The Delta independent., 1915-11-19

Be Independent and take The Inde
pendent. Catch the idea?
The Mudd family have moved from
North Main to Meeker street.
The Delta High school football team
is to try its luck against Olathe on
the Garnet mesa grounds in this city
tomorrow afternoon.
w. ]. Ladd arrived in the city Tues
day evening from Trayer, Iowa, and
will be in the county several days
looking after business interests here.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Phillip Rigenban. of North Delta. died
at the home of the family last Sunday
and was buried in Delta cemetery
Tuesday.
Delta plays here Thanksgiving day
anyhow, and the boys are feeling good
over the chance they will have to
trounce Delta, if they can, for the
beating Delta gave them recently
when they were defeated 81 to 21.-
Grand Junction News.
We notice by the Typographical
Journal that Benjamin C. Stearns. for
merly one Of the Independent printers,
has been elected vice president of the
Hawiaan Typographical Union, one of
the strongest labor unions on that
island. This will be welcome news to
his many Delta friends
We notice the street grading outfit
of the city is now putting in shape
that part of Howard street between
Second and Third. This makes a
most striking appearance to that sec
ton of the city. and it is hoped that
the city will eventually grade the
balance of that street.
James. the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Meldrum. who reside
just west of Olathe. died on Tuesday
of erysipelas after a brief illness. Flu
neral services were held at the home
of Mrs. C. A. Mulford on Eaton ave-i
nue. at O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Rev. C. B. Steele officiating, and in
terment was in Delta cemetery.
The Good Hope mine. at Vulcan. has
been sold and the new owners are
planning the building of a copper smell
ter at the mine. Vulcan is in Gun,i..
son county. about nine miles out from
lola. The Good Hope mine is sail
to have produced several hundred
thousand dollars in the past. but has
been idle for number OF years.
Many loads OF potatoes and onions
are still being hauled for shipmect
rvery day. and the sugar beet harvest
is being rushed as fast as possible.
Speaking of potatoes, il is said that
the overgrown spud is again coming
into its own, its use being considered
a matter of economy by hotel keepers.
despite the endorsement of the small
Ter. uniform size by Expert Grubb.
J. B. Snyder, was here from Grand
Junction on business last Monday. Mr..
Snyder owns residence property in
Steamboat Springs and a good farm
near that thrifty frontier town. He
states that Steamboat Springs is fast
assuming metropolitan proportions
since the Moffat road reached that
section.
II is reported that the Gunnison-
Tiger game which has been scheduled
tentatively for Saturday this week at
Gunnison, will have to be postponed
or cancelled, due to the fact that the
frost king has reigned supreme at
Gunnison with several inches OF snow
and zero weather taking possession of
that city.
Six hundred acres of land situated
in Montrose county and from eight to
ten miles south of this city was sold
at auction in front of the court house
in Delta by the Garnet Reservoir and
l<dhu SOnpdHt ytsttiudy
Among the buyers we're James Zanin-
etti, J. C. and VIII Crowley. l.. w.
Obert secured tracts.
Mrs. James Greenwood received
telegraphic message a few days ago
telling of the serious illness of her
father. J. NJ. Hoover. at Jackson.
Wyoming. Mr.. Hoover was a resident
of this city and county for several
years and well known to most Delta
county people. He has passed the
third milestone in life, but until his
recent illness was quite active and
energetic.
Mrs. l.. A. Hick arrived home Fri
day evening from a five weeks visit
with relatives and friends in Gunni-
son, Pueblo. Denver and Walsenburg.
In the latter city she visited two
weeks with her brother. Lin J. Luce
and his bride, also with DR.. and Mrs.
Darley, former residents of Delta.
She states that she had a thoroughly
enjoyable trip throughout.