The Delta independent., 1911-07-14

| >ANNNs -"io- douOSh, WhO was lS-
turning from trip to Denver. They
came up to Delta on the morning
train Wednesday.
No buster time was ever known
among our farmers, and they will
remain up against the busy propo-
sition until winter. But it all
means money to themselves and
others
Sheriff Williams returned home
Friday after spending the 4th with
bis family at Telluride. Mrs. Will
liams and family extended their
visit with friends in Telluride for
a short time longer.
Mrs. S. B. Snow went to Denver
Tuesday, where she will join Mr..
Snow. who has been visiting there
and in the Ault districts for sew
eral weeks. She expected to re-
turn with him in about ten days.
The Independent window shows a
bunch of alfalfa 6 feet high, which
came up volunteer and grew with
out any attention in the editors
back yard. If We could only buy a
horse we'd have an alfalfamobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E Goodwin. of
Denver, were in Delta for a short
visit Wednesday and made the In
dependent office a pleasant call.
Mr.. Goodwin is assistant foreman
of the Rocky Mountain News COM
posing room.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. Mundry and two
/ daughters, Bertha and Della, re-
turned from California Tuesday
morning after spending the winter
there Their trip was somewhat mar
red the last week by the loss of
their Delta foundry by fire.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Holton of
Delta. are in the city to remain for
awhile. Mrs. Holton was formerly
Miss Eileen Schlapp, daughter of
Gus schlapp, a pioneer resident of
the city and is also a cousin of Mrs.
Ian Reid.-Montrose Press.
Miss Florence Uglow and Miss
Ethel Bear etertained the Spoon
Club last night progressively, the
evening being started at the home
of Miss Uglow and the latter part
spent at the home of Miss Bear. A
very fine time is reported.
L. W. Heston OF Long Beach,
California, arrived in Delta Satur-
day to be present at the bedside
oil his son, " B. Heston, who is
seriously i'll with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Heston has typhoid also but
OF milder form.
NJ. B. Cyphers of North Delta,
brought in a beautiful branch of
apples to the Independent office
Monday morning. which were hung
in the window. Mr.. Cyphers is very
well pleased with the seasons out
look.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Cogswell of Denver,
is now located at All Howard street
and will teach decorated china
Iainting, oil painting or pastel,
to all desiring to learn same. Every
lady in Delta interested in this
line is invited to call and inspect
the work.
Robert Gale and Pink" Hunt,
of Delta, came down in Buick
80" yesterday and are spending
the day in the city. They state
that they are going TO ride in the
car from this city to either Salt
Lake or Denver and will leave for
either east or west tomorrow
Grand Junction Sentinel.
A. c. E Bridger was in from Or
chard mesa Wednesday. He stated
that a letter just received by Mrs.
Bridger from her father, in Joplin,
Mo-, told that there was not po-
IN, 1nnlin from
of tie stores or wholesale supply
houses Well, Delta county must
Lot let the show me- people suf-
fer.
A very elaborate entertainment
will take place at the home of Mrs.
Ed. S. Stone on Garnet mesa, to-
night when some twenty couples will
be entertained in honor of Miss
Tucker and Miss kavanaugh, of
Little Rock, Arkansas, who are
mere visiting. Extensive prepara-
tons have been made, and an en-
joyable time is looked forward to.
Leonard Baird left for Des
Moines. Iowa, Tuesday afternoon
on receipt of a telegram announcing
the serious illness of his wife's
father. f. w. Wiltse, Mrs. Baird
has been at home visiting for some
time.
County Treasurer and Mrs. Bert
~ Crawford left for Denver Sunday
on receipt of telegram announc-
ing the death of Mr.. Crawford
mother, Mrs. Isabelle Crawford, at
Denver. A message came Saturday
evening stating that she had had
Il paryletic stroke and another on
Sunday morning resulting in the sad
news of her death Mr. and Mrs.