjoyed fine
weather. The days have been warm
and the nights cold enough for
light frost. Just the kind of weather
we want to dry up the mud and
make Al fine crop.
Money to loan at per cent to
buy or build your home or to pay
on mortgages. Long time; easy pay
ments; city or country property, any
location. Address Dept. F. National
Loan and Realty Co.. Denver. Colo
rado or V. A. Covington. agent at