The Delta independent., 1912-10-18

! A. X. Stevens, OF lola, was Delta
visitor Tuesday
The sugar beet is proving a mighty
good standby this year.
Herman Elliott came down from
Montrose Saturday returning Tuesday.
For Rent.-Furnished room in pri-
vate family, 941 Main street Phone
Garnet 2O61. 33tf
The Elk's quarters are now nicely
fitted up. This applies to both hall
and club room.
Miss Agnes Wagner is spending a
weeks vacation visiting her parents
in Telluride
NJ. Thomas. representing the Rocky
Mountain News, spent the first half
of the week in Delta.
Mrs. George S. Conklin pleasantly
entertained number of friends at a
delightful week's-end party last Frid.y
night.
Mr.. Lincoln, of the Concrete block.
has been slightly on the sick list but
is nicely recovering and able to at
tend to business again.
John Farrell came over from Salida
last Monday evening and will remain
several weeks looking after business
interests.
S y. Francis. editor and manager
of the Commercial West. Denver, was
in the city two or three days the fore
part of this week
The roads leading to all loading sta
tions in the county present the appear
ancc almost of crowded street. as
they have a continuous throng of
teams with loads of apples or sugar
beets.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Singleton and
Mr.. Walter Singleton leave today for
Boulder to visit their brother. Mr.
Harry Singleton. They will also visit
Walters son. Harry and family. at
Fort Collins.
Hobson. the noted temperance spea-
ker who is making campaign tour of
Colorado made a brief address on the
depot platform in Delta as he passed
through TO Grand Junction from Mont
rose last Tuesday evening.
John ]. Travis and +. j. Richards
went to Denver last Monday morning
TO represent this county at the state
good roads meeting which convened at
the Albany hotel that. morning for a
two or there day session.
Rev N Bertrand. of the Catholic
chuch in Delta, has been quite i'll for
week but his friends and church peo-
pie will be glad to know that he is
now much improved. Father O'Far-
reii came from Montrose- Wednesday
10 pay him visit.
Arch Barias. young man employ
ed at Dad" Shores lunch room on
Main street, became the victim of
sneak thieves last Saturday night or
the following day and he is now ready
10 walk on the ribs of his new friend
II he can find him. The fellow entered
"A tent occupied by Barias as bed
room and carried off all of his best
clothing and a number of smaller
articles inside a leather suit case.
In Kansas City paper last week
Mr.. J. w Boulden, one of Delta coun-
tvs prominent stockmen. who was
there with large shipment of lambs,
gave the reporters the following:
THAT is part of the country where
population is not cogested, and where
a man of very ordinary means can get
in and make home and good living
for himself and yet We are very short
on help. Never before We're larger
crops of potatoes and alfalfa raised.
do not know how they will ever get
all this stuff out of that country. Pota-
toes are not bringing the price they
did year ago. but there are so many
more of them that the growers will
have just as much money. 1t is the
same with apples. Both potatoes and
apples are now being shipped out
in train loads in every direction"