The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-11-24

was well attended and all are will
| ling to say that those ladies can
certainly furnish an appetizing meal
one that is well worth the fee
demanded
F. w. Trechter, owner of the pool
and billiard parlor on Main street.
has just hung up a fine bear skin
rug and deer head, trophies OF his
hunt in the Tabaguache country this
season. The tanning and mounting
is the work of a local taXidermist
and is certainly commendable.
Part of car load of choice APP
pies shipped from this city to Den
yer during the present week, was
consigned to the Orphans Home
in that city land the expense OF
the luxury at the home. will be
shared by the state, Delta county
and Sam Snow.
MIR. and Mrs. T. E. Sechrist came
down from Rogers mesa where they
were guests of relatives and friends
few days, last Saturday morning,
and were here with their daughter.
Mrs. C. l.. Keller until Sunday,
when they proceeded to their home
in Montrose.
G. A. Morris and family of Ce-
daredge, departed for their former
home town in Iowa last Friday, hay
ing disposed of their farm property
in the Cedaredge district. and are
expecting to remain there permanent
ly. G. Z. Morris, a son, goes to
Wichita, Kansas.
Charles Charlesworth, a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Charlesworth
of this city, who operates a limo
type machine on the Daily Herald at
Lexington, Kentucky. underwent an
operation for appendicitis last week
according to advices received from
the Kentucky city, and is now get
ting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Lewis ar
rived in the city last Sunday from
Stevensville, Montana, and are Wis.,
iting a few days with Frank Hin
man at Austin. Mr. Lewis and wife
are on their way to Chicago and
other Eastern points for an extend
ell visit.
Geo. c. Crabill, the hay and grain
merchant who has occupied the cor
ner room in the old Delta National
bank building ever since the tear
ing down of his former place OF bust
ness on Main street, began moving
into the new brick adjoining the
!Iillman block last Friday and now
1as as fine quarters as can be found
on the Western Slope.
A. d. Fellers was an outgoing
far hnnna N Enllartnn
Nebraska. last Saturday morning,
after putting in a few days looking
over the orchards and farm lands of
this district. He considered the
apples and potatoes grown here the
finest he ever saw anywhere and
took a few samples back with him
to show his Nebraska friends.
N H. Castle and Z. J. Richards
made an auto trip to Grand junction
Tuesday morning. Mr. Castle re
turned the following day and Mr..
Richards. after short stay in the
Mesa metropolis. proceeded to Den
yer. Mr.. Castle reported the roads
in good shape and said the drive
each way was made in about three
hours
Mrs. NJ NJ. Benedict, a former
well known resident of this city,
is here from her present home in
Los Angeles, California, on both
business and pleasure, arriving here
from the coast state Monday. She
will visit a daughter in Montrose
before her return west. Louis Bene-
dict, her son, is employed in
bank at Los Angeles.
L. j. Richards of the Mountain
States Telephone Co, is to deliver
an address before the people of Dur
ango next Wednesday on Tele-
phony," and all Delta people who
know Dick" know full well that he
can entertain and interest his hear
ers. He will also speak at ban
quet celebrating the completion of
tho new water system at Olathe,
one week from today.
Tho Olathe Criterion has announc-
cd the adoption of the cash in ad-
vance subscription. The Criterion
has had the same experience as
other papers, with people who
take the paper any number OF
years its publisher sees fit to send
it. then. when asked to pay for it,
will make any of a dozen excuses.
and, If possible. beat the bill.
Guy Blair and Geo. Crabill were
out duck shooting about two hours
last Friday evening. and came in
with six fine specimens of the feath-
cred family. Crabill bagged one that
weighed nearly six pounds, accord
ing to Blair. and looked something
like rooster. George is chick
en- fancier all right and 1t is just
possible that the big one was drop