The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-04-19


arrived last week to take the posi-
ton as agent for the D. & R. G. at
Delta, long and efficiently filled by
Augustus Schlapp. Mrs. Raynor &C
companied her husband and the two
expect to make this their permanent
home.
At the regular morning service
at the First Methodist church, the
ordinance of baptism will be ad-
mfnistered to a large class of Pres
byterians. All other services will
be held. Important meeting of the
officers board will be held on Mon
day night
Mrs. Edward Mehaffey, who lost
five fingers a short time since by
the accidental explosion of a giant
cap, full details of which appeared
rapidly recovering from her painful
injuries and will soon be able to
again attend to her household dutie.
Senator John $. Carey, one of
the largest stockmen of the state,
died suddenly in Denver of heart
failure last Saturday. Mr.. Carey had
served two terms in the Colorado
legislature from Routt county and
was considered one of Colorado's
foremost citizens.
Excavation work for the cellar
and foundation of DR.. C. H. Bur-
gins new bungalow at the corner
OF Palmer and Seventh streets was
begun Monday morning. DR.. Bur
gin ahd family are occupying tenn
porary quarters on Sixth street I'M
til they can take possession of their
new and modern home.
L. j. Mathews can tell you some
thing of the weight of a spraying
machine, for he felt the full force
OF one of them at work in his or
chard near Paonia last Tuesday
Cae of the wheels passed over his
left foot and as a result the great
toe was badly crushed and will be
carefully handled for some time.
George Reeder of the Austin Jour
nal, was in Delta Tuesday. Mr..
Reeder thinks that the water works
proposition is progressing nicely and
that at the election soon to be held
the matter will be affirmatively
settled After Austin has been incor-
porated the town will take up the
nrAnAC;,;r., 81
District Attorney Logan, who
has been taking treatment at the
Clark sanitarium in Pueblo for two
or three weeks past, returned home
Sunday evening. He has gained sew
eral pounds since leaving here but
is still badly crippled from rheuma
tism and finds it extremely difficult
to navigate.
j. E. Shellady was in the city on
business last Saturday, from the
Shelledy Brothers ranch on Sur
face Creek. and while here made
the Indepe ndent office a pleasant
as well as substantial call. Like
all others who come from up that
way, Mr.. Shelledy states that pros
poets for a great fruit crop are the
best ever.
August Anderson came in from
Telluride last Saturday to look after
a bunch of pack mules he has win
tered in this section. Mr.. Ander-
son owns livery stables at both Tel
a
pack animals at each place. He is
always willing to buy good pack
animal and made inquiries for such
stock when here the first of the
week.
The weather is gradually becom
ing more spring like though nights
have remained cold enough in the
main for freezing. The early var
ieties OF apricots are blooming in
the valleys. but the later and best
varieties, particularly on the upper
mesas. have not yet begun to bloom
Peaches on the upper slopes will
hardly be in bloom before May /,
and apples not for a month yet.
Dow's Arsenate of Lead for sale
by the Gibson Fruit & Produce Co.
S. c. Davidson, after heroic eff
forts to overcome rheumatic afflic-
tons, which have proven entirely
futile, departed Monday evening fol
Glenwood Springs to try the virtues
of sweat cave baths for several
weeks. Mr.. Davidson is now scarce
ly able to get around, even with the
aid of cr,ftches. but hopes to get