The Delta independent., 1901-05-31
ADDITIONAL LOCAL,

Willie and Mary Girardet were passen-
gers for Pitkin Monday.
]. A. Curtis and L. r. Wigram were
the vicinity Of Cedar mesa this week.
F. E. Dodge and ]. A. Curtis were
Montrose visitors yesterday.
Miss Nettie Dingmsn, Of Currant
Creek, was in attendance at the com
mencement exercises OF the Delta high
school this week.
A car load 81 household goods etc. ar
rived from Ohio this week for Miss c..
NJ. johnson, and she will soon be en-
sconed in her lately completed home at
Cedaredge.
Miss Della Stott and Robert Wallace,
OF Hotchkiss. we're united in marriage
at high noon Wednesday at the Delta
house parlors by Rev. r. N. Barnes, of
Ouray. Miss Stott is very attractive
young lady and has many friends 10 the
North Fork. Mr.. Wallscoisa contractor
and builder and 10 well known and
respected in this county. Mrs I. B.
Geer acted a. brides attendant and Mr..
T. B. Geer a. best man. w. A. Cloud
gave tho bride away. The INDEPExDESr
extends congratulations and bestwishes.
F. E. Dodge has sold ono half ot his
interest in the Fsrmers' 4 Msrch ants
bank to H. H. Wolbert. who has been
connected with the above business in
the capacity OF bookkeeper tor the past
few months. Mr.. Dodge will Fetirs from
active work in the business owing to in
health and the fact that his position US
ono OF the members OF tho board oeicon.
troll Of tho UncsmpahgSe tunnel viii de-
mand . grerter portion Of his tine. Mr..
Wolbest will assume the dutiss q cash
Ter tomorrow and will continus tAs i1usi-
ness along the limo hesetoRoss followed.
He has secured the services oe W. H.
Chiles - bookkeepes and win brink the
business Into tho front lin6 u conpeti
tion. We wish NJ. Wolbstt much rsuc-
cess in-hA nsw venture. .sss, Z 20 4 Z
Friday afternoon occurred ths dedth d
Dr. J. W. Holt. recently oe Iowa, = fhs
home Of ]. H. Dale near Cedaredge, q
consumption. The deceased cane 70
Delta last winter. with hopes Of recovsoy
but the dis ease had such I. firm bold
upon him the change did him no good.
He was physic,an and surgeon apd Il
is said by those Who were personally &C.
quainted with him that he was one ol
the most prominent men 10 his proes =
ION in tho locality from which he came.
His wife and two children arrived
Saturday and with two sisters who wers
with him at the time Of his death arc
left to mourn his Floss. The deceased
was member Of the Knights OF Pythias
and which order looked after his wants
during his sickness in Delta. The 70.
mains were shipped to SchoHeld, lows.
| for interment. last Sunday.
Memorial day in Delta was fittipgly
observed. In tho forenoon the old cold
iers. lodges and citizens formed in line,
some 10 vehicles and come on foot and
proceeded TO tho cemetery where tbs
decoration Of the graves Of comrades
and friends took place and the ritualistic
service OF the Grand Army was held.
This IL beautiful and impressive scr
vice and a. the people stood with. un-
covered heads in the presence Of thu
hero dead, new lessons Of patri otism werG
learned and new resolves made to peTpu-
ate the beautiful custom OF hon0ipg
our dead. In the afternoon at the opera
house, short addresses were mads By
the various ministers OF the town and
others. Each speaker spoke in feeling
language Of the past achievements and
paid high tribute to the memory Of thoss
who gave their lives for their country.
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