The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-10-20

| Tuesday morning to visit a day with
his wife and little baby, who were
the guests of Mrs. Houses parents.
Killing frosts have come this
week and the seasons growing
days are practically at an end. The
fall has been late, in proof of which
both strawberries and melons have
been supplied to Delta tables this
week by home growers.
Miss Marie Townsend departed
for her home in st. Louis Tuesday
morning, after spending the sum-
mer with her aunt, Mrs. l.. MacD.
Burgess. Miss Townsend is much
pleased with Colorado climate and
with this section of the state.
Judge McDougal was here from
Gunnson Wednesday on legal bust
ness and returned to his home in
the hills yesterday. The judge likes
Delta very much and thinks Delta
county as good as there is on this
side of the Rocky mountains.
William Hopkins, one of the old
time residents of Ouray, after
brief visit with his brother Frank,
in this city, departed last Friday
evening for Los Angeles, Califor-
mia. where he will while away the
winter months.
F. H. Posey and daughter, Miss
Virginia Brown were arrivals sat
urday from the west, the former
coming in from his regular trip
over the state and Miss Brown from
a visit in Delta with Miss lila King.
l-Montrose Press.
Ray Hunt had a good offer for
his little red Buick car from man
from Montrose last Saturday ana
he accepted, thus leaving him afoot,
but strong and willing to walk. The
little auto is said to be one OF the
best on the market.
Agent Schlapp for the Rio Grande
CONF any at this point, reports much
activity in in his office just now
and il is no difficult matter to CO.
incide with him if one takes note
of the big apple trains leaving Delta
yards for Denver and Eastern mar
kets each day.
Mrs. J. A. Johnson departed last
Monday morning for Wichita, Kan
sas. to attend the national meeting
OF the Woman's Home Missionary
Society of the NJ. E. church. She
expected to be home some time next
week.
Manager A. E. Fox, of the Ram
say Dry Goods company was an
eli st-bound passenger for Denver
: and Greeley Monday morning. He
had business to transact which he
expected would occupy his time for
at least two or three days.
John T. LETTERS is simply the hired
man just now, on the fine frul'
: farm he owned about two years ago
and sold to R. d. Kaufman of Des
Moines. Iowa. Mr.. letters is sup
l erintending the pack of good apples
: on his old place. and, knowing how
p. is not averse to it.
Miss Belle Elliott, who has been
stenographer in the office of Steph-
an & Obert for two years past, de-
? parted last Friday for Los Angeles,
= California, where she may possibly
decide to remain permanently. she
was accompanied to the Pacific coast
by her aunt. Miss Carrie Elliott
Manager Geo. Conklin, of the
Delta County Fruit Growers asso-
. citation. was taken quite i'll last
Friday. and was unable to look
after the business of his office. Wei
land LETTERS was called into service
and handled fruit like an expert
for a day or two.
In these days of great strife how
terrible it must be to own million
.
care for-or on the other extreme,
TO be so poor as TO claim your nelsh-
! bor's purse. if lost with pittance
in it. This latter happened IN
Delta.
Four auto loads of Dictates an
ticipated in pleasant run to Co
iona and back last Sunday, but the
anticipations were frustrated by
The breaking of car at some point
between Delta and Olathe shortly
after the start and all came back.
The injured car was towed in.
Mrs. H. f. Van Volkenburgh de-
parted Wednesday morning for her
cid home in Hamilton, Missouri
where she will visit with daush-
ter and family for six months or a
year. She was accompanied as far
as Denver on her journey by J. D.
Van Volkenburgh, her son.
Marriage licenses We're issued at
the county clerks office this week
as follows: Willard II. Lewis and
Elberta patterson, of Paonia; sam
uel /. Luther of Delta and Jessie
Ruth NEAR. of Muskogee, Okiaho-
ma: Clarence Hunt of Delta ana
Miss Minnie Hamilton of Cedaredge'
Mrs. A. r. King and Miss Ella