The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-10-06


the Baptist church and will COM
mence his labor Sunday.
Mrs. NJ. r. WEIGH was in Denver
all the present week, departing for
that city Monday morning as dele
gate to the Woman's Club conven-
ton. She expected to return home
either tomorrow or Sunday evening.
! District Attorney R. NJ. Logan
was a passenger for Grand Junction
Sunday evening, where he is to
direct legal proceedings for the peo-
pie in the district court of Mesa
county.
The Penley feed store wagon
suffered an almost total collapse
Tuesday forenoon when loaded heav-
lily with grain and had to be TAX
en- from the point of its distress
on Main street to a repair shop.
Dr. NJ. w. Baxter, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis last
week is rapidly recovering from the
effects of his ailments and opera
ql!A peuoHo9I 90 uoos HIN pue uop
the fighting and foot ball class.
Mrs. Jessie Mccartney and her
two daughters, Mrs. Fred Martin
and Miss Vera, were outgoing pas
sengers Monday evening for Long
Beach, California, where they ex-
pect to spend the winter.
Rev. ]. ]. Lace, pastor of the
NJ. K. church in this city several
years ago. came in from Grand
Junction the first of this week and
spent two or three days here shak-
ing hands with oldtime friends.
James Merchant and family re-
turned from Grand Junction last
Friday where they attended the
Mesa County fair and took a look
at the fruit and other products of
that county.
Geo. ". Bruce returned from the
State fair at Pueblo last Saturday
evening The counties OF Colorado
made a good showing he said, and
Delta was in the front with every
| thing.
Alfred Schloss and wife and Al
win Schloss departed for their homes
at Schloss, Colorado last Saturday
afternoon, after a few days visit
at the home of F W. Hull of this
city.
County Commissioners Geo. c.
/ Wilson and A. l.. Roberts. came in
/ last Friday morning from Grand
Junction, where they attended the
good roads convention and incident
ally took in the Mesa county fair.
]. B. Killian was an outgoing pas
]
morning. His visit in the state
metropolis at this time was to mar
ket several cars of cattle from this
section.
c. ]. Emry and a friend from
I Longmont. Colorado, were here sew
I eral days this week, looking over
our orchards and fruit lands with
view of purchasing Both gentlemen
are highly pleased with this sec
ton of the state.
]. F.. Hutchison, the Salida mar
ket man, who has many hundred
cattle in this section of the West
ern Slope, came in from his home
town last Sunday evening and put
in a few days looking over his camp
at Bowie.
l. Miss Ruby Turner, who was
quite i'll with typhoid fever for sew
eral weeks and who suffered a re
lapse after almost complete recov-
cry, is now reported as doing nice
iy and may soon be able to get
about in her usual good health.
A bright little baby girl came
to brighten the home of Mr. and
Mrs. H Z. Stockham last Friday
morning. and as a result Harry is
stepping much higher than usual
and is as cheerful as a boy with
his first pair of boots.
Eight cars of cattle We're ship
ped to the Denver market from this
point last Friday morning by Clar-
ence +. Mower, II. +. Stockham and
Clarence Hooker. Three cars more
were added to the shipment at
Whitewater.
At a congregational meeting of
the Presbyterian church Monday
evening, October end. UNANIMOUS
call was extended to Ralph Knox
of Indianapolis. Indiana, which
has been accepted and he will be
here about November LIST.
Frank c. Helt, former Delta jew
eler. is now located at Ration. New
Mexico, having recently engaged in
business at that point. The many
Delta friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Helt
will wish them well in their new
home.
The local Y. NJ. c. A. has just
issued the first annual report in
neat booklet form. which shows that
association to be gradually gaining
in strength and POPULARITY The lit