The Delta independent., 1903-11-13

Mrs. George Conklin entertained a
few friends at high five last night.
The Delta County Medical Associa-
tion will hold meeting in Delta next
Tuesday.
BoRN-Monday. November 9. to the
wife OF j. A. Sellers, OF North Delta. a
son.
Sunday morning subject at Presby-
terian church: Things to be Remind
ed Of"
Remember the Sterling Opera Com
pany at the Delta Opera House tomor-
row night.
The roofing is being put on the Odd
Fellows building this week after which
the inside work will be completed very
rapidly.
Subjects at the Baptist church Sun
day next: Morning sermon Necessity
Of Confession" Evening--"New Right
eousness.''
At the Methodist church next Sun
day morning the topic. The Wheels OF
God are Full OF Eyes" sill be discussed
and at night, "Christianity Life"
On Temperance Sunday. November
END, there will be platform meeting
at the Method ist church in the evening.
Subject-"Practical Temperance. Facts
and Theories.
On account OF a wreck between Grand
Junction and G:enwood Springs, the
Sterling Opera Company could not
make Delta tonight. so will be here TO-
morrow night.
This weeks paper contains an ordi
naoce calling an election at which the
taxpayers are to vote new electric
light and power franchise. Read it and
read it we'll.
II. X Ferguson leaves Sunday for
Houston. Texas. his old home, to visit
bis mother. who is in poor health. Dur
ing Mr.. Fergusons absence. Mr.. G. d.
johnson. ex-county clerk, will assist in
attending 10 the county clerks office.
W.. A. Clark. OF Paopia, passed
through this city Tuesday en- route for
San Diego. California. where he goes to
join his family. He expects to remain
there permanently.
John r. Austin aged 81 years. died
Thursday morning OF typhoid fever. at
his home on the S. p. Gutshall ranch.
near Chipeta. The funeral occurred
this morning at ii o'clock.
DR.. Z. II. Burgin. who arrived here a
few weeks ago. has opened up an Office
in the apartments recently occupied by
DIR. Brown 10 the Delta Town Co. build
ing. DR.. Burgin is physician OF many
yearr experience aud OF high standing.
Geo. Douglas and wife were in town
yesterday from Roliins' coal mine. Mr.
Douglas is recently from Missouri and
has purchased the mine. He is a first.
class miner and says that be has plenty
Of the best coal in the county and is
well pleased with his bargain.
Tom Woods and wife returned from
Bowerman Sunday where they had been
TO visi, John Bowerman. one of the
owners OF the rich discovery at that
place. He is a brother-i in Law OF Mr..
Bowermap and brought back some OF
the richest ore re ever saw with Jumps
OF gold siitking out all over it.
/ am informed that the Colorado Tel
ephone Company is 10 give ranchmen
telephone service at CO 90 per year. and
it will be worth while for raachmen
wanting telephone service TO see the
agent Of the Company who will give you
full particulars. Why not have some
thing worth havings
Mre. Tilloison entertained several OF
the young people last Tuesday evening.
Those present were the Misses ALMA
Smith, Mona Treveit. Ret,a Mcbride,
jacobs, Blackburn. Welty. Bertha.
Anna aad Eveiine Nuttcr; and Messrs
Hubert Williams. Joe Barton. Obert
Barker, Buckley. Hail. Evans. Belisett.
Roth, Guy Clark.
c. W. Cunningham, recently OF
Clarksburg, West Virginia, has bought
ont Mr.. Gilbert OF the real estate firm
OF Boyce 4 Gilbert. NJ. Cunningham
has only recently come to Delta, but
likes our location, consequently his
family will join him here in short
time. The firm name will now be Bo,ce
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