The Delta independent., 1912-01-26

which a social time weas enjoyed
by the club. Dainty refreshments
+ We're served by the hostess.
Leonard Armstrong, who was in
the employ of the Ramsay Store
up to the time of its closing out,
Is again behind the counters of the
grocery store of l. NJ. Conklin &
Son.
| l.. c. Paddock, editor and owner
OF the Boulder Camera, has been
named to succeed Alfred Patek as
labor commissioner for this state.
Mr.. Patek is now managing editor
OF the Denver Times and will keep
before the people, through the col
umns of that paper now owned by
Mr.. Speer.
| Subscriptions to the Independ-
ent have been received since last
report: Z. j. Maxwell, c. NJ Cooke,
| Cedaredge; A. b. Hines, Fort
Wayne, Ind; G. w. Watkins, Milan,
Ind; Mrs. E. B. Anderson, Williams
port, Ind; VIM. Lobaugh, Eckert;
j. II. Burton. Ashtabula, Ohio; NJ.
H. Carlson, G. X. Brown, l.. A. Cook,
Geo. Wonders, c. r. kohler, C. T.
Cox, Mrs. A. Wheeler, C. F. Angel,
| w. A. Hillman, Louis kurz, NJ. T.
| Tucker, w. F. Blaine, Delta. Mrs.
Halliday, Vincennes, Indiana.
| The doctors of Delta, that is a
| goodly number of them. including
Burgess, Burgin, Hick, Porter and
Smith, were outgoing passengers
for Grand junction yesterday even
ing, to be in attendance upon
meeting and banquet given by the
medical society of Mesa county by
way of entertainment for the men
OF medicine who are members of
similar societies in Delta, Montrose
and Garfield counties. The doctors
know how to do things in social
as well as other ways. and there is
little question as to the gratifying
merits of this session and banquet
to follow.
Herbert Chase, the Delta nur-
seryman, has issued very hand
some, practical and straightforward
pamphlet to the trade. 1t is a mat
ter upon which Delta county is to
be warmly congratulated, the estab
ment of home nursery by such a
famous and thorough nurseryman as
a member of the experienced Chase
| family. for it means success and
extensive tree growing for home
orchards, as well as for those of all
irrigated districts The field was
one waiting to be filled, and the
Independent rejoices with fruit grow
ers that it has been filled so sat
isfactorily.
The Western Slope Cost Congress
will open in Grand Junction early
in March If the editors of coun-
try newspapers will at any time,
build up their business from an in
telligent basis of cost, they will
! nave accomplished
mensely to their advantage. and
later, there will be fewer of them
who have no credit rating and who
are constantly wondering where the
next meal ticket is coming from.
They will also help to educate
newspaper patrons up to the no.
ton that because one is willing to
be pauper is no reason why the
newspaper men should be made
paupers generally.
One of the biggest and most i'm
portant advances in connection
with the reclamation of untitled soil
in this section of Colorado for some
months past, was the letting of a
contract for widening and improving
the LoutzenheizSr canal, channel
which was purchased by the gov
eminent and is to convey water
from the Gunnison tunnel through
land in the vicinity of Delta. The
government has already placed a
large steam pillow on the ground and
work of putting that canal in good
condition for use will begin at once.
Just how long this contract will be
in hand is a matter of more or less
conjecture.
II. f. Woods departed for his
home near Telluride, Tuesday morn
ing. after putting in some little
time in this district. Mr.. Woods is
owner of resort twenty miles out
from Telluride, where he has fine