The Delta independent., 1911-04-21

The following item is from Tues
day Montrose Empire: "Mr. and
MIS-. Emmet Meyer and Mr.. and
Mrs. koy Hickman were up from
Deita sunday in Mr.. Meyers new
touring car" Delta people are
wandering when the double we'd
ding took place. However the item
was good for the cigars at this
Office
REV. and Mrs. Ferris, of Cedar
edge, left Tuesday for Houston, Pa,
Where Mrs. Ferris will enter a
sanitarium for medical treatment
Rev. Ferris expects to remain in
Pennsylvania for a couple of months
in the hope that by that time
the health of Mrs. Ferris may be
sufficiently improved to return to
Colorado
1t would be strange if a news
paper in its hurry to grab every
item OF possible news, should not
make an occasional mistake. When
mistake occurs, the editor who is
fair, is always willing to be cor
rected and make amends. Just set
him right, and he and the reader
it.
The Women's Missionary So
ciety OF the Presbyterian church
will hold its monthly meeting at
the residence of Mrs. c. ]. Lippert,
S17 Palmer street on Friday, April
2Sth, at o'clock. The leader, Mrs.
Helen King. has prepared an un-
usually interesting program and
all the ladies' are urged to be
present. Answer to roll call by
promises.
Mr.. Clinton Doughty, wife and
child came in on Sunday for visit
with Mr. Doughtys cousins, Carl,
Dan and G. H. Doughty, whom he
had not seen for fifteen years. The
cousins took a spin in Joe McGraw's
auto around the Cedaredge country
country is looking fine. Mr.. Doughty
took train for Portland, Oregon. his
home Monday afternoon.
Otto Voge has bought a pack of
hunting dogs-grey and fox hounds,
and is planning a big hunting trip
for August. at which time Messrs.
P. NJ. Baker and NJ. P. Skeen will
arrive from Artesia, New Mexico,
and accompany the party Frank
Cole will act as guide and they
will have pack horses and provi-
sions sufficient for a several week 5
camp. The hunt will be around the
Muddy.
Stearns Bros. in charge of the
job printing department at the In
dependent office, have been given
the contract for the printing of the
Cooperative Telephone Companys
book lists The Stearns boys are
hard workers and splendid printers,
who are not only doing the bulk of
the work at home, but are bringing
in money by turning out large con-
tract Jobs from different counties OF
the state.
We noticed an item in Wednes-
day So Pueblo Chieftain, sent in
from Canon City. stating that Grand
had visited the Canon City lodge,
X. of p, the night previous. 1t
also stated that while there Mr..
Wolbert was entertained by an
automobile trip over the High Line
Drive. Mr.. Wolbert is making an
extensive trip over the state, visit
ing all the lodges.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Darling re-
turned from spending the winter at
the Pacific coast. Sunday. Mr.. Darl-
ing also visited Oregon and other
sections of the northwest while
away. He says they had nice
time, but found financial conditions
Strengthened to greater extent
than here. The report as to condi-
tions is made by people from the
east, also. Judging from this, the
Western Slope people have nothing
to kick about
Ralph Gee. of Olathe. met with
serious accident Sunday. He was
riding a wheel to the Bryce Wood
run ranch on California mesa, and
while striking a lively pace, the
fork of the bicycle broke and he
fell headlong on his face. He was
rendered unconscious by the fall
and a little later was picked up by
Mr. Woodruff who had become
anxious and gone to look for him.
His tongue is paralized and his face
badly bruised. but it is thought
he will soon recover.
The Easter cantata, The Naza-
rene" which was given at the Bap-
tist church Sunday evening under
the direction of Seth J kiffyn, met
with splendid success, being greet
ed by an audience of six hundred.
The seating capacity of five hun
dred and fifty was entirely too small
and fully fifty people stood through
the entire performance. This is
the largest crowd that has ever at-