The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-08-25

hrS. oullln two daughters, HELEN
and Coline, accompanied her.
The ladies of the Catholic church
gave a party at the Adam Shaffer
ranch on California mesa Thurs
day night of last week. A large
crowd attended and all reported a
joyous time.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Arthur went
over to Denver Sunday to spend a
couple OF weeks visiting friends.
Eddie Heider left for California,
Sunday afternoon, where he will
spend several months
The members of the Spoon club
enjoyed picnic and beef steak fry
at Coffeys grove north of town on
"Wednesday afternoon. In the even
ing the crowd formed a theatre
party at the Gayety
The Jolly Thirteen Club was roy
ally entertained last Thursday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. w. D.
Wheeler. About tweney ladies were
present and reported a fine time.
Dainty refreshments were served
Harry Hayward's horse got away
from him Sunday and Eleanor
Simonds and Inez Poe were thrown
from the buggy with fortunately
only slight injuries. The buggy
was somewhat broken-The North
Fork Times.
Miss Cordia Utterbach, who has
been visiting her grand parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Dawson, for the
past two months, left Wednesday
for her home in Fort Morgan. She
was accompanied by her aunt, Mrs.
Olive Hale and son, Allen.
Miss NJ. E. Emry, who has been
here for some time visiting her
brother, Clarence, went to Delta
Thursday where she will visit her
brother, Roy. for a few days and
then will return to her home in
Fairfield, Iowa.-North Fork Times.
Delta has just adopted city
ordinance under the recent con-
stitutional amendment giving its
citizens the right of the initiative
and referendum in all municipal
matters Delta is always a progress
sive city.-Grand Junction News.
Prof Hollingshead. principal of
the new State Normal school at
Gunniscn was in Delta Saturday
and made the Independent a very
pleasant call in company with Prof.
Condit. city superintendent of the
Delta schools.
The Colorado Orchard company's
big peach orchard near Cory. which
earlier in the year was thought to
be SO damaged by frost that there
would hardly be any crop at all,
now reports an estimated crop OF
5000 boxes of peaches.
w. r. Tucker left Wednesday,
after a visit at the home of his
sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed S. Stone, for California and
after a short visit there, he will
Arkansas
The present season has. accord
ing to statements of statisticians,
broken the worlds heat record
Colorado has been pleasant, not ex-
ceeding its average climatic record
and hardly attaining to the aver
age
VIM. Fraser returned home to
Alma Sunday. Messrs. Smith and
Kuhn left for home Tuesday. The
three gentlemen spent several days
looking over the country and all say
they never saw such a country for
fruit
Speaking of friend who had re-
Gently died in another part of the
state. a Delta man said sorowfully:
Il had hoped that when he died he
would come to Delta but | fear he
has been sent down to Grand juno
ton.
NJ. R. Lincoln. prominent merchant
of Delta, was operated upon for ap-
pendicitis Wednesday afternoon by
Drs Burgin. Hick and Mccartney.
His case appears to be a severe
one and it will perhaps be a num-
Der of days before he is out of dan
ger.
Ralph Johnson. who for several
months has been with the force at
the Ramsay Dry Goods store. left
afternoon for Portland.
Oregon, where he has accepted
position. Mr.. Johnson has made
many friends while in Delta, who
regretted his departure
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Wilson arrived
and Mr.. Wilson entered
the employ of A ]. Worse of the
Delta Creamery. Mr.. Wilson halls
from Marshalltown, Iowa. and is
an experienced butter maker. Dur
ing the past few months the cream
cry business has developed to such
an extent that a professional at the
business Is found necessary.
The room in the new bank block
is beginning to look like n show
room in fact. Tables are being
loaded with fruit and other pro-
ducts All those who have sons