The Delta independent., 1911-06-02

| MISS LeOha Lamp returned to
Ter home in Montrose the first of
this week after assisting for week
in the office of the Colorado Tele-
phone Company.
Fred King returned Tuesday even
ing from Denver, after finishing an
otner year strenuous work in the
Jaw department of the Denver
University.
A carload of Buick autos came
in Monday to the Meyer Mercantile
company. Joe Gallup gets one and
we understand the others were
shipped on orders.
The rose blooms are here prompt
ly with the advent of June and it is
% the credit of this city that SO
many beautiful roses can be seen
on the lawns and around the
.iomes.
George Schwartz, who has been
dispensing soda at Harry Mathers'
Tor some time, left for Denver
wednesday for a vacation trip, ex-
lecting to be gone until about June
IS.
George H. Duke, Fred Simons,
Harry Hayward, Walter Thomas.
I'D Hanson and John C. Mitchell
were in from Hotchkiss Wednesday
night to attend the meeting of the
hewiy instituted Elks lodge.
Frank Shields returned to Delta
Wednesday after spending the win
ter months in California and Ari-
iona and Will remain here during
the summer to look after his ex-
,ensive property interests
Geo. B. Shetterly left Sunday for
mis- home in Alamosa, after spend
ing several weeks here looking after
lis property interests. The Inde-
pendent keeps him informed as to
what is taking place in this section.
All vegetable and fruit growth
VIII be rapid from this time "n
There is no place in the world
where such growth is more rapid
with the advent of summer than
in Delta county.
H. S. Ried and Miss Marie Davis
were married in Montrose the first
OF last week and spent the few first
days OF their honeymoon in Delta.
They returned to Montrose, where
they will live, last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Pregent, Miss Gen
evieve Hartig, Joe Harrington and
Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy drove
up to Lazear Sunday TO attend the
dedication of the new Catholic
church at that place.
Ross Conklin went over to Colo
rado Springs Monday to help the
students OF Colorado College, among
whom he was recently numbered,
celebrate the winning of the state
intercollegiate base ball champion
ship.
There is little if any question
but that Delta county will ship
more fruit this year than all the
balance of the Western Slope. Her
proud, title of being the banner
county of the United States will be
gloriously upheld.
Mr. and Mrs Howard Fletcher
came up from Grand junction Sat
urday, the latter for a visit of
couple of weeks with relatives here,
while Mr.. Fletcher will transact
BUSINESS III ohaHd ior tue SAME
period of time.
f. S. Corbin left Wednesday for
Green River country, Utah. where
himself and associates have a lot of
oil land. His quick start was i'm
PEELED by the receipt of tele-
gram which read: Have struck oil
and well is spouting fine
ic hn nf
the new Buick run-about which
Tuesday by the Meyer Mercantile
company. Ray has kept the en-
gine hot ever since the machine
came out of the car.
Grand Chancellor H. II. Wolbert,
of the Knights of Pythias, return
ed to Delta on "Wednesday of last
week after travelling over the state
for three months, in which trip he
visited about all the X. of p, lodges
in Colorado.
Two or three weeks ago there
were few cases of sickness in
Delta diagnosed as scarlet fever,
the patients all having recovered
or are safely on the road to re-
covery, With one or two exceptions
the cases were of mild form.
The Wire-Baird Realty company
and Attorney II. j. Baird have one
OF the ground floor rooms of the
new Bank and Investment COM
panys building, facing the post
office block, which is equipped in
nice office style and into which they
have moved.
The Eighth grade gives its play
at the opera house tonight. The
MI