The Delta independent., 1916-11-17

Attorney Merle D. Vincent was here
from Paonia, Wednesday.
Definition for "punitive-inflicting
punishment" Was it a punitive expe-
dition?
Delta County's board of commission
ers met in regular session Monday
morning.
Remember the big Atkinson sale,
Wednesday, November 80. See bills or
ad. in this paper.
Mrs r. Enyart of this city. left Mon
day to visit her daughter Mrs. w. Fl.
Hopping, at Colona.
A small Delta pupil who was being
taught her letters, was asked: "What
comes after CT" "Whiz," was the in
slant reply.
Mrs. Camilla Sanders entertained
the members of the Harmony club on
Tuesday afternoon at delightful one
O'Clock luncheon.
Harry E. Stockham returned Fri
day for trip to Kansas City and 9th
er eastern markets, lasting over per
iod of several weeks.
One of the after-election results is
that newspaper publishers find less
deadhead stuff in their mails than thev
did all through the campaign.
The Atkinson sale. at the old
Mueller ranch. one mile west of Delta.
November 29th. will be one of the
largest public sales OF the season.
Wednesday was the first beet pay
day to growers of this locality and a
good many thousands of dollars were
put into circulation by way of cele-
brating the event.
F. f. Fields was a Delta visitor
Wednesday from Olathe, as was also
L F Benedict. the latter now locating
in the brisk neighborhood city in the
mercantile bus'ress.
Prof Condit. we understand. is laid
up at his home in this city with
and may be confined to the house
for considerable tire.
Beginning with the first of the year
Independent will want local CORES
pon1ent in every town and precinct
in the county One who will gather
the news and stay with it.
Get in with some one or other OF
our contestants and give them your
srbscrintion to Independent. and. in
cidentallv. get the best home news
rnper printed in the West. in your
home.
W. a Rountree. of Delta. who has
teen in the ciyt for couple of weeks.
gave little company of acuuaintau-
ces n light lunch and cigars at the
New Sheridan cafe last night. Only
Elks were present.-Telluride Exam
iner.
E ]. Mathews. chairman of the Re
nublican County Central committee,
has given up his contemplated duck
hunting trip to Salt Lake which was
- have taken place Immediately after
election. Salt Lake is too suggestive
# Salt River.
Continuous advertising of the right
kind has maze men fortunes running
~ into the thousands. hundreds of
thousands and millions. Don't make
the mistake of believing that advertis-
ing does not paw. or that it is not n
necessary part of your business.
Hogs poultry and cattle are part
OF diversified farming. There was
never time in history when as much
money could be made at farming in
the right way, as now. Industry and
horse sense will turn the trick more
surely than any theory newspaper or
college can wise You to.
The coming to city as small as
Delta with the Birth of a Nation,
which will he here at the Opera house
November Goth, has created consider.
. able astonishment. as the photo play
has been confined heretofore to the
larger cities.
Mrs. ]. A. Johnson arrived last
Thursday from Columbus. Ohio. whern
she was sent as delegate and nation
al officer OF the Womans' Home Mis-
sionary society. She left yesterday
for her home in Los Angeles Califor-
mia. Mrs. johnson and her husband,
recently deceased. were former resi-
dents here. he being the pastor of the
NJ. f. church, and were highly instru
splendid edifice.