The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1911-12-15

The F. F. club was pleasantly en-
tertained by Mrs. John Uglow and
her daughter at their home on South
Main street Tuesday afternoon. The
mem bers were out in goodly numbers
and enjoyed the afternoons doings
10 the fullest extent, concluding
with delightful luncheon.
Esteemed Lecturing knight P. Z.
Coombe, of Delta Lodge No. 1885,
b. p. o. Z, left for Denver and
Colorado Springs Tuesday. At the
latter place he expects, with others,
to meet the new Grand Exalter Rul-
er
Avon and Foster Salisbury, the
| former of Salt Lake and the latter
OF Park City, Utah, who were here
to lay their respected father, the
late d. G.. Salisbury, to rest, re-
turned to their respective homes
yesterday
T. A. Carpenter, who has had a
lease on the Miller lunch car for
Sax months past, departed for his
home in Chanute, Kansas, Wednes-
day morning. Mr.. Miller will pos
sibly take charge some time next
week.
Inc weather has continued that
class of unbroken sunny days with
crisp nights for the past month.
There has been no snow in Delta,
except barely enough at one time to
whiten the ground. AT present the
roads are dry and dusty.
DR.. NJ. w. Baxter, who under
went an operation for appendicitis
some two and half or three months
ago, was about the streets on Mon
day for the first time. He is still
quite weak from his long confine-
ment but states that he is gaining
daily and expects soon to be re-
scored to his former condition.
Twins in birth, inseparable in life,
| it is probable that Frank and Ernest
Williams of Naturita, will be COM
panions in death. Frank Williams
| died at the cabin of himself and
brother last Saturday morning and
Ernest Williams is so low with grief
that his life is despaired of.-Tel-
luride Journal.
Miss Ethel Miller came in from
Denver the latter part of last week
after completing a course at Mercy
hospital and graduating as a train
ed nurse. She will visit with her
parents in this city until after the
holidays and may then return to the
capitol city.
! The oank statements of the Delta
banks show deposits of nearly three
quarters of a million. There are three
banks in Delta and six others IN the
county. The nine banks of the coun-
ty doubtless hold on deposit fully
a million and a half of dollars
Ralph Kinney, at one time mem
Der of the Colorado Fruit Growers
association clerical force, came IN
Tuesday from the Monte vista ais-
trict, where he is doing service LOT
Uncle Sam as a forest ranger, anu
is visiting with his family
s-EJ. Richards, of the Mountain
States Telephone company, came In
the first of the week from tour
of the states north and west he
reported snow almost everywhere ex-
cent Delta, and again expressed MS
enthusiasm over our superior Gil
mate.
The young people Of this city are
having all kinds of sport these fine
winter evenings at the various shat-
| ing places nearby. Parties are ior"-
ed each evening and often they con-
Time the merry-making until la'e
hour. with huge fires to lend luslre
TO the occasion.
CIV Blair was west bound pas
senger for Spokane, Washihe 'oh'
Wednesday evening. He goes 'here
on both business and pleasure anu
a,nects TO be gone a week OF Ten
days. cra
Mrs. f. w. A Fisk of Grand
runc,ion president of the Gunnson
Presbyterial Woman's Mission ,.. ,
society. will visit the local soeie'!
at its next regular meeting, Decem-
her 22nd, at the home of Mrs. W.
C. Cook.
j. b. Killian took in the stock
show in Denver last week, where
he was honored by being chosen
as a delegate to the next national
live stock convention. Four other
delegates We're appointed from var
ious sections of the state.
Harry A. Richardson, who haa
charge of the Delta and Mesa coun-
ty exhibits at the horticultural con
sress at st. Joseph, Missouri imme-
diately following the National APP
pie show in Denver, is home from
that city and reports that our eN-
hibits attracted much attention as
we'll as winning the usual premiums.
Notice is called to the corrected
statement of the First National Bank
in this issue. In publishing the
statement last week the lndepend-