The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-10-27


city last Friday from Carinth, Mis-
sissippi, and put in several days
looking over Delta and the nearby
orchards. This was Mr. Humph-
reys first visit to the Western
Slope, and he expressed himself as
much pleased with the country.
Miss Katherine Murphy, we'll
known and popular trained nurse
of this city, who visited with friedns
in Denver two or three weeks, re-
turned home last Friday evening,
accompanied by lady friend from
Iowa. also a trained nurse, who ex-
poets to locate here permanently.
DR.. n. H. Palmer was an outgo-
ing passenger to the county seat of
Mesa county Sunday evening and
he expects to remain in that city
for several weeks if the weather is
in any sense toleraible He will,
however, return to Delta a little
later to remain permanently.
Mrs. Fred Lewis, who had her
husband arrested and fined s25
and costs last week on a charge of
assault, departed for her home in
Denver Saturday. She was accom-
panied by Miss Lewis, the seven
teen-year-old daughter of her hus-
band by a former wife.
Mrs. NJ. D. Vincent and two
children OF Paonia, were here be-
tween trains Sunday, being enroute
to Nevada, Missouri, where they are
to visit with Mrs. Vincent s parents
several weeks. They We're accompan-
led as far as Montrose by My. Vim
cent, who returned in the evening.
DR.. A H Stockham departed on
Monday morning for Colorado
Springs, where he was to attend the
state Baptist convention which con-
vened in that city on the 23rd and
is to conclude tomorrow. DR.. Stock
ham is president of the state as
ISOLATION and is presiding at this
meeting.
Harry Hauser, Truman Foley,
Walter and VIII Wagner. Harry
Bennett and Frank Crowley, went
up to Lake City Wednesday morn
ing where they are in the govern
ment field service. Harry is col
lecting spruce seeds for experiment
al purposes and the other boys are
making a boundary line survey.
Mrs. Tessie Vogel was granted
divorce from her husband, Peter
Vogel, a we'll known orchardist of
the Paonia district, in the county
court Wednesday forenoon. Mrs.
Vogel will leave soon for an ex-
tended visit with relatives and
friends in Iowa. Attorney Geo. o.
Blake represented the defendant.
F. w. Dickerson, member of
company owning a large tract of
land in the Peach valley district,
departed for his home in Denver
last Saturday morning. after a Wis
it of week in this city on bust
ness. This was Mr.. Dickerson's
first visit in Delta and he is very
much pleased with the city and in
fact. with the community in general.
At late hour last Thursday night
4 runaway team with light con-
veyance travelling behind was stop
ped by persons who happened to
he on the streets at that time and
for an hour or more it was feared
that the driver might have Jared
badly in the accident. Later he was
located and had come out of the
ordeal without a single scratch.
C A. Fox. secretary and treas
urer of the Denver Music company,
was here day ar two looking after
the interests of his company. He
was shown out over the orchards a
little while here by E. T. Minnie,
local representative of the company
and on leaving spoke very highly of
our district. This was Mr.. Cox first
visit to Delta.
Two preachers are to be tried at
the present term of the district
court in Montrose, on criminal
charges. and there is said to be
much conjecture as to the outcome.
Attorney Charlesworth, of Prescott
or LoEans office is in charge of
state cases and is therefore guilty
of an attempt to convict men who
teach the word of God.
\ w. Carr arrived home from
Denver last Saturday evening after
n weeks business and pleasure Wis
II. He accompanied senator and
Mrs stephan when they started to |
Honolulu and Japan and saw them
off on their long journey. Mr.. Carr |
stated that it was decidedly wintry |
in Denver during his short stay and |
that several inches of snow had 1
fallen.
A neat little book of panoramic |
pictures of orchard and farm scenes |
In Colorado. Utah and New Mexico
has Just been issued by the pas