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

Miss Una Hogue left Wednesday
for Delta, where she will visit with
her sister, Mrs. Rhonemus, for sew
eral days.-Salida Mail.
N B. Williams arrived in the
city Saturday evening from his home
in northern Missouri, and is con-
templating a visit of some little time
in the hope of regaining lost health.
He is looking over land here and
may decide to locate permanently.
I Ben G.. Stearns made a short bust
ness trip to Hotchkiss the first of
the week, going up Monday evening
with Manager Stanford of the Coop
Telephone company. in his automo-
bile, and returning on the North
Fork cannon ball Tuesday morn
ing.
J. V. Plantz of North Delta, who
won more than his share of the
premiums at the Delta fair, made
the Independent office a pleasant
call Monday and presented the
edidtor with a fine box of straw
berries, and also renewed his sub
scription to the paper.
Col. L. w. Leonard, of Pawnee
City, Nebraska, spent a few days
here last week, visiting his old time
friend, F. C. Harrington, the Garnet
mesa orchardist. Mr.. Leonard is
thinking seriously of locating in
Colorado and is looking about for
a suitable spot.
A. T. and Carl Browns, who have
been looking after property inter-
ests here, left for Dnever Wednes-
day. A. T. Browns is of Denver
and is secretry of the Delta Land
& Orchard company. His brother,
Carl Browns. resides at Sterling,
Colorado.
Delta sportsmen would do we'll to
follow the example of the Montrose
Fish and Game Club and endeavor
to get Monaghan pheasants with
which to stock this vicinity. These
birds would doubtless do fine here
and would be a welcome addition
to the country's game.
". A. Davis, the jolly auctioneer
of Delta, came up Thursday morning
with the excursionists to take in our
big fair He was accompanied by his
brother, NJ F. Davis. a prominent
stockman of Kansas City, Missouri,
who is out here visiting .-Montrose
Enterprise.
Rufus Barry, fourteen years old,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Barry
living six miles from Cimarron, was
, III he If this u-aaE nv he
ing run over by wagon. The boy
was going up the hill after wood
with other boys and fell off the
wagon and was run over causing
death almost instantly.
The ladies of the Christian church
will give chicken-fry dinner and
a chicken pie supper at l. o. o. F.
hall Saturday, September SOth, and
solicit the patronage of the public.
These ladies never do things by
: halves and you may be assured of a
good time and plenty to eat at popu-
lar prices. Come along.
j. j. Travis was up from Delta
over Sunday. After chaperoning
Doc" Rippey and Billy Blair safe
ly through the pitfalls of the I'M
Cody town of Ouray during the
Elks' convention, Brother Travis
had to come to Lake City and work
a 24-hour shift in his mine as a
rest cure.-Lake City Times.
Lee E. Cooper and Harry Haus-
er went up to Lake City Monday
10 gather a consignment of pine
and spruce seeds which will be
planted elsewhere in the forest.
Mr.. Cooper stated that the forest
service had a large force of men
at work on the Lake Fork and that
the seed found there was the best
that could be obtained.
H L. Perkins. the biggest sheer
Erower of the Western Slope, is bus
his week cutting out lambs TO shiI
10 Kansas City Markets. He vii
ship fourteen or fifteen double-decl
carloads about the second or thirC
of October. Mr. Perkins sheer
are in fine condition and good stock
% He expects his lambs to averag,
about seventy pounds.
j. G. Smith spent the latter par
of last week up among the sheer
herds, picking out lambs to feed thi
tall and winter. Jack thinks he cal
make more by feeding his sugar beet:
T. to lambs than by selling them Il
the sugar factory, and will give i
a trial. The experiment is an in
\ teresting one and the Independent i
promised report after it has beer
completed.
On Sunday October Sth, tn,
Christian church will hold its an
nual rally day and the roll will be
Il called, hence all members are eN
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