The Delta independent., 1910-12-23
Delta schools close today

Delta schools close today for
two weeks vacation, to reopen on
January Jth, 1911.
Mrs. Roberts, of Coronado Beach,
California, is visiting her son, Z.
h. Roberts of Elberta.
Hon. George Stephan returned
from Denver Sunday, after taking
IN the Apple Congress.
A ten-pound baby girl was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. hammers, OF
739 Main street, Tuesday.
Misses Jessie and Audrey De Ware
of MontrOse, visited Sundey with
Mrs. George Baker OF Delta.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Vance, OF
the Gayety theatre, left Saturday
TO spend Christmas in Denver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stearns left
Wednesday for Durango. They will
return the first of the week.
The show windows of the Delta
stores present very attractive ap-
pearance in their holiday attire.
Bae Stewart was the fortunate on
to win the saddle at the Catholic
bazaar Thursday night of last week.
NJ. J. SCISSOR and family are new
arrivals in the county from Ohio.
They will live on Grand View mesa.
J. T. Mclean, uncle of Genevieve
Hartig, is here on a visit to the
Hartig family, from Victor, Colo
rado.
Suit has been brought in Grand
Junction to compel the making good
of large amounts of Y. NJ. C. A
pledges.
The First National Bank of Delta
is sending out some very attractive
1911 calendars to the ladies' of the
district.
E. d. Seeley of Redlands mesa,
claims the honor of having sold the
best wheat ever brought to the Del
Ia mills.
Dan Doughty. DR.. Gibbs and Guy
Blair are among those of Delta
who went to Denver to spend the
holidays.
The Delta fire laddies will show
you a good time at their ball. Delta
opera house, Monday night. Decem-
ber 26th.
F. w. Brush. County assessor of
Chaffee county. was looking over
Delta county Friday and Saturday of
last week
The city council lacked a quor-
um at the regular meeting Tuesday
night. Adjournment was taken un-
til last night.
Mrs. F. p. Hunt. accompanied by
her son and daughter, Ray and
Charlene. are spending the holidays
with relatives in Delta
Prof. George p Weldon. ento-
mologist of the Grand Junction ex-
pertinent station. visited in Delta
between trains Sunday.
w. H. Anderson of The Indepen-
dent. leaves today for a week in
Denver. He will return the first OF
the year accompanied by his wife
and baby girl.
The Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian church will meet next
Friday. December 30th. at p. m,
with Mrs. ]. p Kernohan Mrs. P
NJ. Condit. leader.
Mrs. S. l.. Cockreham delightfully."-
entertained the Delta Reading Cir
Gle at her home Thursday afternoon.
Delicious refreshments were served
after the readings.
A. V. Holiday. a son-in-law of the
editor. arrived yesterday from Alma.
Colorado. to spend Christmas. Mrs.
Holiday and little boy have been
visiting in Delta for some time.
"A Detective in Petticoats'' was
splendidly rendered to a large house
by Mrs. Detzer's class Thursday night
OF last week. The play was good and
merited the praise which everybody
bestowed
There are thousands of ways in
which our government could aid
the development of resources,
which are now too great hard
ship to Justify poor men in the un-
dertaking.
Senator George stephan and Rep
C. C. Hawkins of Paonia
will leave the latter part of next
week for the state capitol. to be
present at the opening of the leg
islative session.
A Sunday school teacher recently
asked one of her pupils If he could
explain what IL was made Elijah go
up, and was surprised to have the
small boy promptly reply: 1.-The