The Delta independent., 1912-07-12
J. A. Winter has just purchased

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Lance's farm just South of town
and has decided to become a per
manent resident Mr.. Winter forms
this decision after making careful
inspection of several other agri-
cultural states of the West.
:. +. Gallup was an east-bound pas
senger for Denver Sunday morning.
Joes visit in Denver at this time
equipment fer his new automobile
garage on North Main street. 1t is
| quite possible, tco, that he will Sc
lect a few high class machines.
Mrs. Opal Jacobsen, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. jacobson, who
reside few miles distant frcm Del
t., died in a hospital at Kansas
City last Saturday morning, follow
ing an operation fer APPEND. citis.
a few days preceding Miss Jacob
son was we'll known to many people
here
The Paonia cornet band furnished
music for the Ouray celebration and
on their return home Friday enter
tained Delta residents with a splen-
did program of musical numbers on
Main street near Fourth. The Pao-
MIA baseball team went en- the dia-
mond against Ouray and was de-
feated
Perhaps the best reason that
could be given why more progress
i've improvements are not made in
Delta county, is because her people
are all so busy that they cannot
themselves take the lead. The field
IS fine one and offers many good
opportunities for peoTle and CAPT
tai TO take hold.
A handsome motor wagon was re-
ceiyed ty Turner & Huntley on
Tuesday Of this week and is to be
used in the delivery of groceries.
! The wagon is said to be one of the
very best made for the purpose. 1t
has is horsepower and a carrying
capacity of 200 pounds and a speed
of 1 > miles an hour.
T T. Hebson has resigned his po-
sition as manager of the Delta
Store, the new mercantile enterprise
succeeding the Union Trading COM
| pany. and ii is now being directed
| by Messrs. Raichart and kuhnley
two stockholders of the company.
Mr.. Hebson's resignation took effect
/ the first of this week.
Myron Heston and wife departed
shoIt visit with frineds in this
city Mr. Heston was at one time
connected with the Colorado Fruit
Growers assoc ation and is well
are contemplating permanent loca-
| tiou on the Pacific cosat.
George B. Shetterly departed on
! Sunday morning for Alamosa, after
marketing the first cutting of his
/ five or six acre alfalfa field. He
expects to return in about month
to look after the harvesting OF a
I big apple crop from five-acre or
chard on California mesa.
Clay Davis of the Commercial ho-
tel. was an outgoing passenger for
Lake City Wednesday morning. He
/ is interested in mining property in
that district and was showing some
/ fine looking gold and silver ore a
short time since which he hopes to
soon find in sufficient quantity
and value to pay dividends.
The Williams Jubilee singers, aft
er appearing in Paonia Saturday even
ing, were persuaded to return to
Delta Sunday attire noon for a sacred
concert at the Baptist church that
afternoon. 1t was a treat for those
who were able to get seats. There
We're over 600 present and the sill
yer offering amounted to S5l.s0.
If you have friend or relative at
distance you wish to inform about
this section, subscribe for the
Independent and have it mailed to
him for year. 1t will get him the
first twelve months. If it doesn't,
try it second year. He will think
more of you and you will have
better opinion of yourself for do
ing it.
Percy Coombe was one of the Del
taites to participate in the celebra-
ton at Ouray the Fourth. and he re-
ports that while the weather in the
mountain town was not exactly what
it should have been for this season
nf the year and for such an event a