The Delta independent., 1911-05-05

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the Independent Wednesday night
and found the horse early next
morning, twelve hours before the
paper went to press. 1t pays to
advertise in the Independent.
w. F. Webb was in from We'll
come yesterday. He reports the
apple crop prospects on Payne's
mesa as the finest ever. Mr.. Webb
went on down to Grand Junction to
study spraying down that way.
F. w. Wiltse of Des Moines.
Iowa, spent several days here the
first of this week the guest of his
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Baird.
i. w. Sampson returned to his
home in Telluride Monday, after
having spent several days here on
the sad mission of attending his sis
ter's funeral. Melody Sampson, his
brother, left the following day for
short visit in Telluride.
Misses Hattie and Isabella Nc
MILAN entertained number OF
friends at their home on California
mesa Friday evening, April 2S, the
occasion being a surprise party on
their brother Rollie's birthday.
Twelve guests were present and
al enjoyed a pleasant evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Simpson ac-
com mpanied by Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ID:
King made an auto trip over Cedar
mesa last Sunday spending the even
ing at the coZy mountain home OF
Mort Parsons. They report the
roads on the mesa in fine condition
for auto travelling and fruit pros
poets looking fine.
Four coach loads of people went
to Paonia last Thursday to attend
the Odd Fellows anniversary and
County Sunday School Convention.
The l. o. o. F. boys say they had
splendid time and are loud in
their praise of the royal entertain
ment received at the hands of Pao-
mia lodge members.
Charles Livberum of Montrose,
has purchased the Merchants Cafe
! and is having it thoroughly remod-
eled and will run a first class eat
ing house. Mr.. Lieberum is not a
novice at the business. having con-
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number of years. His announcement
will be seen elsewhere in this issue.
Mrs. {. w. Stoltz viii return To
DEM er next SUNDAY morning after
having spent several weeks in Delta
| assisting her husband during his
| Croub!e. She certainly carries with
Ter the admiration of the Delta peo-
PIE for the loyal support and de-
Notion she has rendered her hus-
band in every conceivable man
ner. She is chuck full of hope and
very optomistic in her belief that
her husbands innocence will event
ually be proven.
Judge Milton r. Welch of Delta,
and Judge John c. Bell of Mont
rose. will leave Sunday morning for
Denver to present the case of C.
w. Stoltz to the supreme court and
ask that writ of supersedeas be
granted pending further proceedings
of this case in the supreme court.
If this writ is granted then Mr.
Stoltz will be permitted to go out
on bail. which will readily be pro-
duced by some of his numerous
friends, who are anxiously await
ing the outcome with optomistic
hopes.
once upon a time, when it was
publicly heralded that La Veta
rarn, Della would be opened on the
first OF May, Hon. John c. Bell of
Montrose was sent for to crate and
use the opener. Mr.. Bell, il is al
It ged, had then come into possess
sion of some new store teeth which
were not yet well broke and every
time he tried to punctuate a sent
ence he was in danger of losin' EN-
Ii may have been that or it may
have been the park that gagged
him. As nearly everybody present
on that occasion had sat down on
sand-burrs, the embarrassment of
Judge Bell was only noted by the
more fortunate few who had re-
mained standing.
a. +. Ault of Delta, an inspector
in the state pure food department.
passed through the city Wednesday
on his way to Denver where he goes
10 see Just where he is at in the
matter of a state position. The state
senate and the governor do not seem
TO get along very well in the matter
Oh appointments. the senate being
inclined to refuse the confirmation
OIL MS appointments. Appointments
We understand, made when the leg
islature is not in session, hold good
until the next session of the legis-
'ature. so IL would seem to no tbe
iihe or least resistance under pres