The Delta independent., 1912-09-13

bile, in first class condition. Will
deliver car at Delta Price $4OO.
Full description by letter. Address
F. J. Tooker. Moffat, Colorado.
The fair this week has been a
! fine exhibition of products, the
stock show being unusually good.
The attendance was as good as
very busy season.
Miss Nettie Owen and Miss Mar
tia Foster of Amo, Indiana, are
sight-seeifg g through Colorado and
arrived in Delta Sunday evening.
They are much pleased with our city
and the orchard districts and ex-
pect to remain for some weeks.
Frank Doyle, of the Independent
job department, treated the editors
family to couple of fine water
melons this week. We are going
to try to find the patch ourselves
one of these nights.
w. A. Davis returned Sunday even
ing from attending very successful
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association at Glenwood Springs.
He was elected secretary and treas
uIer of the organization for the
third time.
In the distance the high peaks
| were white with new snow Mon6,
morning and the temperature was
cool even in the valleys. In some
places en- the higher slopes green
potato tops were Drowned by light
frostS.
J. p. Hillman was an outbound
passenger Tuesday morning for
New Mexico where he had business
demanding his attention. He ex-
pected to be away about ten days
tpected to be away about ten days
or two weeks.
F. j. Guyer of Garnet mesa, call
ed at the Independent office last
Saturday and brought us some of
a hte finest peaches we have seen
this So son. They were of the
Carm variety aud were large, juicy
and luscious.
Mrs. L. B. Wilson, operator for
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany in this city for about two
months past. departed for her home
in Canon City Sunday morning.
Mrs. Wilson has ben succeeded by
A E. Thompson of Paonia.
DR.. w A Day. formerly of Lady
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his Independent changed to Craw-
ford. Colorado, thing We are
very glad to do, as We are pleased
to have Dr. Day located in Delta
county again.
A. W. Carr returned home Tues
day from a trip of inspection to
Ship Rock. New Mexico. where he
personally inspected the Navajo In
dian and his rugs and made some
rug selections which will be ex-
hibited in Delta soon.
Licenses to we'd We're issued this
week from the office of the county
ederk and recorder as follows: Chas.
Hustled of Paonia and Miss Della
logg of Greeley and Miss Effie Jane
Clifford of Windfall. Indiana
Secretary of the Business Men S
association, p. f. Coombs, reports
; much activity in his office these
days looking after the help question
for tho orchardists. He is receiving
letters of inquiry from persons seek
; ing employment from all parts of
the Union.
Twenty-Five or thirty expert fruit
; packers and pickers came in from
Palisade yeste rday morning and
We're distributed around among the
growers of this district. The peach
; harvest at Palisade is nearing COM
lle;i, n ard the workers can now get
, busy in cur orchards.
]. II. Smith. Z. p. Ayres and R.
l.. l.assman, three young men max
ing a tour of the country in a high
ly speeded auto. arrived in Delta
yesterday morning and may do a
speed stunt on the fair ground
track this afternoon. Their machine
is 90 horsepower. and can go some.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor B. Geer ar
rived home Sunday morning from
, Los Angeles, California. Taylor
was taken seriously i'll shortly aft
; er their arrival there and was in II
hospital for some time for treatment.
He is now much improved but great
" weakened by his severe siege
Frank Bowden departed Sunday
morning for Colorado Springs where