Show T delta mr r and mrs orson and daughter miss alice of rigby idalio idaho aro are spending this week visiting with relatives and friends the farmers in this community are now busy harvesting one of 0 tho the largest alfalfa tiny hay crops ever produced here in spite of the shortage of water the alfalfa generally Is in splendid shape the rhe weavil has not made any great headway this year although in somo some spots it was necessary to spray in order to control this post pest the public spirited citizens of delta nad the west side are making a big final effort to pay oft off the balance due by the old commercial club for the money guaranteed tor for the buying ot of the railroad right of way from here to fillmore fellmore at a meet ing of the chamber of commerce last week it was brought out that thero there was still unpaid grant taggart submitted a plan whereby ho he stated all this money could be raised during this month and a number of men in tho the community were put to work on the plan and at this writing over has haa boon been paid and it la is claimed that tho the full amount will be paid in by the end of the week A searching party ot of about 60 persons persona started out from hero here wed morning to look for george carter a prospector who has haa been out on the desert between here and joy tor for one week without food carter and hta his partner E it ellison of salt lake had been out near joy prospecting and loft left joy wednesday of last week in an auto flor delta about midway on the desert the car stopped on thorn them and they spent that day and part of the next trying to locate a ranch and get assistance but failed faded in the attempt then they decided to walk back to joy but before getting halfway ellison Ell lson who is well along in years gave out and dropped fly by the roadside and told carter to go on to joy and get help to come after him carter then set out alone but on reaching the small reservoir some eight miles east cast of joy he tilled filled his bis water lag bag and start ed back to the aid ol of his partner but in the dark and being unacquainted with the country he lost his way and has not boon seen since ellison who stopped by tho the roadside exhausted recuperated as night came on and he got up and walked to the reservoir and after drinking to satisfaction made his way to joy reaching there at daylight next morning then he found that carter had not been to joy A searching party started out from there they found hla his tracks and followed for several miles when the trail was lost then elliso ellason came to delta and gave the alarm in view of the tact fact that carter had two gallons of water with him there Is still some hope that he ha may bo be found alive th there cro la Is some little talk in delta and the community on the question of local politics with reference to the coming election although no avowed candidates have thrown their hats in the ring in regard to tho the sheriffs office P F H diack black the incumbent has indicated that lie he might not allow his name to go before tho the next republican convention tor for nomination and in that event it Is said raid there will be a 11 voly lively scramble tor for the place and it is understood that a number of persons in both the tha republican and democratic parties are holding themselves in readiness nesa to lie be called to service among the candidates being talked of as possibilities are tour four persons variously connected with administration affairs ono one at Fill fillmore moro one at delta one at hinckley and one at lynndyl lynndal Lynn dyl however it will be some time before the county conventions conven tlona and there inight might be others who will fall in line or wait tor for the tha lightning to strike |