The Delta independent., 1911-02-17
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

| NeO- - iSiiiy lldut DuSlHeSS LTD
to Paonia Wednesday,
Special prices on semi-porcelain
plates. Stockham's.
Judge Bell was here Tuesday from
Montrose. attending court.
Sam Farmer returned to Delta
the first of this week from Missouri.
District court -orened in Delta
Tuesday, with Judge Sprigg Shack
elford on the bench
Blustery spring, will come with a
sling. and shoot you in the eye with
a pebble-by jing.
| From the number of weddings late
! ly, it would EN- that Cupid's marks
manship is improving.
Mrs. w. H. Anderson and little
daughter arrived from Denver Mon
day afternoon. They were accompan-
led home by Mrs. Izett, an aunt of
Mrs. Anderson.
The open winter has given far
mers an opportunity to get through
with quite an amount of field work.
Flowing has b en- done in places
and pruning is well under way in
the orchard sections.
j. B. Garouette, of Denver, who
holds extensive land interests
around Delta and O,athe. was here
on business the latter part of last
week
Fred G. Holmes, manager of the
Western Land & Sugar Company at
Grand Junction, spent several days
in Delta in the interest of his COM
pany, the past week.
Montrose papers announce pros
poets of arranements to feed pas
seners there. This looks like a thing
the railroad should do. as the trains
arrive there about the noon hour
"Wednesday evening after the reg
ular picture show at the Lyric
theatre. the members Of the Laicos
Club gave The District school
which was enjoyed by everyone
present.
The high school cadets OF Delta
are petitioning for a militia com
pany at that place A number of
Delta boys are now members of the
Montrose company EN-
pire.
Mrs. Clayton Bailey entertained
the Laicos Club on Wednesday
afternoon. February Sth. Literary
topics were discussed and a musical
program rendered. Dainty refresh
ments were served by the hostess
The annual meeting of the Pres
byterian Missionary society will be
al w
Friday, February 24th, at 3 p. m.
A full attendance is desired. Mrs.
c. p. Bragg. secretary.
Mrs. Gutshall has recently set
tied n federal timber claim for
$4,000, in Montrose. The claim was (
for about five times that amount /
and was for timber said to have /
been cut from public domain some .
years ago.
Many letters came back to Delta
people Wednesday, all slit open
They came from Counci, Bluffs. Ia.
and were marked: Found in rified
pouch. So far as reported. none
Of the Delta letters contained any
money.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Perry Mcintyre of olathe, February
1, and daughter to Mr.. and Mrs
Erick Berry February Z Also
laughter to MIR. and Mrs Charles 1
iehrig. February 5. The population
IF olathe is sure growing.
Starr Nelson and l. b. Raichart
eft on Monday to attend as dele
gates, meeting of the Farmers
Union at Colorado Springs. There
we're also delegates from Austin
md other parts of the county.
whose names we failed to catch.
Miss Jessie Clark entertained the
'riscillas, one of the young womens
sunday school classes of the Presby- /,
erian church. last Friday evening.
'eburary 10th. New officers were
elected and various games were in
lulged in and delightful refresh 5
nents were served. ,
Clinton l.. Oliver returned from
trip to Pennington. New Mexico. .
nd was here between trains Satur-
lay. He says the peaches will be {
II bloom there In another week and |
pples in two weeks. The people of {
hat section are worried about |
pring frosts. 4
A number of Delta Elks attend |
d lodge at Montrose last Thursday l
light, b. +. Reed, of this city, be-
anne n new member. Delta should s
ave an Elk's lodge. The require :
nent of 5000 population should be II
S easy to get here as at Montrose. q
Y taking in North Delta and some n
( the mesas. l.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Parkins II
eturned to Delta last Saturday from q
ouch. Oklahoma. where they have y