The Delta independent., 1910-11-04

Mrs. Walter Singleton came home
from Salida last Saturday, having
fully recovered from an operation
that city.
| The Delta Sunday School Asso-
citation will hold an institute We'd
nesday afternoon and evening at
the Baptist church.
| Election returns will be received
at The Independent Office Tuesday
night, through Colorado Telephone
comopany bulletins. Bulletins will
be displayed in the Office windows
as received.
One of the odd "puffs'' given a
candidate, eminates from a West
ern Slope newspaper which says:
He is widower without children
1t looks like bait thrown out to
the unmarried lady voters.
Prof. r. S. Herrick left Saturday
for Denver and Fort Collins expect
ing to be gone until after the hol-
idays. He will be kept busy making
out reports and looking after the
Denver cold storage inspection. The
Independent will keep him informed
on Delta doings
Prof and Mrs. Forest will leave
Delta about the 18th of this month
for Lincoln, Nebraska and Portland,
Oregon. Mrs. Forest is to pursue her
n. usical studies at Lincoln the COM
ing winter, while Mr.. Forest will go
to Portland, where his wife will
join him in the spring.
Mr. and Mrs. j. C. Gale arrived
in Delta a few days ago from the
Cripple Creek district and are so
pleased with this section of the
country that they have decided to
make this their home. They are
living in the Hastings residence on
Palmer street. Mr. Gale is a pa
per hanger.
The Western Sugar and Land CO.,
at Grand Junction has appropriated
$4,000 with which to advertise the
Grand valley. Why doesen't it ad-
vertise the Uncompahgre and Gun
nison valleys. where most of its
beets are raised. 1t could also do
good stroke of advertising up this
way by building a factory at Delta.
a Delta man was told by his ply
sician short time ago that he
was eating too much meat. and told
to eat more nuts for food He
complained to the doctor last week
that his digestion was in no way
being benefited by the nuts. What
kind of nuts did you try?" asked
the doctor "doughnuts.' was the
reply.
BY a glance at The Independent
this week it can be seen that the
office force have had some extr
| work, and in the rush. made more
binding by little mishaps to machin.
ery-swhfch usually come at such a
time the work was more or less
retarded. If there are a few little
mistakes, the Indulgence OF the
reader is asked.
S. Huntingdon and daughter left
Delta yesterday for Elpaso. Tex
as, where he goes to spend the win
ter in search of better health. Mr.
Huntingdon has another daughter liv'
ing at Elpaso and teacher at the
college. Mrs. Clara Whistler, whom
The father and sister will visit. The
rest of the family will remain on the
ranch near Delta.
Welch & Merrill report the fol
lowing sales: 100 acres on Garnet
mesa. ~ miles east of Delta, be-
longing to John w. Carroll and Geo
b Kicker. to Herman Mailer OF
South Dakota, consideration S1T,'
900. so acres in the Surface Creel
country belonging to the Hinchmal
heirs to John E Barrett of Ill. con
j sideration $1,000
Miss Edith Bigger, who with hel
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Bigger
left Monday for the Pacific coast
to spend the winter was delightful!
entertained Friday night by hel
many friends with surprise party
Games wree INDUCED in until II
o'clock Hot chocolate, cakes an6
candy were served as refreshments
The crowd all had jolly. good
time and departed wishing theil
little friend a happy journey. Those
present were: Misses Dorthea Tol
sted. Eva Petit, Gladys Buam. Audr.
Keenen, Sarah Dorsey. May Laden
Shirley Rodgers, Freda Dan Baum
Myrtle Rodgers. Ester Hinton, Ruth
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