The Delta independent., 1911-03-24


quite up to our own standard of
weight, but when it grows up, we
should like to make a trip on it.
After pleasant visit of two
weeks at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John kurz. Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Stablern, of Gilmore, Nebraska. de-
parted for their home Monday. Mrs.
Stablern is sister of Mrs. Kurz.
Mrs. NJ. Stearns, who has been
visttir at the home of her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. F. R.
Stearns, left yesterday for Atwood,
Kansas, where she will remain for
some time with another son.
C. C. Grim. of Hill City, South
Dakota, arrived in Delta "Wednesday
and will remain for perhaps
month. Mr.. Grim bought land near
Cedaredge two years ago and ex-
pects,' little later, to locate here.
Frank White, foreman at the
Tribune office, took his wife and
baby to the ranch near Hotchkiss on
Saturday. Mrs. White has suffer-
ed severely with rheumatism for
some time and they think the change
may be beneficial to her
Mrs. Leonard Baird and Mrs
Fred Martin entertained the Laicos
Club and their husbands at the
home of the former, Tuesday even
ing. About thirty-two guests were
present and a pleasant time en-
| joyed, one OF the features of which
was a thre= course luncheon.
Shirley 5 Doughty and Miss Irma
Schneider, both of Cedaredge, were
united in marriage at that place
Wednesday They are both old resi-
dents of Delta county. The groom
IS a nephew of Dan S. Doughty OF
Delta. who was present at the
wedding.
Miss lGa NJ. Stauffer has closed
very successfuI tern Ci school at
Spencer and We sio sorry to see
her leave she will visit Berg S
ranch. on the Gunuison river, for
few days before returning TO her
home in Delta.-Gunnison News
Champion.
=. W. Sparks was convicted Of
aegiecting mis- wife in their cabin
up on the Muddy" at Paonia. this
week and sentenced To sixty days
in jail. Sparks was charged with
having left his wife, who was i'll ano
mentally frail. in the cabin without
food. while he loafed in town.
Indications point to an early
spring. Still it is well enough to
remember that apples as big as
hickory nuts were cut from the
trees LAST season by frost after the
middle of May Smudge pots are
good thing for a like occasion.
A. V. Bruce of Paonia was
brought to Delta last Friday by his
brother, Geo. w. Bruce of Delta.
suffering with typhoid fever He
was removed to the hospital at Sa-
Ida SUNDAY where he can receive
the best 81 attention, and the doc
tors think he viii soon he out again.
Orchardists should be on their
guard this spring. full crop
means much to them and to the
county, The danger from frosts.
I If dan ger sloIli be threatened, the Y
should be prepared and every citizen
should likewise hold himself in
readiness to get into the ii iglt ng
rank and aid.
In glancing over a file of the
Independent published 20 years ago,
We read with pleasure good
boosting article. There is little
doubt but to this paper is due much
of the credit for the fact that Delta
county has gradually come into her
own just fame as the banner county
of the United States. The Indepen-
dent seems always to have been a
booster and always will be.
o. Voge received letter this
week from his sister in Muscatine,
Iowa, stating that forty-four but
ton factories. two large sash and
door factories. together with sew
eral large institutions had closed
down. and that the railroad had
been forced to increase the depot
accommodations there to accommo-
date the crowds leaving. Three
hundred families left one day.
In the case of John Teeslink
vs.. Andrew ID. Taylor. which occupi-
ed Tuesday afternoon and Wednes-
day forenoon in the county, colrt
in which the plaintiff asked 500
/ com WlllISSloH oi u saie ol Norlu rorh
property. the jury decided that he
be allowed half the amount, $3.50.
Taylor had to stand the costs. An
application for new trial was filed.
Judge 4. r. King was attorney for
the plaintiff mad John Il, Charles
worth for the defendant.
The new Methodist church will
soon be completed The first service
in the main building was held last
Sunday, The pipe organ is expect
ed in May, but the exact date for
dedication has not been set. The
new building is a handsome one