The Delta independent., 1910-06-24
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

nurse, las moved with her parents
from Montrose to Delta. The Tripp
family live on Garnet mesa.
Mrs. w. S. Dougherty died near
Monrtose Monday. The family NOV
ed to the Western Slope about three
months ago from Cambridge, Ohio.
| ]. P. Kernohan brought in
branch of Columbia gooseberry
bush yesterday which contained 1875
marble sized berries. Mr.. Kernohan
DR.. Wheelock, who was called to
Fort Collins by the illness of his
mother. will be home Saturday. Mrs.
Wheelock, his mother. is improv-
ing.
Mrs. Wagner and Mrs. Taylor,
who had been visiting in Delta for
a week, left Monday. the former
/ for Ouray and the latter for Mont
rose.
G. c. Stearns, pastor of the Chris
tian church at Delta. who has been
away on a two weeks vacation, will
be home in time for Sundays SER
vices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ringer and
Mrs. Pierce, of Cortland. n. Y, who
were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. X. l..
Stanford, left for Denver the first
of the week.
A l. Cook has received 10000
young trout which he has planted
in the spring stream on his Ash
mesa farm. The trout came from
the hatchery at Lake City.
Excavation work for the new
school building is nicely under way.
Will Olinger has been working
on the Koehne and Gilbert cottages
in company with Ash Bros.
Miss Alice Barnes of Wellsville,
Ohio. but who has spent the past
nine months in California. arrived
Saturday for a ten days visit with
her aunt, Mrs. NJ. f. Robinson.
Misses Minnie Weston and
Gladys Danborn and Messrs. Eu-
gene Hensler and Chester Farmer
are among students recently enrolled
at the Delta Business College.
Rev. William j. Sly of the Bap-
tist church. returned Tuesday even
ing from Colorado Springs where
he preached last Sunday in the First
Baptist church and on Monday as
cended Pixies Peak.
now until the 4th and on the night
of July 4th the Independent sub
scriptiion contest closes. That Will
be one of the notable events of
the nations big day this year.
Mrs Geo. +. Lester entertained
her music class of 54 pupils at her
home 23S Columbia street. Wednes-
day afternoon, from two to six
After an enjoyable program had
been rendered, delightful refresh
ments were served.
Judge Percival l.. Coombe left
for New-York. Monday. and will sail
for England about July list. Judge
Coombe goes across to visit his sis
1 ters and other relatives who still
remain in the fog, and expects to
be absent four to six months.
A Y. NJ c. A convention is to
be held in Delta July 6, to consider
plans for a Delta county organiza-
ton. On the local committee are
DR. Groves. l.. ID. Hauscr. Clarence
Smith, Professor Condit. b. p. Smith
, A. II. Stockham and II. j. Baird.
The Y. NJ. p. Sunday school class
of the Methodist church have charge
Z on Friday. of the new soda foun-
tain recently installed by the Os-
4 tain recently installed by the Os-
borne Williamson Drug Company.
The proceeds on that day to go to
the building fund of the new church.
j. II. Hollcrafe and family arrived
in Delta the last of last week from
old Mexico. for visit at the home
of his father, Robert Hollcrafe of
I North Delta. They will remain in
the city for some time and probably
spend an outing in the mountains
before returning to their home
at Nacozaria. Mexico.
The first cutting of alfalfa is now
we'll along. Considerable wheat is
In head. and other grains are grow
ing nicely. Sugar beets. during the
week. have made marvellous growth.
the tops of the early stands now
almost hiding the ground. The Gun
Eison river is fairly high yet and
able to supply abundance of water
through the big tunnel to help out
the Uncompahgre and its valley.
Considerable snow and ice remain
yet at high range.
The Delta Ice and Mercantile
company now have plenty of wagons
and drivers to accommodate their
customers. Anyone not receiving
prompt and courteous treatment
from the drivers will confer favor
on the manager, John c. Murphy.
by telephoning him-black 712-
otherwise he may not hear of any
complaints. Get your ice cards out
Mt n. m. and your ice will be
delivered that day. Ice will be de-
livered on Sunday, July Sd. but not