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Show east of Connelly's. Tin ccmi puny seems quite willing to do all that can be reasonably expected if them, but when one goes over the tract us the editor has done anil (teen the bridge and head gates to put In, the syphons to tlx and furnish with gates, the broken ditch Mid banks and impass able roads one realizes what a totally inadequate force there Is to do the work. Kverybody Is doing all they ran, and everybody seems worked to death. There ought to 'be five times the present force at work, as time U a very Important element Just now. The engineer or whoever Is In charge ought to be empowered to employ all the men that can be used. It wouldn't cost any more to hire 100 men and teams for three days than ten men and teams 30 days, and the saving to the sealers in having It done in three days Instead of thirty days would be thousands of dollars. IN AND AROUND DELTA Tie Week's News from the Coming Metropolis A. H. Ward Is finding his livery business Increasing so much that he has started work on an addition to his stable. It will be Increased to about twice Its present size with accommodations ac-commodations for 37 head of horses. Additional stalls will be built on the east side, an 1 a room will be added for a sample room. Tlie walls of Jenkins Bros, new building on Clark street are up and it will be ready for occupancy In a few weeks. Clark Calllsler Is busy changing the telephone line and by the time this Issue Is out all subscribers will be connected with the new switch board iit A. 11. Ward's. The board has a capacity lor 100 subscribers, all of whom will be on four party lines. The Oak City will also run Into the board. The lines also run through the alleys Instead of the streets, which is a great Improvement, which will be more apparent ap-parent when the town has grown to a place of several thousand inhabitants. James Melville stopped off in Delta this week on his way from Newcastle. Although this new project Is now occupying oc-cupying his attention Delta Is his first and strongest love. Miss Koch Is here from Colorado visiting her father and sister for a lew weeks. Charles McClain Ib now one of the head push for the Delta company. If you have any troubles bring them to him and he will straighten them out. Last week Mr. and .Mrs. Keen Sampson entertained a number of "j their friends at high five. Ice cream ,-t"d cake were served during the V'lng and every one had an enjoy- j j Mmev 'Krr-r- ..T . .. . i ,'ne new orchestra furnished music , ' ior the dance last Friday night and a large crowd was out. Kvery one thought the new music was fine. John Faust Is preparing to start to build a new house on his farm south of town. G. C. M unns has sold his two lots and house to Mr. January for $175. The same buyer also bought his 40-acre 40-acre farm in West Delta for $70 per acre. The suits for the baseball team came last Saturday and the boys look quite like professionals. They are practicing nearly every evening and are getting in good shajie for all comers. com-ers. Next Saturday they expect to meet the Meadow team and show them how to play ball. The Meadow team has' slgnlliel their desire to Jin the county league. Who Is the next? We notice a great deal of fox tail and other noxious weeds along the canals. It Is lime that weed commissioner commis-sioner was getting In his work if we don't want our crops spoiled. Tlie Commercial dub of Halt Lake City reports having sent out Cll.fioo letters and pieces of literature during the month of May. This Is a live organization and is doing splendid work lor t'tah. They have recently been making a campaign for members ai d no have l.Mio enrolled. Howling & S.ephens:n, the builJ-ers, builJ-ers, have a new ad. this week. Doth of these gentlemen are thorough workmen and you can depend on getting first-class work when you employ em-ploy them. Mr. Howling learned his trade In Virginia when cheap work was not tolerated, he ha never lost the habit of being particular. Miss Kdith Swedfeger, of Tremon tort; spent several days with Miss Ward the past week. On Monday evening a party was given In her honor to which fifteen of Miss Wards' friends were Invited. The party was prolonged to a late hour, as Miss Swedfeger took the train that night for home, and as the train did not leave till 4 o'clock her friends had to keep ber company till that hour. The Hub Mercantile Co.. has Just received a big consignment of shoes. They are nobby looking grsnls. all styles, and the price will suit the economical buyer. Take a look at them. Postmaster Hishop Is having a neat wire fence built around his place, and Whicker Ilros. hare Just finished putting put-ting him down a well. The Ie!ta Company Is putting In five new bridges on the west side. There will be one across the main canal east of Ackermaos and another |
