The Delta independent., 1909-10-22

/ Penley pays cash for beeswax.
Geo. W. Bruce spent Monday of this
week in Montrose.
Mrs. Taylor of Ouray. is visiting
Mrs. Minnie Taylor of Delta.
T. K Seaton returned from a busi-
ness "trip to Denver last Thursday.
Miss LYDIA l. Hughes will 60 to Grand
Junction this evening for a brief visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Fogg will leave
next month for trip to the Pacific
Coast.
Attorney A. r. King is spending a
few days in Denver this week. with bis
family.
Prof. Paul Moody is in Denver on
business pertaining to his self-heating
fat irons.
LOST. -Aquamarine scarf pin. Find
er please return to this office and re-
ceive reward
A. w. Jarrett, of the Gibson Lumber
Company. went to Gunnison on bust
ness Wednesday.
Mrs. ]. S. Ferrin and infant son left
Tuesday for visit with her parents
and friends at Salida.
Editor A. NJ. Anderson, of the INDE-
PENDENT, is in Alma looking after his
mining interests there.
Will II. Mathers has an unusually at
tractive advertisement on page 8. offer
ing some rare bargains.
Rev. J. A. johnson will give a special
lecture on Edgar Allen Poe, Sunday
evening at the Methodist church.
This week the INDEPENDENT sent in
an order for more type and material of
the latest styles to be used in advertis-
ing.
A. H. Fairchild who has extensive
ditch contracts on Grand mesa came
down Tuesday and took up a load of
supplies.
Robert Young, who was considerably
hurt last week by falling from an apple
tree at the Barker ranch, has fully
recovered.
Cook has the North Pole in his drug
store window in Delta. lie has the
goods. regardless of what Commander
Peary may say.
Mrs. j. E. Wheelock returned from
northern Illinois this week, where she
had spent u very pleasant summer with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Bernice HALEY Forrest attended
the convention of the Methodist Home
Missionary Society at Grand Junction
on Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. F. S. Stevenson has returned to
her home in Aurora, Missouri, after
spending a month here the guest of her
sister. Mrs. Gus Schlapp.
F. P. Hastings, of New Kirk. Okla
homa, spent few days in Delta this
week. Mr.. Hastings bought the w.
r. johnson place on Ash mesa.
7. X. Seaton made large purchases
Of holiday goods last week. and informs
us that he will inaugurate an extensive
advertising campaign next week.
Mrs. X. HALEY. of Greenfield, Iowa,
left Tuesday for her home after spend
ing the summer in Delta with her
daughter. Mrs. Bernice HALEY Forrest.
Ralph Baker, of Leon. Iowa. was
here the first of the week and pur-
chased the Thomas Mower ranch on
Tongue Creek. He returned to his
! home Tuesday.
George Riblett accompanied by his
son and daughter, returned to their
home in Johnstown. Pennsylvania,
Tuesday. While here they were the
guests of r. F. Williams and family.
Miss Birdellc Baird, who has been
visiting relatives here for the past two
months, returned to her home in NAL
vern. Iowa, Monday. Miss Baird was
here for her health and was much bene.
fited.
Word has been received that DR..
Burgin, who suffered relapse this
week. is gradually improving and
thought to be out of danger. His sen,
James Burgin, was detained from going
to him on account of the illness Of his
little brother Steele, who is also down
with typhoid.