The Delta independent., 1911-09-08
LOCAL AND Pc RSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. R. Perkins, of
the Perkins Hotel, went up to Ouray
Sunday morning for a vacation in
the hills.
Attorney Geo. o. Blake was in
town the fore part of the week on
legal business. He returned home
TO Paonia Tuesday.
Dairyman NJ. V. Jones returned
Monday morning from Cottage
Grove, Oregon. after spending sew
eral months visiting relatives in
that section.
Mrs. B. d. Shaw and Miss Min
ME Shaw are guests at the home
of Mrs. Martin and Miss Vera Nc
Cartney, for the week.
The North Fork growers have
been clamoring for expert peach
packers and have appealed to Grand
Junction for aid.
J. NJ. Miner, lnotypist of the
Palisade Tribune, made visits to
Delta and Montrose craftsmen on
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. S. B. Snow hes been at the
Howe Furniture store during the
past two days, buying many hand
some new pieces for her handsome
new home on Main street.
]. Kiser of Austin, arrived home
from Colorado Springs Wednesday
where he went as n lay member
to the NJ. E. conference.
Mrs. Ed Barrow returned home
to Hotchkiss Saturday. after visit
/ ing a few days with her sister, Mrs.
Clarence Mower.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Carl of Mans
! field, Ohio. and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Carl of Shreve, Ohio, arrived Sun
day for a visit with Mr.. Brubaker.
Editor 1. T. Honnold, of the Pea
/ mia Booster. was in town a short
time last Friday. enroute home
after a business trip to Denver.
W. f. Coombs rode twin Ex-
celsior motor cycle from here to
| Grand Junction in three hours
Sunday. registering AIS miles as
/ the distance.
/ Miss Laura Burgess returned
home from Denver Sunday, where
she has been for several weeks,
purchasing Hillman's fall and win
ter stock of millinery.
Editor Watts of the Tribune and
r T. Minnie of the music Co. and
! Carl Doughty. fishermen, have been
spending this week on the Blue,
/ fishing and grouse shooting.
Miss liberia Gallup came down
| from Lake City. where she is en-
ployed as operator in the Western
Union office. last Friday for visit
with her folks.
Gov. Shafroth was on the West
ern Slope last week but failed to
show up at Delta. Some people APP
pear to be careless about what
they miss.
IL now happens nearly every day
that the bus lines must make a sec
end trip to carry the passengers
arriving from the depot to the
hotels.
Mr. and Mrs. b. p. Smith of
Delta. were que at the Gladstone
hotel a part of last week. MIR. Smith
is a nephew of Mine Host Wagner.
-Montrose Press.
You had better make it n point
to drop in at Howe's and look the
prices over. Everything must go
and prices nave Deen maze III az
cordance.
II you think this isn't a corn
country. go into the exhibition room
and take a look at the corn there.
We doubt II 1t can be beat in any
where in the world.
II *. Correll has recovered sut-
ficiently from his spell of typhoid
fever to be around again. but is
not well enough this week to give
his attention to business.
X. II. and George b. Cockreham
of Seattle. Washington, arrived yes
terday for a visit with their brother
S. l.. Cockreham of Delta. This is
the first trip of either of these gen
tlemen to Colorado.
During the political canvass last
fall 1t was declared that there
were 1000 residents of Delta coun-
ty of voting age, who had not been
in the county long enough to vote
This will give an idea of how rapidly
this county is filling up.