The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1912-03-22

best OF country ROADS. ne was hOs
long in mastering the machine, and
can handle it with the best ofthem
already.
Mrs. Julia Greenfield, grand moth
er of Harvey Hart of Delta. died in
Montrose Sunday, at the age OF
ninety years. Mrs. Greenfield was
the Oldest resident of Montrose at
the time of her death. Harvey Hart
was present during her last mo-
ments.
Alex Morrow, who accompanied
twenty-six cars of cattle to his
ranges in Utah a short time since,
returned from the Mormon state on
Tuesday morning.. Mr.. Morrow is one
of the big cattlemen of this county,
and has ranges near Crawford, as
well as in Utah.
All trains are held up ca the
east side of Tennessee pass on &C
count of heavy snow blockades and
no mail or express came in that
way yesterday East bound pas
sengers frcm Grand junction and al!
western points came through Delta
and went over Marshall pass.
Clarence Smith was reported as
being quite i'll on Monday and 1t
was thought he nigh the suffering
from an attack of appendicitis. He
was feeling much better on Tues
day and now has hopes of being en-
abled to dodge the surgical opertion
usually required.
New York City has 1000 Smiths
and in other large cities the name
portion to any other one name. AT
the present time there are five Unit
ed States senators by the name OF
Smith. II something is not done to
the Smiths everyb body will be Smith
by and bye.
The Monday evening passenger
train was three hours late as the re
suit of 4 freight wreck in Black can
on. The passengers, baggage, e1-
press, etc. were transferred. it is
said. from No. 316 around the
wrecked train to another train. No
316 failed to complete its run to
Ouray that day.
w Z. Obert AID sister, Mrs. Mays,
departed last Thursday evening for
Long Beach and other California
points of interest where they will
Cd oil N
in the sights. MIR. Obert has not
been in the best of health for some
months past and hopes to be bene-
fitted by the change of climate
and altitude.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Rovaart and
little daughter. of Paonia, return
ed yesterday from California where
they spcnt the winter. Mr.. Ro-
trip and feel , realty benefited by
it. He says CALIFORNIA; producing
territory is limited and its prosper
ity is mainly due to the crop of
tourists.
Chas. J. Shetterly, western agent
for the Lamb Wire Fence company
who owns a farm just South of Del
Ia on California mesa has been look
ing after ranch and other interests
in this section for two weeks past.
4 He is expecting to deliver a carload
of the Lamb fence in Hotchkiss
within the next few days.
NJ. w. Baxter, who underwent an
operation for appendicitis some
months ago and was advised TO
seek lower altitude for time,
writes from Danville, Virginia. thai
he and his family made the trip in
good order and that he is already
feeling much better than when he
! left Delta.
j. C. Hamilton OF Shreveport,
Louisiana. president of the Hamilton
Jennings Land company which owns
200 acres of fine land in the Cory
district, departed for Denver on
Wednesday after visit with Nathan
l.. Gregg and Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings
who are also members OF the com
pany above mentioned. Mr.. Hamil-
ton is a son-in-law of Mr.. Gregg and
brother-in-law of Mr.. Jennings.
The editor lost a gold sleeve lflk
while attending the Republican con
vention at Delta Tuesday. The very
strange part of it is that he was
surrounded by Taft delegates. How
ever, there were Roosevelt men
near, and the result of the conven-