The Delta independent., 1909-02-19

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to make "boot-legging" dangerous
occupation.
The younger set are looking forward
to the Waynee dance to be given the
twenty second.
Attend the concert of the Delta High
School Orchestra tonight at the Pres
byterian church.
There was break in the water main
Wednesday. which was repaired, how
ever, during the day.
Mrs Jack Webster spent Sunday at
the j. F. Cole ranch east Of town.
Mr.. Webster is employed on the ranch.
Mrs. A. Stone went to Denver on
Monday of this week to spend ten days
in the wholesale house, in vi.w of the
Easter Bonnet.
Mr.. A. j. Smith. of the North Delta
Canal, returned Wednesday from Colo
rado Springs, bringing his family to
Delta to reside. They take the iIuntley
place.
Under the auspices of the Woman's
soCicty 1 IdlSe anu
offering service will be held in the
Presbyterian church, Sunday evening
at 1880. An interesting Program will
be rendered.
For SALE $6OO-160 acre relnquish-
ment in fruit belt, Montezuma Valley.
under water; red sandy loan; no tim
ber; surface even; seven miles from
Dolores. Address Box 121, Durango,
Colorado. 2-4t
The Woman's Missionary Society
will be held at the home of Mrs. John
Forrest, Cor. Grand Ave. and 7th. ST.,
Friday afternoon, Feb. 26 at three
o'clock. Home Mission Study-The
Indians Foreign Missions China.
Leader. Mrs. Penley.
s. G. Porter, former manager of the
Independent Lumber Company's yards
at Delta, has gone to Kansas to accept
a former position with the company in
that state. At Delta Mayor l.. d.
Hauser succeeded to the position made
vacant by the resignation of Mr.. Por-
ter.
The Colonial tea given by the Ladies
of the Presbyterian church on the
twenty second, will have many inter
esting features. The young ladies' who
will serve are to be dressed in Lady
Washington style. with powdered hair
etc. The tea will be given in the new
Cook Building
At meeting of the directors of the
Hotchkiss Packing and Power Company
held last week, Fred Kehr was elected
president, w. j. Barrow treasurer,
Adam Seager Jr., secretary. The fol-
lowing are directors: w. S. Coburn,
]. w. Lee, Adam Seager, w. j. Bar
row and Fred Kelir.
Miss Glea Woodruff the popular little
Olathe lady who last winter was en-
gagged in Mrs. Robinson's millinery
store has been for the last month work
ing in the largest wholesale house in
the west, the 0. w. Lyman of Denver.
The floor was good, the music good and
the crowd one of this best.
Mr.. Geo. Sewers and Miss Isabel
Beyers were married in Denver last
Saturday. They arrived in Delta Tues
day, taking an apartment in the Zani-
netti terrace. On Tuesday night mum
Der of Delta acquaintances gathered
up crowd and serenaded the happy
young couple. who hail from Hartley,
Iowa.
Jeweler r. l.. Smith and wife en-
,ost \ -
brother, Clyde, who has been Watch
maker for S. w. Moody in Grand
Junction for some time, but resigned
his position last week. He expects to
take similar position with one of the
other Jewelry firms in the Junction in
the near future.
One cannot hurry through big job
of special edition work without appear
ing to neglect many things. The Office
force of the INDEPENDENT have worked
early and late in an effort to get out
the double edition this week, the press
running up to midnight nearly every
night. What has been missed was not
missed Intentionally. In our next effort
of this kind we shall take more time.
Edward McHale and VIM. Hogan
both of Duluth Mimi, arrived in Delta
last week. They are old friends of the
Julius Bordeau family. who have been
in Delta for three months, having pur-
chased a ranch on California mesa.
Messrs. McHale and Hogan are de-
lighted with the Delta County climate.
Coming straight from the Minnesota
blizzards they can heartily commend
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