The Delta independent., 1912-02-23

Mrs. Geo. Hallock departed Tues
day evening for their ranch seven
: teen miles this side of Grand juno
after interests there a few days.
! George is conductor on the North
Fork freight run, but takes consid-
cradle interest in farming and fruit
growing. They have five acres of
young trees about ready to begin
bearing
The Fernald Automobile company
Of Denver, has an advertisement of
its Maxwell car in this issue of the
Independent. There are quite num-
Der of Maxwell cars in Delta coun-
ty, and their owners, ia so far as
we have heard, are well pleased with
them. They have been well tried
with years of service in which their
good points and general merits have
heen clearly demonstrated.
A. w. Payne. the engineer in
charge of the work over the Cedar
edge water system, which will prob
ably furnish water for Austin and
the entire Surface Creek district,
was a Montrose visitor on Tuesday,
! going from this city on the morning
train. Mr.. Payne states that his deal
for the new water system has been
closed and the work is to be enter
ed upon at once.
DR. j. A. Johnson, pastor of the
Methodist church in Delta, arrived
home Tuesday from an extended Wis
it in the south, taken for the bene-
fit of his health. Rev. Johnson,
when asked how he felt, rpelied
with a humorous reference to one
other Johnson" Il feel fine-in
fact | feel now as if | am the new
white hope" and he comes near
| looking it.
Perhaps no one refers to a cal
endar more frequently than the
traveller. The first railroad to recog-
Inize this need of it's patrons is the
Denver & Rio Grande, which has
just Incorporated in its regular
monthly folder a ready reference
calendar" for the year, and to tacll-
itate the finding of approaching
dates when special rates will be in
effect. these dates are printed in
red from month to month. This is
an innovation which will certainly
be appreciated by the travelling pub
| lie.
A delegation of young men from
this city were witnesses to Two
good wrestling matches at CEDAR
edge last Saturday evening, making
the trip from here in AUTOMOBILES
during the afternoon. The hrs'
bout was between Olsen of Montrose
ana Garrett of Cedaredge, the for
mer throwing his opponent in fifty
! six minutes. Mcdonald of Delta, was
pitted against Olsen in the second
contest and went down in about
the same time. The winner was
awarded all gate receipts, excepting
for the expenses incurred, and had
quite purse, it is said, to carr!
home.
Another great audience greeted
the Delta Dramatic club at the OPP
era house last Friday evening when
The Servant in the House was
presented in manner that clearly
evidenced the ability of John II.
Charlesworth and other members OF
the club to interpret and cleverN
handle the several character parts
in that popular drama. 1t was the
clubs second appearance ri mis-
city and both plays, though -ey
we're difficult ones, scored big hlts'
so much so. in fact, that Delta PEG
nile will never fail to turn out IN
large numbers at all future perform
ances.
II. X. Correll and family arrived
home from Bucyrus, Ohio. last FIJI
day evening, and are glad to once
more confront perpetual sunshine
and enjoy other climatic conditions
so foreign to eastern states. MT
Cornell SAYS the thermometer reg
istered is below zero during much
OF his visit there and the streets
and roadways were heavily coated
with ice. 1t would snow foot or
so, thea thaw few hours, another
freeze would follow, and thus the
iced condition of all the highways
Mrs. Correll and children had visit
ed with the formers parents nearly
all winter. but Mr.. Cornell did not