The Delta independent., 1911-09-08

lily returned Sunday afternoon from
Clarksburg. West Virginia, where
they have been for several months
visiting friends and relatives. that
city being their former home.
1t was a very pleasant sight to
see the expression of delight on
the faces of the many satisfied buy
ers as they left the Howe Furni-
ture store during the opening days
of the sale.
w. d. Wheeler has the contract
for $1,000 bungalo for Mr.. G. A.
Stryker on Garnet mesa. This hand
some bungalo will occupy the lots
adjoining the recently completed
beautiful residence of w E. Obert.
DR.. F. w. Grove was so well
pleased with the prices that pre-
vail at the closing out sale of the
Howe Furniture Co, that he bought
many heavy pieces and will store
them until he moves into his new
home.
Miss Sadie Hornsby returned
home from Denver Saturday, where
she spent the summer studying to
be a trained nurse.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Wolbert re-
turned home Saturday from Canon
City. after attending the grand
lodge session of the Knights of
/ Pythias..
Michael O'Rourke, Sr.. who was
seriously i'll through the spring,
visited the Independent office yes
terday, fully recovered, and renewed
his subscription to the paper.
C. T Hobson. who has charge of
/ H. X. Correll's undertaking de-
partment. is now located at the
Captain Bragg residence, where he
will answer night calls, or you can
call Correll's. Both phones.
Miss Minnie Shaw gave a line
party at Dreamland for several of
her frineds Tuesday evening, after
which lunch was served by the hos
tses and a delightful evening en-
/ joyed by all the guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. J. Chamberlain
and two children. of Lyndon, H.,
arrived the latter part of last week,
for a visit with DR.. and Mrs. J. E.
| wheelock Mrs. Chamberlain and
Mrs. Wheelock are sisters.
Delta county has been apportion-
ed 1900 this year for road work
by the state highway commission,
which completed the division of
its available money for the present
year, Tuesday.
Mrs. G. w. Artebury and daugh-
tiers, Ada and Esther, returned
home Saturday from Denver, where
Miss Ada has been quite i'll. She
is reported to be doing nicely at
present. however.
Mrs. Springer of Ottawa, Kansas,
is visiting MIR. and Mrs. Robert
Young and Mrs. Taylor, this week.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Freed.
Sunday, September 3rd, a daughter.
Parents and child are reported do
ing nicely.
John J. Travis. C. w. Rippey and
]. H. Hill constituted an incoming
party from Delta and Montrose on
Tuesday coming up to look after
mining and other interests. We
honestly believe fishing or matters
pertaining to fishing, was the in
side issue.-Lake City Photograph.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Salisbury
Mrs. Minnie Taylor and Miss West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Young, Mr..
and Mrs. Gregg, Charlie and Mrs.
Barker. picniced at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Young. up the Gun
rison river. two miles from Delta.
Sunday. They report a fine time
and a rousing picnic dinner.
Rev. Watson of vallisca, Iowa.
left Delta Monday for his home, ac-
companied by his daughter. Miss
Emma, the accomplished pianoist
who has been spending the sum
mer in Delta. ev Watson filled
the pulpit at the Baptist church
here Sunday.
Labor Day passed quietly in Delta
the parade being mainly in singles
and doubles to and from the shops
Only the postoffice and banks re-
manned closed. The schools met 10
grade and equip pupils. Delta is
too busy place to observe holt
days. especially when they are
flocking to the calendar in such
numbers. The markets of the city
We're open and many loads of fruit
and produce were hauled in to sell
or for shipment. 1t was Labor
Day. Why not?
Physicians say that a typhoid
fever patient will excrete germs by
the million for thirty days after
he is up and around. The danger
of contagion is for these to get
into the water that is used for
drinking. A whole river has been
known to be contaminated from Z
single case of typhoid.
Michael o'Rourke. Jr., made this
office n pleasant call yesterday and
renewed subscriptions to the indie
pendent to three friends nj distnn;