The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-06-30

| fishing on the Escalante. He re-
turned last evening.
June is one OF the short calendar
months, yet in this short month
there has been five weekly issues
of the Independent. the last one oc-
curing on the 30th.
J WIN. Lamont left Sunday for
Noel, Colorado, where he has ex-
tensive land and stock interests.
me Independent will keep him
I posted on Delta doings.
Miss Belle Lemon returned to
aer nc me in Ouray sunday after
being here for a few days to at
-enu trial IN tie county court, in
which sac was a witness.
Lester Shock returned home Sun
day after spending the winter
travelling over the country with a
theatrical company. He will stay at
nome for the summer at least.
Contributions this week-a good
cigar from DR.. Grove. 1t was burn
d on the altar to his memory with
..ceLse OF good wishes. Its ashes
denote matrimonial prosperity.
Grant Page, manager of the Pao-
ala Packing house, stopped of here
Monday Tor visit with his folks,
enroute to Paonia from Gunnison.
where ne had been on business.
Every low that wants to be in
he HAPPY Hooligan" parade on
d uly 4th. and stand a chance of
winning either the $40 or So prize
should notify r. L. Emry at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mooney
eft Wednesday morning for Den
.er where they expect to remain.
Mr.. Mooney has for some time
ceen in the employ OF John Kurz.
Jeweler R. L. Smith went over
20 Denver yesterday to meet his
wife who has been visiting at her
IA home in Minnesota for several
weeks. He expected to return Sun
day.
James X. LiVingood civil engin-
eer, returned to Crawford Wednes-
cay evening, where he is employ
cd on the engineering work OF the
scenic bitch, after a lew days visit
acre.
= son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
T. G Blackburn, on the 10th. The
/ Independent failed TO get the item
aooner, but it is never too late to
congratulate over these happy ar
rivals.
Clayton Bailey, who was quaran-
tined Tor a lew weeks because OF
scarlet fever. is back at his post
at Harris Pharmacy. His host OF
Irienas cordially welcome his re-
Appearance.
Mrs H. H Barsley arrived Sun
day from Denver and is visiting at
the home of her brother, G. l.. kel-
Ter and family. She will remain I'M
Ill after the Fourth and perhaps
lor some time.
A Cartwright returned from
New mire the first of the week,
where he has been prospecting for
uranium and vanadium. He located
some claims and thinks he has some
good prospects.
Seedsmen say they have doubled
the sale of seeds this spring over
amy other season at Delta. And
the increased acreage of crops, all
looking fine, show they were sown
ia good ground.
Miss Genevieve Hartig, accompan-
led by her mother. Father O'Farrell
and Mr.. and Mrs. John Murphy,
drove up to Cedaredge Sunday in
Miss Hartig's new Stoddard-Day-
ton automobile.
Miss Alice Weston returned to
her home in Montrose the latter
part of last week after having
spent her vacation visiting relatives
and friends on Surface Creek mesa
and Cedaredge.
f. c. Harrington, the genial
Garnet mesa orchardist, was in town
Saturday, and while here remember
cd the Independent office with
pleasant call. He reports a good
crop for this year.
1t is reported that workers have
been sought by farmers from sew
eral groups of tramps camped alons
the railroad tracks, without success
= correct idea would be to push
these good things along.
Miss Eleanor McCash left Sat
friday morning for Denver, after
an extended visit with her parents
on Garnet mesa. Miss McCash has
won splendid reputation at her
profession as trained nurse.
A trainload of Tennessee eN-
cursionists passed through here last
I Saturday, the passengers of which
are seeing the country and We're
on their return from the Northwest.
They only stopped here few
minutes.
Miss Florence Uglow returned
| from Denver "Wednesday after a
pleasant visit there. She was ac-
companied by her cousin, Miss
Hattie Garbutt. of WARREN, Wis,
who will make an extended visit at
the Uglow home.