The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-01-12
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

school lecture course entertain
ments will be given at the NJ. f.
church on Friday evening, January
18th, at which time the Strollers
Ouartette will appear for the first
time before a Delta audience These
entertainers form one of the best
of modern musical combinations and
those who attend are promised a good
bill. Tickets so cents.
The following subscriptions have
been received since last issue: A. C.
T.. Srid6er, Iona; G. A Linbach,
l.. Carney Wallace, Kansas; E. M.
Hooker, Cedaredge; Miss Grace
Marshall, Hotchkiss; Rufus Knopp,
Gunnison; VIM. Blumburg. G. w.
Criswell. P. G Lawrence, w. R.
Johnson. Starr Nelson, j. T. Beatty,
r. A. King, Delta.
o. c. Hand returned on Monday
from Ridgway, near which place his
recently purchased cattle ranch is
situated. Mrs Hands mother. who
lives at Ridgway, is critically i'll and
being rs years of age, is not ex-
pected to recover. Mr.. Hand reports
much snow and cold weather in that
section, sleighing being good all the
way from Ridway down to Mont
rose.
All children aged six years will
be admitted to the schools on Mon
day, January 18th. Report at Room
L, at l o'clock. p NJ. Condit, Sup't.
Owing to the crowded condition
of the first year pupils, it has been
found necessary to divide Miss John
sons class into two sections, one
meeting in the forenoon and one
in the afternoon. This room has
about ninety pupils.
Mrs. C. A. West entertained at
dinner Sunday in honor of her hus-
band S birthday. Guests present
were: Mr.. and Mrs. T. X. Seaton.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Hopson, Mr.
Joe West of Montrose and Miss Rose
Hall. The dinner was dainty one,
piu biit IhDlt pioihotlS uttoldltu
with flowers. All those present en-
joyed it thoroughly.
The new Striker residence being
completed on Garnet mesa, on the
lots adjoining w. E Obert's hand
some dwelling, is one of the pref
test of the number of beautiful
homes on that mesa. This new resi-
dence is now complete, with the ex-
ception of a small amount of fin
ishing work in painting and deco
rating, and adds one more $1,000
home to one of the city's most
slightly residence sections.
We do not believe there is anoth-
er weekly newspaper published in
Colorado which gives so much atten-
ton to the gathering of county news
or which publishes more than a
fraction of what is to be read each
week in the Independent. This is
appreciated by many, but there is
still room on the papers list for the
many more names who should be
subscribers.
J. w. Huber. manager of the |
Gibson Lumber company's yards at
Olathe, was in the city on business
Monday returning to his home on
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Huber says
that the people of his town are an
ticipating big time at the compile
ton of the new water works system
next week.
While it is yet too early to pro-
phesy what this years fruit crop |
will be, reports are at present very
favorable from all over Delta coun- |
ty for an old fashioned full crop. |
The winter has been steadily cold,
but has not been too cold, and no
damage to peach trees has so far re-
suited. The trees are dormant with
the buds in fine shape. continual
ton of cold weather for another
month or six weeks, fruit growers
say, would indicate one of the larg-
est prospective fruit crops on re-
cord
A greater amount of coal has been
consumed during the prolonged cold
spell than most people would mag
inc. The mines at Cedaredge and
the vicinity of the head of Tongue
Creek have had to work increased
forces to supply the demand. Near
ly all the coal consumed in Delta
county is mined within her borders,
and it requires quite lot to run
some twenty thousand stoves and
spell, and along with present con-
sumption, many have put in almost