The Delta independent., 1912-03-01

from a trip East Tuesday, reports
ten feet of snow in Dodge City,
Kansas. Compared with theirs, Mr..
Schoolfield declares there is no Ian
suage sufficiently glowing to de-
scribe the fortunate climatic stock
and other Western Slope conditions.
Among the large delegation from
Cedaredge TO attend court here last
week We're R. p. James, Otto Pet
erson' C. S. Blanchard, Phil Steph-
ems, j. H. Keller, j. H and H H
Mills, George Hider, Holly Miller,
William Lowell, A. T. Ward and
Frank Besgrove-
Ed Stone, Sam Cockreham and p
+. Coombe formed a committee from
the local Elks lodge to look after
the welfare of B. j. Mack, mem
Der of Joliet, Illinois lodge. who is
quite i'll in Paonia The committe
returned from that point Tuesday
morning
| Ralph Pulitzer, son of the late
Joseph Pulitzer, owner of the New
fork World, is credited with killing
mountain lion in the mountains
near New Castle a few days ago. He
Is with party of hunters from the
great American metropolis that has
| followed the trails of Colorado game
| for three weeks past.
J. Il. Snyder, the carpenter en-
p'oyed on the Carnegie library dur
| ing the course of construction, de-
parted Monday for his old home in
New Windsor, where his family still
| resides. He will return with his
folks to this city in about two
weeks. They expect to reside here
permanently.
Dt-H Doughty got a mild jolt when
he train went off the track near
Olathe last Saturday evening He
Vas unable to sit up and take no.
dee when the thing was going over
but took a look at the wreck short
ly after finding that he wasn't even
scratched. Dan was returning from
brief business visit in Denver.
Subscriptions have been received
since last reepott as follows: Miss
Ag'neta Evans, Greeley; L. E Trem-
blay. Olathe; R. S. McClelland, Aus
in; T. 5. Gum. Bennett, Utah; f.
b. Priest. Denver; J. W. Cunning
ham, Geo. R. Parkins. Joseph Guam.
w. R. Kenney. J. w Cummings,
l. H. Williams. Al Morris. Delta
J f Porter, of the Porter-Obert
Hardware company. returned home
from Denver Sunday evening after
attending a meeting of the Colorado
hardware and implement dealers.
held there last week. He reports
| good attendance at the meeting
and much interest taken in proceed
| tags OF the sessions.
party of Dictates comprising
Jack Gale. Mary Meyer, Roy Smith
and Charles Smith made an auto
drive to Grand Junction and return
Wednesday They left Delta at 9 80
in the morning and We're in Grand
Junction just two hours and forty
! i've minutes later. The trip home
was made in the same time.
John Moore, ex-manager of the
Grand junction Fruit Growers as
ISOLATION, and one of the best post
ed and best known fruit men in the
state, was in the city Wednesday.
icing enroute to Montrose on bust
ness. 1t is generally reported that
MIR. Moore will continue to handle
Western Slope fruit. doing business
FOR himself
Mathew Flood. 50 years OF age.
died at his home on Eaton avenue
Tuesday morning of pneumonia. an6
the funeral service and burial were
held at 10 o'clock yesterday fore
noon. interment being in Delta
cemetery. Deceased came here on
ly a short time ago from Milford.
Nebraska. and has lived on Eaton
avenue with son and daughter.
This section has some fine onion
land. Perhaps as big a yield of on
ions as ever grew was raised in
North Delta. The mere fact that
Olathe people have just marketed
a full train load at better than So
a hundred, and that their land in
onions has netted them $500 per
acre. is enough to induce onion grow
ing here.
Are You Mason" is the title
OF the next drama to be presented
lN the Delta Dramatic rlmh and re-