The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-07-07
Mrs. F. D. Kinsley entertained
the Fancy Work Club Yesterday

Mrs. F. D. Kinsley entertained
the Fancy Work Club yesterday.
Born, Saturday July 1, to Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Kingery of Delta,
a daughter.
Thomas Clark of Denver. was in
town between trains yesterday on
business.
The country is full of poultry and
the new crop of springs are be-
ginning to move to city markets.
w. R. Tucker of Little Rock, Ar
! kansas, is here for a visit with
his sister and brother-in-law, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed S. Stone, on his way
to California
The F. F. Club and their hus-
bands will be delightfully."- entertain
ed this evening at an open meeting
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E.
Billman.
The Pythian Sisters gave an
entertainment at lodge last night in
honor of Mrs. F. C. Helt, who ex-
poets to leave Delta in a short time.
/ - 80 $3.50 ~ tAiA4V 10 icPoA ltu
Miss Helen Sanders entertained
twenty-four young lady friends on
the lawn at her home on Tuesday
The lawn was decorated appropri-
ately and dainty refreshments were
served.
Miss Edna Garrett of Montrose,
was guest of honor at a porch party
given Wednesday afternoon by her
friend, Mrs. J. H. Ploger, whom she
is visiting. There were % guests
and delightful time was enjoyed
Dainty refreshments were served
The spud enthusiasm continues
TO grow, though the local market
price this week dropped from to
4 cents a pound. Growers are still
confident they will get from $3.50
to 50 per sack for the finished
crop.
The Misses Ida and Elsie Dennis
are expected to arrive in Delta to-
Gay for a visit with their brother,
Rev. j. H. Dennis. Miss Ida will
make an extended visit here while
her sister will, after a few days, go
on to California TO spend the sum
mer.
Through the East hundreds have
died the past week from excessive
heat. Most of the past week the
temperature was lower than the
average here for midsummer cloudy
weather prevailing. The indication
now is for warmer weather for the
next week or two.
Mr. ad Mrs. James Girardet came
in from Denver the first of this
week and spent the 4th with Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Hauser. Mr.. Cir
ardet is well known in Delta and
but a week ago was married to
Miss Edith McQuillen of Milwaukee.
They will live near Cedaredge.
c. L. Girard, who bought the
Moore place up by the high bridge,
is said to have the best showing of
young trees on Orchard mesa. Out
OF nearly 500 trees set, only about
two dozen are dead and the bal
ance are thrifty and making re-
markable growth.
Excessive heat and drouth that
crops in other states are to drive
TO such prosperous irrigated sections
as Delta county. thousands of peo-
pie within the next ten months. who
will want some of our land. 1t Wi
look good 10 them.
Now that the big holiday has
passed and the summers harvest
,, xx-,l1 h.a
eral getting down to business. The
country people are buckling down
to their work with all the intensity
the situation demands. In the
towns the business population are
busy with plans to renew stock
and help supply a market for the
looming produce.
The new fair management is gain
ing general confidence by systema-
thing their bookkeeping and Civ
ing the people chance to know.
With the state aid this fall Delta
can hold one of the best of county
fairs and pay as ii goes. About
very body will be cheered up over
the announcement that our fair is
tic get out of the joke column of the
newspapers.
Cecil Schmid. the we'll known
jewelry clerk at the Roy l.. Smith
store, won the mile foot race the
thought by many who saw him run.
ming it in little under six minutes.
He surprised everyone for but few
knew he could run at all. and
thinking that there was some fast
company in the race, he was hardly
thought of. He let the other fellows
set the pace the first half and then
made his gain in the last. 1t is
thought by manywho saw him run,