Show DELTA DOTS william thornton of american fork is spending this week in delta on oil business mi ali thornton 1 last a st week weck pure purchased based the interest of A E bloomi bloomquist aist and al C wilkinson in ill the thornton drug store lie here re and now is the sole owner it is understood that wilkinson and bloomquist intend opening a now new drug store here in ili tile the near future the alfalfa seed business is ill all tit rage in delta just now ilow and tile the prospects for 1 a I bumper crop are mighty good two grea great t seed buying companies ire are now lit in the bield add here and both are arc bidding handsomely for the business of handling the seed to tile the best advantage for the dear old farmer the campanis com con panis ipanis are arc tile the peppard seed company of kaslis kansas cita the ithe western seed growers marketing company a subsidiary ui LL nortrup king company of minneapolis for several months represent active of both companies have been preaching most eloquently about what they are going to do for the benefit beneat of tile the seed growers I 1 and now they are arc get gettell echlin till don doan ti t I lio in northrup king people started till the erection of their seed clean plant here tuesday and alid jhb they state that it will be completed by tile the of september they will also build planes at hinckley and oasis the depard people ire are also quite busy charles blepp 1 ard lias has located in ili delta and will spend all his hig time here tile the troy arcy are arc also preparing for the erection pf af a seed cleaning plant both companies have a large number of supporters among tile the farmers in in this community and both will most likely enjoy a 1 I big business tile the great surplus of water in the reservoir has worked quite a ind and has caused much inconvenience to delta by overflowing ditches at a result of alli this unlimited water supply many cellars and basements have been flooded almost continually for over two months the lincoln theatre and the bank hotel have been the heaviest losers as a number of their ton nanta wre driven from the premises i ies by tile the rising water it is understood that in an action is being contemplated by the owners of f injured places for a restraining order against the town and water company to prohibit the use of the present ditches for I 1 conveyance of irrigation water and that substantial damages will be asked it appeal appears s quite quit likely that tho the town and w water iter company wil be compelled to flume tile ditched S which traverse the town tile the delta Co commercial lamerci al club held tin an enthusiastic meeting tit at mercer hall manaay night alian a membership campaign wasi was planned also were appointed for various mattera pertaining to the betterment of tile the town and community the club will make art all effort to interest a number of people of tile the community to enga engage ge in ili the lair dair ying industry attorney T at ivory iabry of fillmore spent tuesday in delta discharging tile the duties of the coull county attorney in ili the absence of A L larsen who is now in denver deliver on oil legal business there has been talk that tile sugar factory might not run this year because of a shortage of beets but there seems little grou nd ild for such talk ns as the beet crop this year is exceptionally good gooda while the acreage is much smaller than last year tile the yield will be much larger nd ild those who gro beets tills year will get some little profit out of tile the crop while last year it was the exception if the beet grower did not lose cheav ily on the crop those who have grown beets this year have given L 11 the crop ca careful reful attention which means that the yield per acre will bo be about twice what it was a year ago should the fact ory fall to run this y year par the people of this community would entirely abandon the growing of beets and f from rom this it appears that should the factory fail to run this season it would most likely remain closed indefinitely still it is hoped by the people of tho the town and community that the factory will continue as usual and that the results of the beet growing this year will be an incentive to farmers to increase the acreage next year |