The Delta independent., 1907-07-19
Local and Personal.

Mrs. Chas. Freeman, nee Kellogg, is
paying visit to her numerous Delta
friends.
Mrs. W. II. Dominy left for Belling-
ham, Wash. last Saturday to visit her
daughter.
Will H. Mathers was Tuesday after
noon passenger for Denver ON bust
ness trip.
Miss Byrd Merchant of Paonia was
guest of Miss Irene Kuhnley Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Conkle on Gar
net mesa are the proud parents of boy
baby, born the Sth.
Miss Cora Cockreham of Delta is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. J. S. Roatcap.
Lake City Phonograph.
Mrs. J. Nieman of Paonia spent the
day Tuesday with Mrs. Vandenburg
while enroute to Reno, Nevada.
Miss Griggs returned from Denver
Monday where she had been for a
month attending summer school.
Prof. Harding returned Tuesday af-
ternoon from an extended visit with
his daughter in New Mexico.
DR.. Burgess and family returned
Monday from their fishing trip. They
left the Seatons contemplating trip
to Lake City.
Ike Kepler, yard foreman for the In
dependent Lumber Co., left last Satur-
day for months trip thru Idaho,
Washington and Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Ferguson arrived
from Houston, Texas. Tuesday. They
will spend the summer at the II. X.
Ferguson home near Eckert.
Grand Junction had six burglaries
within week. Their Jail contains ~
occupants. That is in marked contrast
with the emptiness of such places up
this way.
J. p. Kernohan is making daily ship
ments of new potatoes at $50 per hun.
dred. A piece of ground " #. square
Drought in $42. 50. Early spuds are
profitable crop.
]. r. Paterson left for the top of the
range Tuesday to meet party of cap
italists from Silverton, to whom he
will show his various mining properties
in that section. Lake City Phonograph.
While enroute home from Denver
M. J. Higgins suffered badly sprained
ankle IN stepping off the train at Salids.
He was laid up for several days but is
now able to get down town each day.
K. E. Richardson, the civil engineer
who went from Delta to Longmont two
years ago, and who has many friends in
Delta county. has been rendered po-
sition as mining engineer with one of
the largest copper mines in northern
Michigan.
Misses Jessie and Lille Glasgow of
Grand Junction are visiting their aunt,
Mrs. I. b. Raichart. of North Delta.
Miss Jessie is teacher in the schools
at Palisade. She will go from here to
Denver for visit, but her sister will
remain at the Raichart home for sew
eral months.
George l. Shellenberger and wife
came to Delta last Saturday from their
home at Ransom, Kansas, to visit at
the home of d. p. Smith. They have
gone on to Salt Lake this week. but
will return tomorrow. Mrs. Shellen-
berger will remain as guest at the
Smith home for several weeks.
Mr.. C. w. Searls, of Madison, Ohio,
was here several days last week as the
guest of his old time friends, DR.. A. II.
and w. B. Stockham. The DR.. took
Mr.. Searls out to see the country and
to an INDEPENDENT reporter he ex-
pressed himself as surprised and de-
lighted. Mr.. Searls is the present
postmaster at Madison and has had the
Office for nine years.
George A. Hutchins found medal on
the Surface Creek road last fall bear
ing the following inscription on one side:
1879. Highest grade in all depart
ments. Central Female College, Lex
ington. Mo-" 1t is also engraved on
the back side. Mr.. Hutchins has left
this medal at the INDEPENDENT Office
where the owner can get it by proving
property.
J. M. Miner, editor of the Holly
Chieftain, was in Delta the first of the
week. Mr.. Miner was formerly con-
nected with the Montrose Press and 10
well pleased was he with the Western
Slope that he anticipates returning to
a 49, L. ~ L