The Delta independent., 1909-10-22

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took him to Hotchkiss Wednesday.
Sam Cockreham went to Hotchkiss
Wednesday in the Gale automobile.
Mrs. Minerva Lewis was a Delta
visitor from Hotchkiss, Wednesday.
Optional farm and business property
loans at seven per cent.
30-13t MILLARD FAIRLAMB.
Justice Percival E. Coombe attended
the l. o. o. F. convention at Pueblo
this week.
Mrs. Ed. Stone will leave tomorrow
for Little Rock, Arkansas, on visit
to her parents.
H. NJ. Law of Canton. Ohio, is here
looking over the fruit sections with a
view of investing.
Mrs. A. R. King was hostess at q
dainty luncheon Wednesday at her
home on Garnet mesa.
Mrs. Milton r. Welch will entertain
the Five Hundred Club tonight at her
home on Dodge street.
Mrs. C. A. Merrill entertained the
F. F. Club Monday, the event being in
honor of her birthday.
Water main is being laid on Garnet
mesa, between Seventh and Tenth
streets. on Hastings Avenue.
]. F. Ruby of Canton, Ohia, who has
been looking over this district. for
couple of weeks, returned home We'd
nesday.
Mrs. c. H. Allen left yesterday morn
ing for admire, Kansas, expecting to
be gone about two months visiting with
relatives.
Archdeacon C. W. G. Lyon went to
Ouray Tuesday to perform the mar
riage ceremony of Ar. Adam Simon
Wagner to Miss Helen Celia Collins.
Oliver Cook returned Monday to the
mountains above Somerset, where he is
at the head of a survey party. Oliver
says there's plenty of game up that
way.
Miss Effie Harvey. who has been
here since the fourth of this month,
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. H. Ander-
son, will return to her home in Denver,
tomorrow.
The late frost in the spring was
fought with smudge pots, but no one
has invented heater yet that will
sweat refrigerator cars out of the D. &
R. G. Company.
The Lyric, which is the name of the
new motion picture theatre next to the
INDEPENDENT Office, has on -neg
white front and will be opened for bus:-
ness tomorrow night.
Mrs. Harry Ferguson of Eckert, and
her sister-in-lsw, Miss Mary Fergustn n
of Houston. Texas. were visiting Mrs.
Porter Plumb and Mrs. Ed. Stone on
Tuesday of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Oris French accom-
panied by the elder Mrs. French of
Grand avenue. will depart for Iowa the
first of next week, owing to the poor
health of Mrs. French.
A pleasant little surprise party was
given Marjorie Chiles Monday evening
by her mother in remembrance of her
birthday. A dainty lunch was served
and a good time enjoyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Murphy arrived
Wednesday from Denver to attend the
annual meeting of the stockholders Of
the Delta Ice & Mercantile Company
and visit their daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Laura Murphy.
Clara 2 Hillix, Grand Manager of
the Women of oodcraft, will be
present at the regular meeting of
Vivian Circle. No. 255. next Monday
evening, October 25. All neighbors are
requested to be present.
Banker A. l.. Binford and wife of
Paonia were in town yesterday in COM
pany with their sister, Mrs. /. S. Bin
ford of Caldwell, Idaho, who has been
visiting them, and is on her way home.
They are all old friends of Dr. Grove.
The Pythian Sisters of the Columbine
Temple gave dance in the l. o. o. F.
hall last night, which was well attend
ed. This is always one of the swell
events of the season. A good crowd
and good music made the evening an
enjoyable one.
Sugar beets are going out in good
shape. Wagons were unloaded yester-
day for time, at the rate of load
every four minutes. Nearly every day
some of the haulers are forced to leave
their load and go home without the
wagon, owing to lack of cars.
Delta Lodge, No 62. A. F. & A. NJ.