The Delta independent., 1923-02-23
PERSONAL MENTION

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Last week the city was cram full
of the "unterrified."
Ditch stock will be of some value
in this section some of these days.
We are under obligations to Frank
Erwin for a fine string Of mountain
trout from the Grand Mesa.
Prof. Marcy has gone to Pitkin to
spend the summer. He will return
with the wild geese and ducks.
We are sorry to hear that County
Commissioner E. T. Hotchkiss is con-
fined to his room by severe illness.
The trains are running on time
again, the two bridges at Bridgeport
having been put in order last Sunday.
Miss Jennie Purdy, who has taught
two terms in the Delta School, will
finish her education at the Denver
University.
Mrs. James Phye was declared
at their last meeting, and they made
the proper provisions for her support.
1t is claimed that the flags of all
nations except that of China are now
flying in Denver. The Chinese mo
sabe" the Grand Army encampment.
The Grand Mesa is full of wild
black currants and red raspberries.
The currants are ripe. the raspberries
will be about the middle of next
month.
The third correction line crosses
Chapperal or Dry Creek about three
quarters of a mile up the valley. This
will give Delta county about seven
miles of the Uncompahgre.
The County Commissioners have
finished the equalization and adjust
ment of the assessment and hearing
the complaints on the same, apparent
ly to the satisfaction of every one.
Senator Miller's grafton at the
opening of the Denver exposition is
very favorably spoken of by the press
generally. His tribute to Colorado
was grand, and every word of it true.
The Board of County Commission
ers at their last meeting issued a
Wal " ouihloOh NouhNs ioi Wv
S762O the principal and another for
S461 80 interest. Delta county's share
of the old debt
Delta's single and solitary coon"
will be in clover when the water
melons are ripe. Just think of water
melons weighing from thirty pounds.
and only one colored gentleman in
the country.
Jolly Fred Rockwell and his party
from Plateau Creek, were in the city
last week, making it lively for our
merchants. He took back seven fam
lilies with him who purpose settling
in that section.
Mr.. George b. McGranahan left last
Monday for Denver. intending to be
on hand for the Grand Army parade.
After visiting the sights around Den
yer. he will make flying visit to
northern Colorado before returning
home.
Major Burkhart has been awarded
the contract for carrying the mail be-
tween Delta and Hotchkiss and Paon-
ia. the service to be rendered three
times week He intends putting
on a blackboard as soon as possible.
for the convenience of passengers
and freight.
Last Sunday another accident oc-
Cured on the railroad. this time near
Bridgeport. a locomotive and two
cars going into the river, severely in
juring the engineer. On Monday an
other bridge in that vicinity took fire
from passing locomotive and was
entirely destroyed.
The Grand Junction Democrat re-
ports seven of her citizens as having
gone to Denver to see the sights, and
in another place says the city is al
most deserted in consequence there
of. How about those fifteen hundred
inhabitants We hear so much about?
Seven from fifteen hundred ought not
to make such very big hole.
Delta has had her first death inside
her limits since her settlement, about
two years ago. Mrs. Joshua High
tower of Pueblo arrived in Delta the
evening OF the 4th with her two chill.
dren, the Oldest aged about three
years, then very sick with cholera in
fantum. The little sufferer fingered
until Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
when he breathed his last. Mrs. High
tower was on her way to her fathers
who lives on the North Fork, and on
reaching this point the child was too
sick IN he taken further
Sheriff Royer of Grand county
committed suicide in Georgetown on
tho 18th inst He was STRONGLY sus-