The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-22

tin yesterday and made the. ,Inde-
pendent office a pleasant call. and
while here took occasion to advance
his subscription another year.
A free band concert will be given
at the Geyety theatre, Sunday after
noon at 8 O'Clock by the Delta cor
net band and there is but little
question that the concert will prove
treat to the lovers of music.
Christmas exercises of the M. f.
Sunday school will be given at the
church Friday evening, December
22nd at 1880 o'clock. A good pro-
gram has been prepared. All wei
come. Admission: An apple or a
potato for the poor.
J. ]. Mccarthy, former manager OF
the Western Empire at Montrose
and now in charge of the job depart
ment of that office, was in the city
on business Monday evening. He
departed for his home Tuesday
morning.
E. S. Stone and P. E. Coombe
arrived home Sunday evening after
attending the sessions of the Denver
and Colorado Springs Elks lodges
and meeting the grand exalted ruler
and grand secretary, who were on
tour of the west.
Come up with my bill and add
another years subscription; l want
TO give you a little Christmas mon
ey.' This was the greeting of DIR.
Burgin, Tuesday, and maybe it did
not bring us a bunch of Christmas
cheer. May the good Doctors shad-
ow never grow less.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manly and little son
came down from Lake City Tues
day, after spending the greater part
of the summer in that picturesque
mountain section, and visited until,
the following day with Mr.. and Mrs.
]. ]. Travis, when they departed
for their home in Chicago.
Attorney NJ. d. Vincent was an
outgoing passenger Sunday morning
for Salida, where he went to meet
his wife who was returning from
an extended visit with relatives in
the East. and accompanied her TO
their home in Paonia on Tuesday.
A break in the Mountain States
company's toll line on Tuesday of
this week. was locatd at a point
about esix miles east OF this city.
The line force went out in an auto
and had everything in working or
der in just twenty minutes from the
time they left the exchange.
The Mountain States Telephone
and Telegraph company have a
unique but effective way of helping
to make Christmas happy, 10y com
munication between friends at a
distance, which glance at their
half page ad in this issue will ex-
plain. After reading it you will feel
like folliwing its suggestion.
The thermometer told cold
story in a few Western Slope towns
Sunday morning, causing much dis
pleasure to residents who felt that
they should at least venture out in
time for the morning service. The
indicator pointed to four below zero
Twas very summer-like in Delta,
however.
G. T. White, the local undertaken
received a telegram Monday morn
ing. announcing the sudden death
OF brother at Burlington, Colo
RADIO. He departed for that point
on the first east-bound train and
was in attendance upon the funeral
services and burial. Deceased was
fifty years of age at the time of
his demise.
Dave Severance arrived home on
Tuesday morning from an extended
visit in Denver and with his par
efts in Northern Colorado. He re
ports business quiet in all parts OF
the Eastern Slope and particularly
in Northern Colorado, where the
chief crop, potatoes. was very light
Z. ]. Mathews spent few days
in Delta this week from his home in
Paonia. Aside from being one OF
Delta county's largest fruit growers,
Mr.. Mathews has extensive stock
interests. He states that this prom
ises to be one of the best of winters
on cattle, with short feeding
season.
l.. ID. King of Eckert, was in town
yesterday and made good with the
Independent until 1918. Mr.. kins
is one of several hundred Surface
Creek citizens who subscribe for
the Independent. fact of which
the paper is not only appreciative,
but also quite proud.
Clarence Nelson, one of the act
i've fruit growers of the North Fork
section and n member of one of the
big associations of Paonia. arrived
in the city Wednesday morning
being enroute to Florida, where
they expect to spend the remaining
winter months.
A. w. Carr was an outgoing pas