The Delta independent., 1911-07-21

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of that place, who was out on
fishing trip.
H. R. Bedford came in from Den
yer Tuesday. Mr.. Bedford is son
of one of Colorado's former most
prominent citizens and statesmen,
Judge Bedford.
John Powers, janitor of the
Delta school buildings has been
successful in getting a nice lawn
started on the grounds around the
Lincoln building.
Lake City played a merry-go-
round ball game with Montrose on
Monday making a score of II for
Lake City and 5 for Montrose. Per-
haps it was the altitude.
Fred d. Warren at the Opera
House July %. Tickets good for
the lecture and 40 weeks subscrip-
ton to the Appeal to Reason, for
sale at Cooks Drug Store.
Irrigation fumes, pipes, culverts,
made of "Toncan Metal" anti-cor-
rosive, rust-resisting. Also irriga-
ton pumping plants. l.. R. Shallen-
berger, phone 72-F., Paonia.
The Woman's Missionary Society
Of the Presbyterian church will
meet with Mrs. G.. w. Arterberry,
On Friday afternoon at O'Clock,
July 2S. Everybody welcome.
| Mrs. McElvaine of Salida. and
her daughters, Mrs. Payne of st.
Louis and Mrs. Peck of Denver, ar
rived Monday for a visit with their
daughter and sister. Mrs. ]. Gillette.
This year is pretty sure to
prove a handicap to even the dry
| farming congress, though it is
doubtful if much of the literature
of that institution has been dam
aged.
Carlton Lippert returned home
the latter part of last week from
Colorado Springs, where he attend
ed school at Colorado College dur
ing the winter and visited until his
return.
Fred C. Kirch, former news
paper man of Kansas but now
agency superintendent for the Hart
/ ford Life Insurance company with
office in Denver, was in Delta on
Monday.
Z. 5. Butcher of Hotchkiss, pas
sed through here Tuesday morn
ing enroute to Chicago and New
/ York. Mr.. Butcher contemplated
witnessing some big league ball
games while away.
This may not be much of a coun-
/ try for geese, but from the size of
the gooseberries brought to mar
ket what few geese there are must
/ be large ones, and not any too
sweet in disposition.
Mrs Seth J. kyffin and children
went over to Denver Sunday for
visit with relatives and friends. Her
cousin, Miss Pearl Ford, who had
been visiting here for short
time, accompanied her.
p. Mundry has taken up his old
stand at blacksmithing in the
shop at his burnt foundry and
would be glad to see as many of
his old customers as are pleased
to give him their trade.
The Austin Journal issued its
first number yesterday by Geo.
c. Reeder. Ii is neat six column
folio and its advertising columns
speak well for the interest shown
by Austin business men.
Raymond Farmer and Lee Seaton
entertained twenty-four little folks
at the home of the former yester-
day afternoon. Games were played
on the lawn after which dainty re-
freshments were served.
Delta has quite colony at the
Grand mesa lakes. where various
ones are spending vacations above
the heat line. The outing of some
of the camping parties will extend
to a month or six weeks.
Miss Clara Oldewelt and Miss
Norma Schause of Milwaukee are
Fritz of California mesa. Miss Old
ewelt is assistant principal of one
OF the Milwaukee schools.
The ball game scheduled for
this afternoon at Mesa Park, be
tween the East and West sides of
town. will no doubt be next in eN-
element to that between the Fats
and Leans of two weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Young, Mr..
Robert Young, Mrs. j. Il. Shelley,
and daughter. Helen. Walter and
VIII Wagner went up to Taba-
gauche Basin last Saturday for
couple of week camping trip.
Mrs. A. r. King and daughter,
Miss Ula, Fred and two younger
brothers, Miss Gertrude Amsbary,
Golding Fairfield and Dan Hughes
of Montrose, form camping party
among the Grand mesa lakes this
week.
The county clerks office looks
lonesome this week in the absence
u ..r Mo- l,ttr
who is on vacation and visit back
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