The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-10-13

renewing the acquaintance of local
friends, G. R. Eiland of Delta, re-
turned Tuesday afternoon to his
home.-Montrose Press.
An exchange tells of a rosy-red
apple flecked with small white spots
known as Alexander the Great, be-
ing freighted in by E. w. Bray of
Cedaredge. The apple weighed one
and one-quarter pounds.
Roy Bowen, James and Will San
ders got home from Bushy Ridge,
city, last Saturday night, with one
fine buck to show for the success
Of their outing.
P. G. Cartwright was an out-go-
ing passenger on the morning train
Tuesday, for McCook, Nebraska. He
goes to that point on business and
expects to be gone two or three
weeks, at least.
The Dry Farming congress and
the Farm Womans Congress meet in
Colorado Springs on October 18th
and 10th. The leading agricultural
teachers and successful farmers will
be there in consultation.
Mrs Jennie McCandless and two
children came in from the state
metropolis Saturday, and are Wis
iting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Manley. Mrs. McCandless and
and Mrs. Manley are sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. W. NJ. Foster came
in on the evening train Monday
from Denver. where they had visit
ed for a week or ten days, and pro-
ceeded to their home in Crawford
that night
Mrs. H. ]. Baird departed Mon
day evening for Colorado Springs,
where she was to attend a conven-
ton of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union as a delegate. She
expected TO be away from home all
of the present week.
II your name has gone wrong on
the independent list. please notify
the office The list is large and
many changes are constantly being
made Mistakes may occur which
We wish TO correct.
Captain VIM. W. Cline, pioneer.
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Cline was a, noted border character
/ and it was he who took Chipeta to
Meeker at the time of the massacre
at that place.
Keep your mind a little on the
Good Roads convention to be held
/ in Delta on October 18th and 27th.
/ This will be one of the most i'm
portant gatherings Delta has ever
been called upon to entertain.
The Mothers Club of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union
will meet with Mrs. Emma Stan
/ ford on North Meeker street, next
Friday afternoon. October goth. at
2:3O. Everybody is cordially inyit-
ed to attend.
Three or four apple haulers in
the Payne's mesa section. reported
much difficulty in getting their
heavily loaded wagons into Austin
last Monday, when they confronted
the territory washed out by the
bursting of the Hyder reservoir.
NJ. J. Sanborn, of Des Moines,
/ Iowa, is having a substantial cot
tage erected on his Ash mesa prop
erty. The work is already well add
yanced and will be completed with
/ in the next few days.
If you have some person you wish
to interest in Delta county. send
them the Independent-not a sam
Pile copy but siN-months' trial
| subscription. 1t does the work. The
logic is so plain that those who run
may read.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Parmitter and
baby were here from Austin last
Friday and Saturday, leaving fol
Mcntrose on the morning train Sat
urday. They We're to be the guests
az Judge and Mrs. Hanes in that
city for a few days.
Dan Easement, well known cat
tleman of this section of the state
came up from Grand Junction last
Saturday, being enroute to Eckert
where he was to visit with Frank
Gilpin. an old-time friend and &c.
quaintance
B. p. Smith. of the Delta Nation
going passengers on the Saturday
evening train for Grand Junction
where they had business of import
ance to transact. They returned
home Sunday morning.
The Mesa County bank has sued
Cook. contractor on its new build.
ing, for $4,000 damages claimed
because the erection and completion
of the building required more than
one hundred days over the contract
ed period for same.
One of the new refrigerator cars
of the Rio Grande company, which
was hopyily londed with fruit left