The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-03-10

The board of County commissioners
comleted its work Wednesday. mo
fine special supper at the New
Perkins. every Wednesday evening. tur
35c. We
Ladies who are ready for spring
hats will do well to call at the Glenn wiz
Millinery. to
Plenty Of money to loan. Delta Saw l
ings and Building association. Apply ing
to Ed. S. Stone. Secretary. to
First Class Seed Potatoes for sale.
raised on Antelope Hill, reasonable me
price. Stockham Bros. & Co. hel
Painters and decorators are at work
this week improving the interior of Jul
the Delta Hardware Company's store. spe
tina
Mrs. S. A. Barker who has been in
Pueblo for her health the past three \
weeks, is reported improving nicely. A.
Mrs. George Young. her daughter. is Mo
still with her. no,
Teufel, the movie man, has rented I
the Genevieve Hartig bungalow and if
will occupy it some time next month. wa
The Hartigs will move to the ranch for rec
the summer.
FOR SALE-Brand new Winona ems
spring wagon-cash price 500. Brand ant
new top buggy-cash price SIS. $40 visi
extra for time notes. At Walter roa
Singleton's. for
AL Stevens and Billy Perkins depart V
ed Wednesday evening for Ely, New aw;
ada, where they will locate il business else
opportunities present that are con- mo-
sidered worth while. a N
pes
Forest Supervisor Henry Spencer
was in Delta last week from Lake City Y
attending the meeting of the foresters lie.
held in this city. Six years ago Mr.. nea
Spencer was stationed here. Iant
CON
b. ID. Hawks OF this city received The
a letter from his brother-in-law OF ave
Birmingham. England, on Monday
which he says was censored more c
extensively than any he had ever re- tina
ceived Many lines were completely sub
erased, and in some instances entire ate,
paragraphs blotted out gon
sine
Mrs j. A Bradshaw left on Wednes- IN
day evenings train for Humboldt, Neb- ing
raska, taking with her Jim. junior Mrs.
Bradshaw goes to Nebraska at the
earnest request Of an old friend who is TINS
now i'll. and whom she will wait on by
through his illness. after which she ing
will return to her home in Delta. Del
attic
Quite a lot of potatoes are now being thr'
shipped to market. having been held is
through the winter for better prices,
and this time 1t turned out all right. 1
Spuds that were selling for fifty and Tel
sixty cents last fall are now going at ing
about sl.25. and a carload or more ran
are being shipped nearly every day. tric
qui,
The boy scouts had limitations pre-
Tuesday night and from reports had ten
lots of fun. Two of the smaller scouts con
took hike up the Gunnison river last
Saturday. walking as far as the State
bridge and back, and climbing few son
of the mesa points on the way. The Ely
estimated distance walked was about IN
25 miles. slut
Mis-
With trains corirs m a day late wer
from the East. and some days not at cup
all. news gathering has been more or spr'
less spasmodic this week. However.
the local weather has been fine and Z
farmers are getting lots of blowing ESQ
and cultivating of soil done. 1t may sat
be noted also that climatic conditions is I
are especially favorable for fruit. den
estf
Miss Meta Human entertained for cai'
Miss June Musser at the /. C. Hall den
home last Saturday afternoon. The in maj
vited guests were Misses June and Del
Hazel Musser. Grace Conkln, Nola get